Rien Intense Incense

Paradise, this stuff is pure bliss for the men of this world. Males of a certain.....errrr.....vintage, shall we say! Incense, labdanum, rose, leather, aldehydes and oakmoss amongst others combine to make an astounding nuanced, animalic and soapy scent of the highest order. This is mans man heaven! Us fellas have been mourning the loss of proper vintage gents scents and trying modern versions alongside new fragrances that do their best to mitigate the IFRA legislative madness and total BS, usually to no avail. This one from Etat libre d'orange feels like it has slipped through the net of red tape, thank God 🙏. There are a few other exceptions too, like the Naughton & Wilson and Rogue perfumes offerings that have the quality, strength and integrity of traditional male perfumery. Rien intense incense is very much in the vein of proper men's aromaband performs like it too. Kouros, Lapidus pour homme, Antaeus (old school formulations) and the like finally have a worthy modern addition to sit along side them, a cologne to carry on their glorious legacy. This product does come with a few very necessary warnings; :If you wear this your schlong may well grow to the length where you'll have to tuck it into your sock! :You'll instantly know how to take on MMA fighters and knock them out! : instantly, you'll have better insight than the managers and players of your favourite team. :Regardless of whether you have previous experience or even a licence you'll automatically know how to ride V-twin motorcycle to within an inch of its life....or yours! :The desire to convert your garage or spare room into a weights gym will be all consuming. :lastly, a considerable amount of extra funds will be needed to buy a complete new wardrobe consisting of not only motorcycle apparel but a pair of Trickers/redwing style boots, a high end and beautifully tailored sports jacket, immaculate button down shirts and well made Jeans that don't look like they've been sprayed on! It is illegal to wear this fragrance for the following reasons; :you are a vegan or vegetarian. :you are above middle management level. :you are unable to wire a plug, change a light bulb, check your oil etc. :are lactose intolerant or have issues with gluten, wheat etc. :do not consume alcohol (tobacco is not compulsory but occasional use will help with you application to own this scent....maybe!). :you drive an electric vehicle. :You're a fan of reality TV and social media. :you actually, truly care and BELIEVE what anyone else thinks about your personal choices and opinions is important. Females; Please do not spray this on your person unless you wear predominantly black clothing and makeup along with combat boots. Be warned, you may grow a male appendage and a taste for Steak, sport, engines and strong beer....the risk is yours. At the very least you'll have a trail of middle aged men in your wake to navigate, you've been warned! 😆listen, just a bit of fun but there are certainly glimmers of truth in there somewhere for the sort of guy that will like this, not that I'm identifying at all! 😳 It's just a very realistic and retro (to me) mens scent harking back to better times of free speech, common sense and opportunity for all! Beautiful but somehow both modern and classic with great performance. An excellent job. Speaking of performance, I've given this two full wears in reasonably warm temps, it's very strong, initially filling the living room! It's been detectable on me for the whole day and still more than a skin scent at bedtime. It's a fresh bottle so I'm going to hide it away (from further temptation) in the cupboard until Autumn when I'm assured by many others that the performance not only improves and smooths out but becomes a little darker. I can't wait! Incredible value as very little is needed per application and even better if bought with a discount. Straight to my top shelf where it will be a permanent addition, being worn often as the temperature cools. Beautiful, top level perfumery.

