Fièvre Verte

L'Heure Verte

Kilian 2021

You all know Vincent van Gogh right? He went a bit mad and cut off his ear after drinking too much absinth. Well back in the days there was load of absinth balm in the booze, probably provoking dilutions. Nowadays it’s just a strong liquor based mostly on anise.

Which is a very nice smell indeed. I do, however, associate it with childhood. Not being able to sleep my mom always made me a cup of milk with some anise. Worked like a charm.

This fragrance has an incredible smell, the drydown is a bit woody, really nice. Kilian knows its woods. It takes forever to get to that drydown though. First 6 - 8 hours is really spicy anise with moderate projection in the first hour or two.

On my first wear I immediately put this on my wishlist but I’m not sure if I want to smell like anise all day. Probably scared to doze off, or that I want to cut off organs.

Very good sillage and quite potent, particularly on the anise front.
I would say lasting-power is about 4-5 hours on me. I wish this could have been better, but alas.

Initally, I picked this one up primarily for it's Absinthe note, for I've always been very fond of Absinthe and it's scent. And I'm very pleased to inform you that it indeed smells of a true Absinthe!

From what I've read from others - the anise, violet and liquorice root mellows down and settles into a smooth, cool and woodsy scent after a few hours. This doesn't seem to be the case for me. I get to keep the notes - as they are on first spray - throughout my wear. Albeit a bit warmer.
I presume it depends on your skin chemistry.

Overall, this is a wonderful scent for those who love fresh, cool and unisex fragrances.

The bottle is lovely to look at too, though the cap could have been made of glass rather than plastic.

A good absinth, very green, very pleasant. I thought that paired with liquorice absolute it would be a hit. For some reason, the liquorice is very light on my skin here, compared to other perfumes... I like it, but not as much as I thought I would. The pyramid is immaculate, but there must be an issue with my PH or something because I get just a hint of liquorice and patchouli. It stays still, not evolving a lot... It could have been the perfect scent if all the notes were working on me. People compared it to Hexensalbe, I wish it was as strong as Hexensalbe. Duh.

This opens with ANISE. Anise and absinthe are at the front, with a green patchouli. There is a strong bitter green woody note, it smells like the inside of a still-green twig.There is a subtle smokiness as well... As it dries the bitterness settles a bit and it gets a sweeter and smoother. A bit like herbs steeped in sugar syrup.
It is not inviting, but there is something very powerful about it. A poisoned dagger of a scent.

i've been searching for my ideal licorice centered perfume and this one came pretty close

for most of the wear licorice and absinthe are the dominant notes. in the beginning it's reminiscent of a pastis aperitif. the licorice note is very clear, it's fresh, there's almost a cool aquatic quality to the fragrance. the patchouli comes out mid wear bringing a spicy earthy quality, then becomes more dominant and "quintessential" towards the dry down. the licorice is still there, but now overpowered. overall, any sweetness that comes through is slight. between warm and cool, i'd say this leans cool. it feels coded into a spicy green-woody cologne.
patchouli doesn't agree with me in scents like this. i prefer it in warm, sweet leaning scents. otherwise it can feel scratchy and i risk a headache. thats where fievre verte looses me, but its a very personal note.

i was able to enjoy my sample layered over perfumes that are sweet, warm and rich and have an anise or licorice note. my favorite combo is over abel coat check