Four-Fifty-One is part of Sixteen92's Legacy Collection. It was originally released with the Summer 2018 Collection, inspired by banned books. Fahrenheit 451 // Ray Bradbury Despite being a book about banning books, the book has itself been banned and/or challenged in several U.S. school districts, presumably by people who do not understand irony. Typically challenged due to "obscene language" or because the book depicts scenes that include burning religious texts such as The Bible. The original version of this fragrance contained an ingredient that we are no longer able to source. This is a lightly reformulated/refreshed version that smells very close to the original (maybe even a little bit better, we think.) Four-Fifty-One is a resinous and woody atmospheric fragrance with floral nuances. It features notes of paper, kerosene, ash, night sky and burned flowers. Four-Fifty-One is a parfum extrait.
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Indie Scent Library: My skin really loves to amp the kerosene on this. The first time I wore it I only used one dab and distributed it between both wrists but I heard comments all day like, “Is something burning?” or, ” Does anyone smell lighter fluid?” I held off wearing it again for a long time because I didn’t love making people concerned for their safety. It is about 5 months later and the kerosene has mellowed considerably but it’s still the most prominent note. The paper and ash come through now too but no night sky or burned flowers for me. I love it though, it’s one of the weirdest perfumes I have ever smelled and I’m a huge fan of odd perfumes.
Indie Scent Library: Reviewing this from the EDP spray format: Starts our with with a very strong oudy note – not sure if it’s actual oud or just a mixture of the kerosene/ash/burning notes. Almost smells a bit like burning rubber or tar. I do get a bit of flower in the background, similar to the florals in Bridget Bishop (i.e. they are just supporting notes – I cannot pick out anything individually) definitely one of the stronger Sixteen92 offerings and and interesting choice for a Summer release. Very interesting and indeed atmospheric.
