Strip club launches 'Alibi' aftershave to recreate scent of the office

A range of perfumes and colognes launched by a strip club aims to recreate the scents of commonly-used excuses given by men who are trying to explain to their other halves where they have been all evening.

The Alibi range can mask the smell of a heavy night with aromas linked to more wholesome activities.



For example, My Car Broke Down is said to recreate the scent of fuel, burnt rubber, grease and steel, while I Was Working Late packs the odour of coffee, wool suits, cigarettes and ink. The three fragrances, which cost £24 a bottle, were launched by South African lap dancing club Mavericks, which said it never expected the idea to take off.

But it has been inundated with orders from countries in the Far East and Europe – including Britain. ‘Men seem desperate to get their hands on this stuff,’ said the Cape Town club’s boss Shane Harrison.