Writer's Blood
16 ratings
From your scent profile
Alkemia Writer's Blood is a unisex scent built on metal, coffee, paper, tobacco and blood, leaning sweet and smoky.
Skunky's take: Opens sweet, so if sugar is not your thing, think twice.
How does it perform?
Blind buy risk
63% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Creamy
- Resinous
- Smoky
Sweet
Synthetic
Gourmand
Spicy
Creamy
Resinous
SmokyWhat does Writer's Blood smell like?
The notes don't split into top, heart and base; the scent reads as one whole from start to finish. Coffee and tobacco set a gourmand, spicy and smoky ground, while paper and metal add a dry, synthetic edge. Creamy and resinous accords soften that harder line and pull the scent towards sweetness. Chocolate Noir and Café de Vienne have a close profile.
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 50%Winter
- 30%Autumn
- 20%Spring
Winter
Autumn
Spring- Casual36%
- Evening27%
- Daytime18%
- Nighttime9%
- Office9%
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