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Quandoley 805 Maison Noir 2024

7.7 / 10 89 Ratings

A new perfume by Maison Noir for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is sweet-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Spicy

Floral

Smoky

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Olive oil

Pink pepper Cistus

Cistus

Heart Notes

Ylang-ylang

Frankincense Styrax

Styrax

Base Notes

Vanilla

Benzoin

Oud

Perfumer

Guillaume Flavigny

Ratings

Scent

7.789 Ratings

Longevity

7.666 Ratings

Sillage

7.168 Ratings

Bottle

7.462 Ratings

Value for money

7.052 Ratings

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Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/28/2025

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Tanelv
67 Reviews

Tanelv

2

My secret lover!

Comforting but edgy
warming but daring
sweet but sour

Reading the fragrance pyramid, something masculine, oily and heavy came to my mind. And the pnk pepper should add a sharp spicyness. And ofc oud tends to appear as a soloist around which all other notes hover as servants.

But this one is the most velvety oud I've ever smelled. My secret lover of the moment!

On the skin, "Quandoley 805" becomes delicately sensitive as it tries to blend into the body's chemistry. The note of olive oil adds greenish intrigue first. But it dissolves soon into gourmandy sweet depths.

Of course, landing on vanilla sweetness is a safe bet - but with the resins and ylang ylang, it has enough character to wear for a long time.

It´s a hidden gem, but would´nt dare to suggest it as a blind buy ;)

Btw - does anyone know if Quandoley has a meaning? I didn´t find any references ... Sounds like a bit oriental mystery ;)

05/05/2025

10Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Moglibine
1 Review

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Moglibine

5

A Magical Encounter

Here I stand, right at the beginning of my fragrance journey, surrounded by cheapies, the most common mainstream scents, and those oriental ones inspired by great perfumers, gazing speechlessly at the surprise sample I received with my order of exclusively very feminine, vanillic, and pleasing fragrance samples.

All the ordered scents fade into the background, and my attention is glued to this incredibly warm, woody, smoky, and resinous fragrance, and I am enchanted. I can't take my nose off my hand where the sprayer reveals its full splendor. Could it really be? Has the gourmand lover, who only knows Oud from reading, fallen shockingly in love with something completely different?

The scent wraps me in a warm blanket on a cold winter evening by the fireplace. But not a smoke that scratches the lungs, rather a feeling of coming home and comfort. Relaxation sets in.

The more I realize that my journey is still just beginning and there are so many exciting fragrance worlds that I can only just sense so far.

My magical encounter will surely find a place with me - without a doubt - we will meet again in winter. Until then, the sample will be well rationed - just so - for occasional sniffing and feeling good.

12/01/2024

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

DuftfArb3n
14 Reviews

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DuftfArb3n

6

Quandoley - The Journey on the Luxury Express Train

…without a clear destination.

I had already written a statement. However, in my opinion, this fragrance deserves a more detailed description.

So I now dedicate this review to the latest(?!) release "Quandoley 805" from Maison Noir, a relatively young perfume company founded by Claudio Denz, the son of Silvio Denz, a Swiss entrepreneur, collector of artworks, and fine wines.
The latter has also taken on several existing and promising brands to extract the best from each. He has also helped some to refine their offerings, comparable to crystal glass art à la Lalique.

The most important example of this is Lalique, with which René Lalique made his breakthrough in the early last century with exquisite and delicate glass art. Silvio Denz is currently the CEO of Lalique Group SA.

Perfume bottles and high-quality glass art were, especially as the noble fragrance compositions of earlier perfumers gained increasing popularity and recognition, inseparably linked. Silvio Denz seems to fully dedicate himself to many of the various aspects surrounding luxury goods and enjoyment.
At this point, I recommend researching further if you are not already familiar.

Maison Noir, co-created by entrepreneur Claudio Denz, has created a very interesting concept. In a fictional location of a town house, various doors lead to inspired olfactory adventures. I recommend checking out the website. I find it really well designed.