Rien Intense Incense is probably the most interesting creation from Etat Libre d'Orange and certainly their best performer. It projects strongly in the first hours; persistence on the skin is +24h, and on clothes for several good days. Rien Intense Incense is very interesting and perplexing. In its case, the "test before you buy" rule must be respected. It is a niche perfume par excellence, dedicated only to those with "acquired taste". It is for those who want to experience the perfume, not for those who wear perfume to "smell good" and attract admiring glances. The name that refers to incense is quite misleading. Rien has by no means the ecclesiastical smell of incense; if you are looking for a cathedral / mosque smell, Rien has nothing to do with this olfactory area, having nothing in common with Arabian incense perfumes, nor with Montale Full Incense, Comme des Garcons incense series, Filippo Sorcinelli, Heeley Cardinal etc. Notes that can be distinguished in the composition: aldehydes (strong in the opening), powdery iris (quite intense in the first hour), the smell of incense ash, a somewhat dusty cumin, some indefinite animalic notes, a very stuffy and somewhat mortuary rose note, very vague notes of moss (which seems to have been kept in dry earth), and notes of used, dusty, and dry leather (which are much drier than the leather found in other perfumes and which have nothing to do with either the sexy aspects of a rebel man / femme fatale, nor with gasoline accords – do not expect either Gucci Guilty Absolute, nor the interior of a car, nor a worn saddle, nor a leather jacket, nor suede, nor the leather characteristic of Francesca Bianchi's creations). These notes are characteristic of the first months of wearing. As the liquid matures, the smoky, tarry, auto shop etc. accords attenuate, and the aldehydes become stronger. Over time it becomes less dry and harsh and a bit sweeter. After 2-3 years of use, I detect in it a creamy and very pleasant honey note. Beyond listing the notes, how does Rien Intense Incense smell? Very hard to say and if you ask 10 people you might get 10 completely different answers. If I were to consider the side that attracts me, I would say that Rien smells of tar, pitch + the smell of burnt incense ash + the smell of a dusty auto shop + leather goods + metal greased with tar / dry Vaseline + the dry-down of Yves Saint Laurent Kouros, combined with the dry-down of the cumin from Antonio Puig Quorum + dry and dusty moss + floral notes, of which the iris is predominant in the first hour. If I were to consider the opposite, unattractive side, I would say that Rien is an exercise in unpleasant imagination: this is how I imagine the T-shirt of a mechanic smells, undressed after a whole day of work, full of oil, Vaseline, thinner etc. and left in a dusty closet for 20 years, alongside grandmother's sheep wool coats, soaked in mothballs. Rien Intense Incense is a dry, sober, dark, and truly gothic perfume. Rien has a breath of monochrome and vintage end of the world; in fact, this should have been called "La Fin Du Monde", not that popcorn bag smelling perfume also from Etat Libre d'Orange. In addition, Rien conveys something indefinitely animalic, mechanical, and sexual-morbid. Much more suitable for men, although it is a genuine niche unisex. It has nothing to do with contemporary mainstream perfumery and it brings back some indefinite memories from the '70s - '80s. Recommended for temperatures below 20 degrees. It is not suitable for the office, business meetings, going to clubs etc. It could be suitable where a goth outfit is appropriate, or in a nonconformist and open-minded environment. Do not give it as a gift, and if you want to buy it for yourself, purchase a sample first.

Rien Intense Incense by Etat Libre d'Orange is a dense, polarizing, pitch-black ambery leather fragrance designed to challenge the senses of those who encounter it. Firstly, as an incense freak: I love this stuff. It's not my favorite incense fragrance (That's Hermann, also by ELDO), but it ranks highly in my collection. I hesitate to agree with the title. Indeed, there's a smoky, incense facet here, but the perfumer (Antoine Lie) matched it perfectly with an animalic leather accord. There are some amber facets and a pleasant, almost dated, powdery aspect. However, our two most important players are incense and leather. It's linear, and many other notes don't register to me personally, but I wasn't interested in anything other than the incense. It starts phenolic and potent, almost with a pissy leather element, but everything cools off after a little while, and it turns into a velvety, bold incense with oily black leather and some gentle amber. I can see why this gets polarizing reviews and responses, primarily because of the smoke and the leather. Personally, I find Rien sort of charming and nostalgic. If you were looking for liturgical incense (think very piney, smokey, sweet & melancholic frankincense & myrrh blends used in Christian establishments worldwide), this is not it. I sprayed this around two friends, and we instantly agreed that this smelled like a spiritual shop (or a head shop). According to the other fragrantica users, this smells like nag champa incense, which isn't necessarily what I was looking for, but I'm glad I have this in my collection. Rien is a nostalgic fragrance for me. My mom & I used to go to this little shop near the school she taught at when I was a kid. I loved the shop's crystals and jewelry (gay omen!!! happy pride!!!), but they also stocked and burnt nag champa incense inside, and the store smelled precisely like this fragrance. Anyways, scent & memory aside, the price and performance of this one justify its spot in my collection. Amber and leather/animalic fragrances perform durably on my skin, and this is no exception. It lasts 6-8 hours on my skin and forever on my clothes. I wouldn't wear this one to work, except in the winter. ELDO has killer packaging and presentation: The atomizer is very responsive and balanced, and the bottle feels and looks weighty and expensive. Since it's an older offering, it wasn't prohibitively expensive, which I appreciate as a college student.

