Collection Parisienne

Pas Ce Soir bdk Parfums 2023 Extrait

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7.8 / 10 146 Ratings

A new perfume by bdk Parfums for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is sweet-fruity. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Sweet

Fruity

Floral

Spicy

Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pear

Ginger

Black pepper

Cocoa

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Orange blossom

Peach

Quince

Moroccan jasmine absolute

Base Notes

Indonesian patchouli

Ambroxan

Benzoin

Cashmeran

Vanilla

Perfumer

Violaine Collas

Ratings

Scent

7.8146 Ratings

Longevity

8.3122 Ratings

Sillage

7.9120 Ratings

Bottle

8.6131 Ratings

Value for money

6.997 Ratings

Submitted by Essy07, last update on 14.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

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

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/09/2024

10
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

QueenOfPeace
16 Reviews

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QueenOfPeace

2

The cornucopia

A round dance of fruits, sweet and fully ripe, dances around a cornucopia of cocoa beans, pepper and other mysterious ingredients To speak of an elemental force here would be the wrong expression, yet the fragrance is more than just potent.
The pear and quince come through very nicely, but no one would want to presume to tell the two apart so precisely. The other fruits are also very present and, fortunately, individually perceptible. Above all, they are quite faithful to the original, there is hardly any hint of synthetics here. And if it is noticeable here and there (and it does become a little more prominent after a while), it is not distracting, but only adds to the absolutely wonderful persistence.
Everything is well interwoven, fruity-sweet with a tart cocoa note, a slight peppery warmth and a supporting base.
There is no floral note here, the fruit leaves no room for rivals.
I also find the extrait much more unisex than the edp, the tart cocoa gives it a slight spiciness that suits everyone.
A very successful big sister/brother (or brester, if you prefer) for the edp.

12/27/2023

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 7.5
Scent

QuiRei
7 Reviews

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QuiRei

Helpful Review 7

Pas ce soir...

...is unfortunately the program for me. I own the Pas Ce Soir perfume, and I have to say that the extrait is too harsh for me as a woman. I do get 90% PCS parfum vibes, so the DNA with the quince and cocoa is clearly recognizable, but for me the patchouli is a huge hit here. For me, it's not as creamy and round as the "original". For men, on the other hand, it's great because the extrait is more bitter. All in all, of course, as always from BDK, a successful work.

08/22/2023

5
Pricing 8
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 5.5
Scent

Belletrist
31 Reviews

Belletrist

1

Poached pear dessert

The original was my first bottle from BDK, so I was really excited about the extrait version but it's honestly been a bit of a let down.

On me the extrait is a sweet poached pear dessert. In the opening there's a little more acerbity, perhaps more of a fruit cocktail and it's a little juicier. I don't tend to get ginger in most fragrances and that's the case here (and with the original), and I don't get the cocoa or florals, and perhaps most disappointingly I never get the patchouli. I just get pear pear pear, that becomes more stewed and vanillic over time.

I've tested this on skin twice now, and I think perhaps I need to revisit it in cooler weather in the fall or winter, except that I would think the heat would only help the fragrance bloom?? My experience of the fragrance both times I tested it was that it lasted a long time, but it wore somewhat close to the skin and did not have an expansive sillage. Each time, I kinda forgot it was there, in part because it was so linear and other stuff I sprayed projected so much more.

Sprayed at Scentbar DTLA in August on an 85F day, and at ZGO Perfumery in SF on a 75F day.

07/18/2023

5
Pricing 8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

NicheOnly
44 Reviews

NicheOnly

Helpful Review 4

Am I being tricked? Is this designer?

Original Pas Ce Soir Eau de Parfum is undoubtedly a feminine fragrance that gives off accords of sweet, floral, and fruity. When BDK released Gris Charnel Extrait last year, I'm sure a lot of people were thinking where that fragrance would steer given the original's feminine lean. I would've bet against BDK's ability to take the original Pas ce Soir and turn it into a unisex product.

While Pas Ce Soir Extrait doesn't fully accomplish a unisex profile, it gets close enough to the point where men who are comfortable wearing scents like Ouverture, and Gris Charnel Eau de Parfum might give it consideration.

On my skin, the Extrait smells very simple. From the very first moment, the accord that I got was pear. I had previously seen the notes (and a couple reviews on top), but was slightly caught off by the prominence of this accord. After having given the scent a few moments, I still mostly notice the pear and have to go looking for the other accords. Yes, there is a mild chocolatey cacao flank at the top.

The biggest discrepancy between the Extrait and the original stems from the accords. While the original opens with prominent floral accords, I never notice them here. The original also has a noticeable blast of sweetness right off the top which is not mirrored with the Extrait. A miniscule difference is visible in the base through a slightly smoky bonfire-like accord. Core drydown has prominent cashmeran, providing a smooth final transition for what is already a very smoothly blended fragrance.

My initial performance impressions are that it seems a bit lackluster, yet this is off an in-doors test. Revised ratings may be needed. After initially posting the review, I took off a point in both performance and sillage. Extrait didn't open as nuclear and in the drydown it doesn't seem as potent either (albeit the original really isn't too).

To close, I want to emphasize the simplicity of this profile. While it doesn't take away from the high-quality blending, the scent may feel like it doesn't accomplish much. Within niche perfumery, pear is not a note that you see much of, yet I would not be shocked if people smelled this & thought it was a well-blended Kayali fragrance or a scent in the family of "La Belle" from JPG. Pas Ce Soir Extrait feels like a scent where the niche house pulls the tail of the niche hobbyist by tricking them into thinking this is the best thing since sliced bread. I just can't figure out if it really is, or is this chocolatey pear scent just a reimagination of something else already out there.