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Uruk Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab 1992

7.9 / 10 154 Ratings

A popular perfume by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab for women, released in 1992. The scent is floral-green. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Floral

Green

Chypre

Spicy

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Galbanum

Iris

Jasmine

Tuberose

Ylang-ylang

Bulgarian rose

Jubtroflex

Heart Notes

Aldehydes

Spices

Base Notes

Balsam

Amber

Musk

Patchouli

Sandalwood

Ratings

Scent

7.9154 Ratings

Longevity

7.3130 Ratings

Sillage

6.7134 Ratings

Bottle

7.1127 Ratings

Value for money

8.464 Ratings

Submitted by ExUser · last update on 10/30/2025.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/14/2018

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

4

Classy and refined

I must confess it: I never tested before this scent. When I was a little girl, I remember the advertising with the slogan "La femme est une ile" (The woman is an Island) reminding me to an exotic fragrance, maybe made of vanilla, spices or coconut. Well, I sprayed this morning this iconic fragrance from the precious tester I've senn on the drugstore shelf and...what a surprise! I discovered a very classy and refined four-seasons fragrance, as elegant as a string of black pearls : immediately I smelled the galbanum note, made fresher and gentler by the flowery-citrusy acchord ; at the heart, the Jasmine, the carnation and the ylang are well balanced and not too vibrant or heavy, but well harmonized with the notes at the base: moss, amber (neither heavy nor medicinal ) and tree moss.
On my skin it's a symphony of aromatics notes with deep accents balanced by the solos of the top notes.
A sophisticated scent a little bitter to wear as a silk shirt. The sillage is quite good, the bottle simple but elegant and the price medium to high, but right in comparison to the very good quality and the longevity of of this iconic perfume.
So, the woman is an Island to discover....

04/15/2024

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Ringtale
139 Reviews

Ringtale

3

Perfect for those who are ambivalent towards chypres

If, like me, you can appreciate good chypres, but sometimes find those too bitter/earthy in their drydown, this may be a very good choice!
Fidji is green, crisp and versatile like a chypre, but does not dry down that 'dark'.
I love Fidji. I have both the EDP and the EDT and I prefer the latter because the EDP is more 'warm' and has a bit more of that darkness in it. The EDT is brighter and radiates more than the EDP.
I love how I get whifs of it when moving around or when biking, catching a summer's breeze, a bit like happens with L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum ; some compare it to that, but Fidji is more timeless and less vintage smelling in my opinion, also the lack of carnation makes it a different scent. But Fidji is also much more 'chypre' than L'Air du Temps.
But I love both in their own seperate ways.
It can be bought online for a song, but is does not smell cheap in any way, it smells sophisticated (but not pretentious or bossy).
I don't find this scent really 'tropical' as the name may suggest, but there is a slight feel to it of being in an expensive sunny resort.
Also perfect for office-wear. Sillage and longlivity are average, but good enough to leave a beautyful trail behind you. I always can smell it in the room where I sprayed it, hours after spraying.

01/02/2025

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Xavica
314 Reviews

Xavica

2

An island lost in the ocean

A very beautiful perfume at a low price.

Fidji is a vintage aldehyde perfume but even for me who doesn't like aldehydes, it remains very pretty thanks to its very pronounced floral side. Furthermore, the aldehydes are here very mild (no smell of "cat pee", we are more in a L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum style as already mentioned below). It's fresh and green.

Usually, I don't really like chypres but this one is just timeless, not too earthy, not too "patchoulized". Really lovely.

A perfume to try without preconceptions!

09/13/2023

8.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Pollita
385 Reviews

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Pollita

Top Review 51

We Two

You and I, it used to be like fire and water. There were more than a few explosions. Why, we probably didn’t really understand back then. Maybe we were just young and foolish. Both of us. Today, with a bit more maturity, we found each other. We learned to love one another and are happy to have each other. That we are a family.

If we had known back then that we share a very similar taste in fragrances, perhaps we could have spared ourselves some rather painful experiences? Just recently, I had the chance to sniff one of your favorite scents and recognized similarities to one of my all-time fragrance loves. And now I hold this little vial of Fidji from the lovely Marieposa in my hands and once again realize, yes, it simply smells enchanting. My favorite flowers may be a bit more ambered and a bit more musky, but I immediately recognize the kinship.

