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Monday, February 07, 2011

Crank it up: Smell Bent RadioDada scents & a Prize Draw

By Tom

Readers of this blog know that I'm a fan of Smell Bent, a house that continues to surprise and delight with little numbers that are lovely and inexpensive enough to spritz with abandon.

RadioDada is the latest seasonal collection and perfumer Brent Leonesio told me that he feels that it's his most cohesive. I agree.

Fuzzy Teacup is a peachy jasmine with a rather disturbing cream and honey accord. After a while it arrives at an interestingly odd milky tea scent. Not sure I'd reach for it, but it's entertaining.

Exquisite Corpse is a bergamot scent with a hint of tuberose with discernible green pepper (happily) less discernible mimosa and finally, dirt. I like dirt. A winner.

Mots Vert initially made me giggle with its almost smoky hyacinth, carnation and, yes, rhubarb with vanilla and musk. It totally shouldn't work, but it does wonderfully.

Disagreeable Object lists cumin, celery and curry amongst the bitter orange and petitgrain. I was slightly disappointed that the former three were so very light. Those of you who aren't skank-monsters will like this a lot better than I. I did enjoy it, I just wanted more disagreeable.

However, my slight distress over "Objects" being too agreeable was short-lived, since Lobster Cellphone was my Hands-Down favorite. Opening with sparkly pink grapefruit (a note that I happen to love, if you don't run for your life), it adds in tomato leaf and finishes with a lovely clean musk.

These are available on the Smell Bent website, $6.50 for 4ML travel spray, $20 for 8ML oil and $45 for 55ML spray. I received my samples from Smell Bent

Smell Bent has generously offered to send a packet of samples of these five to one lucky reader. Please leave a comment to be entered into the draw. Draw will close at 12:01AM on Sunday the 13th. PST

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61 Comments:

Blogger Jarvis said...

ooh, these sound like fun. I love that Brent has such a great sense of humour.

12:08 AM EST  
Blogger arch.memory said...

My experience with Smell Bent has been very hit or miss (unfortunately, more so the latter). I like the informal quirky feel of the brand, and the very agreeable price point. And I actually own 2 full bottles that I like (Debonair and Incensed). But my experience with the subsequent releases and limited editions has been underwhelming to say the least. There is something in the base of these perfumes (you know that signature that tends to connect someone's work and make it identifiable) that simply disagrees with me. (As much as I love animalic musks, their musks tend to be more "L'air de Rien"--which I hate--rather than "Muscs Koublai Khan"--which I love.) After the last couple of batches of samples, I swore "No more Smell Bents; they're just not working for me." But if I do get a set, I certainly won't say no!

12:30 AM EST  
Blogger julia said...

I would love to be entered into the draw! Thanks!

1:00 AM EST  
Blogger Irina said...

please, enter me the draw-I think it could be fun
besides that's a chance to get to know them not only hear about
thanks

1:11 AM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Please enter me in the drawing, thanks. Alica - alica@cleis.net

1:42 AM EST  
Blogger cornlily said...

The name, RadioDada, grabs me right away.
Cornlily

2:52 AM EST  
Blogger rosarita said...

I'd love to be entered! I'm listening to freezing rain falling on top of 30" of snow; anything that smells of rhubarb or fun sounds perfect right now.

4:56 AM EST  
Blogger Furriner said...

I really like Smell Bent.They are always interesting. Please sign me up for the draw. Thank you!

5:29 AM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Intrigued by Exquisite Corpse and Mots Verts, but I think I'd likely find Lobster Cellphone the most wearable. And think about the fun of answering "What are you wearing?". Please do enter me into the draw.
- Lindaloo (rchawork at yahoo dot com)

6:35 AM EST  
Anonymous Holly said...

sounds fun! i'd love to be entered in the draw. xo (holiday 322 AT hotmail DOT COM)

7:19 AM EST  
Blogger Fernando said...

