Char

Like Noir Exquis by L'Artisan Perfumeurs....but a cheaper price. Or maybe one of the PenhaIigons ..I have a whole wardrobe, maybe like Constantinople or Cairo, not sure... Regardless, you get the same ambiance without paying major $$$...HR uses quality ingredients in their perfumes, and you can smell it. So far, it's lasting well and I will have to get an FB at some point because it's a good one. I smell no Char or smoke. I really hate that smokiness..don't want to smell like a lit match or a fireplace with the draft closed...if it's there, my chemistry doesn't register it. A warm, mellow very unisex, woody drydown..on me the Tonka stays put. I like it on me but Men will smell very sexy in this.

Henry Rose gets so much hate on here. It seems a little sketch. I find Char completely addictive. What am I smelling? A slightly sweet, faintly smoky green patchouli and tonka bean. It seems like there is sandalwood too but it's not listed. Char, Torn, Queens & Monsters and Dark is Night all share similarities in my opinion. Char is my fave, followed by Torn and Dark is Night. The latter strangely doesn't last long on me unfortunately. Queens & Monsters is ok, but that petitgrain note is off putting.

This is a fluffy, warm, comforting tonka. I love it more than other tonka fragrances I've tried, including BDK Velvet Tonka. I get some other woody notes such as labdanum. Thankfully not the vetiver, as I do not like how it smells, at least on me. I am not really getting any earthiness from the patchouli. Smells like a vanillic, powdery, slightly woody tonka to me. I have Queens & Monsters, and I think this will be my next HR purchase. To the top of my wish list it goes!

Not nearly as smoky as the name would imply-- in fact, not smoky at all. The opening is zesty, somewhat citrusy from the ginger and it quickly settles into a sweet tonka/patchouli combination. Patchouli is notoriously polarizing, but this patchouli is not dirty or overwhelming. It is a sweet, herbal patchouli. As a vetiver lover I am enjoying the drydown. Very much unisex but coming from someone who likes very feminine fragrances, I can easily say I would wear this.

Testing this out today and I love it. THIS is what I wanted By The Fireplace to smell like. I get smoky but not too strong then the ginger comes in and it gives it a cinnamon like spice to it. Very fall and Christmas, it remines me of sitting by the fire in your living room snuggling up and watching a movie with a good spicy candle lit. Very warm and cozy.