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Sucreabeille 2016

7.3 / 10 73 Ratings

A perfume by Sucreabeille for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Resinous

Smoky

Green

Fragrance Notes

Ambroxan

Atlas cedar

Black pepper

Frankincense

Norlimbanol™

Ash tree

Cumin

Elemi resin Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Oakmoss

Tobacco absolute Cognac

Cognac

Copaiba balsam

Hay absolute

Castoreum

Cinnamon

Normalized Granite

Perfumer

Prin Lomros

Ratings

Scent

7.373 Ratings

Longevity

8.066 Ratings

Sillage

7.366 Ratings

Bottle

7.654 Ratings

Value for money

6.034 Ratings

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/13/2022

BobbyGee
230 Reviews

BobbyGee

Helpful Review 2

Prin / Eshu

'Eshu' or 'Legba' is a mischievous figure of the god of the Yoruba people in Nigeria, who knows all the languages spoken on Earth and serves as a divine messenger between gods and people. This creation is inspired by the fall collection of fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who died tragically in 2000. called 'Eshu'. Elements inspired by the Yoruba tradition and the folklore of the Yoruba creation myth juxtaposed with modern elements. '

It is a spicy-incense-woody and smoky perfume. The centerpiece of this perfume is a marriage of incense and spices (pepper, cinnamon, cumin, nutmeg) with a tree that evolves in combination with a very noticeable tobacco through notes of smoky animal castoreum, rum, and ending with spicy and resin notes. This fragrance is very interesting, well blended and non-linear. I find in it a multitude of impressions and similarities with other Prina Lomros perfumes, including Ma Nishtana, as well as woody and smoky fragrances such as Beaufort (Tonnerre) or Naomi Goodsir (Bois d'Ascese). I recommend.

01/24/2021

5.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

Peppery Vague Woods...

Eshu goes on skin with a brief touch of soft cinnamon spice with a supporting cedar wood undertone before gradually transitioning to its heart. As the composition enters its early heart the cinnamon remains, gaining a bit of strength as it joins fine black pepper and natural smelling cumin spice in support of the focal moderately aromatic woody accord, with the cedar mingling with other vague woods (aka norlimbanol) and woody pine-like frankincense. During the late drydown the composition is heavily weighted to the norlimbanol driven vague woods with the cedar remaining in support to add realism. Projection is excellent, as is longevity that skirts outstanding at just under 15 hours on skin.

Eshu has a very long official list of ingredients, but I confess most of them just don't register with my own experience wearing it on skin. The key standouts are the peppery vague woods and the pine-like frankincense. There really isn't much to write about as the composition is highly linear from start to finish. I *will* say that the open and early heart represent the best the perfume has to offer, as the cinnamon is very skillfully implemented by perfumer Lomros to the point of one really having to pay attention to find it but it definitely is there, adding the perfect early balance to the peppery woods. Alas, the rest is just a pretty decent woody frankincense offering that does little to distinguish itself from its peers save the more precise use of the norlimbanol in the base balanced by natural smelling cedar that yields a more realistic overall woody profile than others that usually enter scrubber territory. The bottom line is the $140 per 30ml Eshu has little outright wrong about it, but never gives the wearer a reason to want to choose it over its contemporaries, earning it an "above average" 2.5 to 3 stars out of 5 rating and a neutral recommendation to all.

