Cedrat Boise is a must-try for anyone looking for a fresh yet sophisticated fragrance with great performance. It balances freshness, fruitiness, and woods in a way that feels both modern and timeless. While some may find the fruity opening a bit sharp, the elegant dry down more than makes up for it. A fantastic signature scent choice for those who appreciate citrus-woody fragrances with depth.
Cochine definitely love using tuberose in their fragrances, with Tuberose Absolute & Sandalwood being their most intense. It’s also one of their best, that is, if tuberose is a note you scan stomach - as there is no hiding from it here. The tuberose itself, thankfully, doesn’t smell like that sickly bubblegum that a lot of tuberose fragrances have, instead it is more supple and bright, favouring a dense soapy facet instead. To counter this, a copious amount of ylang is present which flattens the tuberose with its buttery, creamy smoothness, alongside sandalwood and orris. It’s all rather lovely, until that black pepper hits you in the back of the throat unnecessarily. There’s a running theme with these Cochine fragrances, that for the most part they smell great, but there always seems to be one note which I don’t get on with, somewhat ruining my enjoyment of it. They’re all pleasant, but none have been loves for me, this one included.
White Jasmine & Gardenia is my least favourite of the Cochine lineup, for reasons I find hard to put into words. Despite my love of most florals, this scent contains those few flowers I don’t warm to very well. Some may love it, but it’s not for me. Gardenia is front and centre, as you might expect, but it’s white soapy facets are overshadowed by its earthy element, which becomes overpowering as it combines with the sickly sweet gummy-ness of tuberose and champaca. Aside from this, there are but whispers of mandarin and green leaves. It’s not repulsive, or badly made by any means, it’s just one of those scents which simply isn’t for me. As a whole though, I feel Cochine is overhated on this website.
Frangipani & Neroli is summer in a bottle; it’s bright and uplifting, like the rays of the sun hitting your face in the morning, yet remains grounded and multi-faceted. A delicate dance between the sky and the earth. On one hand, you have the beautiful elements of the bitter orange tree - neroli, petitgrain and mandarin together create a clean and soapy vibrance, tempered by a dense green undergrowth. To counter this, the thick, powdery facets of violet and orris are complemented by the sweet fruity influence of frangipani. It’s a very nice fragrance, but I feel the frangipani takes away from its beauty, forming a direction which feels slightly immature and out of place. Despite that however, it’s a satisfying wear.
Tuberose & Wild Fig is a remarkably pleasant scent which does exactly as it describes; it’s bright and summery without much complexity to it, in a good way. Fig perfumes have become immensely popular and I must say, I have smelled many worse than this. Whilst the fig definitely has elements of sweet, juicy facets, it smells unripe and juvenile - lending to its green, bitter facets which is elevated by galbanum. Citrus fruits help to lift the scent, alongside the tuberose and jasmine which give it an overall delicate shine. It’s very nice actually. I don’t love it enough to justify buying a full bottle, but I will absolutely enjoy wearing my sample this summer, and I don’t think it deserves the harsh rating it’s received on Fragrantica.
Looking amongst the line of Cochine perfumes, they all seem to have terrible ratings on Fragrantica. Whilst there isn’t anything I adore from them, none of them are objectively bad; case in point, Vanille & Tabac Noir. Which I think is actually rather great. At the core of the scent is a wonderful note of tobacco blossom, which is bright and summery, whilst retaining a dry touch of actual tobacco. What really stands out to me however is a sharp, bitter note of bergamot underscored by an intensely green and herbal basil, accompanied by a flourish of nutmeg. This dominates the floral aspect of the tobacco blossom, instead leaning the scent more fresh-spicy. I enjoy this one a surprising amount. It’s not exactly a complex scent, a running them of Cochine fragrances, instead basking in the simplicity of the raw materials. It’s very nice, but I don’t adore it enough to buy a bottle.
Sweet caramel toffee smell and a little boozy vibes, a slight hint of spice of fresh gunpowder. Longevity is insane, last all day on skin. Closing the gap is slightly annoying but no dealbreaker
Fresh with ocean vibes and a hint of mandarin sweetness but not to much. Dry down is more woody but still really fresh. longevity is great! Love the magnetic cap.
