Lavande Ombree

This scent, much like its similarly tempered brother, Bergamote Boisee, is an austere one with a hint of a warm and sweet side. Over the last year or so, I have grown incredibly fond of lavender in perfumery - when done right, it exhibits a warm woodiness and vanillic undertone that blends beautifully with the herbal aspect of lavender...however, I didn't sense much of this gorgeous note in this fume. It actually starts with an alluring cumin and cedar accord with a hint of crisp, medicinal lavender on a backdrop of ambered leather. Again, the floral notes (rose is listed) are really hard for my nose to tease out and the musk takes its time to reveal itself with a reemerging lavender note. The cinnamon might have been used to accentuate the dustiness of the leather - it's hard to tell. In spite of the serious looking notes, there is a warm, sweet aspect to the fume that is much like Bergamote Boisee's honeyed oakmoss but resembles more of a honeyed leather this time around. It's a very grounding fume that might just help make it through some of the storms of life - or a formal event or two! 100 Days - Day 4: The Return Listening to: Meghan Trainor - Like I'm Gonna Lose You

Imagine a dirty lavender, not filthy per se, but interlaced with the earthier, more pungent herbs of the lot: lovage, thyme, and oregano. The lavender is front and center, but the other herbs are all in tow, and they lead the wearer to a birch tar inflected leather laced with nutmeg and cinnamon. Further on, patchouli and a tonquitone-like musk carries it into a skin-scent phase, with traces of lavender seeming to remain. This is an approximation of what I experience with Lavande Ombree. It's reminiscent of a finer quality 80s masculine aromatic leather with an added pedigree to its content. Sadly, the whole Les Inédits from Au Pays has been discontinued for some time, but if found for a reasonable price, this could be an appealing addition for those who have a penchant for this style and also live for lavender.

I got a sample of this because I was on a search for leather and this combination of lavender and leather sounded appealing. Lavender is very up front with the leather. At first, the leather impression was similar to Knize Ten. As it dries down, the wood becomes detectable and it settles into a musky powdery base, but the lavender is always there. Now when ever I detect rose but it isn't prominent, I get powdery from that. Maybe that is what it is. I tried this first on paper and it didn't smell like something I would wear. But on my skin, it really is something quite different. My son likes this and he can pick out the leather quite readily. After about 4 hours, I am still getting arms length projection. I love this an have promoted it to my full bottle want list.

Love this scent from top note to base. I've worn it for several days now. The top is very similar to the dry down of Guerlain's Vetiver, even though the somewhat peppery lavender remains distinct throughout. it's not listed in the notes, but I get a nutmeg accord--maybe the leather and amber are mingling that way with the cinnamon. I find the musk almost undetectable, as with their fig fragrance. The manufacturer lists this as a man's fragrance, and despite the lavender it's definitrly not girlish--but as a woman who wears a lot of unisex scents I find it very nice on my skin. It's long lasting and has enough sillage to be noticeable to people you walk past, but if you're not in motion or you're well into the dry down it should be fine in an office setting.

This fragrance is rich. Starts off with luxurious lavender and morphs into the most comfortable rich smooth leather jacket imaginable. Not to strong and not to weak. I recommend it highly.