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7.6 / 10 114 Ratings
A popular perfume by Stéphane Humbert Lucas for women and men, released in 2022. The scent is leathery-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Leathery
Spicy
Floral
Resinous
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
TuberoseTuberose SpicesSpices VioletViolet Pink pepperPink pepper
Heart Notes Heart Notes
LeatherLeather RoseRose SandalwoodSandalwood
Base Notes Base Notes
PatchouliPatchouli AmberAmber MuskMusk FrankincenseFrankincense

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7.6114 Ratings
Longevity
8.0100 Ratings
Sillage
7.699 Ratings
Bottle
8.7107 Ratings
Value for money
6.577 Ratings
Submitted by Essy07, last update on 09/15/2025.
Interesting Facts
According to the homepage, Crying of Evil is inspired by the poetry collection ''Les Fleurs du Mal'' by Charles Baudelaire.
The fragrance is part of the La Collection Serpent collection.

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Myrtillajus

535 Reviews
Myrtillajus
Myrtillajus
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Les fleurs du mal
The first book of poems I bought was Les Fleur du Mal, by Baudelaire.
His character has always fascinated me, but also the contrast between Spleen and the ideal, understood as the evil of living and boredom (called, precisely, spleen) and the beauty of life, expressed through art and poetry; and then madness, a state of mind that serves to distance oneself from reality; the correspondences between things, wine and all those that are artificial paradises, as the only way to calm that pain of living.
Crying of Evil is inspired by this collection of poems, and exudes voluptuousness, shadows and magnetism: sugary, spicy and sensual notes alternate, I perceive the red fruits, the floral part, in this case withered, intense and slightly smoky.
Beautiful creation, full and seductive.

“A flash… then the night! – Fugitive beauty
from the look that immediately made me reborn,
Will I only see you again in eternity?
Elsewhere, very far from here! Too late! Maybe never!
Because I don't know where you're going, nor do you know where I'm going,
you who I would have loved, you who knew it!”
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Shemsmeller

207 Reviews
Shemsmeller
Shemsmeller
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Oud of evil
I discovered this perfume today at Printemps Boulevard Haussmann in Paris.

the bottle is a real marvel.

I won't say the same about the content, a simple oud mixed with leather and berries, an impression of already smelled.

rather masculine oriental and for winter.i dislike a lot.

another flop for this brand of which I still don't own any perfume.
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Rammo

2 Reviews
Rammo
Rammo
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Crying of Evil
Stephane Humbert Lucas Crying of Evil…what a great name by the way….its a purple serpent that got me the moment it bit into my senses…a powdery violet experience with an amber base and a sweet fruity and tangy splash of red berries it truly is an amazing blend that also has some light spicyness aswell as a leathery and somewhat woody drydown with a ever so light hint of rose and all of this resting on a fluffy cloud of muskyness…trust me it may sound as complicated as it is but it all comes together into this beautyfull harmony of well blended notes..if the tears of evil smell this good I dont want to be a saint…I have also sampled all of the other fragrances from the La Serpent Collection and if they have one thing in common it would be the sweetness that lies within each of them…I gues you could say its the venom within the La Serpent Collection…
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This strikes me as mostly tuberose. Sweet, bubblegummy. Big turn off for me. Drydown: vanilla leather. Nice but too little too late
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Initially spicy-sweet and airy, a smooth and leathery, oriental floral-woody Winter fragrance, on a warm and resinous earthy-woody base.
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Opens warm spicy, amber (note similarity to Sand Dance); dried mainly leather & sandalwood, w/ floral tones fading. Fall-winter, leans masc.
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Dark blend of leather, spices and berries. There are hints of florals with a woody, smokey incense aroma.
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I think this isn't oriental, but has some vibe. It is a dark resinous floral and has a gentle charisma.
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Violet
Drowned in a jar of sugar
various roses
thrown in
a bit of resin added
and the little soup is ready*
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Famous rose-leather combo
But powdery violet,
dry-oriental spice & tuberose
give it a unique character
smoke shades it
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Sugar mist has vanished
Throw the violet into the spice pot
Rose whispers
Give it a little knock
Now she wears leather restraints.
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A strong leather note with violet and rose: so far, so familiar. I also sense a bit of smoke and animalic notes: doesn’t excite me.
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The combination of rose, violet leather, sweet resins, and incense is neither new nor innovative. Wear it yes, buy it no.
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