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West Third Brand 2009

7.3 / 10 51 Ratings

A perfume by West Third Brand for women and men, released in 2009. The scent is floral-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral

Woody

Sweet

Spicy

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Rose

Spices

Coriander

Violet

Geometric Blister

Heart Notes

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Sandalwood

Cashmere wood

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Base Notes

Honey

Amber

Musk

Magnetic Dandruff

Ratings

Scent

7.351 Ratings

Longevity

7.938 Ratings

Sillage

7.439 Ratings

Bottle

7.644 Ratings

Submitted by Labormaus · last update on 03/20/2025.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/12/2015

10Scent

Tresor
12 Reviews

Tresor

Very helpful Review 2

Fifty Shades of Tré

Finally giving Army of Lovers from LM Parfums a proper go and….wow. Oozing with animalic honeylust and bound in black leather. Crimson velvet petals luxuriating in their deluge of precious essences, adorned with aureate radiance of warm desert spice enraptured beneath emerald aurora. Exquisite filth as the arms which catch and cradle the glimmering petals as they fall. I've fallen.

11/28/2014

Myhorses
33 Reviews

Myhorses

Helpful Review 7

Take a ride

I have to confess that I enjoy musky animalic perfumes and among my favorites in this stable are Musc Khoublai Khan and Musc Tonkin.
Among other animals horses haunted the olfactive imagination of many perfumers and, as a consequence, there are several perfumes claiming the smell of horse mane or the smell of an Arabian horse and the list can go on. In my perception, none of these really captured that sweet floral musky smell of horse sweat combined with the salty leathery smell of the saddle, reins and bridles. Searching and testing a lot of musky animalic leathery scents I finally succeed these days to find my real horse ride perfume – Army of Lovers .
The beginning of Army of Lovers, fragrance named after a Swedish band popular in early 90’s, took me back in time , it s like a vintage rose leathery perfume.

During the first hour it smells like riding a horse having in one hand a big bunch of dark roses and in the other hand the reins, everything being so real: roses, horse sweat and the saddle.
At this stage the ghosts of Gucci’s L’Arte and Theo Fennell’s Scent appeared on my skin but, mostly, this fragrance has the dark vibe of Serge Lutens’s Rose de Nuit. The rose leather accord is velvety and decadent and during the first hour I’m very much tempted to believe that Army of Lovers is dark rose perfume but let’s see what is happening until the end of the ride.

There is also a strong chypre vibe which appeared and started to grow , the illusion of oakmoss probably being created with the help of the green notes of coriander lending more sophistication, cleaning up the stable and grooming the horses. There is a certain degree of dirtiness but do not expect more dirtiness than in other old school perfumes. Army of Lovers has the perfect dose of dirtiness, on the right skin , can be wearable in public without blushing. After the dark rose perfume moment now is the chypre perfume time.

As the time passes the huge velvety dark roses bunch fades and the equine sweet musky smell becomes much more insidious evolving into a leathery animalic scent but in the same time starts to be soft. It it is obvious that Army of Lovers is a genuine seduction scent .
This long ride ends after many hours (8-10) during which Army of Lovers left big trails behind. At this stage the final notes – honey and amber make Army of Lovers sweeter, the leather scent becomes soft and ambery with the memory of roses.

02/07/2015

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

VegaOcean
155 Reviews

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VegaOcean

Top Review 9

True Rose, False OUD...

Disparaged as a 90s scent of trash glamour pop, this fragrance is almost a homage to the cheap opulence and kitschy luxury of days gone by before the tube television. Bad gay ballads and cheerful dance sounds come to mind with this scent. Does anyone still remember the band Army of Lovers? I love them...
Baroque dresses and lots of powder and glitter. Yes, that fits the fragrance. Not quite serious glamour.

Actually a rose scent with a hidden OUD note and yet quite different from the standard OUD/ROSE mix.
It seems as if OUD is being simulated here.

The development is beautiful. Well balanced. Not much that is disturbing.
It starts rather cold and fresh with violet, until the wonderful rose reveals itself. A real and cold rose. Credible and not too old-fashioned. The rose is not too kitschy and not too sweet. Simply well done. What is supposed to be musk is more of an OUD wood note in the background. Not medicinal, not annoying. Simply beautiful. Honey and amber linger. Subtle and not too harsh. Very unisex. Not too loud.

Sillage is okay, but unfortunately it didn't last too long on my skin. What a pity.
What do I miss? More intensity in the rose. It should be a bit livelier. More musk and less old, musty wood.
Sometimes it smells a bit like ash or muddy. I hope that's not due to my skin...

In short: A beautiful rose fragrance for individualists and glamorous trash fans. For men and women. Special enough to stand out and unique in the top and middle notes, but not in the base. Feel free to spray more. Give it a try. Long live kitsch-baroque!