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Impériale

L'Aigle de la Victoire Rancé 1795 2013

7.5 / 10 31 Ratings

A perfume by Rancé 1795 for men, released in 2013. The scent is smoky-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Smoky

Spicy

Leathery

Woody

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Calabrian bergamot

Grapefruit

Heart Notes

Patchouli

Birch leaf

Raspberry

Base Notes

Frankincense Leather

Leather

Oud

Vetiver

Atlas cedar

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

7.531 Ratings

Longevity

8.322 Ratings

Sillage

7.923 Ratings

Bottle

7.724 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius · last update on 11/30/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Impériale collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Leather Oud

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/05/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

2

Leather Oud L'eau

Easily the nicest Rancé I have tried so far, an easy win anyway given the quality of their other fragrances. A hypothetical Dior’s “Leather Oud L’Eau”, basically: terribly similar to that at first, the same exact birch-leather uber-dry blend with smoky-fecal nuances, just a bit more shallow and much less deep and rich than the Dior, especially on the drydown. Kind of cheaper too, both in a positive meaning (cost) and negative (quality). The smell is similar at first, but the kind of similarity linking a really good picture of landscape, to the real landscape: you miss the living part. Still, they are clearly tightly connected, so if you’re craving for Leather Oud and you’re willing to settle, just get this and you’ll be fine. For whom doesn’t know the Dior, basically Aigle de la Victoire is a quite simple, almost martial blend mostly based on dry smoky birch wood and leather, kind of oud-ish too, with something herbal and slightly sweet that reminded me of black tea. That’s it: woody, smoky, leathery – the leather accord is really nice here, discreet but solid, kind of synthetic-roasted but it works. That’s it, nearly no evolution, long-lasting power. A must for all fans of dry-dark-smoky scents, gloomy and refined, not a holy grail probably as to me it smells slightly cheap overall, but really decent for the price (and for the line).

7/10

09/25/2015

8Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Meggi
1018 Reviews

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Meggi

Top Review 17

Stay away from me!

Then I'm easy to please!

But to start with, we are first hit by a smoky, sour birch. Let's leave it at that; I can't start talking about ham again. Crazy. There's not much that can flatten a real bay leaf. The smoky birch manages that.

It's intensely spiced. Thyme, if you ask me; I would have initially guessed marjoram, but botanically, they aren't that far apart. Moreover - I just learned - there are several varieties of thyme that differ in scent to the extent that they have their own sub-names.

The birch and the for-me-first-marjoram inevitably remind me of the bizarre Fuoco Infernale by Linari in this strange combination. Not exactly a mother-in-law's favorite, but rather...uh...difficult. Thus, L'Aigle de la Victoire inevitably triggers a similar sniffing compulsion in me as Fuoco Infernale. Abnormal.

After 30 minutes, thyme becomes more plausible; after a good hour, I even diagnose a powerfully thick-bitter variant of it, as if someone had not concentrated enough with Aspecton cough drops (made from thyme extract) and had evaporated the stuff a second time.

Hairdryer? Plastic? All have been mentioned! After about three hours, L'Aigle de la Victoire in close combat is a tough spice-tar scent from the bitter direction, which reminds me in style (though not in the sense of a fragrance twin) of Oud Imperial by Perris. Specifically, I mean this concentrated-thick herbaceousness. However, the Perris takes it to the extreme. In contrast, today's candidate remains relatively mild, at least if one gives it some space.

The scent needs distance from the skin when sniffing. In projection, the strangely bitter spice concoction mixes into an extraordinarily appealing smoky note that pairs well with a suit and would surely come across as deadly to men on a woman in an evening gown (nothing less will do!). The endurance of this fragrance phase would also be suitable for an evening event.

Because only after several hours does the smoke gradually merge with something creamy. Very slowly, the scent transforms and eventually reaches a kind of mellow maturity: amber, a hint of smoke, labdanum is fine, yes, and a pinch of vanilla must have slipped in too. But...on top, thyme remains until the very end.

Conclusion: After the nose-fig start, the scent becomes well-tolerated while maintaining polite distance, yet remains consistently original. Production discontinued? That was obvious...

I thank Angelliese for the sample.

09/07/2015

8Scent

Ergoproxy
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Ergoproxy

Top Review

Darkness

In darkness
Where my dreams are all too clear
Darkness, darkness
Filled with all the sounds of fear
I hear voices (don't turn out the light)
Calling faraway
I see shadows (don't turn out the light)
Moving, changing shape

And the clock stops
As darkness closes in
I hesitate but it's too late
I scream and scream again

I hear colours black and red
I see sounds that fill my head
I'll never read those books again

Lyrics: The Human League

The album "Dare" by the English group The Human League was something like a musical revelation for me, and apart from the universally popular "Don't you want me," I still enjoy listening to the record. Dare is (along with Kraftwerk) responsible for my fondness for electronic music, which has persisted to this day.

