Black Series - AB Blood Concept 2013

(Now hopefully set up correctly)

The brand Blood Concept delights us with fragrances inspired by blood types, which already seems to fit perfectly into the average vampire's prey profile. Since I occasionally roam the night as a bat, own a holiday home in Transylvania, and sharpen my canines on weekends, I felt particularly addressed. The morbid charm of the presentation (black-and-white photography, artistically ambitious display) also piques curiosity in existential circles and beyond.

As a connoisseur, I prefer rarer blood types, particularly AB, which I felt I couldn't resist in fragrance form and therefore wanted to test before all the other blood type scents from Blood Concept. No sooner had the package with the samples of the aforementioned brand been placed in the entrance of my abode, the postman drained and the incriminating remnants (clothing, car, bag) disposed of, than I set to the test.

How disappointing! No trace of blood, but rather boring scent components from the witch's kitchen of modern alchemy, which, when mixed unharmoniously, present an affront to the fine nose of my species.

Even a development is only recognizable at first, when the scent shifts from boring-pleasing to metallic-floury. Offended, I took my place again in the upper window niche of the dilapidated tower of my ruin and waited for the next postman.

During a longer meditation phase, which I spent hanging upside down, my upper body hidden under my skin wings, pondering the meaning and absurdity of postmodern niche fragrances, a thought occurred to me. Could it be that these fragrances were not even conceived for vampires, but perhaps composed for people who, after using many mainstream scents, were disappointed, after testing various niche fragrances were disillusioned, now had to chase the next scent kick, lured by unusual, never-before-smelled scent components, just as we are by blood and fear sweat? So it might be. Satisfied with this realization, I fell asleep just before sunrise, still full and content from the blood of the postman.

Now it is dark again, and I look forward to the next meal. To celebrate the day, it can also be a nice scent for me. What do vampires prefer to wear? Quite simply: classics that we have been using for centuries. Over 300 years ago, a young perfumer from Cologne recommended a fragrance to me, which he shortly thereafter called Eau de Cologne. The scent was so enchanting that I spared it. How would the history of perfume have unfolded if he had held a scent from Blood Concept under my nose...