Archives 69

Got my hands on the sample kit with 20 small vials of ELDO's fragrances to try with my girlfriend. This is the last and final fragrance in the set that we tested together! This one is extremely varied in the reviews for it online as this scent seems wildly different depending on the skin of the person trying it! For me, this opens juicy and sweet, the orange backs up the punchy paprika with a citrusy undertone and some pepper on the side. This opening melts into a slightly firm plum, keeping some of the citrus and trading the pepper for incense while the paprika simmers down a lot; all while that INCREDIBLE camphor note comes in and steals the show. This is an extremely camphorous concoction - it's green, slightly medicinal, and incredibly relaxing alongside the incense smell. The incense is also not as pungent as you'd think, as if it hadn't been burned yet. The plum remains sweet and vaguely floral. All of it supports that really glorious camphor that sits right up front on your nose. As it dries, it grows dirtier, like you can smell the brown stems on the sides of a bush. There's an earthy sweetness in there - likely the benzoin - that adds a ton of depth to the pre-existing notes on display for me. On my girlfriend's skin, this developed a lot differently. We had very similar openings, but hers was sweeter and had more citrus to go around. As it dried down, that paprika note remained noticeable as the camphor took over; but the plum was more delicate and the incense played with the paprika more. There was also a lack of dirt or patchouli in her experience, as for her it was significantly less strong and more of a backdrop to the paprika and camphor. She got the same creamy benzoin as I did, which enhanced that sweetness in a beautiful, earthy way. This was an excellent fragrance to end on because this one is absolutely one that needs to be experienced to be properly understood. This is a shapeshifter - VERY different on many people's skin, more than usual with fragrances, and I believe the reviews here are indicative of that. Many people describing BBQ sauce, food, etc. We feel a bit lucky here, because we're both genuinely in love with this fragrance and would absolutely wear this again and again. It lasts a fair bit of time, projects off the skin just enough to catch it throughout the day, but it's not too grossly overpowering; which was a worry of mine considering the incense and camphor. A huge winner for us at the end of our journey with ELDO's discovery set!

on todays episode of samples i have tried once, chucked into the back of my closet, then revisited 2 years later and fallen in love with... we have archives 69. consisting nearly entirely of notes i dislike, i never thought i would like this perfume, i think i got the sample for free as a bonus to a purchase online - and initially i did not like it. i am glad i remembered about it today again, because it is so wonderful. the name might be a little misleading, but not entirely. opening with a blast of camphor and pink pepper, i thought "how is this naughty in any way?", but... oh it is. as some other reviewers have picked up on, there is something oddly reminiscent of 'secretions magnifiques' in this, a milky salty-but-not-quite saliva accord. it is not overbearing in any way, barely noticable, in fact, but it adds a layer of playfulness to this scent. overall, this is a soapy, creamy concoction, pink pepper and mandarin heavy from opening to drydown. there is something wonderfully retro about this, not vintage, but retro. perhaps its because i just watched "the love witch" (2016) today, a modern movie made to look like it came straight from the late 60s. this also might be just my brain naturally connecting the two together, but i think 'archives 69' actually perfectly captures the essence of the movie, and vice versa. elegant and feminine, with a seductive, witchy side lurking just beneath. some other reviewer described this scent as "a woman taking her swimsuit off", which, weirdly enough, is insanely accurate. nearing drydown there is almost a sunscreen-like quality to this. the incense in this is also barely there, only peeking out from underneath every once in a while. to sum it up, this is insanely beautiful and wearable, flirty, soft and feminine, creamy, soapy, fruity, camphorous. perfect for summer, in my opinion. i might just need to buy a full bottle, i fear.