I find it very difficult to write about Intense Incense after having already reviewed the original. And yet, there are things worth saying. Where Rien is the fragrance of a magnificent funeral, Rien Intense Incense is more theatrical, more dramatic. To illustrate the idea with a cinematic comparison, I'd say Intense Incense is the scent of Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist by Lars von Trier, whereas the original Rien belongs to Grace (Nicole Kidman) in Dogville, by the same director. The first thing that strikes me is how justified its existence feels. Far from being a purely commercial flanker, it simply reshuffles the deck, taking the same ingredients and placing them in a different order. You unmistakably recognize Rien, yet everything has changed. The aldehydes polish the incense, giving it a cool, vivid shimmer. The leather steps into the background, though it never disappears, while the overall finish becomes more metallic and noticeably fresher. And that freshness is precisely what makes this version so compelling. Intense Incense is smokier, brighter, and therefore surprisingly well suited to the warmth of summer. Even if it's still a rather daring choice for the season, I found it more fitting than the original while wandering through tourist-filled cities beneath the crushing heat of yet another French heatwave. I've read that, for some people, the current formulation of Intense Incense has significantly weaker longevity and a more restrained projection than the original. Personally, I think it depends on the conditions. The first time I wore it, I also felt it faded rather quickly. Yesterday, however, I experienced the exact opposite: it kept shimmering from morning until night without ever losing its presence. Was it the temperature? The humidity? Ask a chemist. Finally, for those unsure which version of Rien to choose, I'd focus on their personalities. If you enjoy fragrances that are sharper and fresher, go for Intense Incense. If you prefer your scents denser and more leather-forward, the original remains the better choice. Either way, the Rien experience is always richer if you've smelled the original first. So, which path will you take? Will you wander through a desolate Garden of Eden overrun by harvest mites, or will you try to outrun the relentless gangsters chasing you through the little town of Dogville?

wWOWw! Absolutely GORGEOUS! The very first comparison fragrance that came to mind has to be Kouros, or better said what Kouros (once was) before reformulations. The Aldehydes are used in a somewhat "Old-School" way, but not exactly. These Aldehydes aren't as Metallic or "Tinney" as say Grès by Cabochard, Aramis or even Kouros. To my nose the Aldehydes are a bit more of a modern take on the note, yet there is a slight old-school feel to them here. What mainly reminds me of Kouros is the "Civet like" smell although I see Civet is NOT in the notes list? That note is also blended beautifully in Rien I.I and is accompanied by an OBVIOUS Incense note which imo is a colder/clean insense with possibly a touch of smokiness if any smokines at all. The way the Clean Insense, the Rose and slightly powdery Iris note are blended here really is TO DIE FOR! Also I am getting the rubbery "New Tire" smell people are talking about, but its faint imo and really does add to the over-all dna making for a more interesting wear bc it doesn't over-power the other notes and isn't at all a distraction. Now, if anyone has smelled Initio's Oud for Greatness, or Lattafa's Oud for Glory, those also have a "Rubber smell", but that Rubber smell is way, WAAAY more subdued here in Rien Intense Insense and while it sticks around in Oud for Greatness (which I love), in Rien Intense Insense its completely gone within minutes. This smells "Expensive" and imo is quite "Unisex" maybe leaning a tad Masculine, but I dont think people would bat an eye if a woman walked by smelling Like Rien I.I. And the performance? As nuclear as people say it is, yet it still manages to smell amazing although no more than 2 spritzes is truley needed, probably even with just one spritz your good all day. Im not prone to giving high scores all willy-nilly like, but this things a freakin' 10 outta 10 in my book next to Ramon Monegal's Mon Patchouli. I very much highly recommend Rien Intense Insense, but ya must like Aldehydes and Civet which are divisive notes, plus they are pronounced in this beautiful fragrance!

