The Red Wedding Anomalous Parfum 2024

The notes promised something really good, and instead I got the scent of sangria. Which is not bad, but not what I did expect. If you have ever seen Game of Thrones, you know how shocking the red wedding was. I wanted some wine and metallic scent - scent of a rich dinner, and then blades, blood! I wanted it to lull me into a safe space, and then shock me. But it smelled like a glass of sangria I could have at the mexican restaurant instead. Sad.

This is an interesting gourmand. The main player is this purple-red plum accord, and a real symphony of notes of notes underneath, a very well blended mix of dried fruits, whiskey, velvety rose, and a touch of oud. The fragrance feels thick, like a heavy meal. It’s as much of an art piece as a perfume. It’s very wearable, especially for the holidays, and for cozy days indoors. I’m meh on gourmands and I very much enjoy this. I imagine if you love plums or gourmands, this might be a real love for you.

Before buying I've imagined really tragic, hard and extremely experimental scent - with heavy bloody-metallic note, decadent dying roses and smoky dried fruits with river of alcohol. And how I wondered - The Red Wedding seems to be mostly bright and flowery on me! And no tragedy... :(

On the start I hear juicyful grape, beer foam, mix of dried fruits. The opening is quite brief and after 5 minutes, a lush bouquet (or, rather, several bouquets) of roses takes center stage: and the roses (mostly, bulgarian rose) are the heart of composition - delicate and soft - evoking the sensation of touching smoothy petals. I enjoy the cosmetic, lipstick-like nuances of roses. However, sadly, I've detected absolutely nothing else in heart notes - but only roses.

As fragrance develops, a metallic bloody note finally emerges - though, again, it's framed by such an abundance of roses that it remains subtile. Amber, which, I guess, give this fragrance a sence of roundness, is also preceptible throughout the entire wear. Overall, the drydown reminds me a bit of Lipstick Rose (which I love with all my heart) by Frederic Malle, but as if you were smelling it while standing next to massive iron beam. This fragrance is quite good, but very, very out-of concept (as for me): I really can imagine happy fantasy-wedding, which is red only because of many-many red-rosed bouquets. But not because of battle. So, in general, I can describe this one as easy-to-wear flowery, creamy and powdery fragrance - I had very opposite expectations, but, exept them, this one is quite nice - and I'm glad to have it in my collection

loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove this. I spent so long looking for a dried fruits scent and also a wine scent and this hits the spot so well. Really smells like old vintage tables, spilt beer, dried fruits and wine. I absolutely love this and i feel like this perfectly encapsulates the red wedding from GoT.

so happy that I picked this up awhile ago

Greetings everyone :)

Welcome to my first review of this still young year 2025. Sit back and make yourselves comfortable.

For my fragrance discussion today, I have chosen a brand that probably causes a bit of head-scratching for most, after all, Anomalous only launched in October of last year, so it’s practically fresh out of the gate. Perhaps also new, we are dealing with an Australian brand, which in our regions, regarding fragrances, might not be so present, at least not for me.

Without getting too caught up in small talk, what do we have here? If you take a look at the provided pyramid, I think it quickly becomes clear that this could be quite a wild ride and oh Boy! it’s going to be a fever dream! :D

Let’s start with the details. I find the opening of the fragrance quite interesting, it’s like having sipped through the bar, these wedding guests definitely seem to be no connoisseurs!
However, it becomes quite wine-heavy, the rest feels more like an accessory in my opinion. It should be noted that this is even intentional, as the good Mr. Creator of the fragrance (a wonderful, warm guy by the way, with whom you can talk about fragrances for hours, even if he can be a bit scatterbrained at times, but that makes him endearing to me :D), after the first batch of the fragrance was done and the first feedback was in, actually cranked up the wine note. In the background, there’s a slightly malty-caramel note, with dried fruit notes serving as a foundation.

What follows is the part of the fragrance that still leaves me a bit puzzled today, after what feels like 10 tests, whether I like the fragrance or not. The scent gradually becomes heavier, really heavy as a sack and extremely dense, I told you it’s a fever dream xD The top notes are practically thrown aside, everything fills with distinct fruit isolates, foremost plum, which is further boosted by Prunella and Prunol, held high, triumphing as if it were the new king.
Everything else presses itself against it, floral notes first in a lively dance, then centrifuging, as if we were in astronaut training. Everything orbits this damned plum, as if it were its new fixed star. Reach for the stars, they seem so close, yet are so far away! To keep everything from completely spiraling out of control, light synthetic threads hold everything together. David vs. Goliath Gong Round 2!

All the fruits, flowers forced to orbit. Like at a wedding party, the later the evening, the more exuberant the guests. Everything blurs, carefree, joyful, squeaky, almost exhausting, you just want to lie down in a corner.

After this absolute vortex of everything that party life has to offer, the base slowly fights its way up and oh dear how it fights! To the blood! It takes quite a while for this entire fused block to dissolve again, but the ultimately emerging woody-amber notes do bring some calm...finally!

Oh man, what a party! Where do we end up now? This fragrance definitely scores points in terms of uniqueness, I can’t spontaneously think of anything comparable, definitely another absolute niche fragrance. One should have a certain fondness for boozy stuff (I’m raising my hand in the background :D).
As I mentioned earlier, I am actually a bit puzzled when it comes to the final rating. I’ll give it a 7 overall. Anomalous or Zackaria has indeed created something extraordinary with its first collection. The fragrance may not fully open up to me, but I’m still curious to see what this brand will bring in the coming months/years :)