Floyd
04/22/2020 - 11:58 AM
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In the Rapture of the Street

I must have somehow gotten under this tar machine. The black mass flows heavily, enveloping me, rough and heavy, the tar sweats plumes of gray warm smoke, just a moment ago I was lying here in a clearing in the woods. Now everything is asphalt and ash, in the rapture of the street I drift in the tar, sluggishly sinking deeper, until I think I notice a clove that still defies the smoldering muck and occasionally a few notes of leather as my jacket disintegrates.
Then I believe my head is beneath the asphalt, as the smoldering seems to let nature, the flowers, trees, and grasses shine fruitily bright in the tar, as if the concrete brings them forth, tuberose, cedar, and vetiver. With my arms laid against my body, the asphalt slowly pushes me forward, hour by hour merging a few centimeters with remnants of the forest. After a while, there is guaiac wood, the skull splits the trunk into splinters, charred milk swims in the blaze of the concrete, red glowing poor smoking knights.
Hours later, the hub seems reached, grasses sharpen the smoke glowing green, before the undertone becomes warmer and softer, as mosses burn to a crisp. Now I dream of tuberoses emerging from ash and amber woods, enchanting flowers with sweet vanilla wood cream like incense sticks, blending with patchouli, blurring the rapture of the street into memory.
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Black Tar is a smoker with an unusual development. What Frau Holle has already hinted at in her comment, namely that all these natural scents resonate in this initial wall of tar, is a varied shifting from spicy-leathery to resinous-fruity, burnt milk, green-mossy, and finally floral-woody upon closer sniffing. All of this is refracted through the lens of the smoky tar, creating the scent impressions described above in the text. By the way, smoked ham is never a fitting association for me. Black Tar lasts about six to eight hours, projects moderately to skin close, and is never intrusive even at warmer temperatures, rather refreshingly grainy than tar-like and gluing. It is definitely special among smoky fragrances.

(With thanks to Deadsoul)
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36 Comments
SupersegiSupersegi 4 years ago
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Oh, now you've thrown another one at me :) We'll test it right away!
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Amadea70Amadea70 4 years ago
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Great comment - amazing scent!
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FoxearFoxear 4 years ago
How awesome does that sound... right up my alley. WOW! Thanks, theoretical German teacher.
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DelightfulDelightful 5 years ago
Great story! I think it's wonderful too.. So beautifully thick, resinous, and fresh sparkling :D
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HektorHektor 5 years ago
To me, it smells less like street and tar, and more like a cozy smoldering log with resin dripping from it. Combined with the tuberose, of course.
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HektorHektor 5 years ago
Enjoyed reading it, I'm curious (it's on its way to me).
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KovexKovex 6 years ago
With cedar juniper, I immediately get sweaty hands. Total crush, adding to my wishlist, thanks!
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ChopIslandChopIsland 6 years ago
I'm jumping in where SJF slammed the bet on the table.
Once again, an extremely exciting comment that, of course, raises the expectations for this fragrance to an unreachable level.
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SeejungfrauSeejungfrau 6 years ago
Tar with everything. I could almost bet that I would like this scent :-)
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FlirtyFlowerFlirtyFlower 6 years ago
"Sharp grasses, the smoke glowing green..." How beautiful! 🏆
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TorfdoenTorfdoen 6 years ago
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Oh yes. I especially like the incorporated nature. The street master really knows his craft.
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MeggiMeggi 6 years ago
"Smoldering sludge" could be from the "Ring."
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AndrulaAndrula 6 years ago
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.. what pictures you're painting again :)) This time I watched you from the side .. I really don't have to get into the tar ..
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TablaTabla 6 years ago
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Ooh, tar and burnt milk. Spicy leather, resinous-fruity, green-mossy, then floral-woody... Sounds a bit overwhelming, almost dystopian. In the end, it’s probably all tar, the derivative of long-lost forests from millions of years ago. Maybe the perfumer's idea is to create a connection to today’s concrete.
I’m curious, I’ll give it a try...
Tar trophy
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StanzeStanze 6 years ago
Hmm, well, I'm just too much of a softie for that.
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IsolaniIsolani 6 years ago
And sometimes it happens that you can walk over tar; I happily went along, took the tuberose, and let's see what I do with it. Strong, my friend!
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Brelles530Brelles530 6 years ago
The Black Tar doesn't really appeal to me personally, but your comment is, as always, very nice to read. You definitely get a trophy from me for that.
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SoapSoap 6 years ago
Your comment makes me think of "Death Stranding" - forests and meadows sinking into tar, with remnants of concrete everywhere. Black Tar would probably be the perfect scent for the game :-)
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Helena1411Helena1411 6 years ago
Oh, I don't know. I find your comment excellent (very Floydian) and quite insightful, but that's exactly why I'm a bit skeptical; tar isn't really my thing.
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GentilhommeGentilhomme 6 years ago
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Unfortunately, I've never tested it, but I think it will be a sustainable blind buy after a long time... Great comment!
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YataganYatagan 6 years ago
I wasn't quite as thrilled as you, but it was definitely good.
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FittleworthFittleworth 6 years ago
The scent isn't really my type, but the comment is very good!
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Camey5000Camey5000 6 years ago
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Tar like at the beginning or at the end? Again, very vividly described.
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GandixGandix 6 years ago
I do enjoy scary stories, and this sounds pretty creepy to me. Very insightful.
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Can777Can777 6 years ago
I've always found it extremely interesting and good!
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LeonessaLeonessa 6 years ago
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...now I have the image of the daisy in my head that made its way through the asphalt.
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ErgoproxyErgoproxy 6 years ago
I thought it was really great. I found it had a bit of a tuberose floral vibe.
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GschpusiGschpusi 6 years ago
Hmmmmmm, I'm not sure if it would be too strong...
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Melisse2Melisse2 6 years ago
Your comment reads like a high. Tuberose with tar, burnt milk, and smoking poor knights? Why not. I've also been excited about bitter almond with tire rubber before.
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PollitaPollita 6 years ago
I agree with Mörderbiene. Powerful words that enchant and then - bam - bring you back to reality. Definitely not my scent, but a wonderful comment.
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MörderbieneMörderbiene 6 years ago
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Are you playing with me? Lulling me with the sweetest words only to jolt me awake with burnt milk? Yikes :DD
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FvSpeeFvSpee 6 years ago
Why would I have bet high amounts that with a name like "black tar" and the scent note "concrete," you'd give it a 9 or more??? The "flowers bloom under the asphalt" trophy!
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ChizzaChizza 6 years ago
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Very nice to read and very informative! I hope you got the tar off again ;)
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X57deadsoulxX57deadsoulx 6 years ago
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Thank you for this wonderful comment about my evening.
Every word you said perfectly captures the scent.
It really is a special smoky fragrance!
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Edda32Edda32 6 years ago
Wow, where do you always get this olfactory and verbal material from?
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AtanarjuatAtanarjuat 6 years ago
Powerful words, incredibly good! The scent probably won't be for me, so I'll keep my distance knowing what you've said!
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