I feel a little stupid for not realizing sooner that this fragrance is themed after the Kaaba. The black box with gold trim on the bottle should’ve given it away immediately! The moment I smelled it, it is indisputable in my mind that is what ELDO was going for. It feels very intentional to me. Rien (and Rien Intense) smells very HUMAN in a way I cannot describe. This isn’t sandalwood or nag champa incense in Chinese or Indian shops. I feel like the notes here are deceptive, the "Incense" note is holding a lot of weight here. If i were to wager a guess, I would say that incense note is a combination of oud/agarwood/bukhoor, rose oil, frankincense and myrrh. The smell is smoky, woody, skunky, sweet, and resinous. It absolutely fills a room, and it will bring back memories in one way or another. For me, I am brought back to memories in a childhood friend's house and some hotels that I have slept in previously. It makes me picture a small, cozy room with rugs and tapestries. Some may call it a church-like incense, but I find this very homey and cozy. In Western terms, it’s closest to Calvin Klein’s Obsession or Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion, though this feels more authentic and refined. It's even slightly fruity, soapy, and sharp. In the western world, you will be a little unique for wearing this, but not the kind of fragrance for playful moods, but any comments saying it smells "satanic" are culturally insensitive and offensive and we should not perpetuate it. Makes me feel serious and professional. I want to put this in my "love" category but my love for this one isn't a passionate burning love, it is a quiet appreciation. Also, it smells identical to Rien (not intense) just a little stronger. sillage: enormous. longevity: eternal.

Without too much hyperbole, this is like an S&M club rented out a Catholic sanctuary. It is almost exactly the sum of the 1980s gold cap Bandit EDT melted over Interlude's base: wonderful. Everything you read is true. The intro is a synthetic Lovecraftian burst of high-octane aldehydes and bitter IBQ. Truly weird and not entirely pleasent but slowly burning out to reveal touches of sweet rose and iris before fading into a sweet, smoky incense and leather afterglow. The dry down is deceptively inviting and slides between comforting, sometimes almost sickly sweetness offset by glimmers of animalic sweat. Surprisingly classic for its time with an understated chypre structure topped by 1940s aldehydes and floral, but the labdanum and patchouli base are cleverly bolstered by amber and incense, toeing the oriental line. Great volume and density compared to most thin-blooded modern fragrances, but by no means close to violating the Geneva Convention. If you hate RII, that is very much your right and I can see plenty to loathe here. As to other common comparisons, Interlude Black Iris is in the right ballpark, but far politer and posh-- this uses floral aldehydes instead of iris and lacks the pricy (Javanol?) amber-wood structure and its attendant projection and transparency. And while RII could have benefitted from a slightly higher budget, it is far weirder, the difference between Rammstein and Cold Play. (P.S.: RII is of course technically a flanker of Rien. The original is a lovely dry animalic leather but more Knize Ten than Bandit with lower volume, better manners, and shorter half-life. While there is a family resemblance, the two are not interchangeable albeit both worthy in their own right.)

Let me tell you a story, I was small living in a modest house of a big city in India, part of a typical Hindu family. In my vicinity, we had a huge market that was spanning across multiple streets and I used to hate going in there as it was too tiring and unpleasant but I used to join the grocery hunting sport anyway. Every year we had a great religious festival that we used to celebrate quite enthusiatically and the preparations involved major chunk of shopping in this market for all the necessities. At the end of this shopping, the most important pieces of the list were to be collected from a peculiar shop that used to exclusively sell the items for religious preparations for the said festival - such an incense, attar, specific spices etc. and the whole shop had a strange yet alluring aroma to it. This perfume is that aroma of the shop from my childhood. First sniff from the tester sample and it transported me back to that place and time; the smoky envelope of the incense, the dense rosy sweetness of the attar, the vastness of the spices, plethora of flower hawkers lined up the street and the mossiness emanting from the last remainder of the rain showers - everything came beaming into my face from just a spray. I guess this is what perfumery means, and I am happy that I find myself to be an ardent admirer of this artistery. I dont see myself buying a bottle because this is more of a sentiment/nostalia offering rather than outright carrying that smell on me, but I see the allure of it to some people. For me, I am just grateful for this trip down the memory lane and would keep the sample as a page in timekeeper.

