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Hypnotizing Fire The Harmonist 2016 Parfum

Hypnotizing Fire (Parfum) by The Harmonist

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Hypnotizing Fire (Parfum) (The Harmonist)

8.3 / 10 96 Ratings

A popular perfume by The Harmonist for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is spicy-sweet. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Sweet

Woody

Smoky

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Clove

Pepper tree

Pimento

Heart Notes

Praliné

Bulgarian rose

Patchouli

Base Notes

Opoponax

Vanilla

Benzoin

Perfumer

Guillaume Flavigny

Ratings

Scent

8.396 Ratings

Longevity

8.486 Ratings

Sillage

8.087 Ratings

Bottle

8.189 Ratings

Value for money

6.559 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 22.03.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "The Yin Collection" collection.

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/16/2022

Mlleghoul
353 Reviews

Mlleghoul

Helpful Review 8

This is good but you people need a cold shower

Do I need another smoky vanilla? I don’t know, man. Hypnotizing Fire from The Harmonist is stunning but I hate the way the copy reads and how most reviewers talk about it, all sexy this, seductive that. You people need some cold showers. Or maybe I’m a cranky old hag with a cooter full of cobwebs. I’d liken this perfume more to the silken veils of an ancient seer, gauzy with prophecy and incense fumes, softly draped over their faces and shoulders as they channel the words of the gods from the depths of trance as black pepper pods are tossed into the smoldering embers of sacred, spiced woods. But no matter how fabulous and fantastical the revelations from this ritual might seem to be…at the end of the day, it’s just a smoky vanilla (even if it does have a really cool name) and I already have a handful of scents similar to this sitting on my shelf, already paid for…and this one goes for $250 for a bottle. Le sigh.

09/11/2021

4
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Drseid
819 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 4

The Name "Hypnotizing Fire" Says It All...

Hypnotizing Fire opens with a blast of fiery red pepper and warm clove spice with hints of benzoin sweetened soft patchouli before gradually transitioning to its heart. As the composition enters its early heart the soft patchouli enhanced by remnants of the warm spice from the open takes the fore, as dull rose, frankincense-like opoponax and relatively smooth moderately sweet vanilla join in significant support. During the late dry-down the warm spice and dulled rose vacate, leaving remnants of the patchouli to support the now focal smooth vanilla with traces of the opoponax folded into the mix through the lengthy finish. Projection is good to very good and longevity outstanding at well over 20 hours on skin.

Hypnotizing Fire (and The Harmonist house in general) was a complete unknown to me as I was introduced to the perfume at my local Neiman Marcus while there to sample a completely different perfume. When the rep mentioned the house I was immediately skeptical, but one spray of Hypnotizing Fire made me a very quick believer. The perfume's published notes are pretty spot-on, with the real focus being some sublime soft patchouli, frankincense-like opoponax and smooth vanilla at its core. There isn't a lot of complexity, but while a relatively minimalist concoction, the obscure perfumer Guillaume Flavigny absolutely nails the execution of the top-notch quality ingredients. I wish the rest of The Harmonist house offerings I sampled impressed as much as this one, but while Hypnotizing Fire was the only winner I sniffed, it is superb smelling enough to hold up the small house on its merits alone. The bottom line is the $295 per 50ml refillable bottle Hypnotizing Fire certainly hypnotized this writer, earning an "outstanding" 4 to 4.5 stars out of 5 rating and a strong recommendation, particularly to soft patchouli lovers who enjoy compositions like Javanese Patchouli by Zegna.

08/03/2023

6
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Thatbwoy
89 Reviews

Thatbwoy

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day...

I can count on the three fingers of my righthand the number of times I have been surprised by YouTube fragrance influencers; surprised by the fact they were correct in their assessment of the fragrance and my agreement with them. Those three times were when I used to watch them with some regularity and pinch of salt; I tend not to watch them so much. Don’t get me wrong when one of the creators float across my YouTube algorithm, I might check out my past faves, but the brightly coloured back ground and gurning expression infomercial merchants...get a miss from me.

