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Revolting and radical

Posted by Robin on 2 November 2011 7 Comments

San Francisco perfumer Yosh Han collaborated with Polish director Grzegor Jarzyna to create an unsettling blood-like scent to be pumped into the theater throughout the premiere of his avant-garde production of "Nosferatu" in Warsaw next month. Working with a lab in Italy, Han found just the right "revolting and radical" formula for the task - a combination of blood orange, patchouli, sandalwood, smoke and leather.

— From The iS List: Bloody Fabulous, a short piece on blood in perfume from the San Francisco Chronicle. Hat tip to Emily!

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  1. 50_Roses says:
    2 November 2011 at 10:19 am

    Somehow, that list of notes sounds neither revolting not radical. All of those are conventional perfume notes.

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    • Robin says:
      2 November 2011 at 10:22 am

      True, but you can’t tell much from a list of notes….would not be at all surprised you could combine those in a revolting way by overdosing smoke, patch & animalic notes.

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  2. Rictor07 says:
    2 November 2011 at 10:28 am

    I dont think of any of those things when i smell blood. Where is the metallic note?

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    • Robin says:
      2 November 2011 at 10:32 am

      I haven’t smelled it so could not say.

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  3. Emily says:
    2 November 2011 at 12:35 pm

    I wondered just how “revolting and radical” one could get with surround-smell enhancements before movie audiences got up and left. I’m not sure whether the smell lasts for the whole film, but it seems like you wouldn’t want to make audiences *too* uncomfortable, which would necessarily limit the edginess of the aroma.

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    • Robin says:
      2 November 2011 at 12:48 pm

      Totally agree…hope it is faint at most. Would also think it would be problematic for people w/ allergies or asthma, so hope they tell people in advance!

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  4. Undina says:
    7 November 2011 at 3:42 pm

    I hope they warn people before they buy tickets. I wouldn’t go to anything that promises “revolting and radical” smell during the course.

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