Encre Noire Lalique 2006 Eau de Toilette

Or even the earthy carrot in black. My French is still from school days and even then it was not particularly cultivated. But it's still good enough for Encre Noir: black ink. Much-loved, much-discussed, and actually completely superfluous to give my opinion on it yet, right?

But, of course, just like in French class, I can't keep my mouth shut. Encre Noir smells to me fresh on the skin like carrots that have just been pulled out of the damp earth. Complete with greens and earthy residue, I hold the crunchy vegetable in my hand and sniff vigorously at the blend that hits my nose. Deep earth tones meet something tangy-juicy, This is then probably cypress and vetiverylacetat.

In the drydown, a gentle sweetness is added, the scent becomes deeper, woodier and I perceive more cypress. The sillage and perfomance of this fragrance are great, and not just for the highly praised price.

Around the fifth hour, I'm left with a deep, woody scent with a slight freshness and lots of vetiver that wraps itself around me in a flattering way and still radiates powerfully. '

That times as a halfway sober assessment. But how do I now actually find Encre Noir? Strange, different, great. Of course, the hype comes from somewhere, but I did not expect to wear the fragrance as gladly as I do. The earthy carrot note (I don't know where the association came from either), the depth of the scent, and the clean, warming progression caught me from the first second. First I was surprised by the unexpected top note, vetiveryl acetate was new to me as a fragrance note and I think this is where my carrot comes from. Then I was completely blown away by the cypress and the sweet bourbon vetiver. Encre Noir is really just as exciting and wonderfully unisex as it is described here