In the 1966 version, Fidji had been your favorite scent. This here is the current version from 2003, which simply smells beautiful to me. Although I have never been an outright lover of tuberoses. Jasmine, iris, and ylang-ylang are more among my favorite blooms. And musk, balsam, amber, and sandalwood, as long as they are not synthetic, are also notes that I enjoy. Rose and galbanum only appeal to me occasionally. But Fidji is simply a delightful overall composition. Soft, floral, pure. As if I were floating over a flower meadow in spring. So weightless, so airy, and yet it also has a certain presence that never feels overwhelming. Light-footed. This attribute fits wonderfully for me. And with all its softness, galbanum brings the edge that a truly beautiful fragrance needs. Because too smooth is also boring.

My favorite person revealed to me 20 years ago that we are simply too much alike. Perhaps that’s why our taste in fragrances is quite similar. And unfortunately, also why there were so many frictions in the past. Today we’ve understood that. And that is so beautiful. This review is for you, my dear M.

And I thank the wonderful Marieposa for the opportunity to test this.

07/14/2021

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Serenissima
1226 Reviews

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Serenissima

Top Review 25

The Woman is an Island, "Fidji" is Her Perfume

Through this advertising slogan, "Fidji" became a success in the fragrance world in 1966 and has remained so to this day.
The couturier Guy Laroche already knew at that time how important it is to find the right name for a creation.
With Fidji, this island nation in Oceania, he managed to capture the spirit of the times and awaken the longing for the exotic and the unknown.
He relied on imagination: the untouched beauty of the Pacific islands, the tropical climate, the splendor of the exotic, fragrant plant world - all of this is still "Fidji" today!

In 1966, I was already a teenager, so it is no surprise that I still remember this fragrance with the seductive name so well.
Whether I encountered it back then, I do not know: my surroundings were actually too conventional to allow such longings in the form of fragrance.
Later, I forgot about it, and since I have been in this community, I have not been able to obtain a sample of the perfume or Eau de Toilette.
Until recently, when I had the chance to browse through Marieposa's collection and she sent me a sample of the 2003 Eau de Toilette (along with other beautifully dreamy fragrances).

Even before the first spray, it was exciting: Would this composition match my expectations of the last 55 years?
This floral-fresh fragrance entity, which does not disappoint even in this lighter concentration, embodies the exoticism of the island world it is named after!
It invites you to dream and allows for the most beautiful escape from everyday life day after day.

Just the opening is a true fragrance journey: flowers upon flowers and a hint of resin open the view into a fragrance world that seduces and simultaneously delights.
The flowers listed in the fragrance pyramid and a hint of lemon and bergamot, along with galbanum, lead the way to the heart of this fragrance island, which beats so powerfully, spicily, and radiantly.
Clove, possibly some pepper, and a pinch of cinnamon play a significant role alongside bright aldehydes.
The classic base of spicy and simultaneously balsamic fragrance notes concludes with a sparkling amber fireworks.

Green and fresh, floral and woody, earthy and of exotic sensuality, "Fidji" unfolds as an Eau de Toilette on my skin, spreading the magic of the South Seas and allowing me to enjoy this break for several hours.

"Fidji" was already described back then as "a glowing, delicate, and vibrant perfume" and is promoted as a concept "of escape, refined exoticism, sensuality, and seduction."
I cannot describe the current Eau de Toilette any better.
Therefore, Guy Laroche should also have the last word here.

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Statements

54 short views on the fragrance

Jazzy76

7 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

5

A refined and classy scent, timeless and perfect in every season, where the Galbanum is perfectly harmonized with the flowery-citrusy notes

Ringtale

2 years ago

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

4

Refreshing but more than just 'a freshy'. Sophisticated but in a kind and thoughtful way.

JonasP1

3 years ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

49

46

Embrace
The chypre spring
In the swirling-spicy wind
Flower-dream
Aldehyde-kissed
With galbanum-green lightness
Dance!
In a soapy haze

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Eggi37

3 years ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

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51

In a good mood on a tropical island
Drinking Fiji water from a coconut
Soul = Ylang&Ylang
Aldehyde-soapy fresh breeze
Over green Chypre palms

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Susan

5 years ago

9Scent

36

22

Rarely does a chypre come across as incredibly light and buoyant....green-floral spring magic with the motto: Goodbye Tristesse :-)..!!

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MonsieurTest

5 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

35

17

Name is wrong: More Oslo than tropics,
Nothing screams here.
Flowers, nothing harsh!
Base is soft and mossy.
Comfortably rounded dark green
Chypre classic.

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