I've had mixed reactions to Smell Bent, but when I tried them they were doing oil only, and that has never worked well for me. These sound quite interesting, so sign me up... maybe this time I'll discover something I like.

8:15 AM EST  
Blogger cbstarker said...

Smell Bent is hit or miss with me, too, but that's why I love the sample sets and the low prices. My favorites of his happen to be the seasonal ones (Felix Navidad, Smooch the Pooch, Violet Tendencies) but I'm big on his Bollywood for a great sandalwood and rose combo and really like his Hippie takes on patchouli. I'd love to get a chance to try the newest additions, please enter me in the draw. Thanks!

9:13 AM EST  
Blogger Alice said...

I'd love to try these! Please enter me. They sound interesting, to say the least... :-)

10:09 AM EST  
Blogger Ann S said...

Grapefruit and tomato leaves? Sounds like summer to me! I need to try this line- quirky and certainly affordable enough to sample away. :)

10:16 AM EST  
Blogger ~elise said...

Hit or miss with me too..though these sound fun! Celery?!?

10:49 AM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm a big fan of their Violet Tendencies, so please enter me in the draw.

Jirish

10:50 AM EST  
Blogger Stacey said...

Please enter me in the draw! I still haven't tried this line even through launch after launch that sound intriguing.

10:58 AM EST  
Anonymous rosiegreen62 said...

Oooh, Please enter me in the draw. They sound like fun.

11:46 AM EST  
Blogger Dionne said...

I love the quirkiness of Smell Bent. Please enter me in the drawing :)

11:52 AM EST  
Anonymous classflirt said...

as Duchamp once famously said 'please enter me in the draw'...

12:00 PM EST  
Blogger Isa said...

I have never tried Smell Bent perfumes and I'm very intrigued by them.

Please, enter me in the draw :)

12:09 PM EST  
Blogger Vanessa said...

Worth trying for the sheer joy of the names alone. So many scents turn out to be Disagreeable Objects after the event, that it is refreshing to find one that dares to call itself that going in...

12:11 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes... please !!! Enter me in the draw. Thank you

12:11 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm with Ashraf up there: I really don't get on all that well with the Smell Bent musk, and the ones I've tried (maybe nine scents now?) have been more misses than hits. But they're FUN scents, and even the ones I didn't like were adventures for the nose.

The only one out of this batch that appealed to me was Mots Verts (hyacinth? carnation? yum, although the musk gives me pause), but I just want to answer the question, "What perfume are you wearing?" with "Lobster Cellphone!"

Please don't enter me in the draw. (Please DO keep reviewing Smell Bents.)

12:24 PM EST  
Anonymous dleep said...

I love the names of these. So much fun. I would love to try them. Thanks.

12:49 PM EST  
Anonymous sybil said...

Sounds like a hoot. Please enter me in the draw.

1:44 PM EST  
Blogger a.k.a. Warum said...

Oh please, please, please! I want to win to try a fuzzy teacup and exquisite corps! And I promise to share anything I don't like :))))))

Internet is not always great for expressing emotions, so just to make it clear: I am not whining, I am bubbling with excitement!

2:26 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Smell Bent has one (is it "debonair?") which smells almost exactly like de Nicolai's New York. Brussels Sprouted is terrific as well. Mostly I see his scents as really clever one-liners, much in the way the Demeter smells really show mastery of one particular accord. I'd love a sample to show me one with some time development! Thanks.

3:17 PM EST  
Blogger ThatsMe said...

please enter me into the drawing!!!!

3:21 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

would love to find a lower-priced house to play with and enjoy... i've been disappointed by others. these sound like fun, though, so please enter me in the draw. thanks! cheers, minette

3:57 PM EST  
Blogger odonata9 said...

Would love too try these. I've ordered a few samples adn travel sprays and enjoy them quite a lot.
Please enter me in the draw!

4:23 PM EST  
Anonymous Flora said...

No need to enter me, but these do sound like all kinds of fun! Lobster Cellphone would be my pick too. I would wear it a B-52s concert. :-D

4:24 PM EST  
Blogger Ducks said...

