Vici

Registered on Fragrantica just to leave this review. This is a love hate fragrance. If you love it, you will LOVE IT. It’s not a safe blind buy though. So give it a try when you’re in the mall. I smelt this and walked away but couldn’t get the smell outta my head. Went back and got it same day. It’s also one of those ones that smell slightly differently on different people. The dry down on my husband is a bit woody but on me it’s creamy. Really like this. And the gold bottle is lovely!

I agree with @Colin Maillard. When I apply Vici on my skin, it reminded me Daim Blond by Serge Lutens but Vici more vegetable than Daim Blond. I love this house, expecially Olymipa Mucis Hall, Noir Patchouli and 1969 but this Rare collection dosn't work with my skin chemistry. I think that only Vici better than others...

The aldehydic notes in Vici are a little too much (for my nose, anyway) upon initial application. Thankfully this does not last too long. The dry down reminds me a lot of Parma Violet sweets I used to get as a child. There is definitely some fruity nuances in there - a blackcurrant-y note also mentioned by previous reviewers. I wasn't particularly interested in this fragrance upon first sampling, but, once Vici settles down on my skin and the aldehydes begin to dissipate, I can't stop smelling it. However, Vici leans a bit too much on the feminine side for me to consider purchasing a FB. Performance is average-to-good. HdP have done a good job here, nothing groundbreaking but a solid fragrance.

In opposition with all the others creation of this brand (for me one of the best in the niche world), Vini Vidi Vici show off the use of much more abstract chemical and chemical "booster" associated with "masculine" or male mainstream. In Vini the result is beautiful, catastrophic in Vidi... and in Vici? It is for me a woody-musk quiet animalic or dirty, impression created by a general sense of dried green herbs and lightly musked, peppered woods superposition. Maybe like a far away souvenir of Kouros or just maybe an easy to wear flanker. Nothing to justify a golden collection with such a name and at this price.

Musk overdose (I'm guessing Ambrettolide and/or Habanolide), that's what you get after 5 mins of spraying with slight leftovers of violet notes. Nothing special IMO.

Not bad, just very masculine, not for me.

If heavy doses of ambroxan and Iso-E-Super don't bother you, you might get some pleasure out of this. They bother me, and it seemed like 80% of the fragrance consists of those two notes. I had the same problem with Vidi, another perfume in this series of three. The overall effect is a powdery, woody amber. I smell the violet leaves and the pungent angelica, which create a soft green effect. I do detect a touch of raspberry in the base, but its extremely subtle, so I don't think of this as a berry perfume. I find this to be a bit whimsical, reminding me of sparkly purple and blue fairies flittering about a green, enchanted forest. I love the notes, but oh how I wish ambroxan and Iso-E-Super didn't turn me off so much because I will not be able to ignore them.

The opening of Histoires de Parfums Vici was promising, with a noble swirl of incense in the air. Alas, the monarch's triumph proved to be a pyrrhic victory. A harshness swiftly arrived on the scene, with bitter lavender, celery, pink pepper, and aldehydes all treacherously conspiring in the downfall of the king. The culprits called it a "natural" death. Clearly there was foul play.

Violet soap and pencil shavings.... If I focus intently, I can pick out a delicate tang of raspberry and an indistinguishable green, herbal freshness, but overall it's that accord of dry, woody pencil shavings tinged with lead, dusted over a block of clean, violet soap. It's a cold, crisp, earthy, fresh smell which I often find hits me when I first open the door to go outside during the winter months. I have no idea why I smell violets, there aren't any growing in our garden -certainly not at this time of year- but anyway, "Vici" evokes that smell perfectly. It's very balanced - the dry, woody notes on one side, the soap and fruit on the other- so definitely unisex, pleasant and easy to wear.

There are notes in Vidi that I love: angelica, incense, basil and cardamom. At the very least, I thought I was going to like it, but I only liked the first 5 minutes. There is a pleasant powdery effect attributed to the violet leaf and iris, but those notes and others are on a bed of synthetics. The aldehydes need to be cut in half. The dauber I sampled from might be the reason this turned to a skin scent in an hour. I suspect a spray would last longer. In any case, Vidi is a pass.

When you think of the name of this house and how much it has more than beautiful and unique fragrance, I was expecting he will attract me to this fragrance beautiful magician tasty, very sugary smell with a bit of fruit and cardamom which added another flavor to this fragrance and make it voluptuous. I advise you to try this fragrance, which looked great craftsman its unique composition. projection beautiful and very strong stability. 10/10

Histoires de Parfums - one of my favorite bands! Me I like all the perfumes, because they tell very different stories about love hate passion! "Vici" is perfect for my man, who has a very picky nose. He loved Vici from the very first touch of his skin. On his skin "Vici" opens in a very masculine but tender way.