Black Powder Jusbox 2017

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7.0 / 10 53 Ratings

Black Powder is a perfume by Jusbox for women and men and was released in 2017. The scent is leathery-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Beauty San. Pronunciation

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Main accords

Leathery

Spicy

Smoky

Fruity

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Blackcurrant

Pimento

Apple

Heart Notes

Suede

Frankincense

Sandalwood

Tobacco leaf

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Patchouli

Perfumer

Julien Rasquinet

Ratings

Scent

7.053 Ratings

Longevity

8.344 Ratings

Sillage

7.645 Ratings

Bottle

7.752 Ratings

Value for money

6.812 Ratings

Submitted by Calista, last update on 22.11.2023.

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/06/2023

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Myrtillajus
323 Reviews

Myrtillajus

1

Dark and magnificent scent

“You never appreciate the things you have until you lose them.” Kurt Cobain
It is precisely from him that this dark, intense, introspective fragrance is inspired.
To his scratchy, painful voice, to his style that is so innovative and simple at the same time, to his beauty.
A sweet, beautiful apple at the opening, which leaves space to tobacco accents, leather and slightly incensed.
An incisive, uncompromising, beautiful fragrance.
Absolutely wintery for me.

04/01/2023

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Itchynose
41 Reviews

Itchynose

3

Smells Like Burning Teen Spirit

I would probably look back fondly at my youthful days in the ‘90s if I could remember much at all. Half of the memories were erased by drugs and alcohol, the other half by shame and regrets.

I have kept plenty of music from those grunge days though –the soundtrack of sweaty nights spent half baked in smoky bars and nightclubs– to bring the few surviving memories back should a nostalgic mood arise. Now there is also Black Powder from Jusbox and if the vinyl record for a cap wasn’t enough of a hint most releases from this house use musical genres as inspiration: reggae in Green Bubble, soul in Feather Supreme, psychedelic rock in 14Hour Dream to name a few. Here Julien Rasquinet attempts to recreate the angsty vibe and “let it burn” attitude of the grunge days through the power of smell in lieue of sound. And burn it does indeed.

Countercultural music has never seemed to be too concerned about notes or harmony –from the singing of Yoko Ono to the bass playing of Sid Vicious– and neither does Black Powder. In this composition there are fruits, spices, woods and resins but everything is wrapped in thick dark grey smoke, not unlike the rebellious early ‘90s youth that only seemed to sense disappointment in the air. These kids in Doc Martens and lumberjack shirts want to light up their joints and set fire to the establishment in the process. They may be too apathetic to start a revolution but they can drag their feet close enough to that grunge musical bonfire where the regrettable ‘80s and the old American Dream go up in flames all night long. All the world’s a stage and it’s made up of highly flammable material.

The party will be over soon but the sentiment will live on. The column of ash and pungent smoke rising up in the air will be bottled into little perfume flacons and so Black Powder will be born. Spray that flamethrower with grunge abandon and let it all burn.

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