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Brun Sicilien Scent on Canvas 2013

7.9 / 10 10 Ratings

A popular perfume by Scent on Canvas for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is leathery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Leathery

Spicy

Woody

Smoky

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

White blossoms Jasmine

Jasmine

Sicilian mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Suede

Black pepper

Cardamom

Leather

Base Notes

Birch

Indonesian patchouli Amber

Amber

Bourbon vanilla

Perfumer

Alexandra Kosinski

Ratings

Scent

7.910 Ratings

Longevity

6.29 Ratings

Sillage

5.39 Ratings

Bottle

6.615 Ratings

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/19/2014

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Jbells
46 Reviews

Jbells

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Something Gentlemanly

My first impression of this is masculinity. Brun Sicily brings to mind men in tweed, on horseback, riding through a meadow with their horses kicking up little white flowers. There's a whiff of suede, leather and spices on a bed of white florals.

As it wears on, it becomes yet deeper and heavier. Somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd hour of wear, the spices spike for a while, then die down and give way to an almost cuddly musky feel. If it wasn't for the slight smokiness that emerges, this could have been a bit of a nice skin scent, but the smoke helps the perfume float around.

Throughout the entire lifespan of Brun Sicilien on my skin (almost 5 hours!), I did not smell much vanilla. Perhaps it is there in softer degrees than I am used to, and my inexperienced nose missed it in the swirl of spices and suede.

Scent on Canvas lists this as a unisex scent, but to some extent, I beg to differ. A woman could wear this comfortably (especially in the last couple of hours), but to my nose, this is the scent for a young man out to woo a lady, and is determined to let her know that he is, in no uncertain terms, a true gentleman.

Sillage is wanting on me. It doesn't carry very far, which I found slightly disappointing.

01/30/2015

8Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Leimbacher
2877 Reviews

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Leimbacher

Helpful Review 4

Italiano Vero?

I had saved Brun Sicilien as the last scent from Scent On Canvas, being a leather enthusiast (also with Sicilian roots), as I thought it might suit me best... and it turned out to be true.

BS is a muted leather scent that also has a slightly floral, citrusy, and creamy quality. Leather is not dominant, yet it remains the centerpiece of the fragrance. What’s nice is that this scent reminds me of neither Cuir d'Ange by Hermes nor any other trendy leather fragrance, and it comes across as pleasantly unique. No one really needed another Tuscan Leather clone. Framed by the bright, floral notes and creamy patchouli, the Argentinian leather (?) (because of Gaucho?^^) appears lighter, softer, and even more synthetic than black suede. More like beige synthetic leather, which I can still live with. Daim Blond also comes to mind, which radiated a similar vibe and I liked very much as well.

Longevity: 6-8 hours is almost standard.
Sillage: a trademark - never expansive, more on the body-close side.

Conclusion: the scent from Scent On Canvas that suits me best and that I like the most! An Italian leather fragrance that doesn’t need to hide from its competition, even though it clearly falls short against the new Hermes leather scent.

Overall, a good performance from the brand, with only one miss against 3 good to very good fragrances + the bolder experiment Noir de Mars!

12/10/2014

8Scent

Ergoproxy
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Artificial Leather as a Top Note?

The second test candidate from the brand Scent on Canvas also doesn't make the first encounter easy. Like Noir de Mars, the top note is quite special and unwieldy. And a glance at the pyramid left me astonished.

In the top note, in addition to jasmine, some cryptic white flowers are mentioned, and I wonder which ones they could be, as the opening accord smells almost like Skai artificial leather and not like flowers (I compared the scent impression with the eponymous CdG). I can't quite pick out the jasmine, but I assume it is not entirely innocent of the synthetic smell.

After a short while, the fragrance becomes more leathery and spicy. After another look at the pyramid, I find myself questioning how the listed gaucho leather olfactorily differs from other leathers? Can one really smell whether a South American cowherd has come into contact with leather? I categorize this scent note under the account "Marketing and Myths" and continue to focus on my scent impressions.
The leather note becomes softer the longer the fragrance lingers on the skin, and the spiciness steadily decreases.

The base notes then provide the leather with balsamic sweet notes and further tone down its scent.

In Brun Sicilien, the projection steadily decreases with the progression of the fragrance, but unlike Noir de Mars, the base stays on topic and does not drift into the arbitrary. The longevity is decent at just over 10 hours.

Brun Sicilien narrowly misses my wish list. With Askew, I already own a very special leather fragrance, and Brun Sicilien cannot quite compete with it in that regard.

08/29/2013

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Doris32
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Doris32

Very helpful Review 6

From an Extraordinary Concept Fragrance to a Pleasant Leather Perfume

The concept of the fragrance line "scent on canvas" originates from Béatrice Aguilar, who learned the art of perfumery at Antonio Puig in Barcelona and aims to unite painting and scent with her project.
The intermediality of "scent on canvas" should not be understood as a mutual reference and reflection of one medium through the other, but rather as a total work of art, where one medium completes the other: the visual aspect is clearly part of the fragrance experience. The same applies to the knowledge of the inspiration, the history of the scent.

The artist Tano Pisano was inspired by the tapestries of the Florentine Palazzo Davanzati and created a deep brown kaleidoscope of geometric figures based on that.

The fragrance developed by show jumper and perfumer Alexandra Kosinski is a bitter, dry leather scent, whose name "Brun Sicilien" is derived from the corresponding color shade on the artist's palette.
The top and heart notes of the perfume are dominated, in accordance with the concept, by a scent reminiscent of oil paint, whose character evokes thoughts of Nez à Nez fragrances like Atelier d' Artiste or Bal d' Afrique. The strong artificiality that characterizes the scent at this stage evokes images of a studio: palettes with dried oil paint are scattered around, creating a certain scratchiness; brushes are soaking in turpentine in jars, spreading a sharp smell. In experiencing this stage of the fragrance, I fear that Brun Sicilien is more an exciting concept scent than a wearable everyday fragrance.
However, this scent is not only about art, as it should not be forgotten; the creator is a show jumper and therefore very familiar with the scent of leather. Thus, the color "brown" represents not only paint but also natural materials like wood and leather, as well as the warm physicality of horsehair and skin:

"the heat infused by wood as it burns on the fire, the warmth of horse’s hair transmitted to the rider’s body, the heat when wearing leather, and the warmth of a caress"

Although leather, wood, and a hint of something slightly burnt, ashy are strongly present in this scent, I do not perceive it as warm, but rather as bitter. Similar to the classic leathery scent Knize Ten, this bitterness generally suits men better, but it can also work for women who prefer more bitter fragrances. The scent is not clearly bitter; rather, it is characterized by a dark, bitter citrus aroma; it is also very woody, and the distinctly noticeable black pepper adds spice to it.
Only very late in the fragrance development, when the base is almost reached, does it become softer and rounder; it is now pleasantly leathery, the vanilla comes out a bit, not too strong, and the scent is now somewhat comparable to Cuir Beluga, although it is significantly spicier and less vanilla-smooth than that one - at this stage, the scent is simply a beautiful, pleasant, and wearable leather fragrance.

Anyone who wants to see for themselves whether the concept of bringing together painting and scent works here can order a sample set with a 3ml sample of this fragrance and the four other fragrances for 10 euros (+ 2 euros shipping costs) on the homepage of scent on canvas.