Jan 3
If Jacob Elordi's 'Saltburn' Bath Left You Thirsty, This is for You
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
There's good news – and a new product – for Jacob Elordi fans who, like Barry Keoghan's Oliver, feel they could slurp some of that tasty "Saltburn" bathwater.
Aficionados of the steamy thriller – in which Keoghan plays a lower-class Oxford classmate to Elordi's aristocratic character – are well familiar with the scene that's left viewers gasping. (Spoiler alert: Read no further if you don't want to know the secret behind the shocking moment.)
In the film, Elordi's character, Felix, amused by his new friend, invites Oliver to stay at his family's manor house for the summer. Various mind games and kinky hijinks ensue, as Oliver gets to know Felix's eccentric family. Since the two friends share a bathroom, it's only a matter of time before Oliver ends up watching from the shadows while Felix has a wank in a freestanding claw-footed tub. But that's not the half of it: Moments later, Oliver dives into the tub, frantically slurping up Felix's semen before the drain can swallow it.
The sensational moment has prompted plenty of social media wringing of hands, but also given rise to a bold new product that promises to be an olfactory enhancement to the cinematic experience.
"Move over Gwyneth Paltrow 'This Smells Like My Orgasm' candle, there's a new 2024 scent and it smells like Jacob Elordi's climax," Variety reported.
The entertainment outlet went on to detail that the candle is called "Jacob Elordi's Bathwater," and can be purchased for $36 at Amazon – or, for bargain hunters who don't live on sprawling estates in the English countryside, it's also available at Etsy for $26.
"There's nothing quite like the smell of a quality candle, particularly when that smell is inspired by Jacob Elordi and what we imagine His Highness to smell like," Variety quoted the product description.
"The scent comes in three flavors: vanilla, comfort spice and sea breeze," Variety continued. "The candle is being sold by Side Hustle Vibes, also home to Drake's bathwater, Harry Style's bathwater and Eau De Timothée."
If $26 still places the flickering dream of smelling a damp Jacob Elordi out of reach, though, another option remains.
"Cool Girl Candles introduced another, slightly more appropriate, 'This smells like Jacob Elordi' candle for $19.79," Variety noted.
"Saltburn" is streaming now on Amazon Prime. Check out the trailer below.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