I remember when this first came out, the people who stumbled across it, because that’s basically how Joops sells EVERYTHING in their Homme line, people just randomly find it one day, when they smelled it they were like, “WHERE THE HELL DID THIS COME FROM?!” And yeah, where the Hell DID this come from? It smells nothing like the original Joop Homme, which isn’t really a surprise, outside of a handful flankers very few things in the Joop line smell like the original, Joop is one of those brands that will just shove anything into an Homme-shaped bottle and hope for the best, but the KIND of different it is makes it like nothing else in the line. It is a GENUINELY CLASSY waxy Iris-based bit of perfume that you can pick up for a pittance. I get the Stronger With You comparisons, it does have that kind of sweet nutty backbone to it that I fine every SWY has. If you were to stick this into one those painted up Arabian Special Edition bottles and slap “STRONGER WITH YOU IRIS” on the front I wouldn’t argue with it. I find it MUCH brighter than most is the Stronger With Yous I’ve smelled though, and unlike with them where they all dry down kind of the same with the faintest nuance of the star notes in the Special Editions being detectable only to, frankly, nerds like us, the Iris in this never stops being the star. If you don’t like sweet fragrances, or Iris ones, waxy or otherwise, or honestly any of the SWYs this is definitely not for you, but for the price I paid (£28 brand new from an actual shop only a couple of months after it came out), this is like, GOD-TIER Cheapie. I can and have worn it with a suit. There is a Joop I think you can wear with a suit now. Wonders never cease.
I finally got a chance to try Oajan. I'll admit, I had high expectations for this fragrance. Well, it delivered. This scent is better than Althair, in my own opinion (no disrespect to Althair). But, they really nailed the amber vanilla vibe here. This is on my very short list of fragrances to buy for the fall. Absolutely worth the hype.
Una cosa de locos … ESPECTACULAR
ES WOW ! amo amo amo . Ojo y no soy fan del Ylang ylang, pero aquí lo amo.
Coca-Cola pine tree edition.
Este perfume es muy único , delicado y femenino . No recuerda a ningún otro perfume . Esta fregancoa solo puede desbloquear recuerdoa d nuestra vida . A mi me recuerda las pastelerías de mi isla Sicilia . Es increíble !
Si buscas algo fuerte y que diga aquí estoy llegue . Perdizione no es el perfume .
Esto es muy delicado y tan femenino
This is lovely and comforting. The cardamom gives a relaxing and warm feeling and reminds me a little of almond or marzipan with a soft sweetness.
ooooooh I'd never even heard of this until last week and I'm happy I tried it because boy was it an enjoyable experience. Sadly it was short-lived a the modern bottle of this is pretty weak but while it did stick around, I loved the feel of this perfume. Is it like many a masculine aromatic of the 80's era? Yes! it is. I think the crucial difference which sets this apart is the progression of the notes and the freshness/transparency. The 80's masc is not renowned for it's subtlety (hence the moniker 'Powerhouse') and many of them are giant, bludgeoning, sledgehammers, this is very smooth and with almost JCE, transparency (bearing in mind this is a modern bottle and might just be a little meek compared to a vintage) I found a fresh opening a, bracing citrus followed by a spicy, woody leather and then the best part a prominent, geranium note with that lovely undertone of mint, captured perfectly by this. A friend of mine (unfortunately I can't take credit for this) said it was like a man shaving and washing at a sink, perhaps applying an old aftershave while brushing his teeth with minty toothpaste at the same time. Perfect imagery. The spices in this have a cooking warmth, a mellow cinnamon/nutmeg, then the base a mossy leathery wood, albeit gone far too soon because that's just as enjoyable as the opening. All in all I get why some of the 'reminds me of' are listed here, I really do.... there's certainly shades of Smalto or Tsar but I would probably add references like Malle's geranium pour monsieur, Halston Z14, and even perhaps the light hearted feel of something like Cacherel pour homme. I loved this perfume and even at it's current version complete with pathetic duration on skin, I'd like a bottle because I ony had a small sample, so if I drench myself/spray clothing and hair, It might just be a goer. A pleasant surprise.
This smells like church incense. All I can smell is Catholic Church. Not at all sure how anyone can recommend this?
