Agar de Noir Areej Le Doré 2020

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8.3 / 10 83 Ratings

Agar de Noir is a popular limited perfume by Areej Le Doré for women and men and was released in 2020. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued. Limited Edition

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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Oriental

Resinous

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cardamom

Arnica

Calamus Calumba

Gaiac wood

Hawthorn

Heart Notes

Laotian oud

Violet

Indian oud

Coffee

Ambergris

Saffron

Base Notes

Benzoin

Labdanum

Tonka bean

Peru balsam

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Ratings

Scent

8.383 Ratings

Longevity

9.078 Ratings

Sillage

7.978 Ratings

Bottle

9.372 Ratings

Value for money

7.636 Ratings

Submitted by NikEy, last update on 25.05.2023.

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/25/2023

EnomisCVD
102 Reviews

EnomisCVD

1

Spicy and floral coffee oud

Cardamom and something green in the opening.
Then, coffee (bitter) and lots of good oud (not at all difficult in my opinion).
Still spicy, but with some floral appeal later (violet).
Really great composition by Russian Adam with the beloved Areej Le dorè DNA.
I hope that Adam will make something like the older creations in the future.

03/14/2021

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Janad

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Janad

10

Coffee Oud Cardamom Top

Agar de Noir perfume is a very nice fragrance by Areej Lee Dore. The scent starts with a very clear violet note and covers the other notes in the opening but it fades after minutes to show the other notes which include oud, coffee and cardamom. These notes created a very nice accord that resembles the smell of dark chocolate with some spices. When I first tried the fragrance, the coffee note was not apparent, but in the following times it was very clear throughout the fragrance. After the perfume settled down, the amber whale note appeared and was very clear sweaty tonka bean and smoky balsamic accord from the resins of the fragrance in addition to the oud. Overall, Agar de Noir is a very nice perfume of oudy, choclite and resin.

12/08/2020

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Caligari

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Caligari

Top Review 29

Deep Black Sedation Coffee Oud

At the first smell I meant "Oud Luwak", at least his twin brother would have risen again. But "Agar de Noir" is much more than a supplement. "Oud Luwak" has become an unmistakable oud icon, not least because of carrot juice on the one hand and nard on the other. It is loud, striking and impetuous. Behaviourally disturbed, but not annoying. And it also contains coffee, but...

"Agar de Noir" has the power of heat. The soothing which Oud Luwak lacks. The runaways are caught here by a very large portion of coffee. There's no question that the two ouds used here are as non-conformist as in "Oud Luwak", but they don't distract from the basic calm that this fragrance exudes. It's an oud scent that contains the blackest coffee I know. And even if you don't perceive it directly, the base notes of balsam, labdanum and tonka bean potentiate the calm spread by the two main protagonists, creating a black-brown, cuddly blanket.

It took a few hours before I recognized the sublime effect of this fragrance. Without even directing his eyes, or rather his "nose notice", to the fragrance, it engulfs you and envelops you in well-being.

There are some oud oils and also attars that evoke this relaxation in me. But with sprayable scents this is very rarely the case. In "Agar de Noir" darkness, warmth and power meet, but without wanting attention. And that is quite an art, with such a potent fragrance, which easily lasts a whole day.

Many thanks to PallasCC for this fragrance, which I never had on my screen and which has now captivated me.

PS: Although I don't attach much importance to the outward appearance, in this case the bottle, I have to express my enthusiasm for this work of art. That's how all high-quality extras should be packaged! The flacon not only looks very pretty, but it works perfectly and fits very well in the hand, which is not least due to the very thick glass and the solid metal cap.

10/18/2020

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 9
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Parzival852

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Parzival852

Very helpful Review 8

Spicy violet on warm notes

The fragrance is one of two blind orders in this year's collection of Areej le Doré. I've been wearing the fragrance for three days now and I'm satisfied, but not thrilled.
The fragrance opens with a chocolaty coffee note, but dry, not sweet, with a strong mixture of green-spicy notes, distinct roasted aromas, very light dark smoke (guaiac wood) and an ozone-like violet in the background. At this point the fragrance is interesting, individual components are beautiful, but overall somehow bulky.
After an hour the fragrance has settled, it becomes calmer and develops into a distinct violet scent. The violet continues to be accompanied by spicy notes.
After 2 hours the spicy violet still dominates. But now warmer notes such as amber, tonka and the resinous notes are also becoming clearer. This is how the fragrance finally fades away: spicy violet on warm notes. The Sillage is rather moderate, but in the immediate vicinity it probably spreads an interesting skin scent. During hugs or close collaboration in the project, it wasn't identified as a perfume, but noticed and liked.
The durability is very good. On the skin very tasty the next day.

Conclusion: I like Agar de Noir quite well. However, I would have liked a little more power from the dark notes. Especially oud stays very discreet in the background. I am also a bit disappointed with the Sillage.