Black Chyp

Possibly the most powerful chypre on the market. Yet this still managed to have beauty beyond the tenacity. Amazing fragrance.

Back in 2022, I stumbled upon Jinx when they started out as a patron supported indie house. Being a chypre guy, "Black Chypre" was one I really craved to try despite the vast disappointments from modern chypre recreations. Finally, Abedin bhai made it possible for a brief test. This is more like a musk, oud composition saturated with ambergris. The smokey, dusty incense quality alongside the musk mallow smoothness does wonders. Hints at the oriental masterpieces of the past[Shehrazade, Bal a Versailles(minus vanilla) and Patou DNA from the 1920s] rather than following a proper chypre structure. Currently in the 2hour mark, and this mostly is leaning towards the 80s powerhouse woody animalics(i.e Balenciaga pour homme, Aquitos), over a bed of dusty, incensy black ambergris pheromone. There's alot going on, with resins popping up as well with temperature. Quality is up there with the big ones, tho the naming is misaligned, however his Hainan Fougere was well executed for a unique profiled Fougere. Extremely talented perfumer, and I surely am looking forward to test his recent creations if life permits.