This is joy to wear and transitions quite a bit. Starts very bright with a juicy slightly sweet citrus supported by an ambery backbone and the obvious orange blossom. After around 30 mins the musk appears and continues throughout the length of the wear, mixed beautifully with the citrus. As the citrus subsides the fragrance gets sweeter and the musk dances around you in fleeting whiffs. Some would say it slightly feminine, but any man who enjoys florals or musk will enjoy the wear.
This is massively underrated. On the surface it seems like simple fresh fragrance, bright and metallic, almost fizzy. As it dries down there is a complex mix of patchouli and blonde woods. The freshness stays throughout but it has woody backbone with hints of musk.
Meander by Amouage has the melancholic dewy woodiness that I love to bring out on a rainy day. It's all frankincense, and sandalwood with some subdued floral facets floating around. It's morose, yet gorgeous.
In a house full of heady complex perfumery, Meander is always overlooked due to its simplistic nature. This to me makes it unique in the house of Amouage. The bottle is 💯
Incense Rori feels like building an altar to the temple of dreams - not that it smells like any of these things individually, but the way someone in a dream can be your mother even if they look nothing like her, the golden balsamic woodiness conjures walnut and mulberry and rosewood; the creamy gentle spice suggests whipped orange blossom honey, marigold-infused sandalwood attar, ink perfumed with clove and honey and musk. Applied before sleep and still whispering the next afternoon, it becomes a nightly ritual for dream incubation, precious enough to justify its price not for special occasions but because sleep itself is the special occasion, the potent pantheon of dreams deserving its own sacred preparations.
Sweet, warm, spicy, cosy.
If you like By The Fireplace or Angel's Share, but want something sweeter, this should fit the bill, however for the price it's not unique or long lasting enough
My thoughts and the case for Tygar.
Smoother than, L'Immensite (less ginger bite) not as sporadic, floral, and loud as The Hedonist and the use of higher quality natural ingredients than Vibrato makes Tygar imo, the best in class. Tygar inspired a wave of great perfumes, some of which are listed above. However, the price is absurd and it's hard to justify the cost when Vibrato comes so close and remains much cheaper. If you come across a good deal then grab it, but $400+ for something that isn't even using real ambergris blows my mind. Like LV this is a luxury item.
The scent itself comes across as eye squinting citrus and fresh with ginger spice, but then mellows out nicely with musks, green patchouli and ambroxan. It has great longevity and a noticeable scent cloud. Lovely creation
its super good all year round complement getter
Can an ineffable thing also be a platonic ideal? Tissue-thin blossoms suspended in pale evening light; bees' dreams of endlessly circling invisible nectar sources, the unfurling verdancy of early spring touched with the faintest breath of honey, petals so delicate and precisely what linden should smell like that you can only point and say "there, that." It's everything it should be, and only just that.
I tried to like this and I had it for a number of years, but it's just tosweet and scratchy for me. Very sharp sweet apple, fruit that almost has a red wine quality. People seem to love it.
It's a powerhouse so you better be into it.
Just picked this up and at first I was surprised by this very natural outdoorsy cold crisp pine forest and juniper scent. But, there is a depth, a warmth in there radiating underneath, making it suitable for the colder months. After a few wears this scent presents different layers and complexity. It's stunning and quite persistent for an eaux fraîches. It's exquisite really, but you have to like a natural woody accord.
Tero is a briljant scent, it’s not a gourmand, not a spicy nor a woody scent, it’s it all at the same time and it takes the best of all the different kinds. It opens as a peppery spicy scent, with sweet and opulent notes of cinnamon, sechuan pepper and slight pepper notes, going into a sweet-salty caramel with deep, warm woods and ambery base. To me it’s a hidden gem, it’s a masterpiece of perfumery by Carlos Benaim and lets the audience engage with a scent that is not purely 1 sort. It’s oriental meets west, warm woody, spicy scent of indulgence and opulence.
it comes to its own in winter as in summer, it depends on what vibe you want to get. Its longevity is out of this world, it gives projection, but not in an intrusive way. it’s elegant, bohemien and opulent at the same time and it takes you on a journey, as a masterpiece fragrance should.
Reminds me of the posh british countryside. Only like to wear this in autumn.
The EDP starts as a peppery, pine-like, aromatic vanilla, with the creamy aspect of it staying in the background. As the scent develops, the pepper and aromatic notes allow the vanilla to shine. The incense's smokiness and some woodiness join the vanilla, which becomes the star of the show. It's like a pure, cold and powdery, yet warm and cozy vanilla with a hint of spiciness and smokiness. Longevity is great (12h on my skin), especially on clothes (+24h) while the sillage is moderate
This is not just another floral. It has a dried flower petal quality that is almost tea-like. It isn't old fashioned but also isn't a youthful juicy fruity floral. It us just really good. I get lots of compliments when I wear it.
This scent is clean and green! It isn't too earthy and it isn't sweet. It is so balanced, fresh and bright without citrus. It's dry in a good way. I'd wear it year round but it really sings in hot weather.
This is a wonderful lipstick powdery scent that has a burst of sweet fruit in the opening. I love waxy makeup scents, and this one is special because of the brightness on top. It is quite diffusive and lasts a long time.
The bright fresh gingery opening is amazing and energizing. It settles down into the most luxury spa smell. It's so good
Tbh I bought this bc of the bottle design, and as a clean, fresh scent for my daily routine. But it reminds me (and my partner) of an old ladies bathroom. Very heavily powdery, with a sparkling citrus. I kind of like it nonetheless, but I would only wear this at home. A bit underwhelmed for the price.
I was a little nervous when I first got the tester because the opening smells just like spicy pickles to me. After 15 minutes or so it became this sophisticated amber scent that was truly an amazing smell. If you can get past that bad opening smell, this is a wonderful fragrance.
This is one of the greatest things I've ever smelled.
Incense and woods ✔️ Spices and salty musks ✔️ Subtle light powdered vanilla and cacao ✔️
I could bath myself in Mxxx. This can be worn in any season, which is a huge bonus. The high temp elevates the ambergris and the amber and patchouli come forward. Never cloying, sits close to the skin but wafts around when you move making it very sensual in that way.
Truly great work from Barbara and Antoine on this collaboration.
This was a blind buy. It’s growing on me. I don consider this to be a fresh, warm weather scent. It is pretty strong and cloying in high heat. I would say that you get a pretty strong powdery smell from the almond. You can tell that the ingredients are of high quality. Might consider selling, or trading it for another Mancera.
Too sweet, kinda boring. Great for an outdoor day.
It’s like my second skin. Very fresh/powdery and musky. Sexy but soft. I’m obsessed.
It grows on you, at first it might smell like rotten milk but after it sits on your skin for 10min., it will bloom!
Nostos is to me a very beautiful and perfectly balanced Rose-Oud fragrance.
It’s not loud or very punchent, it’s more refind, understated and more ”in control” then perhaps a oud-maracuja. The Oud is ronded and the rose is also more like Moroccan Rosewater then the rose is Portrait of a lady. And all bound together by a saffron note, that makes it into a beautiful balanced scent. I think this is a french take on the middle-east, it combines a European understatement with strong Middle-Eastern ingredients.
As with allot of EldO: After a few hours (+- 2-4h) It becomes more of close scent, and maybe there lies, in my opinion, it‘s only fault. The projection could have been better, it shouldn’t be loud, but a bit more of an aura around the wearer for a longer time would have made it perfect. But this aside, it’s a fantastic scent, that gives me like a mix between a Souk, a french town and a slight old churchy vibe. i love it. And because of it‘s restrained ellegance, you could wear it anytime, any season and on any occasion.