Boy, I'd love to try Lobster Cellphone out on my tomato-leaf-loving friend April. :)

5:10 PM EST  
Blogger Unknown said...

I've always wanted to try the Smell Bent offerings! Thank you for this giveaway. Please enter me in the draw.

6:43 PM EST  
Anonymous ElizabethC said...

Please enter me in the drawing! Gotta try Lobster Cellphone!

6:46 PM EST  
Blogger escritora said...

And I dont't know any of Smell Bent's scents :(

7:22 PM EST  
Anonymous Jiyin said...

These sound like so much fun. Please enter me in the draw -- I would love to try them!

7:53 PM EST  
Blogger chloefpuff said...

WooHoo!!!! I want to try these just because the names are so awesome.

8:34 PM EST  
Anonymous CC said...

These scents sound so wonderfully odd, I can't even imagine what they smell like from your description of the notes..

9:08 PM EST  
Blogger Janet said...

I can't believe I haven't tried anything from this line yet. The names are fabulous.

9:54 PM EST  
Anonymous Melissa said...

Have been lurking here for a bit... no better time for a first comment than today. I would love to try some samples - the Lobster Cellophane sounds fabulous. Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks!

9:57 PM EST  
Blogger DWR said...

I haven't had a chance to try any of the Smell Bent line and I'd like to, so I'm totally in.

10:55 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes please, I would very much like to win these :)

1:16 AM EST  
Blogger Ms. Wood said...

Lobster Cellphone sounds like a Duchamp readymade sculpture. They all sound whimsical and lovely.

1:26 AM EST  
Blogger Balutakat said...

yes, please!

1:46 AM EST  
Blogger YajB (The Woolley MomMyth) said...

I found your blog when I was looking for a review of L de Lolita Lempicka - which I like very much, and stayed to visit and get acquainted. :")

I enjoyed reading about the Smell Bent Scents - amusing names, intriguing component combinations...

3:10 AM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I would like to be in the draw. Any one who wants to work at this price point is a hero! I've never smelled any of them.
Cheryl

10:09 AM EST  
Anonymous maggiecat said...

These scents always sound like so much fun - and a good antidote to taking ourselves too seriously! Thanks for the fun review.

10:28 AM EST  
Blogger Elisa said...

Please enter me in the draw! They sound great.

12:34 PM EST  
Blogger Unknown said...

Overall, I've had pretty decent experiences with Smell Bent. They execute much better than all of the other small start ups. Can't wait to test these new ones out.

1:04 PM EST  
Blogger Unknown said...

I would love to be a lucky reader! Please enter me in the draw...

1:31 PM EST  
Blogger Gravel said...

These sound fun!

1:52 PM EST  
Anonymous BenA said...

I've always wanted to try their frags and never have. Please enter me!

5:00 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'd love to give these a try - please enter me in the draw!

SMY
smyspam at yahoo dot com

9:01 AM EST  
Blogger EauMG said...

I've only tried 2 of these so far. I really like Lobster Cellphone. It reminds me of a Guerlain AA.
The Teacup one wore as a boring peach musk that went sour on me. I'm sure it will work for someone.

11:19 PM EST  
Blogger Vintage Lady said...

I´d love to enter! Thank you so much.

10:39 AM EST  
Blogger lyrical said...

Perfume and dada, what's not to love? Pleas include me!

11:06 PM EST  
Blogger smartshopper2 said...

Im intrigued, would def put me outside of my normal range of scents, would love to try. Thanks. -Audrey

5:31 AM EST  
Anonymous tilly said...

Hi, please enter me in the draw. I would love to try these - they sound rather unusual :)

6:04 PM EST  
Blogger Unknown said...

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8:16 AM EST  
Blogger Unknown said...

I am new to the perfume world. I have really enjoyed discovering new scents. Perfume has become my new passion. Please enter me in the draw these scents sound very interesting. THNX!!!

8:20 AM EST  

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