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The reason behind the creation of a strange semen-scented perfume has been revealed by its creator.

Etat Libre d’Orange, the company selling the perfume, calls it “Secretions Magnifiques” and has notes of not just semen but also blood, sweat, and saliva. It costs $120 for a 50-millilitre bottle.

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Etienne de Swardt, the perfume maker, claims his inspiration for the scent came from his younger years when he was worried about the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, the Daily Mail reports.

In a VICE interview, de Swardt said the perfume ”is very connected to the ’80s and to the viral risk. I thought about doing a perfume that would smell exactly like the situation, where, you don’t know if you’re going for it, or if you’re protecting yourself from what you want. You are at the point between pornography and romanticism. You are lost between attraction and repulsion. It is a very dual perfume.”