Bloodbath
Bloodbath
90 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Clary sage and mandarin burst forward with an herbal snap, but Nebulonix immediately introduces discord—a slightly metallic, almost pharmaceutical quality that makes the citrus feel studied and strange rather than naturally bright. You're immediately aware this isn't a conventional fragrance experience.
The burnt toast and pineapple combination moves centre stage, creating a peculiar gourmand-gone-wrong effect with considerable spicy pepper underlining everything. The sweetness of pineapple skews vinegary and fermented against toast notes that taste like charcoal, crafting an deliberately unsettling mid-life that's somehow utterly magnetic.
Leather emerges with a distinctly damp, vaguely musty character as mildew and musk ground the composition into something genuinely fungal and earthy. What remains is a second-skin scent with genuine animalic depth—less refined leather jacket, more abandoned tannery—that lingers with quiet, unglamorous persistence.
Bloodbath — No. 5 - Chocolat Mourning is a fragrance that wears its contradictions as armour. The clary sage and mandarin opening suggests freshness, but there's an immediate wrongness to it—a herbal sharpness that refuses to be pretty. This is where Nebulonix (that mysterious, slightly metallic note) enters the picture, transforming what could have been a cheerful citrus into something unsettling, almost clinical.
The heart is where the fragrance reveals its true character: burnt toast and pineapple create an utterly unconventional pairing that shouldn't work but does. The pineapple brings acidity and almost fermented sweetness, whilst the burnt toast contributes a smoky, almost charred bitterness that renders the fruit darkly strange rather than gourmand. Pepper cuts through both, adding bite and preventing any descent into cosiness. This is comfort food left too long on the stove, viewed through a filter of sophisticated unease.
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