Armani Privé Bois d'Encens: A peppery craggle of stones where incense once burned or might burn yet, vetiver roots drinking the ghost of unburnt smoke, cedar planks weathered by ceremonies that left no ash, flint poised, tinder arranged, the space between intention and flame where autumn's last bitter breath meets winter's sterile promise, austere echoes creaking through lofty spaces that know neither warmth nor chill, dusty light filtered through vacant windows, fresh in the way that morning air tastes sharp and sour before the sun softens its edges, the potential for incense hovering like a prayer never spoken aloud.
Though at first glance, it might not be immediately apparent, but Todd Hido's photography comes to mind when I smell this - an atmosphere of ordinary spaces shedding their daytime purpose to become threshold places, a pause in time between being and non-being, a thing neither fully present nor absent.
Delicate tea balanced with a sweet natural smelling rose. It is ethereal yet earthy and grounded. An absolute delight.
Sweet vanilla and aromatic tobacco. Dried fruits add more sweetness
It's a classic, but as with everything, the price is going up, and the quality is going down.
Underneath the sweetness is an almost tea note.
My friend who has Spanish genes pulls this off way better. It's much warmer and creamier on him!
This is a wonderful rendition of Delina if you're looking for that and are on a budget this is your go to.
Last all day
It's became my old lady's signature scent and I absolutely love it wonderful sweet floral scent
I don't have tygar so can't compare them but it's a fresher less ambroxin version of Jean lowe immortal. Maybe a little less ginger and more grapefruit too.
Wonderful fresh fruity ginger based scent it nice and light not sweet so perfect for the warmer weather.
Downside it only works for 4 hours then turns to skin scent but for the price its the perfect summer scent for those quick runs to town or even a great work scent
Very good clone of Ani by Nishane.
A tiny bit feminine leaning but unisex.
Very good quality, overall smells like a spicy citrusy vanilla.
Note : I don't smell the rose note at all.
Julien Rasquinet made an unsweetend, uncompromising take on incense. The sharpness of the vetiver takes real centre stage in Inscense Crush, the spice notes are very soft and only sometimes break through the wall of Incense and vetiver. I don’t notice the leather note so much, but get allot of smoky, ashy notes. It reminds me of visiting an old french monastry, maybe a Greek-Orthodox one, where there are 4 monks that keep on their traditions in a vast empty monastry, where the halls always small of the incense used in the masses. Combined with the smells the gardens and the freshly mowed grass.
It really gets to the essence of what Rasquinet’s perfumery is all about: evoking memories.
Do i love to wear it? No, the sharpness is to brash and hard for me personaly, but do I love the memorie it evokes? Absolutly! It just makes clear what a master-perfumer Julien Rasquinet is.
Stunningly good. Not challenging or complex but beautiful smell.
Interestingly it actually lacks imagination.
Fig appearing as quick pencil sketch, half-erased; floating vanilla blossom clouds dissolving in May breezes; soft laundry musks in cotton tees worn threadbare from a hundred gentle cycles; the ghost of last summer's jasmine tangling through the latticework of dreams; cyan swimming pool polaroids, chlorine filtered and faded.
Testing this one today following a free sample received so no big expectations. The opening was such a pleasant surprise! Love the top notes that shortly give place to a gorgeous, fluffy iris note. I was in love… for about 10minutes. Unfortunately (for me) the projection is close to none. The dry down gets a little too soapy for me too. It was a 15-20 min great love tho…
Perfect skin scent for me
My boyfriend bought me this upon my request as he loves cologne and knows I love vanilla scents. I wore this for the first time and fell in love with it, and he loves it too. It’s a sweet vanilla, like you are baking and just opened the extract to measure it out. I can pair this with anything and it works. It has never given me a headache or felt like it was too much. It lasts a few hours, and also has a matching body mist available. For what it is I absolutely think it is worth it because I got the box set with lotion a travel size and the full size bottle. The older it gets the better it smells as well. God bless my boyfriend and i Hope he knows whenever I miss him I spray this
Good for Valentine’s and as the weather warms up, sweet enough to not be headache enducing but also doesn’t really last more than thirty minutes for me. Smells like a raspberry candy more than anything
When I first smelt this I chuckled. It's the aha moment of "oh shiii this is so well done". Then, a huge smile came along once the perfume settled on my skin. It's very pretty and will be in heavy rotation come fall.
I do agree with the reviewer below, so no need to go into the notes.
This isn't for me. There's no vanilla - it's pure fruity bubblegum sugar. Along the same line of Lush's Snow Fairy in terms of synthetic sweetness. Considering I love love love Pink Sugar, there are no similarties. This is aggressively synthetic and linear.
Warm golden hued wind with orange blossom in the air. It's that simple and that good. High on the naturals. It leans slightly feminine bc of the sweet orange blossom, however it can easily be worn by anyone.
the bottom of your makeup bag with a broken joint in it
Silver Musk accompanies you the whole day, sometimes delicately like a touch of fingers, sometimes enveloping like a warm embrace. Beautiful, present, not intrusive, if you stop at two sprays.
The opening is clean, salty, fresh, and aromatic. Quite typically marine, but underneath is a darker, more mineralic sea.
This is more rugged, green with algae coastline than a bright safe shore.
It doesn't get super dark, like Megamare, but is definitely more turbulent than AdG.
The oud is quite commercial, not pungent or too medicinal, but more like a rich dark wood soaked with sea water.
The peppery spicy, and balsamic woods add texture to both brighten and ground the scent.
The first interesting release from TF in a long time.
Opens with a blast of warm, creamy, and almost sticky vanilla coffee, with sweetness from honey and powdery musks and Gualtieri's usual sandalwood.
The tobacco is subtle and aromatic and amber adds a balsamic warmth.
Underneath it all is a subtle hint of something human. A warm, slightly pissy musk peeks through the sweetness and wood.
It smells like the morning after with memories of the night before.
I'm in the happy club with animalics, so I don't get the mad gross hype over this, not how my body perceives them.
Definitely worth a sniff if you can.
This reminds me of Marlou - it can't be sampled on paper, it has to be skin.
An anemic rose receiving a transfusion from a fainting couch.
Personally I am not a big fan. The florals in this aren't bad but all combined this is way too floral and overpoweringly sweet. Yet – it is somehow fun to wear.
I love this. Italian coast with fresh citrus notes, that make me feel much richer than I am. Sadly it has pretty low sillage and longevity and I have to reapply every half an hour, but I love it nonetheless.
