Eiderantler

This fragrance turned out to be a big surprise to me. When I received the material from January Scent Project and read the descriptions in the attached cards, I confess that I was worried about the "Ivy Fougère" classification given by the creator. Particularly, I like good fougères, especially those with the 80's style. However, judging by the green color of the juice and the description, I thought it could be something I had already felt at some point in the past. To my surprise, Eiderantler proved to be extremely modern, as well as being the most versatile among the three Eaux de Parfum launched by the house. It has notes of lavender, green leaves, moss, pink pepper, lavandin, champa leaf, ivy, elemi resin, fir, hay, oak wood, cashmere, vetiver and musk. So you, who are reading this review, might be imagining various combinations and nuances and I understand you perfectly. After all, a fragrance that has notes of fir, ivy and hay should be at least different. Eiderantler is really different, but not as curious and potent as Selperniku, neither beautiful and smoky as Smolderose. It is green and sweet at the same time it is soft and woody. When sprayed on the skin, it has a strong lavender output, as if the lavender was not yet ready to be harvested. Then, floral nuances begin to appear in an aromatic and balsamic heart. Champa (or champaca) is a rarer type of magnolia with a stronger perfume. Its absolute has being explored by some perfumery houses. On my skin, it was the most ephemeral part of evolution, as if the perfume jumped from the top notes to the base notes. And this base is silky and slightly woody. On my skin, the highlight is the smell that results from the blend of the musk with the cashmeran, which gives a special touch of softness. Eiderantler is a fougère that escapes from standards, because it does not bring bergamot, always explored. Here, the perfumer preferred to highlight the lavender and the moss in a green-colored perfume that behaves like one of those with amber color. At the same time that I consider it the most versatile of the three, it was the one that presented the lower projection. However, like everything that is comfortable, Eiderantler is the one that makes you want to continue wearing it all the time.

I ordered this sample because the name intrigued me; it contained few of my favorite notes. I'm now ending my first week of sampling this (while calculating whether to get the big bottle, or risk the 3-30ml to try others. It lives up to the name, like an elusive deer that is seen then gone on high plain and disappears, only to reappear in the dapple wood, it's a scent with a shifting presence. To me the notes waxed and waned, dancing through several seasons. It wake up with a sharp ozone-green-menthol. The non-scent you get as you step outdoors on an icy cold day with the ground covered with snow and your breath billowing. It's that clean cold air with a hint of woodstove smoke to tickle. The florals of spring begin to appear and it's only after the opening the glorious green, ferns, lavender, rose, violet? I can't quite make them all out, but really, who cares just enjoy it. Early summer with first cut hay and spring violets in rich loam of dark mossy earth. Summery vetiver and amber melds into reminers of autumn. Leaves crunching underfoot and being burnt as the cycle prepares to repeat. It is a scent that seems to be a bit demanding of attention in a subtle way..by alerting your nose it has changed, so sniff again please, and I do like that. I have had a lifetime for wonderful chypres, fougeres, orientals, aquatics -- but something new, interesting, and wearable, is a delight. Eiderantler reminds me of China White in that sense of something always hidden and amorphous. Instead of China's ghostly formal floral dust; Eiderantler plays instead with floral greens and warmer cozy scents. My husband likes this on me slightly better, though he will always prefer me in the Ysatis i wore when we fell in love decades ago. Oh, and as MrMorel noted in his review, it may well have a hidden market -- I am a middle-age aunt. Not ceramics, but spin and weave, living and working in the subtropics and missing the four seasons. It's on my Christmas wish list.

Incredibly in love with this! My favorite fougere! It just took the place of TF BdJ for me (and 1725 is in 3rd place). Straight to full bottle. I actually loved the whole line up, but this is fresh, fougere cloud, herbal, and not too sharp at all. It is almost lightly powdery chocolate (maybe it is anise or licorice?) which I know sounds weird and does not take away from the freshness at all. I want to spray this every morning or could even be a before bed fresh scent as well. This is a very special scent as are the others in the line. Nothing else I've experienced quite like them. Note: I got my full bottle and it smells much sharper than the little sample I had. I believe it may just need time to macerate which has happened a few times for me when jumping from sample to bottle. Will update if it doesn't self correct over time. I guess the most beautiful things in life require patience! Update: Now a full 6 months later, it is finally smelling like it did when I first sampled it. It is still astringent and fresh, but the edges are soft, so no longer jarring, but more cloud like. Happy to say that I definitely see myself using up the 30 ml now! It's great when I need something fresh, but for any season. For me it is a good reset or under the shirt centering fragrance. It wakens the mind without being too sharp. I can see it serving many purposes. Update 2: Currently, recovering from long covid and so I have been spraying this one sometimes under my shirt. It feels like a cool, green wind in my lungs, but not in the way something artificial (air freshener, Vicks, menthol cigarettes). I do not get anything animalic at all, so I am not sure where people are getting that. Maybe the hay is conjuring up animals? Still happy I got this one as I haven't found anything that would come close to replacing it just yet, even if it isn't a daily wear for me.

Just one spritz to the inside of my wrist. Immediately I smell fresh cut lavender over a bed of tropical flowers. Champaca leaf is smelling like honeysuckle in this mix... so beautiful. I wore this yesterday and decided to wear it again today, in the middle of a cold Pacific Northwest December. I’m sure this is better in Spring but I love wearing it now. There’s a lot going on, lots of green and forest notes swimming around me. An immediate mood lifter. I received the discovery kit from the fragrantica giveaway. It’s important for me to be honest and accurate in my descriptions, and this is outstanding, Eiderantler is right up my perfume alley. I appreciate the larger sample size (3.5ml) as this gives me more time to decide if this is my next purchase. And the packaging? Expressive and unique. Love it. Edit: I was only around two people yesterday, and both complimented me on this perfume. So noticeable even after several hours of wearing.

Sometimes you can tell the difference in which the perfumer is rushed to finish a project vs. taking his time to create something 100% unique and invigorating. This falls into the latter category. This is by no mistake a green scent but it has subtle nuances in which puts it in a different category. It has that spring forest element that captures most wearers but dries down with aspects of vetiver,elemi and pepper with a slightly boozy touch from the oak. It's a green/woody/resinous delight that should have gotten more hype than it did. It is very wearable and not strange in which most niche houses fail to due. From my first sampling I got above average sillage and longevity. Priced at $125 for 100 ml is a better deal than Kerosene, Imaginary Authors and more noticeable US Indie/Niche houses.