Rêve d'Ossian Oriza L. Legrand 2012

Version from 2012

Rêve d'Ossian (2012) by Oriza L. Legrand

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7.9 / 10 232 Ratings

A popular perfume by Oriza L. Legrand for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is resinous-smoky. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Resinous

Smoky

Spicy

Woody

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Frankincense

Maritime pine

Heart Notes

Benzoin

Cinnamon

Elemi resin

Opoponax

Tonka bean

Gaiac wood

Base Notes

Balsam

Labdanum

Musk

Sandalwood

Amber

Leather

Ratings

Scent

7.9232 Ratings

Longevity

8.0193 Ratings

Sillage

7.2194 Ratings

Bottle

7.9165 Ratings

Value for money

7.761 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 01/21/2025.

Interesting Facts

Rêve d'Ossian was originally released in 1900.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Series 3: Incense - Avignon

Reliqvia

Gold Incense

Encens Roi

Oud

In the Woods

Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/26/2013

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 7
Scent

Drseid
820 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 7

A Welcome Spicy, Woody , Resinous Blast From The Past...

Reve d'Ossian opens with a gentle touch of aldehydes before a gingery incense-like opoponax resin and elemi-derived pine tandem takes over. In the early heart the incense-like opoponax resin remains, now supported with cinnamon spice and slightly sweet natural smelling woods with a prominent tonka bean driven sweet powdery sheen covering all. During the late dry-down the tonka bean driven powder fades though never completely dissipates as slightly sweet amber, relatively clean musk and fine sandalwood from the base emerge and control, with the just slightly sweet sandalwood primarily "the last man standing" as the composition slowly fades out with traces of the supporting musk still barely detectable. Projection is very good and longevity is excellent to outstanding at 12-14 hours on skin.

Reve d'Ossian has an amazing list of notes, but one of the most impressive early-on is its deft use of aldehydes up top. Usually the use of aldehydes in a composition is an arresting point for this reviewer, but they go down quite easy with this one, meshing quite well with the opoponax resin that resembles radiant church incense. The tonka bean gets just a tad problematic in the heart as it brings a pretty decent amount of sweet powder along for the ride, but thankfully while it goes right to the boundary of acceptability; it never crosses the line into unwanted territory. The sandalwood and amber base is quite lovely and finishes off the composition on a high note. The bottom line is the 120 euro per 100ml bottle Reve d'Ossian is far from perfect, but it gets things mostly right (especially the top and base accords), earning a well-deserved "very good" rating of 3.5 stars out of 5.

04/17/2020

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Darkbeat
350 Reviews

Darkbeat

Helpful Review 6

A cathedral in a bottle

It smells, literally, of ecclesiastical incense, of the Easter procession, and I love it for that, but, I would like much more, if the beginning were projected in time and was the scent of the whole life of perfume, but no, I I have to make do with a first half hour of precious, leaden, rough cathedral incense and even a bit acid, a very beautiful thing, which makes it want to never end. After this beginning, the incense continues to play a leading role, but it gradually loses that religious tone, until it shows us a more common incense, much more woody and resinous, a precious aroma as well, but which loses that extra spark it had at the beginning. In the end, the aroma is a super soft sandalwood incense with very resinous and beautiful nuances, but already very close to the skin, with an almost residual effect.

It is not a powerful perfume, on the contrary, it is a perfume that encourages calm, peace and relaxation, a deep spiritual aroma, but simple and fresh at the same time. If I had to give an example so that you can interpret it better, I would say that it is as if we had added lead tones to Montale's Full Incense and a more solemn and serious character.

The overall performance is moderate, the duration is fine, remaining on the skin for 7 hours without problems, but the projection is quite moderate or discreet, which is quite common in this type of flavor.

It is a perfume that could be used at any time of the day, and in any situation, but yes, it is not perfume for all noses, you have to really like incense in its most religious aspect.

05/06/2014

8
Scent

Mujo
54 Reviews

Mujo

Helpful Review 5

Dreams of Ossian

After trying all the samples of the Oriza L. Legrand sample pack I ordered, I can definitely say that this and Horizon are my favorite offerings from this house, although all compositions have a certain "je ne sais quoi" attractiveness. They all share a complex, and out of this world or at least out of this current age we live in, quality. And you can almost see and smell the story they have for each of their fragrances. I recommend to at least try the sample pack. They ship quickly, pack well and it's well worth the € 15,- or € 16,-.

Back to Rêve d'Ossian. It starts off with a nice combo of incense and aldehydes, but it's never harsh or pungent anywhere. After the first blast it settles down into a nice powdery, sweetish and balmy mixture of pine, elemi, woods, opoponax and tonka.

Rêve d'Ossian brings you into the elusive deep forest where maybe even fairies hide behind the trees. If the forest was a temple or a church, then this would be its fragrance.

09/03/2022

Mlleghoul
412 Reviews

Mlleghoul

3

partying with nuns

If you love the offertory pencil shavings of CdG Avignon (and I do) this is that on steroids and maybe also hallucinogens. You know, the drugs that monks and nuns and holy prophets and saints take to get swole and bench press dusty wooden pews and write trippy eccesiastical poetry on brittle parchment scrolls? Sure, why not. Hey look, it’s gothic sex nerds Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley! Where’d they come from, smelling of nightmares and bad reputations, all gloomy and grandiose like moody vanilla and smoky leather and rich, sticky resins, and horny graveyard strolls at midnight? If Ken Russell made a fever dream of a film about the famous time-traveling debaucheries of Hildegard von Bingen and her companion, Frankenstein’s monster, I think it would result in this glorious perfume. Let’s party.

09/16/2023

Oscarcash
4 Reviews

Oscarcash

2

Rêve d'Ossian is like a stone with a heartbeat!

I'm not exactly sure what I mean by this but Rêve d'Ossian feels like sucking on a smooth pebble that was candied in burnt sugar. It is distinctly cold, but gives the impression that it was once imbued with heat or flame and has been left out to cool. I wore this on a recent trip of Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, and it felt so appropriate. Stone graves feel more emotionally distant the older they are, their anonymity becomes more distinct as generations pass, but the inherent sentimentality of the gravesite remains-- a glimmer of sweetness defined by the function of the grave as a place of grieving, celebration, and familial preservation. A church is a cold place imbued with physical or metaphorical warmth, where worship, ceremony, etc. ignites the frigid, upright atmosphere just as much as the aroma of scorched resins or burning candles. Here, all of our attention can be brought to the sensorial encounter between the austere and the sublimely felt.

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