And in the second part of the “Blame (or thank) VerbenaLuvvr” one of the extras that Mr. Jeffrey Dame sent along with my order of Juste Filthy was the cream base of Scatamalis. This is the six base notes of Juste Filthy; just(e) patchouli, vetiver, cedar, civet, skatole and musk.
Shy it’s not.
Now I do know that it is kind of weird that I will spend money on something that makes me kind of stinky after spending gobs of money and literally hours trying to make sure that there is absolutely no natural smell coming off me at all. Nature, Mr. Allnut, and all that. But some of my favorite scents are ones that, to some people, just stink. I have and love the long gone Untitled #8 by Brent Leonesio, have and love at least five on Patty’s list of musk fragrances, missing only one (and still kicking myself for that..) holy grail.
This one stinks.
I would wear it on it’s own because I am just that way. I would also use it to add some oomph to scents that had ben neutered by reformulation and the ravages of time. Not just ones that you would think of, but ones like Chanel No.5, which I believe back in the day had a sneaky little bit of animalic in it. Since you can get a small cream for $8 (and they do trial sizes of the other, less intimidating scents in the line) you can decide for yourself whether this is a yes or a “oh hell to the no!”
I clearly decided “yes!” (but don’t worry, I’ll warn you I’m coming..)
Have you tried these? Are they Green Acres good IYO or landfill lousy? Lets discuss in the comments. (and if you have shankier ones I am dying to know..
My items were purchased from the perfumer, except the cream, which was a GWP.
Images: My iPhone, Wikimedia Commons, Pexels
I plan on trying both Juste Filthy and Scatamalis though if they are on me as they are on you, I’m out. As I’ve mentioned before natural civet and synthetic civet are not ever skanky or animalic on my skin. We’ll see,
I have just gotten a sample of MKK and went to read the reviews of it. They are all over the place with lots of sex, sweat, animal, manure, arse, poop, and on and on and on. I get none of that. On me it’s as one commenter wrote, “incredible, soft, warm, intimate, glorious”.
That’s exactly what I get and why I’ve used up four bottles over the years..
I can easily understand that! I have to start saving up now.
It’s weird that $320 doesn’t seem that unreasonable these days. Well, not completely unreasonable.
Hi, Tom & friends. I’m eager for people to have a candid discussion on “animalic,” “musk,” “skank,” etc. Now, animalic I picked up from Chanel’s Le Lion, which at times can smell like Google described so well, lol, when I asked it why Le Lion can smell like butt. ??
Said Google: “Specifically, the term ‘animalic’ in perfumery can refer to scents that evoke the natural odors of animals, sometimes including nuances that some might perceive as similar to bodily scents like those associated with the anal region. This is because some traditional animal-derived ingredients like civet (a secretion from the civet cat’s perineal glands) can have a strong, even fecal odor when undiluted. However, when diluted and expertly blended, civet can transform into a warm, musky, and even floral note that adds depth and sensuality to a perfume.”
That fecal scent in Le Lion can smell just like poop, but it’s usually a few seconds, and then it reverts to that elegant joy representative of a Chanel perfume. I believe what you said about No5 knowing Le Lion is similarly fearless.
But now I wonder as you discussed this fragrance’s stinkiness, what is stinky, skanky, animalic, and musky to the rest of you? And are you getting a shadow of it that lasts just seconds or do you like the prolonged stink? ; )
Look up Jospehine and deer musk on her walls, by the way, so adored by Napoleon, but that also Still Smelled at times decades later!
Well, I personally like stink to be somewhat prolonged, if not pronounced. I always think of musk as the warm, fuzzy one of the three. Like MKK or Kiehl’s. It’s funk, but for me it’s comforting funk. Civet is, I think, sharper. I think it gives that slight “slap in the face” that you found in older perfumes. Having smelled the real deal of both I have to say today’s artificial simulacrum are pretty good. For me skatone seems to be the most like a whiff of generic poop. But really more like fertilizer and soil. And all of them become flowery, even if they never lose that edge.
It’s interesting how there a fine line in scent how things can be wonderful in X concentration but JUSTTOOMUCH in Z molarity. I have told this one before but I always think of visiting the famous Corpse Flower at The Huntington somewhat after the apotheosis of its stinkitude. I thought “if the dialed this down a bit it would be really pretty.” It’s also the aspect of literal rot that I loved so much in JAR Fermez Tes Yeux.
I like stinky, and I like skank. But there are ones like ELdO Coney Island Corpse (or whatever) or Human Existence from the “Perfume: the Movie” coffret. Too much even for me..