Powder, touch of Iris, touch of Citrus (bergamot/peach/black current?), Aldehyde, Dark Myrrh, Incense, Soapy Rose, Clean Laundry Detergent, Dark Leather, touch of creaminess from the Labdanum, supported by notes of wood & amber, and Oud Notes balanced and strong quality juice! This is what i think YSL Libre 'should have' been! This is a stunner, strong personality, feminine, powerful yet sexy 'come hither' submissive. Amazing for the winter while wearing an overcoat, and spray it all over your midriff chest in a sleek full dress to let everyone in the room know what a sexy goddess you are! Spray it on your cozy sweater while running weekend errands, and perfect for evening galas. A qualm could be it has a hint of retro-outdated, but the other modern notes of Iris and Incense and the light Citrus note pull it into a more in stylish direction. I think this might be the reason why this is over-looked & slept-on by Fragcom. The perfumer here is talented and knows how to balance notes. This is not a trailblazer scent, but perfume done right! Think of this horse as a "Dark Aldehyde" scent genre, mysterious and alluring! The note of clean Laundry Detergent comes more into play on the drydown. I absolutely love this on a woman! A sexy intoxicating perfume without being a gourmand. Great dinner date night fragrance. A fashionable signature-worthy scent to make men think of you in a sexy classy way, and other women being envious of the person you are. Too feminine for a man, perfect for a woman, and would be amazing for a gay male to rock on a night out! Highly recommended! 4/5 Woofs!

Ok I admit it, at first when I got a sample of this perfume, I was taken by surprise. I didn’t like it. But as the sample sat on my bedside table I kept being drawn to it . I was intrigued by its uniqueness and just how different it is from all of my other fragrances. I wanted to smell more. To understand it, to get to know it. Why didn’t I like it? After all I love all the notes. I kept being drawn to it . And then just like that, one day I fell in love with it. I couldn’t get enough. Then I heard there was an intense incense version of Rien, so of course I had to get my nose on it as well, and I found that I loved it even more than the original. So much so that I now own 4 full size bottles . Two of regular Rien and two of Rien Intense Incense. I intend to never run out of this weird but amazing concoction. I am wearing 6 sprays of this one on my right arm . I figured, it’s Saturday and I’ll be home all day, I won’t be offending anyone with my fragrance. Then I just remembered I need to stop by at T-Mobile. Oh well, I guess I am getting thrown out of T-Mobile.....lol I forgot to mention I am wearing Prin Mongolian Mriga on my left arm. Sooo....yeah. I’m gonna offend a lot of inexperienced noses. Who cares. Not me. I never let ignorant idiots bother me....But if even one man tells me he loves my perfume, I’m marrying him...lol Just kidding I’m already married...and he hates 99.9% of my perfume collection. And being that I own over 1000 fragrances, (with decants and samples included) that’s just about everything. He seems to like my vintage ones . I do too. 🥰

Oh, you gorgeous you! An authentic smell of gratifying decadence. Imagine fancy parts of the interwar period. Tea parties, jazz bars, Art Deco, cocktail dresses with halter neck, chic women, faith in technological and social advancement; all that glamour and luxury. Remember the era's fragrances: Chanel No. 5 (1921), Molinard Habanita (1921), Lavin My Sin (1924), Lavin Arpege (1927). Maybe even Coty L' Aimant (1927), Dana Tabu (1932) or Schiaparelli Shocking (1937). I find all these to be larger than life, some aldehydic, sweet, and powdery, some more on a spicy floral side, cold but exhilarating, and all so elegant, timeless and powerful. Yes, some might consider them "old lady" fragrances these days; some might recognise them as classics. Whatever your choice is, we still remember and (or) wear them today. They are continuously inspirational, as is the era that brought them. ... I like scents that make me reflect, and Rien Intense Incense certainly does. In this goodness, I smell the time passed. Every whiff of its aroma envelopes me in the silk cloak of the classy nostalgia mentioned above. The perfume is sumptuous: balmy, powdery, but only slightly so, aldehydic, floral and animalistic. The leather note is delicious, and the incense note is crazy good- a true masterpiece. The result is remarkably feminine on my skin. Additionally, it is a very long-lasting fragrance that projects well. I believe this one is a treasure.

If the whole world wasn’t conditioned to love mass appealing scents, this would shine brighter than a round brilliant cut diamond. It’s mysterious and unparalleled; strange yet terrifyingly gorgeous. This opens up as a powerful incense scent with a subtly animalic leather. About 30 minutes later, sweet gentle ambers come out to guide you to the heart of the journey. The aldehydes then appear out of nowhere to further elevate this fragrance, adding an airy fresh-laundry twist. The smokey oakmoss blends beautifully with the slightly leathery labdanum to deliver a lightly medicinal bittersweet mid-layer. In the drydown, initially, I can sense a vegetational vibe reminiscent of buttery iris mixed with earthy patchouli. In its last couple of hours on your skin, a powdery and woody rose reveals itself to mark a happy ending. I don’t quite understand the catholic church comparison, but I will say this: wearing this in a religious setting can help transcend even the best of spiritual experiences. Personally, I find the most joy wearing this on a cold winter day in the forest or the countryside. As I said before, this is quite aggressively strong so it mustn’t be overused, unless you’re thinking of suffocating those around you and/or making yourself nauseous. For ultimate enjoyment, apply no more than 2 sprays for indoor and up to 5 sprays for outdoor settings.