Some people say that the opening on this perfume is harsh and unpleasant, but to me it's a nice, spicy, medicinal ointment/balmy note wafting straight into the nostrils, like opening a quality vintage tin of tiger balm. It stings a bit, but in a fun, refreshing way. As that settles it starts to get sweeter and more plumy, with a note of unlit incense in the background. Someone said that it smells like the air of a traditional spice store, and yeah, it's that, but the way that airs hits you the moment you come in. It's definitely a strong perfume, quite assailing, and I do find it pleasant (to myself) in summer, but if you're one to avoid assaulting people with your sillage, then it's probably best reserved for milder days, but I would rather reach for something deeper than this in true winter weather. The most prominent notes to me are the pepper, camphor, plum, incense and patchouli. Sometimes mandarin orange and benzoin come in, but I can't say that it's very musky, paprika-like or orchid to my nose. The wear is solid, it projects moderately but the notes themselves are definitely an attention-grabber, and it lasts several hours with prominence, definitely a scent that becomes rich with movement. It also has a vintage quality that I quite like. I'm likely buying a full bottle of this! I tested it out within a 4 sample pack from ELDO, and I'm picking this as a fresher, warm/mild weather scent, opposed to ELDO's Attacquer le Soleil for colder months.

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. First, I have a severe addiction to ELDO perfumes, and second, this one is a blind buy! I couldn't resist. So, what did I get? Hmm! Archives 69 is hard for me to explain. Camphor is so powerful in the beginning, better to describe it: robust milky-fruity camphor. I have never smelt anything like it. How peculiar, to be honest, and still, so refreshing. After several minutes, this perfume gets very similar to Penhaligon's Eau Sans Pareil, as the camphor note calms down. Both are very hard to compare to anything else. Both smell very unisex and light. Both are sweet and masculine initially, and more on a feminine side later on; Eau S. P. has the hair spray + milky-fruity note, not unlike the camphor milky "saliva"- like fruitiness that I get here. Later on, A. 69 grows more delicious and elegant. After a few hours, I grasp the cat fur comparison as the fragrance becomes a bit warmer, animalic. I love it. The fragrance melts on my skin and becomes a beautiful skin scent. All in all, the perfume is whimsical but easy to wear and likeable, office-friendly. I'm yet to find an ELDO that is unpleasant on my skin. I perceive them primarily as comforting and lovely. This one is no exception. The perfume is long-lasting with a moderate sillage.

i am about to be very predictable. "ohh, so the person who's liked or loved 7 out of the 8 ELDO fragrances they've reviewed so far, not to mention the many others they wear and love is gonna give the ELDO perfume a good rating? wow, very surprising." whatever! whatever, i say! i like this perfume an awful lot! i like that it's spicy, citrusy, clean, with a sweet resinous undertone. i like that it's a little difficult. there's something a little medicinal about its smell, but as someone who pretended to be sick as a child just to taste cough medicine and chew chalky grape-flavored tablets, that is okay by me. this smells like friendships with mercurial, funny, irritating old men who give me very good reading recommendations. this smells like a beat-era novel that i don't want to like, but enjoy thoroughly. this smells like a curious second-hand bookshop with gems hidden among questionable science fiction novels. i like this scent a lot, and i have a blast wearing it. but a lot of my ideas of "having a blast" are like . . . bird-watching. or listening to live jazz. so keep that in mind.

My go-to fragrance, oh, my Shayla... I'm not a perfume expert, not even a hobbyist, so I can't isolate and feel every note as some more experienced fragrance lovers. All I'm good at is creating associations with everything I smell, and this one... oh boy, it's a vivid one It's a sauna or even a steam bath for me and as a Balt I love every second and layer of it. Or maybe a little carpenter stand on a summer market with spoons and coasters made of juniper. Archives 69 is an angel with a broken wing, who stuck in our world, trying to blend in for a time being, but their calming, clement presence can't be unnoticed by the humankind Charming, mysterious, nicely peppery at first, at some point even edible. And definitely not for everyone. One of my friends said it smells quite fruity on me, really bright plum, other said — I smell like her dad. It's unisex for sure My sister «gifted» Archives 69 to me, because its scent was too relaxing for her (sauna indeed!) and she couldn't wear it. Lucky me I guess!

