Sweet Blood
Sangre — Jodorowsky’s “Santa Sangre”
Dulce — Gaspar Noe’s “Climax”
An ultimately surreal, sweet, animalic, intoxicating scent. The two reference films that inspires the notes of Sangre Dulce come through immediately. 60s horror surrealism meets contemporary horror surrealism. There is an intense corporeality in this scent — it is both apparitional and unworldly, yet physical and material. Sangria and strawberry dance atop a civet and tobacco base, a fusion of sweetness and musky depth. After a while on the skin, the sweet notes from the sangria, strawberry, blood orange, sugar, pomegranate and maple soften into the muskier qualities of this gourmand. The animalic note is subtle, and undercoats the plethora of sugary sweet notes that circle the central musky tone like maypole dancers in astringent heat. On Fragrantica, opinions are divided, but I would say this is a seasonably and occasionally adjustable perfume, meaning it can be worn Summer/Winter, and suits an occasion — perhaps one where you are being kissed by the devil. Although the surreality is a core thematic that underscores this exquisite perfume, it brings me more to a folkish setting. Perhaps it is the civet musk, but something in it’s construction brings to my mind Britt Eckland in “The Wickerman”.
Prin Lomros, the perfumer helming Strangers Parfumerie, is able to combine his filmic knowledge and his fragrance craftsmanship into a unique olfactory experience worthy of anyone’s try.
Pairs well with: being pulled by a siren song, backstage at the Windmill Brixton, a Midsommer celebration with fresh baked cinnamon rolls in some meadow blanketed forest clearing, Klub Verboten, Jodorowsky’s tarot readings on Youtube, breaking into the Whitby Abbey ruins at night.
9/10, one of my personal favourites.
Find it here @ Bloom Perfume or on Prin Lomros’ website