Smoky Soul Olfactive Studio 2023

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8.1 / 10 16 Ratings

A new perfume by Olfactive Studio for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is smoky-floral. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Smoky

Floral

Spicy

Leathery

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Chinese osmanthus absolute

Indian black pepper

Heart Notes

Ceylon tea

Turkish rose

Jasminum auriculatum absolute

Base Notes

French kelp absolute

Indonesian patchouli

Java vetiver

Perfumer

Marc-Antoine Corticchiato

Ratings

Scent

8.116 Ratings

Longevity

7.515 Ratings

Sillage

6.315 Ratings

Bottle

7.313 Ratings

Submitted by TheBladi11, last update on 06.04.2024.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/19/2024

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Augusto
164 Reviews

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Augusto

Top Review 17

Camphor tea in apricot

Somewhere between statement and review, my nose short-circuits the brain receptors here with the sensation: my eyes roll with surprise and satisfaction, my nose wants more. Because this camphor-like apricot osmanthus opening beats everything similar for me by far. The apricot pushes itself a little more to the fore, then becomes almost spicy, but always so delicate, so distinctive ... and then it comes back again, this fresh camphor tea wood blend in apricot. With a little more emphasis. So in apricot, the color, and that is not linear, but rather an endless loop. Endlessly beautiful. Thank you Monsieur C.

01/10/2024

7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7
Scent

Kurai
375 Reviews

Kurai

6

Black tea shot

It seems Olfactive Studio works with the big names of the industry; Duchaufour, Ropion, Lorson, Fontaine. Yet, somehow this brand never really appealed to me and I kind of ignored it so far. But when I read they called in Corticchiato for this job, I realized it is time to get acquainted. Smoky Soul is the first perfume I tested, so I do not know if it represents the house style. At the same time I do not recognize anything typically Corticchiato in this either.

Smoky Soul comes across as a focus on black tea. Several components are brought together: Smoky woods, spicy black pepper, dusty patchouli. The clarity of each of these notes is impressive. At the same time they are fit tightly into a frame that represents the smoky Lapsang accord. Dark and smoky, but not too dense. Especially in the first minutes the smoky-dusty-woody feel is highly reminiscent. There is a lovely radiance that -for a change- does not come from bergamot but from osmanthus.

There is little to no development. The smoky and dusty parts wear off, but nothing new emerges to replace that. In fact every note wears off pretty fast. It feels like a lot of effort went into getting that initial shot of smoked tea right and much less in the development over time. Not that the drydown is a generic base musk or anything, nothing like that. It still scores high in clarity and radiance, but that is to be expected with a fragrance high on osmanthus and vetiver. I had hoped for a bit more perfumey composition and drama. Oh well.

12/31/2023

5
Pricing 6
Bottle 6
Sillage 5
Longevity 7
Scent

Celsa
1 Review

Celsa

3

For Osmanthus Fans

It's a slightly smoky tea highlighted by a fine osmanthus. I sense a mentholated freshness lurking in the background (frankincense?).

I would define this fragrance as semi-classy, aiming for great depth of spirit but Smoky Soul never seems to fully reveal itself.
Yes, the whole is delicate, even too much so...The depth of the soul got lost along the way and if I must admit it is well crafted, the experience remains rather dull. The longevity and projection are average, so each aspect of Smoky Soul is ultimately restrained.
The scent is well suited to a lonely professor in search of a long-lost spark.