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NicheOnly 13 days ago

L: Red Tea Vetiver

Clive Christian

Completely different story

It does happen from time to time that my experience with a scent is quite different to the voted-for accords on Parfumo. Clive Christian's latest release "L: Red Tea Vetiver | Clive Christian" is one of those fragrance, because if you come...

NicheOnly 14 days ago

Isola Verde

Roja Parfums

A journey of underwhelm

I feel like there's a much bigger story around "Isola Verde | Roja Parfums" that isn't tied with the product itself. With Roja Dove officially out of the game (assuming you think he was the perfumer behind the brand's catalogue), the brand...

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Byerley - Parfums de Marly - 4 days ago

6
Bottle 4
Sillage 5
Longevity 3
Scent

Primarily woody-spicy, more oriental/resinous on-skin from the myrrh. Has some bizarre-smelling animalic aspects about it as well.

Akaster - Parfums de Marly - 5 days ago

6
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Nothing like OSM. Rose-oud open (Mana/Ombre Nomade style), rosier at first & more aromatic-woody in the base. Closer to Kilian's rose ouds.

Dark Lord - Ex Tenebris Lux - Kilian - 5 days ago

6
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Woody leather w/ light spiciness & some nutty-earthy qualities, more smoky in the dry-down. Dark, aggressive, challenging. Hard to pull off.

Habdan - Parfums de Marly - 6 days ago

6
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 4.5
Scent

Warm spicy, sweet, oriental. Primarily a slightly rubbery saffron built on amber and mild elemi/incense, but with aromatic-like nuances.

Galloway - Parfums de Marly - 9 days ago

6
Bottle 4
Sillage 4
Longevity 5
Scent

Fresh spicy masculine aromatic - smells a bit like cedar-juniper-lavender on a base of citrus & musk. No harsh edges, but still average.

Abu Dhabi - Memo Paris - 11 days ago

6
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 4.5
Scent

Sweet-boozy & warm spicy open, in the realm of Side Effect. Oriental-resinous dry-down & similarly to the Initio, rubbery in the base.

L'Explicite - The House of Oud - 11 days ago

6
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 3
Scent

Very sweet vanilla custard (bakery accord) open. Moderate banana on a creamy vanilla-musk base. Lacks on-skin smoothness, esp. in dry-down.

La Playa - Carner - 12 days ago

5
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 5
Scent

Sweet vanilla-caramel style open with a light tropical fruity tone. Musk & coconut thereafter, leading into a standard solar floral profile.

L: Red Tea Vetiver - Clive Christian - 13 days ago

8
Bottle 3
Sillage 4
Longevity 6
Scent

Not citrusy-fresh imo - I get a very prominent contrast between rooibos & vetiver (woody-spicy-green) with light sweetness.

Isola Verde - Roja Parfums - 14 days ago

10
Bottle 2
Sillage 3
Longevity 3.5
Scent

Fresh & tropical fruity open with aromatic-green touches (mango & nettle?), dry-down reveals an underwhelming musky floral base structure.

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NicheOnly 4 months ago

Best & Worst of Niche Perfumery in 2024

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