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Preludio d'Oriente
Preludio d'Oriente is an incense perfume. A very intimate smoky resinous concoction. This immediately reminds me of Avignon by Comme des Garcons and Bois d'Encens by Armani. The incense is deep, velvety and enveloping.
This is a well crafted and high quality perfume. My only complaints are projection.
Sillage may be high, who knows and who cares right?
My chief concern is projection. If I'm wearing a perfume, its primarily for me to smell and if I'm wearing 30 sprays, as I am now!, I want to be able to constantly smell it. I do but why does it require 40 sprays to the chest/neck area to achieve this when it requires 15 to 20 for other perfumes? This explains why I call it intimate at the beginning of this article.
Is what you smell worth owning and spraying 30 sprays to smell it constantly?
Yes it is. I highly recommend this Preludio d'Oriente..
This is a well crafted and high quality perfume. My only complaints are projection.
Sillage may be high, who knows and who cares right?
My chief concern is projection. If I'm wearing a perfume, its primarily for me to smell and if I'm wearing 30 sprays, as I am now!, I want to be able to constantly smell it. I do but why does it require 40 sprays to the chest/neck area to achieve this when it requires 15 to 20 for other perfumes? This explains why I call it intimate at the beginning of this article.
Is what you smell worth owning and spraying 30 sprays to smell it constantly?
Yes it is. I highly recommend this Preludio d'Oriente..
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Knize Ten
A very sophisticated leather.
Wearing this envokes the feeling of late 18th century to early 19th century atsitrocacy.
Imagine hunting fowl in the countryside or picnicking by a brook in late winter.
Starts out fresh and leathery and then develops into a vivid floral bouquet wrapped in a leather sheath that was laying in a spice pantry.
Wearing this envokes the feeling of late 18th century to early 19th century atsitrocacy.
Imagine hunting fowl in the countryside or picnicking by a brook in late winter.
Starts out fresh and leathery and then develops into a vivid floral bouquet wrapped in a leather sheath that was laying in a spice pantry.
Lumière Noire pour homme
Rose, patchouli and spice.
If one enjoys L'Artisan Parfumeur's Voleur de Roses then this will be a delight.
Where VdR is heavy on the earthy patchouli, a 50/50 presence with the rose.
The patchouli in LNpH is slightly restrained by the rose and spices.
What you smell is a dominant rose dipped in oil consisting of patchouli and spice.
Longevity is good but projection (to my nose) is a bit below average.
Nothing, though, that cannot be remedied with more sprays.
If one enjoys L'Artisan Parfumeur's Voleur de Roses then this will be a delight.
Where VdR is heavy on the earthy patchouli, a 50/50 presence with the rose.
The patchouli in LNpH is slightly restrained by the rose and spices.
What you smell is a dominant rose dipped in oil consisting of patchouli and spice.
Longevity is good but projection (to my nose) is a bit below average.
Nothing, though, that cannot be remedied with more sprays.
Fleur de Sel
What's nice about FdS is that its not a typical floral perfume.
It's a unique, IMO, take on flowers.
It's like the freshest flowers were laid to rest in a pantry filled with spices and salt.
It's not very floral. Smells salty.
The angelica,clary sage, Rosemary and thyme have blended in unison so perfectly that none stand out.
It's as if iris was wrapped in spices and laid over a bed of oak moss and hints of vetiver root.
The amber , rose and leather are not prominent.
Sillage and projection are good.
This is one of the few perfumes that remind me of Grossmith.
It's a unique, IMO, take on flowers.
It's like the freshest flowers were laid to rest in a pantry filled with spices and salt.
It's not very floral. Smells salty.
The angelica,clary sage, Rosemary and thyme have blended in unison so perfectly that none stand out.
It's as if iris was wrapped in spices and laid over a bed of oak moss and hints of vetiver root.
The amber , rose and leather are not prominent.
Sillage and projection are good.
This is one of the few perfumes that remind me of Grossmith.
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Patchouli 24
Let me start by saying there is no patchouli in this.
If you're looking for a patchouli or think this contains patchouli then I suggest you smell Patchouli by Reminiscence to properly recognize patchouli.
This perfume is wonderful. It starts out strong and smoky. Plenty of birch tar and styrax (resins).
I can't compare it to anything except Sombre Negra by Yosh.
The leather in it is nothing like the one in Derby, Knize 10, Cuir de Russe, Tuscan Leather, Cuir Ottoman or Gomma. Its a different leather if one can classify it as a leather to begin with.
Later, much later on in the dry down it softens to a vanilla pod drenched in the remnants of birch tar and styrax.
Its certainly unique smelling. Created by Annick Menardo who also created Bvlgari Black.
If you're looking for a patchouli or think this contains patchouli then I suggest you smell Patchouli by Reminiscence to properly recognize patchouli.
This perfume is wonderful. It starts out strong and smoky. Plenty of birch tar and styrax (resins).
I can't compare it to anything except Sombre Negra by Yosh.
The leather in it is nothing like the one in Derby, Knize 10, Cuir de Russe, Tuscan Leather, Cuir Ottoman or Gomma. Its a different leather if one can classify it as a leather to begin with.
Later, much later on in the dry down it softens to a vanilla pod drenched in the remnants of birch tar and styrax.
Its certainly unique smelling. Created by Annick Menardo who also created Bvlgari Black.
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