I love the original Rien, it's my top incense fragrance for me, and the gold standard for incense IMO. I put off trying this because I honestly didn't think it could be any better than the original. But something in my head nagging me to try it so I bought an official sample. Now I'm thinking there's no way they could make it any stronger because the original is absolutely nuclear. First Impression: I spray it on, and guess what? I'll be damned if they didn't make it stronger! 😲. Now, full disclosure, my nose tells me they only made the Nag Champa incense stronger (hence the name intense incense). They took the incense from 100% to 150%. No change to the rest of the composition but I'm still testing so many my opinion may change. I actually wish they would have boosted the musk in addition to the incense. Is it redundant to get Rien intense if you already have Rien? Yeah, I think so. Would I buy Rien Intense if I didn't already own Rien? Yeah, I think so. They took a decadent fragrance, and made it even more over the top. Sometimes too much of a good thing isn't a good idea. It's like adding double the hot fudge to an ice cream sundae already drowning in hot fudge. And I'm here for it. But otherwise, the original is perfectly satisfactory to me. Scent 9.7/10 Performance 10/10 (lasts through a shower and probably a nuclear winter)

Amazing!!! This is what the hot goth girl that works at the local headshop smells like after she’s off of work and you run into her out and about. It’s incensey, dark, and bold and it’s wonderful! Let me start out by saying this incense and Amber all the way through. Those are what you’ll mostly get out of it, yes it does have rose and iris and patchouli and those are all there in spurts, but the incense and amber are your main contenders. I don’t believe there is any leather at all in this because even the smallest hint of leather sends this weird nauseous chill down my spine, but this doesn’t have that at all! It might be emulated by the deep Amber notes, but I honestly don’t get any leather at all, which I actually prefer that. This is exactly what Slow Explosions from IA should’ve been. It accomplished everything that does, but without the medicinal saffron note that ruins Slow Explosions. Honestly, this could have a bit of the medicinal saffron to give it a bite but it’s perfect without. This develops as it dries down, into something a bit more bergamot, Amber, and a bit resinous (probably from the cumin). but that incense smell never truly leaves, lingering as if there might be a stick of it burning in the back recesses of your home and aren’t aware that it’s still sticking to you and everything else.

I am surprised by the negativity here towards this perfume. It's fine if you don't like it. I would respect the negative views of those who have/had it and don't like it. But those of you who don't own it, never owned it, please be more respectful. I HAVE 6 YEARS wearing this beautiful fragrance. I buy a 100 ml bottle every year for 65-70 Euros in Europe (notino-website). To those who think the performance is moderate, and try to sabotage other people from buying or trying it, let me tell you that no perfume will create the cloud that Rien II creates. Even Red Tabacco by Mancera would loose itself in the cloud of rien. Rien II is literally a well-crafted perfume, the definition of NICHE. It is my second favorite fragrance ever made. While I think the NIGHT by Frederic Malle is the most well-crafted perfume in existence, you haters of RIEN would have hated it too. I just think people love to wear NICHE because it makes them more special than those who wear designer fragrances, but are still loving the NICHE ones that lean towards designer fragrances (many Tom Ford's here for example). Etat Libre D'orange is one the main Niche Houses (period), and this is confirmed by industry specialists, not me. Just too much negativity here, too much ....

Autumn evening in a dense spruce forest, the surroundings bear signs of intensive logging and a tall church tower rises against you. The side nave of the church is built of roughly hewn logs, the portal is open. You enter, but good few dozen meters before you can already smell incense in the air. You walk between the pews and climb the long spiral stairs to the pulpit...two more and you are at the top, open a small door and behind them on the wall is...a ceramic urinal with a blue-green deodorant puck thrown in the middle - the scent of pine and sea breeze...shocking, inappropriate, it's a dream, dark, intense, a cologne from the 90s but this scent is not old or outdated, you have to be a strong personality, don't be afraid of the first half hour and then...first-class signature fragrance material. NOT FOR FRESH fragrancers, better suited for older men (40+, might be younger but you should be certain type to pull this through). Make a mix of George Clooney , Ryan Gosling and Tom Hardy. Dark greeny-grey scent with a hint of blue. One of the strongest fragrances of Etat Libre d'Orange, it definitely does not suffer from rapid evaporation, on the contrary... be careful not to apply more than 2-3 applications unnecessarily.