Those three times:

Frederic Malle – Musc Ravageur (Katie Puckrik Smells) - a lil’ unfair as I used to almost follow her every word like a disciple; and I have had this fascination with Katie Puckrik since she first appeared on TV The Word; for me she represented more than anyone else on TV at the time (probably Normski?) that crowd of people who are just effortlessly cool that you wanted to know – and she appeared to have a very similar taste as me. I sampled and bought a generous decant of this after completely convinced that I would be blown away by the fragrance, following St Katie Patron Saint of the ‘Cognoscenti’...she was not wrong. I fell for this scent. In the video Katie stated that “...You should really feel like you’re expressing something, of yourself, with your perfume” and That’s exactly how I feel and think about wearing fragrances.

Gucci Guilty Absolute (Brooklyn Fragrance Lover RIP) - As a reviewer I was always unsure about him as his affability made me think he was just much better at hiding the prod from the promotional arm of the brands and retailers he represented. I remember watching this and thinking it was just blatant forced hype, I was surprised and disappointed. Surprised that I liked it so soo much and disappointed because both BFL and Redolescents were right about it. But I’m over it as I love this fragrance.

Now the third...I haven’t been swayed by a YouTuber in years. I have ignored their opinions for so long that this third one is most egregious. As it came from a source and a YouTuber whom I used to watch out of a sheer perverse curiosity with how one man can talk utter nonsensical repetitive crap for long enough to gain the AdSense revenue and loyal viewership/subscribers.

The Bowtie Fragrance Guy

I would watch his videos on x2 and even then, I would rail against my own stupidity as he never seemed to finally land whatever point he was struggling to make.

But this one time, THIS ONE TIME! F*K!

He NAILED IT!

I had to see what this guy was going on about, I wanted to finally write a long-winded comment to one his videos finally getting “AHA! GOTCHA!” my moment. Happy in my conquest of having an opposing opinion and the eloquent diction to put it on this guy (who rarely wears a bowtie). Victory against the gurning finger pointing list-obsessed 'reviewers'.

Dammit! I don’t usually care for vanilla scents, as I find them such and ‘easy win’ for brands, as everyone like Vanilla, right? Well not I currently only have one fragrance with that magical Vanilla/Benzoin match, Moustache by Rochas (and I love that scent, might wear it tomorrow). But this is a marked difference and I honestly think that it’s the introduction of Pimento...yeah, I know, but there’s the heat from it that tempers so well with the sweetness and deep luxury of the Benzoin.

I got my sample, and I was expecting just a standard fragrance. In the sample box were other fragrances sample and I was surprised by all of them, that I liked them. I was very surprised as I was expecting not to like a one. Then I sampled Hypnotizing Fire.

I LOVE THIS
I WANT THIS
I WILL HAVE THIS
There's no 'IFs, ANDs or Buts' about it; this fragrance will be under my ownership, very soon.
This is going to take its place amongst the my '16 exalted' fragrances (I have chosen 16 fragrances that I would only buy full bottle of and would replace once used up, currently I have 9 fragrances on that list, this would be the tenth)

I wish to thank Darryl The Bowtie Fragrance guy, and I was wrong.

Dammit.

01/30/2021

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 8
Scent

Scentwitch
292 Reviews

Scentwitch

Peppery Wood

This is definitely a unique fragrance. I would say it is unisex, as I can see my husband also wearing it. It smells like vanilla, spicy woods on me. There’s a little bit of smoke, which is probably just the pepper showing through. I’m surprised at myself for liking this scent as much as I do.

It’s an ingenious concoction, actually. I’m not sure I would buy it unless you husband also likes wearing it, but I am definitely enjoying wearing it today. The longevity so far, is excellent and keeps going strong in my day with no end in sight.

Sillage is also very good. I’ve washed my hands several times and it does not come off my wrists. The bottle is amazingly beautiful, which I don’t actually own. I have a sample.

I would say this is a worth it perfume to have on hand, especially if you and your spouse share perfumes.

The fragrance lasted more than 9 hours, ending with a very pleasant vanilla woodsy scent.

04/17/2019

9
Bottle 10
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

50scents
5 Reviews

50scents

The Harmonist "Hypnotizing Fire"

Sampled this scent to a dinner party with very little expectation and recieved compliments all night. Sillage and projection are incredible. The scent is shared and both men and women can rock this with confidence. It doesn't lean toward either gender in my opinion. Men and women asked me the name if it all night. As for the notes, they were blended in a way that nothing really stood out, but maybe a spicey floral with some woods to balance it out. Definitely worth checking out.