Alongside the song "Open your heart," the melancholically dark "Darkness" is one of my favorite tracks on the album, and in my opinion, this song fits the cumbersome scent of Rancé 1795.

After being somewhat disappointed by the fragrant emperor, I didn't pay much attention to the brand anymore, as I suspected something similarly trivial with L'Aigle de la Victoire.
I was mistaken, as I can now realize thanks to the lovely Angeliese.

The previous comments make it clear, this scent is special and it polarizes.

I don't want to contradict my fellow commentators (except for Angeliese), L'Aigle de la Victoire is very idiosyncratic, but it is not a stinker to my nose.

I dare to make the bold claim that the scent is more suited for men's skin, as my surroundings also found that the scent would smell very good on me, but indeed also quite distinctive.

For me, L'Aigle de la Victoire has no top note, as the scent starts off with a very smoky patchouli blast. Well, not everyone may like that, but I have experienced even more charred scents, and this one is almost harmless by comparison.

The smoky trail dissipates quite quickly and gives the leather (I assume in the form of birch tar) all the space to unfold further. The mixture of earthy-sweet patch and coarse leather then dominates the scent. Only after many hours do balsamic traces emerge, without significantly altering the scent.

By the way, L'Aigle de la Victoire (whatever that may mean, something with victory for sure) thematically (not olfactorily) has a lot in common with ELdO's Rien. Both smell rough like leather and have both above-average projection and longevity. In direct comparison, I even find the Rancé to be a bit darker.

Since I already have such a powerful scent club in my collection with Rien, L'Aigle de la Victoire doesn't necessarily need to come into my possession.

Anyone testing L'Aigle de la Victoire should dose carefully!

01/19/2015

3.5Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Seerose
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Urea Plastic-Like

Is it even worth writing a comment about this - uh - what is this supposed to be - smell of a scorched hairdryer or something, regarding "L'Aigle de Victoire"?
There are scents, pardon, perfumes, that have such odorants listed, some stink too, but this one?
Even my stomach revolts.
"L'Aigle de la Victoire," as it says on the sample sprayer, initially smells dense on the skin like everything Angua has written. Now it’s time to summarize this, to make a comparison, to name a reference scent so that interested parties know what they are getting into.
The only things that come to mind are electrical appliances that, on one hand, still smell new and initially, during first use, smell of the heating dust from the circuit boards, of cheap cable sheathing warming up. Or like a hairdryer that starts to scorch, a mixer. With such a smell, at least with the hairdryer or mixer, you immediately pull the plug. Or like plastic that has melted on a ceramic cooktop, like synthetic leather that has been scorched by a cigarette. Especially when you smell "L'Aigle de la Victoire" from about 30 cm away from the skin. After rummaging through my scent memory for a while, I realize what it smells like: urea plastics, which can smell so disgusting. We have an elevator with such an interior lining. And every time you use it, you wonder if someone has peed in the corner, or if someone incontinent was in there before.
But it’s never the case; it’s spick and span, the lining is mint green, the floor is made of ceramic tiles.
When smelled very close to the skin, "L'Aigle de la Victoire" is even a bit green, sour, patchouli-like, indeed. And of course, it’s a middle ground between synthetic leather that has been scented with a natural leather aroma - right? I think that’s enough. Now I get to wash it off again.

Statements

13 short views on the fragrance

Floyd

4 years ago

8.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

36

29

Rugged land
Withered and leathery
Bright, piercing light
From burning birches
Earthy trails
Dark hybrids
Rising from the fog over the grasses

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UntermWert

4 years ago

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18

no, it’s not Robin Hood in a soft leather jerkin,
it’s some unwashed thug who’s been rolling around in the bushes

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Pollita

5 years ago

5.5Scent 8Sillage

19

13

Aromatics Elixir meets leathery animal notes with oud. It starts off unique, but gradually becomes unbearable for my nose.

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Chizza

5 years ago

7.5Scent

15

12

Pandora's box, a hint of TF London but much dirtier and darker, with sharp spices, tanned leather, and burnt resins.

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Yatagan

8 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

14

7

Baron de la Victoire unfortunately liked to hang out in shady establishments. His shirts smelled of it for days.

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CharlAmbre

3 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

11

4

The old knight, already weathered in his cracked leather jerkin, looked majestic under the resinous birch.

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Kovex

7 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

7

3

Distinctly masculine, smoky, spicy, resinous.
Not for full-beard hipsters - only for real men.

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Jensemann

7 years ago

9Scent 5Longevity 7Sillage

5

2

A slightly quieter dupe of Chanel's Antaeus! If you want something less loud, just go for Rancé!

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Parfusion

8 years ago

9.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

5

A bold homage to Dior's Leather Oud, but even more feverish, manic. After 24 hours (!) it becomes extremely classy. Unfortunately reformulated from 10/2015.

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Parma

7 years ago

4Scent 10Longevity 8Sillage

4

1

Very herbaceous, extremely dusty scent. Also very present. I'm almost suffocating from it. Headache-inducing fragrance. A bit more bearable in the base.

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