1805 by Beaufort

Today I am wearing 1805 by Beaufort.

1805 is the year that Admiral Lord Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar (and sadly died as a result).  It is also the year that Sir Francis Beaufort (a naval officer) introduced a wind-force scale, now commonly known as the Beaufort scale.

The Perfume House (Beaufort) and the perfume (1805) is a celebration of both these events.  

Upon first sniff I am transported to the inner hull of a ship.  I’m hot, exhausted, dirty and sweaty.  My job is one of gunner.  I charge the cannon, load the gunpowder and, upon yelled instructions from my commanding officer, I fire.

It is noisy, hot, smelly and dirty.  The aroma in the air is gunpowder, acrid smoke, blood, brandy, sea water and salty sweat.  And that is precisely what 1805 smells like.

There are added notes of lime, fir balsam, cedarwood and amber but the overlying smell would fit well in the air of an historical war museum.

Actually I find it rather disturbing, clever but disturbing.  My hand and wrist are for the scrubbing brush I think.  Either that or I’ll have to walk the plank.