Staring at OBSCENITY, eventually I came to realize that the word SCENT is contained within it, and thus came the first inspiration to develop a fragrance of the same name. A fragrance in flagrant disregard of the pejorative insinuation of the word. In flagrante delicto: caught in the very act of committing a misdeed or offence. In fragrance delicto!
Bruce LaBruce in Salzmann/Obscenity, 2014
Obscenity combines 27 essential oils, including frankincense, cedar and sandalwood, with holy water from Lourdes. “It’s warm, flowery and exotic,” says LaBruce, who will sell a limited edition of 100 bottles in commemorative packaging. The bottle cap, designed by Jonathan Johnson, shows a naked woman in heels wearing a nun’s habit, kneeling on a holy wafer perched on a tongue.
Sayej/LaBruce, 2014
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