Bloody Smoke
The title is not metaphor. Bloody Smoke opens with a tobacco note that is genuinely smoky from the first application, not tobacco-leaf-in-the-abstract but something closer to the smell of a room where someone has been smoking for years. Black pepper sharpens the accord in the opening, and leather arrives in the heart alongside oud, both materials amplifying the smoky character rather than moderating it. Benzoin and amber in the base give the composition a sweetness that emerges only in the drydown, sandalwood softening the edges into something that holds long after the smoke has settled.
Why We Carry This
This is the Lorenzo Pazzaglia product most likely to divide opinion, and we carry it for exactly that reason. The tobacco-smoke-leather construction is committed and uncompromised. Clients who want their fragrance to make a statement about material rather than comfort will find this one of the most honest in the range.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Black Pepper, Cardamom
Heart notes: Leather, Tobacco, Labdanum, Incense
Base notes: Oud, Amber, Musk, Benzoin
Character
Accords: Smoky, Leather, Tobacco, Amber, Warm Spicy, Woody
Perfumer: Lorenzo Pazzaglia
Launched: 2021