Quandoley 805 Maison Noir 2024

…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.