Happiness By The Ounce

Must have had a bout of short term memory loss because I completely forgot to review my sample of Black Afgano - the hashish inspired scent by Nasomatto. (See: This Smells Dope). Above is what made it through customs and surfaced in the mail from the US. I paid $12 inc UK postage to Lucky Scent who threw in 3 extra samples, nice touch.

It's actually a men's fragrance - but that's never stopped me before. On the skin it does indeed smell smokey and resinous. A little sweet for me but very warm and oriental with a hint of powdery musk. At least it's natural smelling, a lot of the more mainstream perfumes are, to me, totally synthetic and monotonous, yuk. Black Afgano would smell great on a leather biker jacket as a more subtle alternative to patchouli - if that's your scene.

Wore it on a half-hearted charity shop trip round the fine establishments of Partick, no obvious psychoactive effects...or were there?

This Smells Dope

Be careful how you use it! This is not just any cologne, 'Black Afgano' by Nassomato is a new scent made from that most illicit of substances. Hashish.

Apparently, a man named Alessandro Gualtieri believed that an illegal substance would smell better than Calvin Klein's Eternity. So much so that he smuggled the secret ingredient out of Yemen himself before, ahem, "experimenting" with it in the lab for four backbreaking years......Only four?

Just don't pat any sniffer dogs with this on...

Here's is the official blurb:

"Black Afgano is meant to capture some of the scent qualities and all of the effects of the herb: smoky, smooth and deep; a mellow yet deep and distinct fragrance high. The black colored perfume is a study in how to arouse the effects of temporary bliss, without all the side effects. Rich and hypnotic, with dark and dangerous notes like coffee, oud, tobacco and hash, this is a beautifully relentless and utterly enveloping scent. Black Afgano is a strong smoke and incense fragrance that is surprisingly never overpowering. We can honestly say, this fragrance is dope."

30ml = $148

7ml = $6 (So no, the first hit isn't always free!)

Black Afgano