Liqueur Charnelle Pierre Guillaume 2014

That this fragrance is still uncommented despite several sharings surprises me a bit. Therefore, I would like to try to start here. Try, because I find it somewhat difficult to grasp this scent. I ordered the sample completely blind (I neither knew the fragrance nor had I heard of the brand until then) because the notes appealed to me extremely. When it finally arrived, I immediately sprayed a spritz on my wrist and my first thought was: "I like it, but I know it from somewhere." After a few days, it came to me, and I thought (don’t stone me now :-D): "Spicebomb! Isn’t it totally like Spicebomb?" So I skeptically sprayed both fragrances on each wrist and was relieved to find that while there are similarities, Spicebomb remains relatively constant, and this one has much more depth and facets.
Now to the essential part: Right after spraying, I perceive a peppery note combined with fruit. However, it’s not such a sharp pepper as, for example, in Epic Woman, just a hint. It’s also not a clearly definable fruit (I couldn’t say if or that it’s the raspberry I smell). The pepper dissipates immediately after spraying and transitions into a beautifully soft composition. I still perceive the fruity note, but nestled in a warm bed of gentle vanilla-tobacco and several spices that are also undefinable to my nose, which interact harmoniously with each other. None stands out specifically; they form a very rounded potpourri. Over time, I increasingly notice the spicy notes and the vanilla-tobacco (I can’t specifically smell tonka bean, but I suspect it creates this vanilla-tobacco impression for me), while the fruity note has receded a bit. This tobacco-spice potpourri lingers on my skin for a very long time, and I would describe the sillage as moderate to strong. I find the classification as unisex quite justified, as the fragrance, despite its sweetness, is not overly feminine, but also not classically masculine. Men who enjoy sweet-spicy scents are likely to appreciate this one as well.
Despite the fact that Liqueur Charnelle appeals to me and the fragrance notes are actually exactly what I like, this certain spark just doesn’t ignite for me. That feeling when you smell a fragrance and it fascinates you immediately and captivates you. I wonder what it is in this specific case, as the fragrance really has nothing that I concretely dislike: Is it that I have already smelled so many similar ones and (even if unconsciously) compare it with the others? I will definitely continue to test it, not in the hope that it will become a candidate for a bottle purchase, but simply as a change from my other fragrances that I wear so often and to perhaps discover even more facets.