Insulation Board Tombstone

[Jenjin]

A fragrant melange of foam insulation board, PVC pipes, jigsaw grease,

stone-textured spray paint, and polyurethane sealant.

Edited September 17 by Jenjin

[Fancyfetus]

For once, I'm delighted to be first! This was my most desired Weenie scent this year, and one of only two that I blind bottled. I haven't seen much chatter about this one, despite my own excitement.

 

...Am I so out of touch? 🤔

No. It's the community that is wrong! 😜

 

Fresh on the skin, Insulation Board Tombstone is camphorous and a little unexpectedly smokey. It gives the impression of something off-gassing fumes, with an edge of sweetness that is halfway between pine needles and chemical sealant. Up next, I get a bit of plastic undercurrent and I believe a whiff of machine oil. This may have a grease note in common with Artificier. 

 

I think the off-gassing camphorous smell must be the foam itself. The blend of notes makes this too hard to place as being any one specific thing, though each be picked out individually if you're looking. It's a perfect gothy industrial blend. It puts me in mind of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Simultaneously, to me there's something sweetly nostalgic about it. I think it gives off kind of an ambient garage vibe, which feels like a family project in preparation for Halloween. As it wears, the smokiness becomes more prominent and the off-gassing foam settles down significantly. 

 

Overall, Insulation Board Tombstone is totally bizarre and shockingly wearable. If you're a fan of industrial fragrances, this one is definitely worth a try. 

[Poenari]

Very evocative and chemical smelling. I can really smell the sealant, as I've been married for 48 years to a man who refinishes furniture and uses many sealants. This smell exactly like it's described. Stays true on the drydown too. More of something I enjoy as an example of Beth's expertise at creating atmospherics and odd scents than something I will actually wear. 

Edited October 8 by Poenari

[The Magician's Apprentice]

This is truly a wonderfully bizarre concoction. Having first sniffed this in the bottle, I was a little worried about Insulation Board Tombstone not living up to its highly promising name - the scent of fir and something lemongrass-like, at least to my nose, were very easily distinguishable, which took away some of the fantasy of PVC pipes, spray paint and gloom. 

 

On the skin, however, the fir and the citrus disperse into an indistinct sharpness but which definitely no longer belongs to nature, resembling more something that I can only describe as melting plastic. A little burnt; definitely artificial. According to my boyfriend, the resulting scent is that of his PC overheating during summer, nostalgic - to me, it’s definitely like hours spent inhaling various fumes in a badly ventilated garage.

 

Although the above may sound off-putting to someone differently disposed than I, Insulation Board Tombstone surprisingly settles into something furtive on the skin: the throw’s very intimate - insulated, you might say - thus you won’t be leaving those walking past wondering if you’ve been dipped in a vat of mystery chemicals before leaving your house. 

Edited November 5 by The Magician's Apprentice