New scent from Irish indie perfume brand is inspired by the scent of wool
L'Oudh from Tauer Perfumes. Hands down my favorite from the house and one of my favorite uses of oud in a more or less commercial offering on the market. The house is a hit or miss for me, but this little fellow hits the spot. To my nose, the perfume is not an oud-centric composition but rather uses the material to pull off an overall accord that feels larger than the sum of its parts. This perfume is dark, bitter, dry, and earthy. There's nothing pretty about it. Zero sweetness. The best way I can describe it is the smell of an old carpet found in a castle ruin right in the middle of a thick, old forest. Seriously now, it does smell like an old carpet....
Promise reminds me of Amouage Interlude Man : a fruity, smoky fragrance evoking smoking a nargileh in Beyrouth.
Calvin Klein Euphoria Men Intense, launched in 2008 and performed by Carlos Benaim and Loc Dong, is a significant improvement on the previous more tart-aromatic Euphoria Men (a sort of Ysl La Nuit de L' Homme's far american cousin with its peculiarities). This new semi-oriental version is a brand new sweeter and intensive rendition of the classic Euphoria (which was definitely more aromatic, fluidy, fresh end herbal). This intenser fragrance is an ode to the dominant note of ginger (a key note also in Euphoria Men which was a sort of Ck Eternity for men's relative and less floral masculine alternative) with its gradual transition from the herbal-aromatic...
The name suggests something rich and heavy, but Dunhill's Egyptian Smoke is actually a very pleasant, smooth rose scent, somewhat adjacent to Ambre Nuit. Here, the rose is accented with a bit of spice and tea, with slight vegetal tones from the papyrus. As that combination of notes might suggest, it smells like a cup of lightly sweetened rose tea.
I haven't sampled much from the late Rosendo Mateu's brand, but No. 7 was on my radar due to comparisons to Chanel's Coromandel. Having experienced No. 7 now, I must say those comparisons were more misleading than helpful. There are aspects of No. 7 that distantly recall Coromandel, but this warm, sweaty interpretation of patchouli-vanilla is ultimately quite a different fragrance. The opening offers pronounced animalic tones amidst a burst of smoky, earthy patchouli paired with slightly syrupy sweetness. It's a bit weird and provocative, but it's not quite avant-garde. In its mushroomy-floral qualities, No. 7 recalls the truffle-and-florals accord of...
There's nothing that'll justify the price of this fragrance as its nothing new in this genre of Oud, however when you decide to pick up anything LV, you already know price shouldn't be a problem. Animalic & strong, it'll be an Oud lovers delight, it will work well for layering with something sweeter, otherwise there are better more affordable Oud's out there. 6/10 for me & a neutral rating solely for the price point.
Upon application I get a very rich violet floral. The floral comes out as a bit fleshy and bright, I believe it's from the reseda note. It does have a slight greenness feel. The violet florals remain strong in the heart although it dampers a bit allowing for the other florals to peak through. I do detect traces of the jasmine adding some depth in the floral heart. The heliotrope introduces some powdery feel and some sweetness. In the drydown, the violet becomes more restrained allowing for the oakmoss to emerge. The patchouli and vetiver add a little bit of earthy like feel in the base. There's a presence of musk adding in additional backbone structure. A...
This is my first proper sampling of 4160 Tuesdays Oakmossery, a revival of chypres (with a hint of fougere) from the mid-20th century, greenly loaded with fresh oakmoss, with additional notes of lavender, labdanum, patchouli, sandalwood, and fruits, though the experience is not sweet. Itâs fresh, green, floral, resinous, with nuance and some density, but it feels balanced between some opening brightness and murky depths. It manages to be smooth, not sharp or screechy, from opening until dry down. Thereâs also a familiarly fresh DNA to it that vaguely reminds me of other 4160 Tuesdays offerings, but not in the sense that itâs redundant with any...
So pretty much coumarin and birch tar oil rectified are the main players in tobacco fragrances. You can tell by the smell that its not a proper tobacco accord but most people are somehow accepting the ideea that it smells like tobacco/pipe smoke. lol Why talking about that ? Because in perfumery they pretty much succeeded to make any other accord to smell realistic or even better but when it comes to 'tobacco' they pretty much are still improvising. Be honest, do Opus XIV â Royal Tobacco Amouage or Tobacco Mandarin Byredo have a photorealistic pipe/rolling tobacco smell or they are just some birch, spices, woody, olibanum, sweet notes artisanal mess...
Inspired by [USER=26382280]@Flakonkrystal[/USER] , I've gone ahead and created this thread to get a celebration of Cartier fragrances on the books for May. Most of us probably don't own enough from Cartier to do a full month-long celebration in the fashion of Guerlain/GuerlApril, but a week should be manageable.
How is Ormand Jayne Montabacco Intense? Is it worth a blind buy? How is performance and sillage?
Is there any Fragrance Out there ? Which has a strong smell of Peppermint and has a good projection ? Please suggest?
Okay guys. I was really into fragrances some years ago. Back then I found a lot of helpful information on this forum. And I bought a lot of bottles/samples. Since then I have been taking a break and haven't been keeping up. Now I emptied all of my good bottles and Iâm on the lookout for a new signature! Hereâs is some notes on what I like and wich scents Iâve been wearing/enjoyed sniffing the past 10 years. Please feel free to recommend me a new scent for everyday use In short I like scents to me more or less close to the skin. I like soapy, transparents scents with hints of spice. I like notes of tobacco, leather and tea. I also like green...
Posting a thread to focus the reviews and discussions around your creations. I had attempted to get my samples out last week, will do it this weekend. I have also never done a Chypre before and look forward to seeing what everyone has done and learning from all of you.
Good evening everyone! Firstly I want to introduce myself and and say Hi! Iâm sorry to launch right into my question but this has been bothering me for a while. For the longest time Iâve had a terrible time trying to find masculine fragrances that donât devolve into this same cheap chemical smell (best way I can describe it) I used to think maybe it was a hormonal reaction on my skin but I recently picked up Rave Now and noticed the same issue when applied to the skin. Now I know what youâre thinking âwell of course, itâs a cheap scentâ but the weird thing is, my gf put it on and same thing. I applied it to a shirt and itâs much harder to...
I'm looking for a cheaper alternative to Sandalwood oils I currently use. I use mostly "Sandalwood - Australian Premium" from Eden. If not: "Sandalwood - Mysore" from Liberty, They are roughly the same price pound for pound and it's sometimes hard for me to use them in sensible amount for certain projects where cost is an issue. Now. I see that Liberty has a two Australian Sandalwood that I have never tried and that are significantly cheaper than the ones I typically use. Has anyone ever tried them? If so, would recommend any of them? Normally I would buy some and compare, but frankly, I won't be ordering anything from them at least for the next few...
Yes, vintage 30mls parfum. The top is gold colour with a tiger's eye plastic bit on top. Now the box was sealed in the original cellophane card inside etc. But I cannot get the top off! First thought was to run the bottle and top under hot water? Grab the top with small pilers and pull? Help please.
April has been a pretty shitty month due to a breakup... But I also started in a new job. So my most worn were... 3x Nu edp Dior Addict Pure poison Paris Santal carmin 2x Vetiver Oriental Messe de minuit Vol de nuit edt Razala Knowing 1x:Aromatics elexir, Osmanthe Kodoshan, Eau de Campagne, No 19,No 5 eau premiere, Santalum, No 5.
