Lalique Encre Noire a l'Extreme Eau de Parfum Natural Spray

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Many people here are being theatrical about this perfume, many even dare to say that it smells like death🙄, don't pay attention to those types of ridiculous comments, it is a polarizing fragrance but it is not going to kill you, not for the faint hearted for sure. This is a woody scent, but not in the same way as oud wood. Spinozas described it well as saying there is no sweetness. If you are looking for a sweet scent with this you're gonna have a bad time.

seperti Batman di Gotham City specifically in the dark alley: grunge, grieving, mysterious and assertive. tbh i was thinking of it as a massively hyped cheapie (ie Nautica Voyage), where i was totally wrong. I wont even get to its price (22e/100ml). Saying the same with this one as with A L´Extreme....Can´t stop sniffing my arm when I wear it :D It´s an absolute favorite with great longevity 8-10h hours on my skin. This one is Stroong Cypress Vetiver Woody.My skin brings out the astringent quality of cypress that I adore so much, but the smoky vetiver radiates quite well as well, and it even has a nice edge that reminds me of orange peels. I just can't really get on board with Encre Noir. It feels like the russian literature of fragrances to me, very difficult to enjoy casually and if you criticise it or say you don't like it, a bunch of the hardcores will tell you "you just don't understand". If you watched many youtube videos and thinking about buying this, only buy it after testing or if you don't care about spending this much.

I would love to see EDP version of this, with a bit more naturals, better performance and maybe nice, light, slightly bitter grapefruit note added at the top. I would give 4x more money for that. I do not like it much as a standalone perfume but I layer it with perfumes like for example Bleu de Chanel EDP. I have worn this fragrance a lot during last autumn-winter period. Really well blended perfume. Modern, linear, clean, very dry, woody formula. It owns humid and earthy qualities. I believe, that this is definitely built upon Iso E Super (neutral, ambery, velvety), some selected clean white Musks like Exaltolide or Galaxolide, Hedione, Vetiveryl Acetate, Cedar raw materials like Vertofix, Cedrol (leathery) or Lixetone. I can imagine some of these raw materials in the formula. This is primarily aroma-chemicals based, I believe. There could be some trace amounts of naturals as well though. Vetiveryl Acetate in the olfactive profile owns these smoky qualities of Vetiver without the complexities the Vetiver EO or Absolute potentially have. I am going to dilute this raw material at home, I can definitely imagine that in this perfume. Cashmeran, as far as I know, can work with woody compounds well and can help to elevate the formula. It can do it here with Hedione, I guess. The quality is really good in comparison to the price, really. If you like Vetiver in perfumes, I think this is definitely something you will appreciate. This is a very dry formulation, quite simple, well built. Kind of a hidden gem from the affordable designer perfumery shelf (if you like Vetiver, of course haha). It is more of an intimate perfume rather than a projecting monster, to be honest. It lasts 6-7 hours on my skin (double sprays). Encre Noire is actually far tamer, potentially more conventional, and firmly unisex in reality. That is coming from someone in their 30s who loves oddball, left of center, avant garde scents, whatever you want to call it. I don't wear Aventus, Dylan Blue, Sauvage (no hate, just not my style). So take my opinions with a grain of salt.The trees are mainly conifers, with their green needles and cones scattered on the forest floor. The scent of fresh pine is present, mingling with the earthy smell of damp soil and decaying leaves. The fallen leaves are a mix of brown, orange, and yellow, creating a patchwork of colors on the forest floor.

Trwałość to jakiś dramat, maks 60 min. Projekcja, praktycznie zerowa. Nie licząc pierwszych 3 minut. This is everything I've been looking for, fragrance-wise. It's sharp, pungent, shadowy, dark, voluptuous, and altogether smoky and seductive.This is a very interesting fragrance for me. Encre Noire lives up to the name; the first time I tested it I thought, "oh wow, this is exactly as described."

When I smell it, it reminds me of my time in Hawaii. Not of the commercial, Honolulu beach, drinking from a coconut Hawaii, but rather the nature aspects and the calm, untouched wet forest areas. It really smells so natural and beautiful, like a place untouched by humanity where only mother nature has done a thing, and you're here to see it.No soy fan de la salida húmeda que tiene, si bien el olor a bosque de pino está ahí me atrae más el fondo almizclado tirando a cálido, lo veo versátil mientras no sean en ambientes cálidos-humedos This is a very woody dark scent, if you like to walk in the forest at night in autumm you will love this too. The cypress is the first thing I recognise in the opening and it stays with the vetiver after the drydown even for 4-5 hours on my skin. After this the base notes take the lead and it turns to a very calming woody darkforest scent.