I was initially introduced to this perfume in a blind sniffing scenario, to try to evaluate whether I thought this was an expensive perfume or a cheapie. I plumped for expensive, and I think this speaks to a certain level of quality you can expect for Cuir majeste by Armani. I don't know why but to me this fragrance is the olfactory equivalent of the 'try hard' person. I think it's very opulent and all that, and in truth, I do quite like it. I've worn it the past three days and that simply wouldn't happen if I didn't like it. To me the opening is like a strawberry/raspberry accord coupled with a prominent rose note which grows and seems to be shrouded in this sort of dry wood/oud, leather/patchouli which gives it an earthiness and dirt which keeps all the fruity rose and rounded gourmand sweetness in check. It's later that I recognize this amorphous, opulent leathery accord as tobacco!!! Oh course it's bloody tobacco, and in fairness I felt like a boob for having not clocked that straight away because upon the second wear, (and thereafter) I could smell it right away. It's a good combo actually, fruity notes/accords are often paired with tobacco, especially those red berry types (mainly cherry) but then the rose in cuir majeste kinda bridges the gap for me and makes this whole thing a cohesive and luxurious perfume. So having read the notes at this point I can smell osmanthus... it's a real Oracle from the Matrix moment, and I know what folks will say but I rarely look at notes before writing my thoughts, although sometimes I do and does that influence my thoughts, hard to say but inevitably also YES of course it does! but adding to that fruity accord and somewhat dry, freshness on top of all this heavy heavy stuff like rose and tobacco, you'd think it would clash or get lost but once you smell it...you're like.... hmmmm... in the midst of all this... clever. Very clever. Now this is not an osmanthus fragrance by any stretch but it's probably the strangest and most covert use of osmanthus I've personally come across which is really another tick box in this fragrance's favour. I don't really love it or anything but I get why folks would, it's modern and deep, long lasting, I wouldn't be surprised if others could smell you quite strongly and it would leave an impression because I was conscious of it wearing it. Impressive rose tobacco combo then, the price is up there so brace yourself if you do happen to love it, you'll pay a hefty price.
The opening is Powery,musky, skin scent....what else, wait till the drydown and omgggg it's incredible. The lasting Power is phenomenal for a skin scent.
I've hade Hwyl for a few weeks now and it's quickly risen to the top in my collection. I think it's a perfect meditative woody scent with just the right amount of sweetness to make it accessible for everyday use. Bravo.
Sweet, powdery and just... Pleasant to wear
Pure vanilla opening, followed by cocoa, chocolate and rum. There's a mustiness to counteract the sweetness that must come from the cumin. Unexpectedly, vetiver emerges, along with a rose note, I'm sure, although it's not listed. There are toasted nuts and a sheen of PVC over it all.
What all this has to do with frustration I have no idea, unless it's counteracting all your frustrations by gorging on your favourite edibles and drinkables while dressed in a polyvinyl gimp suit. Like most ELDO fragrances, it's not as edgy as the description promises, but it's a very pleasant and mildly eccentric creation, and I like it a lot (though probably not enough to invest in a full bottle.)
Oakmoss centred chypre with a musk of juniper berries offset against citrus. There's a slight pepperiness hidden in there, a hint of amber and a woody base. But this is really all about the oakmoss, so the success or failure of this composition for you will entirely depend upon how you feel about that particular ingredient.
Me? I'd bathe in the stuff, had I the chance, and have been known to press my nose up against the mossed trunks of trees when it's wet and the ground is loamy, just to inhale a lungful of the scent.
It dies down quite quickly but lingers close to the skin for a decent period after that. There's something almost crystalline in the clarity of the composition that reminds me of the work of Jean-Claude Ellena, which is a pretty high bar to hit. So lovely stuff overall, with the slight caveat that I'd have liked the projection of the opening to have lingered a little bit longer.
Pear and watery rose rolled in brash smelling pink pepper.
Gradually, a metallic tang emerges along with slightly rubbery notes. It's fairly linear and doesn't develop so much as gradually lessen in intensity.
Synthetic smelling (this is a description, not a criticism), the projection and longevity are huge and the scent is resolutely unsubtle. This, combined with the linearity, is what prevents it being an outright love for me. It is so persistent and so naggingly in your face that it grows to be a little tiresome. Still, it's a brave and unusual designer scent that strays relatively far from the mainstream.
Alas, despite the imagery in the notorious advertising campaign it does not turn me into a muscular leather-clad hottie straight out of Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising.
