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Opulentia Oud Tomavicci 2016

7.4 / 10 70 Ratings

A perfume by Tomavicci for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is woody-earthy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Earthy

Animal

Leathery

Spicy

Fragrance Notes

Fenugreek

Castoreum

Iris

Ambrette

Cedar

Gaiac wood

Perfumer

Stéphanie Bakouche

Ratings

Scent

7.470 Ratings

Longevity

7.257 Ratings

Sillage

6.459 Ratings

Bottle

7.446 Ratings

Value for money

6.834 Ratings

Submitted by Kurai · last update on 01/25/2026.

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Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/04/2023

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Kurai
388 Reviews

Kurai

4

Vegetale musks

With the first three releases, Marlou has positioned itself in quite the niche. Its snuff repertoire is particularly hard to swallow for those only used to 'nice and fresh' scents and even the snobs have difficulty pulling these off in public. Nevertheless the brand has won over the hearts of fanatics for animalic scents. Personally, I find them fascinating and gross at the same time. A fun experience for once, but nothing I would consider wearing more often. Corpalium is different. It is clearly a Marlou in the sense that it is an odd scent swirling with musks, but this time most bodily fluids were omitted.

There are few animalic references. A faint leather and way in the background I get little drops of waxy castoreum. Lots of musks going on, though. But somehow they feel more vegetale than animalic. They come with a little iris and some dry woody notes, creating a warm earthy-rooty ambience. Little to no development.

It is hard to compare this to another perfume as I cannot really think of anything similar. Perhaps Nuit de Bakélite with its bitter rooty vibes. Although Corpalium comes without the florals, the extreme bitterness and all other sharp edges of NdB. Still, I must say I find this one particularly comfortable. Much more so than the other three Marlou's. Worth another wear!

Updated on 06/04/2023

06/27/2025

6.5Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

Smirky
507 Reviews

Smirky

4

Worth a sample but nothing more

Corpalium's opening reminded me immediately of unwashed hair. It's at this point that there is some sort of projection. As it quickly dries down (after about 15 minutes) it loses its projection and the woody/earthy aspects become more prominent. I did notice Fenugreek, but it's very subdued and subtle. Corpalium took on less of a hair smell and more of a skin or body smell. Not body odor, just the earthy type of smell of someone at the end of the day not wearing any scented product.

Corpalium is a curiosity - something that was interesting to sample but not something I'd bother with anymore. Guys looking for a skin/body scent type of fragrance would be better off with the Signature Royale line from Zaharoff (Signature Royale X, Royale XXX and Royale XXXL). They each offer more in a fragrance and emphasize slightly different accords.

12/01/2023

Mlleghoul
474 Reviews

Mlleghoul

3

a subterranean iris in a velvet cloak

Corpalium is the chilled earthen blooms of a sunless, subterranean iris, wrapped in a velvety feathered cloak of woodsy musk and honeyed, balsamic smoke. It’s a dark bird of myth, a single ebony plume plucked from flame, an unblinking amethyst eye, crystalline and plum dark under the cobweb veil of the pale winter sun’s sweetness. This is heart-stoppingly stunning, and I don’t think I have anything in my fragrance wardrobe quite like it.

11/25/2024

HappyHoya
18 Reviews

HappyHoya

2

Natural Powdery Iris

To me, Corpalium is pure powdery iris. This scent is more straightforward than the other Marlou fragrances, but still has their signature grounded natural dna. I love this scent because so many powdery irises are intentionally synthetic, makeupy, and hyperfeminine. This has so many of the same characteristics as those fragrances, but somehow is extremely natural, unisex, and earthy. It’s like Frederic Malle’s Lipstick Rose had a crunchy little sister who lived off the grid. I like this as much as its girlier companions.

07/23/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Sugandaraja
26 Reviews

Sugandaraja

2

Smells Like A Bassoon Sounds

Corpalium is an earthy, folksy sort of fragrance that joins the ranks of those less-common sort of gourmands: the savory kind. Carrot seed and fenugreek dominate the bubbling stew, with odd accents of earthy petrichor; root beer castoreum; hay-like tobacco; scalp-smelling costus (almost a Marlou signature), and a warm, woody ambrette. Like most Marlous, it's underscored with a big, pillowy musk, but that's not the star here.

I know some people are revolted by the smell of “Indian food,” (as though that's a singular dish, but that's beyond the scope of this review), and if that's you, I'd give Corpalium a wide berth. That being said, everything's smoothly-blended here, and the scent is fairly linear: no sudden turns that go to strange places. It starts earthy, and ends more woody, but remains identifiable as “Corpalium” throughout.

Recommended for toad wizards who run little potion shops out of hollowed-out logs, and those who aspire to be them.

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