Perfume Thursday: Can't Smell Fear by Six Scents

The minds behind Six Scents are more than just perfumers. Their philosophy? "A collection [of perfumes] where designers become authors, perfumers become narrators, scents become characters and your experience is the story".

Established in 2007, Six Scents perfumes have been created by artists who are using perfumery as a language to express themselves and portray their creativity. But it also goes further than that; into a multidimensional concept, with each perfume coming complete with accompanying art, video and narration to allow the perfumer's creativity to be portrayed through multiple art forms.

We've been wearing the third scent from their collection, 'Can't Smell Fear' this week and it's had us divided in opinion.

The opening is quite a sharp, almost stingy scent that has a fresh but also chemical note. It's not too garish, but with the citrus top notes it includes, we thought it begin slightly more harmonious than it actually does. The vibrancy and bounce is there, it's just bit too much all at once.

Nestled among those top notes are nutmeg and pink pepper. These two notes add a smokey warmth which bubbles away nicely to give it more oomph, which is a very welcome addition to the fizz of the citrus introduction.

The woody, incense heart adds further to this smokey, bonfire warmth, which brings to life the idea of the scent "providing the protection and comfort of an old leather jacket ", as described by Six Scents themselves.

To put it simply, the opening 30 minutes of this perfume we could give or take; it's quite unpleasant and hard to pull off. But as it matures, it's warming, sensual and perfect for winter. The nutmeg is the just the beginning of its spicy-smokiness. It's the leather and musk finish that really completes it.

We'd say it's more a of a manly scent, but for those who like their perfumes smokey and dark this is for you.

While not everyone liked it as a whole, we all liked it at some point and it we're really interested in the whole Six Scents unique concept.

Have you tried this Six Scents perfume or any of the others in their collection?

Find out more about the concept here.

Watch an accompanying video for Can't Smell Fear here