Nobody grinds up metal and adds it to a perfume blend – but the genius of perfumers is that they nevertheless have a way of conjuring up hints of iron and steel in a bottle, as an evocative ‘fantasy’ note. (Sometimes, they’ll turn to synthetic iris to create that cool, almost sterile effect…)
Smell metal in:
Andrea Maack Craft
Andrea Maack Dark
Comme des Garçons Odeur 53
Penhaligon’s Sartorial