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.

absolutely beautiful i have never been a big fan of vanilla fragrances but this one is breath taking i could wear it everyday. it is so warm and cozy with the woody notes and the vanilla gives it a very sophisticated business woman vibe like wearing stilettos a black trench coat and a cashmere scarf . it is a perfect scent for a winter in a big city

One of two full size bottles that I purchased after getting the sample box (the other being Queens & Monsters). To me, it's a nice earthy and creamy fresh scent that can be worn year round. Due to the weaker longevity and sillage of the line, however, it'll probably perform better in the fall and winter.

Char is a lovely, low-key fragrance that makes you comfortable. Nobody will be alarmed when you walk by wearing Char. But they may well stop you and ask what you’re wearing! It’s not too sweet nor too woody and the vetiver does not take over the whole fragrance. It’s very well balanced and smooth.

I found this for $30 at a TJ Maxx. The opening scared me initially, it is very vintage and mature. If you give this a chance to sit on the skin it completely transforms, and it is so pretty. A little smokey, sweet, and clean. I feel it was worth the blind buy.

imagine you took every fragrant ingredient out of a perfume and were left with that kind of background “perfume smell” and you stirred a pinch of sugar and cigarette ash into it. sensual and completely magnetic

the opening spray literally smells like Warheads spray candy maybe green apple flavor... yum :3 but when it’s dried down definitely get the woody musky scent with still a little sour candy lingering

really nice going out on a date perfume, warm and sensual and just a little bit dangerous. reminds me of drinking hot toddys at christmas. smoky gourmand with a bit of an edge.

Tonka, ginger and orange flower enveloped in a delicate, smokey aura -- absolutely beautiful.

Smoky amber, love the orange and ginger notes. Sexy winter/holiday scent!

I was intrigued by the ethos of this house - perfumes made with clean, safe, cruelty-free ingredients, with Michelle Pfeiffer at the helm, no less. Given the name, I expected a smokiness to Char, and there is - it is a smoky, spiced vanilla scent with dry woods. At first sniff, it reminds me of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace, which shouldn't have come as a huge surprise. It is a pleasant woody-vanilla scent, dry and muted, but nothing unusual. Despite it not being among the listed notes, vanilla is very prominent to my nose from initial spray - here sweet, dry and paper-like. Soft, warm spices enhance it nicely, more cinnamon than the listed ginger. The tonka bean follows, its balsamic nuttiness melding nicely with the spiced vanilla. Dry woods creep in as it develops, with good-quality vetiver adding its distinctive dry grassiness to the base. I get some orange blossom as it develops, adding smooth sweetness to Char. It is uncharacteristically subtle, and works really well here, adding a floral nuance to this scent. The dry vanilla lingers as it fades, with a nice balsamic amber undertone lingering until final fade. Sillage is intimate and longevity is moderate. It is a transeasonal daytime scent, more for colder weather. Pleasant and good-quality, Char is a unisex take on vanilla, being dry and muted. Nice, but too subtle for my liking. 3/5.

I received this and another HR mini spray as a gift with purchase for another scent and never tested, I never heard of the brand. I recently came across them again. Both scents were surprisingly gorgeous and I’m surprised to see so much hate for both of them here. This is one of the nicest vanilla woods blends I’ve smelled in a very long time. No screechy cedar or masculine sandalwood. Just a very mellow expensive woody vanilla. Nice vanilla, no VS body spray or cheap BBW vibes here. It isn’t gourmand. Unisex, but very soft and pretty, feminine-leaning. Slightly smoky and musky, but very light on these notes so it comes off more fresh and clean. This could have been my signature scent 10 years ago. This was the type of scent I loved back then. I tend to gravitate more towards florals these days so I think I’m going to end up getting the other HR mini I received, Flora Carnivora, which has a rich girl tuberose garden vibe and I am here for it. I’m definitely keeping this on my radar for the future though.

Though this fragrance is right up my alley as far as the notes and overall feel go, it's... kinda boring. There is no smoke in this. Especially compared to the likes of fragrances like Lune Feline, By The Fireplace, and Memoirs of a Trespasser. It falls into the sweet spicy category, like some cinnamon or gingerbread cookies baking, but someone overdid the spices in them a little bit. It can lean "Yankee Candle" as well, so if you're not into that, this might not be for you. It doesn't last for anything - I put this on in my car at 7:30AM and I was digging my nose into my arm to smell it by 8AM. It becomes a skin scent REALLY fast. I suspect this is because Henry Rose are "clean" scents that market themselves as being free of "toxic" ingredients which I can appreciate, but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter much to me. I just want a good quality fragrance. All in all, I would probably buy this if I had some throwaway money lying around. Or I might ask for it as a gift. 6.5/10

Feels kind of redudant if you have Queens & Monsters or Dark is Night from Henry Rose - these three are strikingly similar to all be from the same house, but I do like them all nonetheless (but I am a little confused by how similar they are). They've all got that floral gourmand, patchouli, amber, sultry, seductive thing going on. On a scale from leaning more floral to leaning more gourmand, I'd say Q&M is the least gourmand and DiN is the most, with Char somewhere in between. My favorite of the three is Q&M, but I found this at TJ Maxx for $30 and felt like it played the role similarly enough that it was worth it to grab a bottle of this vs spend $120 on a bottle of Q&M. It's very nice and fits well in my collection as a sophisticated, sultry date night fragrance.

Lightly sweetened ginger candies on the initial spray, but dries down into sweet vanilla patchouli. It's a polite fragrance with an edge of dirtiness, it's versatile between a daytime and a nighttime fragrance. I'm conflicted on if this fragrance would be appropriate for office wear - it's just on the edge between polite and sultry. Depends on your work environment I guess. It's not polite enough for daytime use for me, and not fun enough for a nighttime scent, so although I like it, I fear I wouldn't ever reach for it. I love the brand's vegan/cruelty free/phthalate free formulations though, I hope something else from the brand speaks to my nose.

Beautiful buttery spicy tonka bean fragrance, not too sweet. I just received it and am happy with the first hour of wear. To me it is quite similar to L’Artisan Noir Exquis but more buttery and less sweet- an element of salt, warm spicy rather, almost like warm ginger cookies. The patchouli is present in the back, adding a savory peppery note. I am not able to smell the orange flower yet, hope it is coming soon. I would prefer more brightness, wishing for more fresh grated ginger rather than dried spice, may try layering some extra orange flower to bring up the fresh factor.