I had the pleasure of experiencing "MN - Quandoley 805" through a manufacturer sample at the end of this summer.
As I learned on the website, the choice of numbers refers to fragrance directions. According to the fragrance wheel created specifically for Maison Noir, #805 corresponds to 8 = spicy, 0 = wild, and 5 = ambery. This aligns with my nose. However, the scent is also truly sweet.
For me, as I mentioned in the statement about Q-805 and my review of a fragrance that bears certain similarities, it has something of a spice syrup. Additionally, I also detect a note that reminds me of glazed chestnuts from a gourmet fair. And of course, it also feels a bit like Christmas to me. A spicy-sweet, subtly resinous-smoky amber scent that radiates coziness by the fireplace.
It could also be a kind of mulled wine note that I perceive.
For me, it is clearly a gourmand of the heavier sort, which I enjoy wearing in the autumn and now approaching winter and the Advent season.
My sample is still abundant due to its intense structure and long-lasting nature. I am considering possibly purchasing one of the very elegant bottles. However, due to the massive and edible nature of the scent, I can only imagine using it in cool to cold weather.
But who knows, I have often been surprised when it comes to these attempts at categorizing by seasons. It will reveal itself.

I am not yet writing anything about the progression and development of the scent. So far, it has presented itself a little differently each time. Overall, I perceive it as quite linear. In the base, and when I still faintly recognize the scent the next day, it mainly leaves a simple hint of subtle vanilla and benzoin resin combined with oud. The sweet syrupy taste is still present.

From my side, a clear recommendation for testing. The scent certainly does justice to the depicted scenario of a journey for the nose(!) :) in an old luxury express. Although I have never traveled in such a beautiful carriage, I have undertaken several adventurous journeys where the destination was not entirely fixed. Especially lovely are those moments when one can spontaneously indulge in a bit of leisure in a refined setting.
Everything is also beautifully and appropriately staged in terms of color.

Thank you for reading.

12/09/2024

7Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Marie1231
78 Reviews

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Marie1231

5

Good Midfield

I actually quite like “Quandoley 805,” but it hasn’t become a favorite of mine. For me, it’s a nice and pleasant perfume that fits perfectly for the evening.

I smell benzoin, vanilla, ylang-ylang, incense, and oud here. Unfortunately, the oud comes through a bit too strongly for my personal taste, which bothers me slightly in the perfume.

The intensity is really very strong, but the longevity could be slightly better (even though the scent is noticeable for about 5-6 hours).

I will gladly use up my sample, but I don’t need a bottle of this perfume.

12/09/2024

Yv702
31 Reviews

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Yv702

4

Pafory Day 9: First sweet, then spicy, and then smoky

Quandoley 805 - interesting, I had to read about it right away. In the tar, the scent is inspired by a journey on the Orient Express. Now, I have never had the pleasure myself, but in the course of going from sweet to spicy, then smoky and back to spicy, I envision in my mind's eye an elderly lady with her hefty tapestry bag boarding the train. She has her gray hair pinned up with small brown combs and is dressed in gray tweed. Does this woman smell like this fragrance? Unfortunately, I can't detect the olive oil, but even though I don't like the sweetness and the slightly synthetic note, this is truly a fascinating scent. Extremely interesting.

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Statements

28 short views on the fragrance

SonarID

11 months ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

13

16

A fresh, delicately sweet fruity opening of rockrose at its finest, paired with a lovely veil of incense
Without oud

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Orodion94

11 months ago

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

11

4

Ylang-Ylang radiates
with other
flowers, sweet
resinous aromas,
carried by warm
incense.
Vanilla forms
a sweet
foundation.

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Annabraucht

12 months ago

7.5Scent

6

2

I can't get olive oil (unfortunately). Instead, a ylang vanilla cream with a fine incense base. Autumnal, resinous, extraordinary.

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SchnüFFleRR

9 months ago

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

5

One of my best discoveries. Reminds me of a body lotion with almonds and creamy notes. In the background, vanilla-sexy.

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Vroni27

6 months ago

7.5Scent

5

I'm not an oud fan. Here it doesn't even play third fiddle. The scent is more light, like cotton candy sprinkled with vanilla, with a hint of ylang.

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CJ42

10 months ago

6.5Scent 7Sillage

5

First sweet-fruity, then a sweet wild leather note on me, and finally a subtle smoky-woody vanilla.

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Tautropfen

10 months ago

7Scent 6Longevity 8Sillage

4

I’m pleasantly surprised. The scent starts sweet-smoky and ends nicely spicy-creamy. Perfect for cuddling.

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Gyokuyou

1 month ago

3

2

Resin has dripped from the tree onto a pink flower. A little unfortunate berry bug got stuck in it and was startled.

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Essa1311

3 months ago

3

I can smell all the heart & base notes, but unfortunately not a single one from the top. An extraordinarily beautiful interpretation of oud scent for those who don’t like oud.

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