Leather
Woody
Notesanimalic notesbirch tariso-e-superleathermetallic notesmusk
Tags
#clean
Style
unisex
Space leather from a planet where green apples grow from metal trees. A dust of musk floats across a landscape of transparent woods and nuclear fallout.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Blamage suits an evening with little ceremony: sleeves rolled back, conversation at close range, an appearance that is precise without being polished. Its metallic woods and rough leather bring friction to the clean surface, keeping the mood restrained but not entirely comfortable.
How to wear
Start with one spray on skin and assess before adding more. Mild or cool weather is a sensible starting point for its leather and tar facets; warmer skin may bring the animalic contrast forward. Apply beneath clothing for a more contained impression, or to an exposed forearm to follow the interplay of transparent woods and darker textures.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to abstract woods, metallic textures and leather without a plush or sweet finish. It particularly suits a taste for fragrances that hold clean and animalic impressions in tension rather than resolving into something conventionally comforting.
Release year
2014
The nose
Alessandro Gualtieri is known for unconventional compositions that privilege texture, intensity and emotional response over familiar fragrance structures. His work for Nasomatto includes Black Afgano and Duro; he also created the Orto Parisi house. In Blamage, he challenged his own working habits by making chance and error part of the creative process.
Nasomatto’s story
Nasomatto is built around Alessandro Gualtieri’s creative independence, outside committee-led briefs and conventional ingredient storytelling. The house deliberately leaves its formulas unexplained, inviting wearers to respond to each perfume through sensation rather than a prescribed reading of its notes.
Blamage’s concept
Blamage grew from the idea that mistakes could become a productive creative method. Gualtieri disrupted his usual approach through chance; accounts describe him selecting materials blindfolded, although the exact number differs. His search became the subject of Paul Rigter’s documentary The Nose — Searching for Blamage, turning uncertainty into the fragrance’s central theme.
Extra info
Blamage takes its name from a German word meaning disgrace or embarrassment. Its sculptural cap is white-lacquered hazelwood, not birch, and naturally varies in shape and size. The bottle was a finalist for Best New Fragrance Packaging in the 2015 Basenotes Reader Awards.
Notesanimalic notesbirch tariso-e-superleathermetallic notesmusk
Tags
#clean
Style
unisex
Space leather from a planet where green apples grow from metal trees. A dust of musk floats across a landscape of transparent woods and nuclear fallout.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Blamage suits an evening with little ceremony: sleeves rolled back, conversation at close range, an appearance that is precise without being polished. Its metallic woods and rough leather bring friction to the clean surface, keeping the mood restrained but not entirely comfortable.
How to wear
Start with one spray on skin and assess before adding more. Mild or cool weather is a sensible starting point for its leather and tar facets; warmer skin may bring the animalic contrast forward. Apply beneath clothing for a more contained impression, or to an exposed forearm to follow the interplay of transparent woods and darker textures.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to abstract woods, metallic textures and leather without a plush or sweet finish. It particularly suits a taste for fragrances that hold clean and animalic impressions in tension rather than resolving into something conventionally comforting.
Release year
2014
The nose
Alessandro Gualtieri is known for unconventional compositions that privilege texture, intensity and emotional response over familiar fragrance structures. His work for Nasomatto includes Black Afgano and Duro; he also created the Orto Parisi house. In Blamage, he challenged his own working habits by making chance and error part of the creative process.
Nasomatto’s story
Nasomatto is built around Alessandro Gualtieri’s creative independence, outside committee-led briefs and conventional ingredient storytelling. The house deliberately leaves its formulas unexplained, inviting wearers to respond to each perfume through sensation rather than a prescribed reading of its notes.
Blamage’s concept
Blamage grew from the idea that mistakes could become a productive creative method. Gualtieri disrupted his usual approach through chance; accounts describe him selecting materials blindfolded, although the exact number differs. His search became the subject of Paul Rigter’s documentary The Nose — Searching for Blamage, turning uncertainty into the fragrance’s central theme.
Extra info
Blamage takes its name from a German word meaning disgrace or embarrassment. Its sculptural cap is white-lacquered hazelwood, not birch, and naturally varies in shape and size. The bottle was a finalist for Best New Fragrance Packaging in the 2015 Basenotes Reader Awards.