The review below nailed it, perfect description. I love it when I'm in the mood for it, but it's a difficult perfume to wear. For awhile it was in my top 5. My daughter says it reminds her of potpourri in an old lady's house. My husband said it smelled like thyme and spices, but he likes it. It smells much better after half hour to an hour. It smells clean, slightly herbal soapy, pink pepper spicy camphor incense, with plum and maybe a hint of berries. to me, and the drydown is a clean sexy. Here is my major qualm with this scent. Occasionally I get a whiff of a cat pee/litter box note. I've had it for 2 years, and for that reason I have yet to wear it to an indoor public space . I wear it at home, and my daughter's evening outdoor sporting events. The cat pee note makes it too risky for closed circulation. Drydown is beautiful and clean yet sexy. First half hour is medicinal, spicy with hints of urine.

For me this smells like jungle, weird monsters lurking in the swamp, ready to eat you, you can die at any moment... Also smells a bit like sickness a bit, but in a very beautiful way. Paradoxically, I found the scent very comforting because while wearing this, I realized how safe and predictable our society is. This is not a signature scent or something that you wear with pride outside, but a scent to enjoy the experience of this fantasy jungle swamp world, with t-rexes and giant insects and deadly viruses... Makes you ponder as well. (It's not totally unwearable though, I think you can pull this off) I would highly reccomend trying the fragrance because it smells like jungle, but it's not woody like pine trees or even vetiver (encre noire) it was totally new experience of smell for me. Use when going alone to woods in the evening 10/10. Also evokes a image of plague doctor in my mind...

Imagine an alternate dimension where Necco Wafers have flavors of spiced plum, blueberry, strawberry, and paprika, along with the usual wintergreen. Then imagine you are touring the factory where they are made. Imagine the air. It penetrates, but it feels so good. You are then transported to a temple, something out of Jodorowsky film, and the aroma from the alternate dimension Necco factory has taken the form of a camphorous incense. The smell is warm, sensual, yet meditative. Why, this feels at first peaceful, yet also unnerving—exciting even. Cold and sharp melts to creamy and smooth, and flashes of heat are intermittent, like when one's skin is flush from arousal while in a chilly room. There is the slightest impression of perspiration. The fat and airy pulsation of life is noticeable. Archives 69 is a fever dream for this skin, and I like it.

This is such a gem! It smells like what I hoped Replica's By the fireplace would smell. Archives 69 smells a LOT like pine trees. It immediately reminds me of woods. Weirdly enough it's not listed as a note. The opening can feel a little obnoxious due to the paprika, but the drydown is absolutely beautiful. It's smoky all the way to the base notes, propably because of the incense. But the sweetness from the mandarin orange tones it down a bit and blends beautifully with the smokiness. This perfume reminds me of a bonfire, or camping weirdly enough. Not a safe blind buy though! Probably not a crowdpleaser (or it depends on what type of people you're hanging out with), even if i've gotten compliments when wearing it. Maybe an acquired taste? Either way, I absolutely love it and it will forever be a staple in my collection. Great longevity too!

its the dead middle of winter and im yearning for summer (whats new!), so i am wearing archives 69 to bed again. i mean, its just such a summer/late spring scent. i discovered this perfume during may last year when i would only listen to fleetwood mac for the entire month and pretty much nothing else, especially their 2003 "say you will" album. on loop. like 20 times a day. so, naturally, my brain associates this perfume with fleetwood mac. but honestly this scent is so hippie. smells like a hot witchy ≈40 y/o womans forest cabin. incense always burning in the living room. some fruit on the verge of rotting in her kitchen she needs to clean out. bead curtains in every door. the smell of the soap she uses on her back shiny with sweat in the scorching heat of the sun outside... makes me wanna snog myself whenever i wear it.

tonight, i am wearing archives 69 to bed and thinking about one of my favorite movies ever - "stoker" from 2013. i think the two fit quite well. hot, hot summer in the countryside, getting caught in the rain, sweaty skin, a woman wearing men's cologne - perhaps her father's, or her uncle's, lush and prickly vegetation, goosebumps, the smell of your mother's expensive soap as you brush her hair. off-topic, but i cant get over the unmistakably saliva-like milky saltiness of this fragrance. it is so sexy. i love it. edit: finally wearing this in colder weather for the first time - it is much more musky and intimate, deliciously so. fruity freshness takes a back seat and lets the sweaty salty musk take the wheel, while still retaining its spicy, camphorous quality.

