Chéngmén by January Scent Project
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8.7 / 10 14 Ratings
A new and limited perfume by January Scent Project for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is fruity-sweet. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
Limited Edition
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Main accords

Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes BergamotBergamot Fruity notesFruity notes LemonLemon
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Lily of the valleyLily of the valley MimosaMimosa Olive absoluteOlive absolute Painted nettle root Red champacaRed champaca White pepperWhite pepper
Base Notes Base Notes
BenzoinBenzoin Cambodian oudCambodian oud Costus rootCostus root CypriolCypriol MuskMusk Orris rootOrris root Sandalwood absoluteSandalwood absolute SpikenardSpikenard Sweet vernal grass absoluteSweet vernal grass absolute Thai oudThai oud VanillaVanilla Vietnamese oudVietnamese oud

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Ratings
Scent
8.714 Ratings
Longevity
8.811 Ratings
Sillage
8.110 Ratings
Bottle
8.710 Ratings
Submitted by Jakobkn, last update on 16.04.2024.
Interesting Facts
75 pieces were made.

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Sillage
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Longevity
10
Scent
SUNNYNOSE

9 Reviews
SUNNYNOSE
SUNNYNOSE
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Magical
#sotd

Chéngmén by January Scent Project

Oh boy!
Oh boy!
Oh boy!

This is phenomenal stuff right here. Absolutely love love and nothing else. I am glad I got this, was eyeing for one since @johngreenink spoke about it but it was worth the wait. A very talented guy who is very humble too and I appreciate that about him

The fragrance starts with a delicious fruity accord, mouth watering stuff (with prominent Oud in the back) but focus on fruits first. I sprayed for the first time, front of the neck, back of the neck, front of my shirt and usually I stop right there but with Chéngmén I couldn't stop (I was under the spell) and boom 4th spray on right side of my neck and 5th spray on left side of my neck and 6th in my mouth and I just stopped that spray and realized it's not a dessert dude. So I am glad I stopped at 5 and didn't do the 6th spray

Why not? Coz the Oud in the back is becoming loud with each sprays and it was hard for me to handle her like that. I would say, 3-4 sprays of this fragrance is MORE than enough.

It would be a sort after one soon as it's been discontinued and I have a feeling that it would reach the stature of Attaupe, my absolute favorite from the house and a tobacco lavender fragrance in general.

After about 20 minutes or so, I start getting the aroma of Champaca flower, which is of euphoric quality, keep you craving for more. It has a very intoxicating and intense floral aroma which is sweet and mouth watering.

An hour or so later the aroma is taken over by some medicinal attributes of the fragrance such as olive, pepper, costus but the magical of them all is the Oud sourced from Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia which got some vanilla and hay like nuances.

This fragrance could easily be 500 plus by many other brands but JSP, keeps it to very basic $250 to what it got and overall structure of the fragrance. It's just the beginning of 2024 and I wore it for the first time and I would like to believe that this right here is the best creation of the year for me. I doubt anything else would come close to this.

The performance is insanely good with easy 12 hours which offers exceptional projection.

I am totally in LOVE
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Scent
AlexCipri

2 Reviews
AlexCipri
AlexCipri
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Great oud + sweet florals combo
Probably one of my top releases from this brand. It is such a complex and interesting composition, with oud and sticky floral notes perfectly mixed. Yes, oud is skanky but that doesn't dominate even on the initial spray. Still I can see how this could be too much for many people. It does mellow down after half an hour and sweet floral notes start to shine more. Champaca and fruity notes like candy are dominant to my nose. This is so interesting...but definitely not for everyone. If you like oud...then you need to sample this if you can find it.
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JohndeluxuryJohndeluxury 2 months ago
10
Bottle
7
Sillage
6
Longevity
8
Scent
This is a multifaceted floral and fruity oud with typical Chinatown spices... love wearing this.. one negative point is the short longevity
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