Gun Smoke
Note Profile
About
Gun smoke is the smell of the instant after a gun fires: burnt saltpetre, hot metal and carbon residue in a sharp acrid cloud. It is an atmospheric note, built as an accord rather than distilled from anything.
Scent Profile
Gun Smoke smells acrid and sulphurous, a hot chemical bite rather than a fire smell. A metallic, mineral edge runs alongside it, like hot brass. The smoke itself is sharp and carbon-heavy, sharper than campfire smoke. A faint earthy trace sits underneath, but nothing settled or dusty yet.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Origin
Not a material. A perfumer's accord reconstructing the discharge of a firearm.
Usage in Perfumery
One Fragrantica listing, none on Parfumo. Used for narrative effect, usually alongside leather, tar or dry woods.
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