Lalique Encre Noire a l'Extreme Eau de Parfum Natural Spray

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No evidence of those everlasting woody aromachemicals so common to mass-market men's scent these days. My first taste of this was subverted by a Vetiver Oil perfume that had clung to my shirt from the day before. I'll stick to the original after this bottle is gone but it's worth a try if it sounds interesting to you.

While we strive to provide accurate and helpful information, we cannot guarantee the complete accuracy or reliability of the AI-generated pros and cons. Lalique Parfums have a unique signature that combines creativity in its bottle design with exceptional quality within its fragrances. The opening is woody, at first I found it a bit depressing but, now I find it to be a comforting opening; being in the woods on an autumn day after some rain. Probably not the first thing you should get, but if you’re a bit bored of your usual dna, this is a pretty great thing to expand your horizon with.It's just a shame that by the time it gets to that final state, its already lost much of its staying power. While usable both day and night it favours use in colder climes so wear it in the autumn, winter and early to possibly mid Spring. As the top-note there is a lot of coniferous/woody freshness, as if you just broke off a young cypress branch, masterfully complimented with a little citrusy bergamont freshness to give that extra "zing". The masterfully rustic Encre Noire is reimagined with a sensual, creamy, velvety touch as an EDP concentration that softens the original dank yet stays true to its mysterious essence.

Middle notes of Vetiver, Incense and Orris and settles with base notes of Benzoin Siam, Sandalwood and Patchouli.The Eau de Parfum Spray Encre Noire à l'Extrême was composed as a homage to a classic fragrance by Lalique. The benzoin and incense create what I can only describe as a dirty, dark headache inducing patchouli scent on my skin. Now about the scent: there is a VERY DEEP high-quality vetiver base which acts as the canvas for the remaining creation, it's augmented by a touch of incense adding a little tickle to the scent, i like it!

Please read the full reviews and consider your own needs and preferences before making a purchasing decision. I am not a vetiver fan – I can very much relate to your swampy grass image (Hello, Papyrus de Ciane! The smell is high quality and complex, dark masculin and mysterieuse, but there is something funky about it, like rotten fruit. First impression - all my fears vanished, I like it a lot, and I find nothing that might be polarizing, offensive or overpowering.The vetiver base is clearly perceptible and I am a fan of this grass because it is inherently very complex: tart, sweet, green, hot, earthy. First sniff this reminded me of bently for men intense, but smelling them side by side, while in the very broad ballpark of scent family, they smell entirely different and my scent memory was deceiving me. Lalique Encre Noire A L’Extreme is a captivating, powerful fragrance of cypress, incense and sandalwood. I expected to love this fragrance due to the description and almost universally rave reviews everywhere I read about it.

Insense and iris join before the base note completes the Eau de Parfum Spray Encre Noire à l'Extrême with benzoin, patchouli and sandalwood. If Blue de Channel is like a beautiful photo of a landscape, The Encre Noire series are like a Picasso painting - they are not meant to be pleasing for the masses and that's ok. Orris and patchouli (which is admittedly a difficult note for me) almost certainly contribute as well to this dirtiness, but it's the sweet top notes that really mess with your mind.The scent is still great (especially in a first 2 hours), but after that time it becomes sour and quiet. The new fragrance is based on two outstanding qualities of vetyver, one from Haiti, the other from Java. I find myself leaning more towards the original for the deep cypress and mysterious woodsy feeling it invokes - but if you love the original DNA but want something more toned down and wearable, A L'Extreme is the way to go.