10/10 L'une de mes fragrances préférées, ultra violente vraiment extrêmement puissante, un sillage qui remplit la pièce. Une odeur complexe et irrationnelle qui représente l'odeur de l'encens dans une église ou cathédrale mais avec une vibe très dark, comme une cathédrale gothique abandonnée et hantée, très sombre, la nuit au milieu d'une forêt, une ambiance de film d'horreur. Performance nucléaire: il tient 3 jours sur la peau, ce n'est pas une blague, malgré des douches et d'autres parfums. Mais attention, il s'agit d'une fragrance vraiment très spéciale et très très violente, donc ne surtout pas blind buy avant pas seulement de l'avoir senti mais de l'avoir porté toute une journée, car l'odeur est tellement violente qu'elle vous enveloppe complètement et peut être étouffante. Pourtant j'ai des compliments. Update: au final pas 9/10 mais 10/10, il est vraiment parfait, son odeur est enivrante, j'en suis fou amoureux, et je suis très étonné de cela mais j'ai énormément de compliments avec ce parfum. Après quand je le porte depuis moins de 1 heure 30, les gens autour de moi toussent tellement sa performance est nucléaire mdrr.

Rien Intense Incense took me to this parking lot at Duga Radar, Chornobyl, even from my very first sniff. I went there in the middle of August, 7 months before the invasion. The place was packed with tour busses and the busses were packed with tourists from all over the world. We got off the bus, walked around a while, stood at the base of the mighty Duga while warm weather accompanied a breeze, dragging a little dust from the ground. Everyone was silent, almost as if we were waiting for someone to turn the radar on again -but it was still abandoned. This fragrance (or may I say, "time machine") reminds me of that exact moment, when I smelled "abandonment", gasoline, rubber and dust... But is it like a punch in your face? No. It's like you finding a grandma residing in a shed close to the radar, and she's telling you how she had to run away and then come back to Chornobyl again, while you are having your varenyky she offered to you. Edit: A (slightly) less intimidating version would be Papillon's Anubis -please do try wearing it as well if you love but are not sure if you can wear Rien.

I remember a few years ago, I went searching for a perfume with the scent of church incense. I found a cheap sample of this ELDO and, eager to try it, sprayed it in my car immediately after receiving the package. Without reading any reviews about this fragrance, I was shocked. It wasn't what I expected at all. Instead of church incense, I smelled Indian incense sticks. Thanks to this perfume, I also discovered aldehydes; they're a strong presence here. The whole thing has a very dark feel. To me, it's a scent with retro overtones, depicting someone who reads tarot cards and runs a small esoteric shop in a small wooden building near the forest, while also practicing necromancy in a cemetery after dark. It's not a safe scent to buy blind; it's a unique, powerful oddity. Two sprays and it fills the entire room, lasts on the skin for over 10 hours, and clothes practically smell like laundry. I love this perfume with all my heart, and I know for sure that I'll be buying it again after I finish this bottle. Rien Intense Incense will either repel you or steal your soul.

You've walked into an ancient house of worship. Everything is made from aged wood with ceilings that go on forever. A deep guttural chant reverberates through the floor and through your very core. Hundreds of tea lights flicker in unison with the vibrations. It's the fragrance itself that's the subject of worship. It's the most beautiful incense you've ever smelled -- woody, powdery, aldehydic, and mossy, with a rosey sweetness that's more like sandalwood than a rose. This is a scent I want to wrap myself up in, but I feel like the incense smell would be tricky to wear in a public setting since it seems like a love-it-or-hate-it type of incense. This is a gorgeously rich and alluring scent for any gender. I was so afraid to try it, but it's the best incense scent I've smelled in either a perfume or an incense. I've craved it and worn it more than any other of the scents in the ELDO sampler because it has such a presence. It makes almost too bold of a statement to wear in public, but I've done it anyway.