02/03/2022

9Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Minigolf
2536 Reviews

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Minigolf

Helpful Review 10

The Difficulty of Describing Complex Scents

"My first thought is 'medicine.' Dark herbal brew in a pharmacist's bottle. But that only fits partially. Perhaps the elixir of a shaman is a better description. Mystical, dark, woody, resinous. Incense ritual before a healing session. Hay in the background. Recovery after a long illness. Life-giving and close to nature. Finely branched scent segments pose riddles. They lead back to the Middle Ages with their slightly gloomy intentions. Further back to the first brightness of antiquity. The 'modern age' after the early period. Exploration of natural phenomena with rational science. At the same time, a reverent wonder of the uninitiated. The Assyrians, then the ancient Greeks, later the Romans. Bright flashes of light in the darkness of superstition. Natural scents, like those of balsams and resins, woods and incense, herbs and 'animal' scent substances stand on the same olfactory level as the pleasant aromas of floral extracts and distillates of delicate fragrant plants. One is considered 'primitive and wild,' the other 'civilized.' They eventually unite into 'mixed scents'... just as the 'native Germans,' the 'barbarians' slowly but surely adopted the orderly life of the Romans, defined by laws and officials. The scents transformed with them.
'Eshu' is a perfume that makes the slightly uncivilized acceptable. For modern man longs for his natural origins. To treat moor and forest, animals and plants more carefully. To allow natural meadows and use their hay for fodder and other meaningful purposes.
Since the ash tree is also used as a scent substance in this fragrance, it may evoke a memory of the 'world ash Yggdrasil,' which guided the fates of humanity and the environment. In the myths of the Celts and Germans.
Eshu is at the same time a warning scent for the preservation of nature, while also being life-affirming, as it reminds us of its beauty and mysteries.
Yes, it is medicine. Perhaps one that stimulates reflection on complex interconnections.
And an elixir that awakens new life forces. And a reminder that where there is light, shadow must not be absent. Conversely, where there is shadow, there must be light somewhere.

09/16/2020

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Yharnam79
81 Reviews

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Yharnam79

Top Review 16

The God. The Spirit. The Unpredictable. The Sexual. The Respected. The Feared.

That ESHU is a god (also spirit, depending on the branch of faith) of the Yoruba and thus of various Afro-American faiths was completely unknown to me until I took an interested look into the name.
I had initially thought of "Ash" due to the fragrance pyramid (which, by the way, would also fit quite well).
ESHU also seems to play a role in other religions and cultures.
Sometimes as the god of (life) paths and crossroads, sometimes as a spirit (being), and sometimes as an unpredictable and impulsive trickster who enjoys creating chaos and possesses power over sexual desire and longing.
However, he does not seem to be entirely good or entirely evil. He is both respected and feared.

But that’s just a small, minimally informative introduction...

ESHU is a fragrance that impresses me in multiple ways.
Starting with the fact that from the moment I sprayed the test sample to "Now pay with Paypal," it took less than 3 minutes. So fast (especially considering the price range of the Prin fragrances) that I might have actually had my finger on the trigger in my memory maybe twice.
Years ago with Patchouli Absolu and then again with Ceylon.
Of course, there have been fragrances that I bought more or less spontaneously in the perfumery, but even that took longer.

ESHU has captivated me as strongly as its "older brother" ARAN does for me.
I take no responsibility for the following comparison, as the two test subjects I wanted to verify my impression with could not share my opinion regarding the similarity of these two fragrances.
Right upon spraying, I get the ARAN association.
No idea why.
It’s not even that one could say the opening smells "exactly like" ARAN.
It’s more of a nuance plus the entire mood and aura that ESHU exudes.
I also find that ESHU fits perfectly into the fragrance world of ARAN and MRIGA.
Homa could also easily be included as a fourth fragrance here.
Even though none smell like the other, they belong to the same family in my mind.
Powerful, mystical, dark. Animalic and natural.

He also shares similarities with the aforementioned fragrances in terms of descriptiveness.
It’s actually easier to speak in images.
What does ESHU smell like?

The fragrance continuously moves from the darkest greens and dirty browns with lighter, almost dark orange flecks across all darker green and brown tones. Sometimes something orange flashes through, sometimes something blood red. Sometimes a whitish-gray mist, sometimes the almost black night sky under which the ash tree sways in the cool wind, with a deer resting at its foot. Between earth, wood, stones, and moss. Fresh resin sticks in thick drops to its fur.
A few trees away, a hunter sits on a slightly damp hay bale obscured by the forest mist, enjoying a cognac while chewing on his Ricola Swiss herbal candy. The open tobacco pouch made of leather at his belt.
Carefully observing the forest inhabitants from a distance around him.

Bringing all this to a conclusion will be a small challenge.

ESHU smells of nature.
Of forest and damp air.
Of earth.
It is dark, yet not destructive or life-denying. Dark and sublime. Powerful and mystical; in some aspects even a bit ethereal.
Possibly even sexual. However, I would need to inquire or sniff that more closely.
But I can confidently admit: I feel anything but unmanly, insecure, or unsexy when I wear it.

I really like the darker Prin fragrances.
I still find ARAN to be an absolute hit. MRIGA as well.
ESHU could come from "the same mold" and is in no way inferior to either.
I can hardly imagine that someone likes the other two but finds nothing appealing in ESHU.

Amen.