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“Detective in need of assistance... on the dance floor!”
“Detective in need of assistance... on the dance floor!”, if Harrier Du Bois were to wear a perfume, it would be this one.
Of course, you don't have to be an alcoholic or wake up with amnesia in a hotel room to wear this wonderful scent. From my own experience, I can say: It works even if you weren't even mentally conceived in the 70s.
The fragrance is extremely versatile. This has already been wonderfully elaborated on here. At first, I thought I was only perceiving patchouli. However, after comparing it with two monothematic scents, I realized that this is not the case. Patchouli plays a role here, but it is complemented, highlighted, and sometimes even overshadowed. In between, I really smell the horsehide that Yharnam79 so aptly pointed out. I also detect the supposedly disreputable notes. Yet, all of this interacts so harmoniously and does not settle for mere attention-grabbing clamor.
In the computer game I mentioned here, you can decide whether to smoke, drink, do drugs, do all of them, or none at all. With this scent, the smoke is subtly present. It integrates itself and does not dominate. It is also not a harsh smoke, but rather a cozy, comforting smoke. No cold ash or cigarette smoke on cheap clothes. How does that work? I don't know. I could now tell you something about pipe tobacco, but honestly, most pipe tobaccos I smoke are only pleasant at the moment of smoking. Cold smoke is never particularly great. But when it mixes with exotic woods, resins, flowers, blossoms, and roots, then it is magnificent.
Therefore, I also understand the idea of naming the scent after a bar. In one’s mind, the scent is the olfactory Disco Elysium.
