It smells nice but there's something making me immediately anosmic, which is what I've come to expect from Rasquinet, a huge slug of woody amber nasal short circuiters. It's a shame to use this heavy handed modern style in the context of creative perfumery with such fine ingredients, because the ambrarome stops me from smelling them properly.
The perfect every day.
Citrussy, aromatic, peppery, green, fresh marine.
A little spicy from the patchouli.
Beautifully balanced light and dark.
This is absolutely stunning. I wanted to dislike it due to the price, and I'd heard many negative or underwhelmed comments, but of the three, this is my coup de cœur, Reasons being second and Lustre in lacklustre third place. It smells like shoving your head into a barrel where someone has smeared lemon drizzle cake and lit an incense stick, absolutely heavenly. .... I've just realised it smells like L'Homme Idéal Intense but with infinitely better ingredients and a little sour twist in the base.
A really great alternative for Alexandria 2,
With an amazing performance and high quality ingredients.
The opening is super spicy, from the sichuan pepper. Dont dismiss it just yet, because when it opens up it is absolutely fantastic. Super rich and deep caramel, backed up by patchouli and a slight salt note. it is not overly sweet at all. Dark but approachable, it is perfect for a night out or date.
Very manly in my opinion, and the performance is insane. I usually only do max 2 sprays, and only 1 if im wearing it more casually. The trail this leaves is really really good, and it lasts forever. Dont spray it on your clothes at all haha. 10/10 for me
Even though my ratings on this are not that generous, it is a very nice fragrance its just overpriced. To me, this is a creamy ambroxan and citrus fragrance, accompanied by light floral touches and slight spice from ginger especially.
I personally really enjoy this fragrance, the longevity is not crazy but it is definately alright. The sillage is strange, sometimes people smell it just fine and other times its very close to the skin.
It is a very likeable scent, maybe my most complimented. This fragrance DNA (bvlgari tygar) has slowly been taking over, but is not yet mainstream IMO. Fragrances like l'immensite, vibrato and ginger infusion are very popular, and are frankly a bit better than this overall. This would be a better if the price was 30% lower. Even then, i often reach for this and it is a good fragrance.
On first application there is a mix of waxy ambergris and dark sweet oud. There is a slight hint of sweet earthy tobacco but I would have liked more. If you want more tobacco check out Blazing Mr Sam.
Not long after, the oud and spices from cinnamon and patchouli come through with a sweetness rounding it off.
Around 2 hours later it has settled into a slightly dark, fruity oud. There is almost a pot pourri vibe from the woods and fruit mixed with the spices.
This is a work of art. The holy grass base gives a unique musk that dries down to perfection. The spices come through strongly and you just get a waft of it throughout the day.
There’s a mystical nature to this fragrance, it’s perfect in the winter as well as there is a warmth to it that just makes me smile
The bottle is gorgeous and hand painted by the owner. All three Vallense scents are great but this is fantastic
Opens with a fresh grapefruity citrus, which at first was not amazing. Once dry, this fragrance turns into a beautiful fresh clean natural smell combining citrus, spice, ginger, and tea. So good it ruined other freshies for me.
Similar to Layton Exclusif, this fragrance opens very spice forward. Slowly it dries down to a sweet, spicy, comforting Winter scent that, with time, I feel anyone would fall in love with.
Open with a wonderful subtle sweet kind of pinny citrus note almost powdery its a pleasant scent not overwhelming at all. I sprayed 10 sprays the citrus hung around for a good 30 minutes. After an hour or so I was getting more of the woody notes still light pine/cedar scent. Its very well blended almost crisp/ bright simply appealing you want to keep smelling it. Projection it's not more than arms length perfect for gym or office setting. I can see this as a daily scent. Longevity wise no more than 6 hours on skin
Very reminiscent of French defense, this fragrance opens and drys with candy-like fruit (currant and pomegranate). Unlike FD, this scent blends a rose scent with the fruit. Smells nice but I could never pull this off
Opens with a tropical fruitiness of mango and an Aventus-esque pineapple being the main scents. On the dry down, the amber and pepper start to deepen for a fruity yet masculine fragrance. If you own Aventus, owning this is redundant.
Opening slaps you in the face with a bouquet of roses and the dry down begins to introduce a peppery undertone that results in an amazing fragrance. Leaning feminine but guys can definitely pull it off
Wonderful warm Oud manly fragrance with a lovely balance of sweet spicy under notes (saffron and lavender) Worth the price and I need it ASAP
Super harsh medicinal spice opening. Once the spice settles it’s still incredibly strong and aggressive. I could this growing on me overtime but I wouldn’t recommend you blind buy. As a Layton lover, I had high hopes for Exclusif.
Really manly with a sweet powdery almond smell. Opening was really harsh but after the dry down it settles to a delightful and unique fragrance.
Overly sweet and lacks the richness and depth of the other notes. Prefer vanillas that are balanced with spice. Smells really good but might get sickening overtime.
Opening was mild a very minimal Oud being taken over by the rose. Dry down brought the oud to the forefront blending beautifully with the rose. Smell might get tiring overtime
So fresh spicy sweet. Very masculine and sexy. Longevity might be moderate but the marine vibes CARRY this fragrance
This was my first cologne given to me by my uncle way back when. Very nice, can wear every scent
Super citrus forward but the lavender rosemary undertones are overwhelmed by the bowl of grapefruits shoved up my nose. A little too citrusy for me but it does smell nice.
Nice manly woody leathery scent with a little sweetness in the undertones. Not too powdery but wish the lavender hit harder. Would buy and recommend
I love this fragrance. I’m sad that it got discontinued
