Unisex Eau de Parfum 100ml (Extrait comes in 25ml bottles) Despite of a few simple ingredients this kind of scent is impossible for me to buy without testing and therefore I’m really glad that I saw this @campomarzio70 in Rome. Black beetle is a beautiful and mellow Patchouli scent which first shines with dark airiness and freshness and then turns into a sweeter and warmer tones. That pleasant mesmerizing blend has an additional hint of woody note from incense in the opening and a spicy note from Chili in the heart. Patchouli is not pungent or unpleasant at any point, but rather soft and all mingle perfectly together with woody base. Patchouli is here edgy yet masterfully made to show it’s all most beautiful characteristics one after another. Top notes: Bergamot, Raspberry, Incense (Patchouli in the opening is so brash that I can’t separate Bergamot or Rasberry) Heart notes: Chili, Patchouli Base notes: Woods I was so curious to learn more about “Incense” as a note and it it turned out to be very interesting. “The history of incense itself goes back thousands of years – in fact, the first perfumes were burned, not worn: perfume actually gets its name from ‘per fumum’, or ‘through smoke’. The name ‘incense’, meanwhile also comes from the Latin: ‘incendere’ means ‘to burn’.” Olibanum or Frankincense is usually meant by incense in a perfumery. It could also refer to a smoky note but it’s not the case in Black Beetle. This projects well and people can smell the scent long after you have left the room. 🔥💯 And the bottle is gorgeous! 💎 It’s so beautiful, regal and unique since so many houses seems to prefer square shaped bottles. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
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Black Beetle opens straight away with an overdose of sweet raspberry with dark, smoky woods. It’s quite a sharp and tart raspberry, which combines quite harshly with a strong note of incense and earthy patchouli. There’s then nutmeg in the background giving the scent a warm spicy accord throughout the base. It’s a very earthy fragrance overall with dark, smoky undertones - very mature and almost ‘church-like’ with the incense. It feels like to make up for the limited number of notes, each one has been made incredibly intense in an attempt to make it seem deeper. Personally I’m not a fan of this fragrance. I think the materials used smell high quality and expensive, but for the the raspberry doesn’t compliment the other notes listed and instead makes the development of the notes feel conflicting and messy.