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

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But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression…the dark side of the Force are they, easily they flow… once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you, it will…" While it doesn't change my belief that EDTs generally are doomed to disappoint in their performance, as earthy scents go, this is one of the better ones. If you're looking for complexity, you won't find it here. Very basic note combination that smells good, works in an office environment, but is uninteresting. Those who like to wax poetic about "the hint of iris", or the "smoothness of the amber" should look elsewhere. This is a no-nonsense, linear as a 2"x4" frag that gets the job done without fanfare. For the price it's at, I can't see why you'd pass this one up- great perfume for those who like dark or vetiver forward scents.

Safe enough for a blind buy? Due to the quality, uniqueness and competitive current price of the fragrance, I recommend it for a blind buy. The presentation is wonderful. The sprayer is also one of the best I have, like Dior Sauvage you can choose just how much you spray.There are certainly dark and damp components to this! It would feel out of place in many situations potentially, and probably not attract a lot of attention at a mainstream club, and I could see this alienating some normie noses at an office. EN skews toward mature (not necessarily older) individuals, or those looking for an entry level designer scent as a gateway to niche level perfumery. I know it filled that role in my journey. 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). seperti Batman di Gotham City specifically in the dark alley: grunge, grieving, mysterious and assertive. Then I sprayed it on...the sprayer is WONDROUS, because it gives a full, round, cloud of fragrance that goes onto the skin so well.

This fragrance honestly reminds me of a lot of things, but everything I think of it is kind of "dimly lit" if that makes any sense, but not in a sad way. A quiet teahouse. An untouched wet forest. These are the things this fragrance makes me think of. Performance is above average. You get a bigger performance if you spray on your clothes and hair. You may get easily eight to ten hours of longevity. Sillage is not as strong, and you share its darkness within five to six feet. You get a good enough projection of more than arm's length until the third hour. Wearability: 8.0 (It leans more toward the night-time and cold weather, although I consider it perfectly safe to use it during Spring and Fall daytime)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. First impressions: The bottle is gorgeous. Statuesque. Minimalist. Dark. Geometric...and altogether aesthetically pleasing. It reminds me of luxurious dark-stained wood and obsidian stones. 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."

Love it! It´s pretty linear from first sprayed to the last drydown which I like alot and that is pretty unique for a scent. After a couple of sprays, you notice a magnificent imposing gloomy cypress. The vetiver middle notes make themselves noticed almost immediately, embracing the cypress without choking it. Ya Encre Noir adalah parfum woody yang terkesan Gothic. Seperti lembabnya Gunung Halimun Bogor atau hutan bunuh diri Aokigahara Jepang. The cypress notes are very intensive, consistent throughout the dry down. Now that I've had Encre Noire for a while, I've become really sensitive to the vetiver in this. I remember walking through the fields and mountains in my home country and smelling vetiver in the air, this smells exactly like it. It's become a major comfort scent for me. I can also see how this can come off as gothic- the cypress brings a dark and forest-y element to the fragrance. I think of abandoned libraries and foggy woods. 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.

100 ml (3.3 Fl. Oz.) Natural Spray

The opening is sharp and damp, and I love the cypress note. As it dries down the cypress recedes, and the vetiver note becomes more central. After the sharp opening, where the cypress blends with the vetiver as it transitions to the heart is my favorite stage of EN. Uniqueness: 9.0 (unique as a strong vetiver dark and earthy fragrance; of course, I am not considering its flankers) If you want something similar but lighter, get Terre d'Hermes - it's basically a pop version of the same smell, with the incense toned down, at the price of smelling maybe a bit less natural and more chemical. Terre smells like Encre Noir after a few hours after application. The dark side does not serve us. We serve the dark side. If we glorify it through our acts and our work and our art, it gives us power. It gives us life. Even life eternal."