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Terre de Sarment Frapin 2007

7.3 / 10 116 Ratings

A perfume by Frapin for women and men, released in 2007. The scent is spicy-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Sweet

Woody

Earthy

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cumin

Grapefruit Neroli

Neroli

Heart Notes

Cinnamon

Frankincense

Orange blossom Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Base Notes

Benzoin

Vanilla

Amyris

Tobacco

Perfumer

Beatrice Cointreau

Ratings

Scent

7.3116 Ratings

Longevity

7.380 Ratings

Sillage

7.074 Ratings

Bottle

7.779 Ratings

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Reviews

15 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/06/2013

6Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Tar
261 Reviews

Tar

3

Dry passion of metal

My first impression about TERRE DE SARMENT: blossoms at the bottom of a metal box. After the first stunned minutes, the blossoms are merged into a citrus-like cream, reministent of a lemon pie. This artistic fragrance is fresh, not sweet at all.
I was quite sure that I will see among the base notes cedrat, but tobacco seems to be that dry and scratchy fragrance, what I detected after a few hours.
Grapefruit and neroli are navigating on the waves of all stages, and makes the scent cold and metallic.

Ingredients are high quality and well proportioned. Even if this is totally not my cup of tea, I congratulate to Beatrice Cointreau for this masterpiece.

Many thanks to Oloroso for the sample.

05/27/2015

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Gentilhomme
120 Reviews

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Gentilhomme

Top Review 20

In the Salon Car of the TEE Rheingold

It was my first train journey ever in 1973…

Back then, my grandparents took me on a trip to Beckenried at Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, so I wouldn’t annoy my parents who were involved in building a house. We traveled on the legendary TEE (Trans Europ Express) "Rheingold," a very luxurious diesel multiple unit of the DB by today’s standards, from Cologne to Switzerland.

In this train, there was a dining car with a salon compartment where smoking was allowed, which suited my grandpa with his obligatory Sumatra cigars and my grandma with her Senoussi cigarettes very well.

I experience this stuffy-musty atmosphere every time I apply Terre de Sarment by Frapin…. My grandpa with his cigar and cognac and my grandma with her amber cigarette holder and the Senoussis…. She drank some sweet liqueur after meals…. back then….. A long time ago.

For me, Terre de Sarment is an absolute symbol of sophisticated smoking salons on cruise ships and long-distance trains of days gone by. Tobacco smoke mingles with the aromas of fine brandies, heady ladies' perfumes, Brisk hair cream, and mothballs. Mysterious, sultry, and in a subtle way, very erotic. Yes, I am captivated by this scent, and alongside Caravelle Épicé, this Frapin is the best from the brand for me. L'Humaniste, however, completely misses the mark for me.

The fragrance combines the characteristic spirit notes typical of Frapin, along with fruity-citrus accords, with a balsamic, spicy heaviness… something leathery also resonates somewhere in the background, giving the scent an irresistible sex appeal for my nose… similar to Weil fragrances of past times.

Well, tastes thankfully differ, and Terre de Sarment truly presents one with a decision…. Therefore, I want to champion this fragrance: Show taste and choose it! A test is highly recommended. For me, it has been an olfactory revelation after a long time! ;-)

….back then, I pestered my grandparents for so long until my grandpa showed some heart and bought me a model of the TEE train, which I still have today! For Terre de Sarment, I didn’t have to pester; I tested and bought it in a Cologne perfumery… it will surely accompany me for many more years….

01/30/2010

8Scent 7.5Longevity

Apicius
1328 Reviews

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Apicius

Top Review 8

Department Store Scent

First impression after spraying: It smells like the clothing department in a department store! A bit musty, leaning towards starch. Then a kind of lavender note comes into play, but strongly altered, perhaps by other herbs. Lavender is actually not supposed to be in there.

Overall, it is once again very heavy, dark, and only slightly sweet, but there is also something ethereal and dry present. It pleasantly reminds me of my dearly beloved Rush for Men by Gucci. The dark character probably comes from tobacco, myrrh, and incense, very excellently done!

Finally, a hint of vanilla emerges, but fortunately not too pronounced.

Overall a highlight. It gives the wearer something mysterious. I can definitely imagine this for everyday use, even for the office it should work.

If my Rush for Men ever runs out, I could consider a purchase. Unlike Rush for Men, this one is still available!

01/06/2017

9.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Prokion
96 Reviews

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Prokion

Top Review 6

It has something noble, elegant......

On the skin

The beginning:

A dry, slightly oriental cumin note. This is interwoven with a rather dark floral neroli accord. The initial impression feels very round and homogeneous.

The progression:

It gradually becomes a bit earthier, spicier, darker, deeper. Hints of honey cake? Of printen? In the background hovers a delicate orangey bitter note (orange peel / perfumer Beatrice Cointreau!!!) The scent of a nice older gentleman. In my perception, absolutely homogeneous and very harmoniously balanced. After a while, the fragrance seems to gray a bit and somehow become brighter and spicier. I think that is the frankincense. It enriches the scent profile, almost pulling it apart and adding more volume. The fragrance gains even more depth.

The end:

As the scent fades, it seemingly becomes a bit woodier. There comes a hint of a sour, tar-like note. (Charred/toasted wooden barrels? Rum? Cognac?). Smells good.... very good.
In a figurative sense, I would say the scent thickens in its viscosity. It becomes denser and somehow creamier. There is nothing directly sweet, but very substantial.

- Despite everything, quite close to the body and never intrusive.
- Soft, protective, calming, unexcited.
- Nothing annoying, fashionable, trendy.

Conclusion:
I think it will be too unspectacular for many. I like it very much. The bottle is heavy and high-quality. The longevity is around 8 hours and the price is reasonable.

... oh, I almost forgot..... no oud, no rose.

07/23/2018

Skubi73
70 Reviews

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Skubi73

Very helpful Review

Short Conclusion

It stings and pricks right after spraying - it’s green, it bites - something soft breaks through - cinnamon-soapy - when the bitter orange blossom comes to the fore, it becomes really beautiful - consistently unsweet - the piercing quality melts away buttery soft - incense-like, cushioned in the base - a high note remains, even as it becomes smoothly muted and broad - for hours it’s a fine cinnamon-orange-tobacco scent, with a bitter-smoky touch - longevity is very good for me, sillage in the upper middle range - I like it

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Statements

7 short views on the fragrance

Saradonin

9 months ago

6Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

1

Sweet, cinnamon-spiced grape juice. Subtle and forgettable.

Hermesh

4 years ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 7Sillage

1

Aromatic-spicy sweet grape juice, aged in wooden barrels. Well made, round and warming.

Pollita

4 years ago

6.5Scent 8Sillage

17

10

Such fine notes, yet so bulky and hard to access. As a room fragrance, I could like something like this; the aura calms me at times. Not as a perfume though.

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