TFWA 2021: Scalpers The Club
New Fragrances

One of the bigger booths we visited in Cannes at the TFWA 2021 show was the one by Spanish company Perfumes Y Diseño. Inside of it, one of the new brands that we had the opportunity to get to know was Scalpers. Scalpers is a Spanish fashion brand with a classic vibe and just a touch of a rebellious style. The concept is about being part of an exclusive club of people who share the same values and aesthetics. This year the brand launched its first masculine fragrance, called Scalpers The Club, composed by perfumers Ane Ayo and Clément Gavarry.

The first Scalpers fragrance wants to symbolize the tailored fashion of the House, and the bottle design is a perfect example of that. As the brand states, "We know style is not something left to chance; it is the time for tailor-made, we cannot forget the importance of the look. The shape reminds us of a man's shoulders. You want your jacket to fit perfectly. A high-quality glass tinted in a warm gray color so that the bottle evokes the characteristic tones of the SCALPERS clothing. The logo, in metallic silver, gives us the rebellious edge, almost wild... Finally, a spool of thread as a wooden stopper that contrasts with the metallic body. Without a doubt, the key to its style lies in the combination of materials."

As for the fragrance, I was very pleasantly surprised. It's one of those scents that work around familiar accords, reshuffling them and making them into a different signature that gives you some novelty and some references, shifting between them from time to time. Scalpers The Club is a woody aromatic fragrance with a fougère element to it. When you first spray it, it's the coffee note that surprises, and at this point, I am immediately taken to Black XS territory, and I mean the best parts of the Paco Rabanne blockbuster. But in this composition, the accord is more delicate and less explosive, making it more elegant. Soon enough, there is a beautifully blended sage and lavender combo that enriches the formulation and drives it to the aromatic fougère family. It's a great addition to the cocoa note (and coffee, as I smell it); it works very well. It also makes us think of the "blue fragrances" signature, such as Dior Sauvage or Bleu de Chanel.

Scalpers The Club is like an effective sum of trends, but while it's not entirely new, it is extremely enjoyable, and I like it even more when, in the middle of its development, a strong note of patchouli emerges. This is the style of patchouli that we get from, for example, Lalique Hommage a L'Homme Voyageur. A full-bodied but balanced patchouli that is more woody than earthy and connects very well to the coffee and cocoa notes of the top. It also makes the style of the fragrance classic and timeless.

Top Notes: Grapefruit, Cocoa, Sage

Middle Notes: Lavender, Tobacco, Ginger

Base Notes: Ambergris, Vetiver, Patchouli, Clandestine Woods

Scalpers The Club is already available in 100ml bottles of Eau de Parfum concentration. There is also a second fragrance being conceived by the brand in collaboration with Perfumes Y Diseño, but it's now too early to disclose any information about it.