Corpse Reviver

I'm just getting camphor and cocoa, i.e. fresh herbaceous cocoa. It's really unique and fun, but it's hard to say if I'd ever wear this. The camphor thankfully calms down after 30 minutes or so but, for better or worse, it's present throughout the life of the fragrance. I don't think it's much like Slumberhouse Ore (besides the cocoa), which is smokier and puts more of an emphasis on woods. If you're looking for something similar to Ore, Ummagumma (which I love and wear all the time) is closer. Edit: This grew on me and I ended up getting it. I likely won't wear it often but it's an interesting invigorating gourmand that I'll enjoy from time to time.

Dark chocolate, booze, and then an eternal sweet-ish powdery dry down. A very slight aromatics edge keeps it out of diabetes territory. I also get whiffs of dried fruits, like raisins, barely there, and a deep richness that i can't tease individual notes from. I'm looking for the anise, an all time favorite note, but i can't pick it out. Civet always reads as powdery to me, i smell nothing fecal here. It's definitely a strange, twisted gourmand and i'm here for it. This one feels good. Unique enough to be interesting, but not weird or off-putting. My husband loved the sample on me so much that he ordered a bottle as a surprise gift!

If you had the opportunity to try the very limited collaboration between Bruno Fazzolari and Antonio Gardoni, Cadavre Exquis, and kicked yourself for not nabbing a bottle during the small window when you could have, fear not. Corpse Reviver is definitely a nod to Cadavre Exquis, though there's more of Bruno's aesthetic in his solo work. It's got herbal notes, dried fruit, boozy and a little animalic; a bit gourmand with the vanilla, dark chocolate, and caramel though I don't know that I think of this fragrance when I think of gourmands. I missed Cadavre Exquis. I'm not missing Corpse Reviver.

The initial presentation is a burst of citrus that settles quickly into a liquored-up chocolate. As the heart starts to come through, it becomes more nostalgic. Memories of antique stores and working deep in the archives of a museum. Vintage clothes, books that haven't been opened in decades, dust, cobblestone streets, black and white films... On paper, it stays chocolatey. On my skin, the civet comes through very strongly. Going back to the paper a few days later it smells like sweet maple syrup. This scent is a journey and, as one who has an affinity for history, it is a journey I love.

Missed out on Cadavre Exquis so jumped at the chance to buy this one and i'm so glad I did. Corpse reviver is great,it's pretty loud,heavy & almost 'sticky' with insane performance....you really need to go easy with the sprayer! I love it, but those around you might not -someone commented that they kept smelling something like curry around me...it was corpse reviver! Although not listed I'm getting an immortelle note here,there's a spicy maple-syrupy thing going on for sure. Big 👍s up.