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Atmosphere Number 2
“To get the maximum effect from your presentation it is necessary to engage as many of the audiences’ senses as possible.  Most people will consider sight—having the props look right.  Most people will consider hearing—the story and background music.  Some people will consider touch—having tactile props that feel the way they should.  Only the very few who really think about their presentations will consider smell, which is a pity because our sense of smell is a very important element of how we perceive the world around us.  When the perceptions of all 4 senses are added together the effect increases dramatically.”  - Black Hart
‘Atmosphere Number 2’ is the second in our range of ‘Atmospheres’, it has a sharp, almost clinical smell somewhat reminiscent of embalming fluid or of a mortuary - great if you are raising the dead!
This is powerful stuff and just ONE DROP in your prop box will give the contents the faint whiff of something unusual.  You can use it on your props directly or in your prop box to imbibe them with the faint whiff of ‘mortuary’ or ‘death’.
The effects of ‘aroma therapy are well known and ‘Atmosphere Number 2’ uses the very same principles to influence the deep feelings of your audience.  These 5ml bottles are designed to emit just one single drop at a time of this very powerful essential oil so one bottle will give many, many applications.  You can experiment and combine any of Black Artefacts ‘Atmospheres’.
You receive one 5ml bottle of oil and full instructions from the Black Hart.
Cost:£15.00
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Special Introductory Offer: Buy Atmosphere 1 and Atmosphere 2 at just £20.00 for the two.
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“I  have just received my Atmosphere 1 and 2 oils in. (There is a discount deal on buying both at once offered on the site.)

I'll try to describe what they remind me of:

Atmosphere 1 has the scent of an old earthen cellar full of books and old cloth. Not mildew, but as stated "a sense of antiquity or great age" was what it reminded me of. My grandfather was a farmer in his latter years and after his passing, I assisted my relatives in the clearing of his personal effects out of his old house. There was a closet in his garage that was crammed full of old glass jars, books of various types, cardboard boxes of old chemicals and old, dirt-covered garden implements. When I first opened Atmosphere 1, I was taken to that moment some 10 years ago. Standing in that doorway looking in at the contents of that old closet, the only light filtering in through the wavy, hand made and very dusty window panes.

Atmosphere 2 brought me back to my time (albeit brief) working as a mortician's assistant. The old smell of preservative chemicals like formaldehyde, methanol, and ethanol wafted up from this bottle, stirring old memories as well. There was an old storage closet in the rear of said mortuary which still had old glass containers of some of these and the smell of them was very distinct. Sort of sweet smelling and definitely clinical. I don't think I'll ever forget those old scents.

In my opinion Mr. Hart has done an amazing job with these scents. If anything, it brought me back to times that I had forgotten. This should show you all the power that scent can have in a performance. There are others out there that can tie these scents to similar memories and thus allow for a more personal connection to the mage's performance. Taking an act further away from just an act and making it more real for them.

Thank you again, sir for the wonderful products and the trips down the dusty corridors of memory lane. “

 

Shawn - from the USA