Back when I used in college, a friend sent a sample for me and I was taken aback--a wave of calmness and tender love cocooning me. The scent is so unique, back then I thought. So sensual, sexy, but in a way that it is... calm. I didn't have much money back then, I thought that it was just amazing and I have to buy it someday. Now I have a job, not a well-paid one but I am able to buy this. Now, mind you, I have gathered with the people who love fragrances and sniffing different perfumes, having lots of sample shoved up my nose and all... But this one still stands for its uniqueness. I could never forget the first time I sniff this on my hand. Such a scent.

This opens up quite peppery but not too harsh, sweet plum tones that harshness down alot. With a subtle incense note in the background. to me this is a really amazing blend. For some reason this really smells like bubbles to me? There isnt really a english word it i think? In NL we have this thing for kids which is basically a soap solution in a little bottle which they can blow bubbles from. This smell just like that to me. Very fizzy and bubbly and very nostalgic. The dry down is a sweet comforting musk that has a slight hint of incense. And still a bit fizzy to me. Overal i really enjoy this scent. A bit more fem leaning but perfectly wearable for men

went from a meh to a love. First time I tried it it felt very flat and unexciting after the first blast of red pepper mellowed into bland plum/floral sweet and slightly spicy, still not very exciting. Now it’s colder outside and it seems to skip past the floral fruitiness straight into a sweet powdery and warm, amber spice in a lovely little scent cloud that I feel from time to time throughout the day, upwards to 7-12 h longevity! Happy I didn’t declutter. It seems ELDO frags need you to take the time to explore them since I had a very similar experience with Putain de palaces (from a no to a heck yes).

Questo profumo cambia spesso aspetto a seconda della giornata. A volte è piccante,altre è caldo e oscuro,altre volte incenso nero e benzoino,un tocco di canfora stregata e la dolcezza di prugna golosa. Per me funziona bene soprattutto quando ho la pelle calda, cioè non in inverno. La parte che mi piace di più è l'inizio; canfora fredda e pungente,piccante di peperoncino,sottofondo di prugna golosa e mandarino frizzante. Poi incenso da chiesa antica,benzoino, patchouli misterioso, e infine un muschio metallico e freddo (che mi piace di meno). Nel complesso è un profumo che mi da una bella sensazione.

Archives 69 brings to mind a large question mark that just keeps expanding. Composed of a strange mix of notes that to me smell like old fashioned bubble gum, dark plummy incense, warming musks, and an overlay of cooling camphor that ever so slightly opens up the sinuses. Expressive, experimental, off-kilter. The perfect fragrance to wear while doing an interpretive dance or while watching new wave films directed by women. I imagine Agnus Varda would smell something like this, which is the highest compliment (she is the wise fairy godmother of arthouse cinema).

I bought a bottle of this as I love ELDO, it was an absolute bargain so I was willing to take the risk of a blind buy. She's a belter! Initial blast of pepper which I love, settles into a wonderful blend of incense and camphor with a hint of plum but wouldnt say this is fruity at all. Very unique and a lighter but still very pleasant version of my usual resins and spices. Didn't know what to expect at all, but exceeded my expectations! I would say you could wear this almost all year, apart from in high heat. Very unisex

This is clearly a love it or hate it fragrance, and I love it. Camphor is the main ingredient here. From the opening where it's wrapped in a lightly fruity, gently smoked dry spice, until beyond 3 hours, it's the strongest smell. After that it's a lightly musky benzoin aroma. This is a very expensive smelling perfume. It exudes class and sophistication and is certainly something to wear on special occasions. Longevity is moderate to long lasting; sillage is moderate. Etat Libre d'Orange Archives 69, worth every penny.

To me it opens with a really soapy, spicy and clean peppery feel. In the mid it goes into a laurel that smells like it has been cut on a dried out wooden cutting board together with some crushed pepper corn. It later dries down with a more musky incense smell. It’s totally wearable and I think this would fit a lot of settings really well. It’s not challenging but still really unusual. I think if the right person finds this it could 100% be their signature scent. It carries a lot of personality.