Eau de Space Eau de Space 2020

Shaytan comes from the Arabic & means devil. If you don't know the scent, you might wonder why you would connote a fragrance so negatively. However, most people who know the fragrance will probably agree that this is a gross understatement. You should rather ask yourself why you would create such a fragrance in the first place. But more on that at the end.

Negative energy often tempts you to make big mistakes. The mischievous aura that this fragrance exuded for me, shrouded in many myths and legends, tempted my curious and impatient self to spray it generously twice on the surface of my hand as soon as I received it on the train. Connoisseurs of the fragrance will probably be open-mouthed, wide-eyed or maybe even both. I wish I hadn't bitten into that apple...

Let me put it this way, it wasn't exactly the "number one compliment getter" everyone was waiting for. It was the devil incarnate. My seat in the carriage was flooded with "Eau de Space" within seconds like a massive tsunami. So you really can't complain about a lack of performance here. It's a space filler with eternal life. Almost like a vampire! But there's more to the comparison than that...

Well, what do vampires like?
Blood.
What is blood partly made of? Iron.
There is something bitter-metallic about this fragrance throughout.
This is not a scent for outer space, this is an elixir for vampires!
This vampire may live & last a very long time, good for him ! He has unfortunately forgotten to take a shower after all these years though, let alone flush the damn toilet. Worse still, after all these years, he hasn't once pulled aside the curtains to open the window & air the room for fear of light. This stuffy air, with its pungent stench, is etched deep into his memory like a surreal nightmare. This is the mustiest Count Dracula ever!

Like a soccer anthem :
Urine, urine, we smell of urine !

What does it smell like, Mr. Gattuso? Sometimes maybe urine, sometimes maybe shit !

A harsh, medicinal-savory facet lies over it. Somewhat aldehydic & effervescent at the same time.

In combination, it's almost like a rotten medicine jar that you urinated in years ago. The glass is made of slightly burnt plastic and lies on damp, damp earth.

If you have learned anything here, it is the fact that you cannot simply recreate the smell of outer space in a perfume. This is a concept fragrance that couldn't even begin to fulfill the concept. I find it hard to imagine someone floating their urine around in space. One should not be so easily blinded by the marketing of this failed experiment, if it really was their claim, as they bizarrely suggest indirectly on their website.

It smells like the worst April Fool's joke & best Halloween scent.
A fragrance to shatter the dream of a flight into space. Nobody wants to be an astronaut after this fragrance.
If this is what outer space smells like, then Kei Porten's Oud 31 uses a lot of real oud :

So never in my life !

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...And here is an orchestra that does justice to the grotesque malevolence of this fragrance, and could actually work well here as a background soundtrack :

https://youtu.be/cKQL-QfYE9I?si=wOXAlCc6TPjIf5us

Merry Christmas to you all!
Your Grinch ;)

(With thanks to Cfr)