At first, all you can smell is a faint spark, something sharp and bright leading down the fuse to a fragrant explosion. This perfume starts quiet and takes about twenty minutes for the fuse to burn before the scent comes alive. Like an underwater firecracker bundled with incense, light saltwater notes meld with hot metal to create an inviting, warm glove that shapes differently to fit each wearer's hand.
If your new bottle of Pipe Bomb smells like alcohol, it's fine. Here is why...
ANOSMIC: Pipe Bomb contains so few molecules that the nose may become anosmic to the scent. What is anosmic, you ask? The ability to smell the things around us varies from person to person. Mucous membranes, head traumas, the common cold, and/or simple genetics complicate things further.
With Pipe Bomb, if you can't smell the fragrance on your skin, wait up to 20 minutes as it will grow over time. Then if you still can't smell it, trust that your friends can. Over time you may become anosmic to the scent, so you might consider taking a break or seek something stronger; this was one of the key reasons we created Pipe Bomb Intense.
AGING: Your bottle of Pipe Bomb will grow stronger over time, infinitely. Keep this in mind when transitioning from an older bottle to a newer bottle (Anosmia may occur). Store testers and samples will always smell stronger than your new bottle. To help prevent issues, we age all bottles of Pipe Bomb for at least four months before bottling.
For more information about Pipe Bomb vs. Pipe Bomb Intense, click here.
I was very excited for Pipe Bomb to arrive, as I'd tested the scent and love it!!
The bottle arrived, and within 48 hours, the scent was gone. It was just gone. Not sure how or why, but I was SO disappointed.
I decided it must be a bad bottle, so I ordered another one. I paid extra for the faster shipping option and it hasn't arrived. So that is super disappointing.
Everyone says it's awesome, and I'm sure it, but the first bottle lost its scent in 48 hours (was kept in a cool dry place) and the second bottle hasn't appeared.
Maybe one day I'll try again. Third time being the charm and all that.
I've been wearing Pipe Bomb for the past 12 years... I don't smell it anymore, but everyone else does. It's reason enough for me to keep it as my signature!
I was at work when a rep walked by and left a light scent trail of goodness behind him. I asked what he was wearing and he told me it was Pipe Bomb by Blackbird. I had to try it. And I have a really hard time finding a scent that smells as good on me as it does in the bottle. Pipe Bomb smells amazing! I have had people compliment me in stores and at work. The scent is difficult to describe-it is fresh and clean, but also very unique. It is not overpowering either. Highly reccomended!