Lamar Noir

Lamar Noir is possibly the most expected perfume of the year for me... As an unconditional Lamar lover, my expectations were high, but Kajal ‘savour faire’ made me feel confident that at least, I was going to like it. But I was wrong... I actually loved it at first sniff (unusual on me). I worn it yesterday and I’m not exaggerating when I say I couldn’t stop smelling myself. The opening is fruity, which reminds me of the original. But it’s a different kind of fruitiness and the sweetness is also distinctive, with a creamy caramel gently blending all the fruits, violet and a dark rose, which I get since the beginning and makes the scent sensual and mysterious. And then oud, leather and woods, intertwined with a balsamic undertone, come up giving a dry and masculine touch to it, making LN a totally unisex perfume. After a few hours, the oud begins to become a bit drier, but inconceivably, the juicy fruits and succulent flowers are still there, they don't fade, all the notes accompany the whole symphony until the end, a play of feminine masculine, light darkness, juiciness dryness, without losing the harmony. That is what is called a perfect blend. Longevity and projection are nuclear. The brand is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, and what could be better than this sophisticated and luxurious fragrance for such an important event. I can see LN as their new best seller, a well deserved success! And congratulations also to Patrick Müller on his debut. Couldn’t be better. A Masterpiece in my opinion. A new star was born⭐️ It's unavoidable the comparison with the original, right? You'd like to know if you'll get the extraordinary Lamar DNA. It has the Lamar DNA? Definitely (and fortunately because damn! I love that one!). It is just a darker Lamar? No, absolutely not. LN has its own, complex character and the dark (now much more prominent) rose and deep oud differentiates it from a more flirty, bright, uncomplicated original Lamar. I'd also say that the original is more enjoyable in warmer days while LN shines in cooler weather, wrapping us in a sensual velvety scarf, that lasts for ever... Already madly in love with Lamar Noir♥️

‘Nature shines, even when surrounded by darkness.’ Lamar Noir, a highly expected fragrance, is a magnificent fusion of two elements: darkness and light, expressed in olfactory key. The fruity opening, with light tropical nuances, combines perfectly with more incisive, leathery, woody notes with slightly animalic traits, creating something extremely attractive, magnetic and balanced. The opening is slightly recalling Lamar, but it soon transforms into a decisive perfume with great personality. Did I like it? Absolutely yes, it fully reflects my genre and if I can make a prediction it will be very successful. Absolutely unisex, but I would say that on a woman it highlights her personality and sensuality even more. A painting that for me embodies what this perfume wants to communicate to us is Caravaggio's ‘La Madonna dei Pellegrini’, read its story, read about the woman portrayed, Lena, who, despite the fact that she could represent and live in darkness in a society that hardly accepted her, became the light-bearer, in an eternal painting that illuminates the heart of anyone who sees it.

I absolutely loved the original Lamar and I love Erba Leather (a fragrance in the smells similar to section), so I got a sample of this, expecting to like it. When I first smelled it, I absolutely hated it. My description at the time was walking into a car garage where they are working with tires, and a guy is in the corner eating fruits while smoking a cigarette. Slightly fruity tire was all I smelled. By the way, this stuff is unbelievably potent. But I thought it was disgusting, and could barely stand smelling it. I felt this way for another month until I recently started to give it a chance. It was a struggle at first, but when I continued to smell it, it became strangely addictive and I wanted to smell it even though I still didn’t think it smelled “good.” To my nose now it smells like someone burning fruits, which I weirdly enjoy. I get a caramelized, smoky and slight rubbery smell with burning fruits and leather. It’s definitely a challenging one that not everyone will be fond of, but I encourage anyone with a similar first impression, to give it a chance.

I think people jumped on this fragrance way too fast to review it. I let mine site for two weeks before judging it, and it is STUNNING! I get a tropical fruit with green apple opening. A few minutes later I get a soft caramel swirled in. The mid gets a slightly smoky woodsy, incensey, balsamic aspect. It is delicate and airy, rather than overbearing. The drydown has a soft, but intense leather. I get more leather than oud. This is NOTHING like the industrial Ombre Leather, that I don't really like. The liquid caramel in here is so prominent and here to stay! This is unisex.

The reviewer below is clearly new to fragrances so hasn't developed the nose to appreciate anything even slightly complicated just yet. In saying that, this is not a difficult fragrance to ‘get’ if you have already tried Ombré Nomade or Oud Maracuja. The similarities are there obviously, but it is still a decent fragrance. The sweetness of the original Lamar is there in the background which has made it its own fragrance. It has crazy longevity and overall, I prefer this take over OM and ON.