Well brothers, I decided it was time to pull the plug. I’m developing my first Amber accord. I want to start making genuine, wearable fragrances. Considering my dream fragrance house uses a lot of ambers, I figured this would be an excellent way to get my head in the game. Starting with mastering accord building, making good individual accords and such, and then building them into simple perfumes. I ordered raw labdanum from a trusted seller off of Etsy, along with perfumers alcohol, as well as some glass bottles to contain it, and very fine filters. The plan is to freeze it, break it up, weigh it out, combine it with ethanol, heat it up, let it sit until it dissolves, filter out the liquid mixture, heat and evaporate the ethanol out to yield Labdanum absolute, and experiment with different dilutions from 1-10%. I’ll be making notes and keeping track of how each concentrate to see how it smells, and what to use it for in combination of other notes. Higher diluted for fresher stuff, heavier for smokier, more ambery stuff. Yes you can order absolute as its own thing, but I’d prefer to get a full feel of the process. Later I’ll be ordering vanilla and benzoin, along with a secret ingredient, and experimenting with a house amber accord. I want to take a huge risk here, and order some Turkish rose absolute, because the main fragrance I want to perfect is an amber/rose fragrance, but, I’m holding off on it for now. It’s like thirty bucks for 5 ml 😭, though with high dilution I can make it last. I can’t believe I’m doing this. I’ve fallen in love with this art this deeply now. Wish me luck brothers.

The Black Dinner by Anomalous Parfum is a limited-edition niche fragrance released on August 1, 2026, priced at $210.00 and restricted to just 100 bottles. Inspired by the historical Scottish political betrayal of 1440, the scent emotionally mirrors a feast turning into execution with a dramatic and dark note breakdown. Fragrance Profile - Top Notes: Raspberry, wine, and dried fruits - Heart Notes: Metallic blood accord, Bulgarian rose, and jasmine sambac - Base Notes: Amber, vanilla, fruity Prachin oud, Siberian deer musk, and white musk accord [1] Concept and Background - Inspiration: Named after the infamous "Black Dinner" where young clan leaders were lured under a false pretence of peace and beheaded. - Artisan House: Created by perfumer Zackariya Ibn Hossain for his independent Australian niche line, known for utilizing complex natural raw mate

This is the darker, more serious iteration in the Bad Boy line. To be fair, it's where the range finally finds its proper voice. Released in 2022, and interestingly crafted by three perfumers: Quentin Bisch, Louise Turner, and Yann Vasnier. That's a serious amount of talent on one project. Point of interest: this was built as the richer, more mature follow-up to the original Bad Boy — stripping away the playfulness and leaning straight into warmth, spice, and a cocoa note. It's an Ambery Aromatic Woody — designed for cooler weather, evening wear, and making a proper impression. The lightning bolt bottle gets the black-and-gold treatment — looks sharp, though you're paying for the shape as much as the juice. It opens with a ginger and sage combo for a sharp, spicy-herbal kick that wakes you up immediately. The ginger adds real heat, not synthetic spice, and the sage keeps it grounded and aromatic rather than sweet. That brightness softens reasonably fast, and the heart takes over with cocoa and vetiver. This is where it stands apart from everything else on the shelf: smooth, dark chocolate richness paired with vetiver's earthy, smoky-green depth. It's gourmand without being edible. Its warm, and genuinely interesting. Then the dry-down: tonka bean and patchouli. Creamy, sweet, slightly resinous, anchored by that earthy patchouli depth. The tonka gives it a smooth, almost vanilla-like warmth, but the patchouli ensures it never loses its backbone. Nicely balanced, with equal amounts of sweet, spice & wood, all in the right measure. This one delivers. On skin I'm getting almost 5 hours easily, with solid projection for the first 90m. Its noticeable without screaming, then settles into a rich, close scent bubble that lingers on clothing. A few well placed sprays does the job, it doesn't need more. That said, it's not a year-rounder. This is strictly autumn and winter territory — the ginger, cocoa, and tonka combo would most likely turn flat in heat. Wear it evenings, dates, dinners, nights out — anywhere you want to feel put-together and confident. If the original Bad Boy felt a bit too light and playful for you? This is the one. Darker, richer, proper.