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Alchemist Alternative 2006

7.2 / 10 56 Ratings

A perfume by Alchemist Alternative for women and men, released in 2006. The scent is spicy-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Sweet

Fruity

Woody

Floral

Fragrance Notes

Rosewood

Candied mandarin orange

Osmanthus

Tolu balm

Ginger

Star anise

Bergamot

Liquorice

Patchouli

Vetiver

Tobacco

Perfumer

Stéphane Humbert Lucas

Ratings

Scent

7.256 Ratings

Longevity

7.446 Ratings

Sillage

6.535 Ratings

Bottle

7.251 Ratings

Submitted by Ripieno, last update on 05/08/2020.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/14/2011

7Scent 7.5Longevity

Ergoproxy
1130 Reviews

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Helpful Review 8

Everything but Pilgrimage!

First, my thanks to Luminosa for this floral-spice hammer.

Of course, I wanted to know what Hajj means, but I couldn't find anything definitive. I don't assume it has anything to do with a pilgrimage, as the fragrance concept is anything but religious.

Even the top note makes it clear that a fragrant seducer is at work here. A mandarin-anise accord skillfully prepares the way for the lush scent journey.

In the heart note, the osmanthus wears a sharp ginger dress with accessories of rose and sweet wood, aiming to seduce.

With the base, all the cuddly artillery is brought out to perfect the olfactory seduction with various balsamic, earthy, and spicy notes.

Hajj is like a beautiful, perfectly fitting dress made of dark silk with a breathtaking neckline. And for this reason, it is not a scent for me, as it is TOO feminine.

Those who love floral-oriental should definitely give this gem a try.

Conclusion: g..l

12/01/2010

3Scent 7.5Longevity

Igraine
45 Reviews

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Top Review

Canned Fruit on Balsam of Tolu

I should have perhaps been suspicious when a fragrance is advertised with the "freshness of a forest landscape" and none of the notes really connect with the European idea of a forest or at least with freshness. I had actually expected something fresh-woody when I held the test vial in my hands. What I got was canned fruit in thick syrup: peaches, apricots, something along those lines, with a lot of sugar, flavored with plenty of vanilla. Possibly also candied mandarins, which are hard to distinguish under a thick layer of syrup. The ginger, which can be so wonderful in fragrances with its peppery, fruity sharpness, has unfortunately also been candied. Probably in the syrup made from boiled licorice sticks.
At currently 15 degrees below zero, I would have gladly settled for a few pleasantly sweet exotic fruits with spices instead of the fresh forest landscape. I even quite like anise or star anise in fragrances. But the blend, which initially still smells relatively authentic like an opened can of fruit, increasingly takes on the artificial, penetrating scent of cheap drugstore scented candles labeled "Tropical Fruit - Vanilla." This is definitely not something I can tolerate on myself or in my immediate surroundings.

Patiently waiting it out brings no glimmers of hope. No rosewood with its fresh, somewhat lavender-like spicy and rose-like scent in sight, no earthy patchouli, no woody, bitter vetiver. Just vanilla with synthetic fruit aroma on vanilla-sweet balsam of Tolu, which at least after 2 to 3 hours is no longer quite as nauseatingly heavy and intrusive. I wonder what this could have to do with a fresh forest landscape when I no longer feel sick.
The balsam of Tolu base is quite nice once the fruits have disappeared. If you like this very vanilla-like, sweet resin - unfortunately, I do not.

This fragrance is probably interesting for lovers of heavy sweet Lutens scents - Fleurs d'Oranger, Un Bois Vanille, etc.
For me, it doesn't fit at all, and probably not for other friends of fresh forest landscapes either.