Encre Noire Sport

Update from last review. Man this has grown on me deeply. I didn't know what to expect from this but I think I'm going to make this my signature. The reason being is this fragrance, feels very much a work of art in the sense that it isn't making a STATEMENT... It's allowing interpretation. That's really genius. This fragrance allows you to project upon it. Before getting this I read things like vampiric, earthy, forest vibes, funeral vibes, clean, uplifting, dark, bright, Gothic. I can honestly say I can see how anyone could say any of those things. I've been wearing it the last couple days and it's really sunk in on me today that this is a masterpiece. It went from a strong like to a love for me. What I get the most from it is the skin scent. I think this is one of the best fragrances because it has that very minimal vibe to it that feels like it's emitting from you and not sprayed on you. It smells very clean, yet dark, like it leaves a very very very lasting impression. And its like a chameleon. If I smelled this on a guy in a suit and tie, without knowing the fragrances context, I'd say he smells really nice and clean. If I smelled it on a guy wearing all black and shades on a summer night I'd think he actually was a vampire lol. If I smelled this on a woman I'd think it was her natural pheromones. Its a blank canvas in that regard. It morphs with the wearer. I do kind of get a black ink vibe from it. Its like ink mixed with waters from Fiji. Like waters you can smell out in nature after a rain shower. It also reminds me of peace and serenity. This is crazy. I'm in love with this. Signature scent worthy. I'm honestly, very happy this isn't a popular fragrance. With that being said... It does sit close to skin. I could be going nose blind but it wafts. It's strange because when I put it on, I smell it in little wafts. Then one hour later or 30 minutes later I get a very nice, tight scent bubble and it feels like it wraps around you in a aura. This fragrance can be felt. If you wear this, you will leave an imprint on people's mind. We've all smelled fragrance, some good, some bad. Some too obnoxious, many mediocre. But this is neither. This is in a lane of its own. I can't wrap my mind around how this can smell like a luxurious bath, a forest, ink, gothic and nostalgic at the same time. Dare I say sexy. Yes... Sexy. I'm going to get the original, the extreme version and the indigo also just because this one blew my expectations and first impressions out the water. I've smelled many many many fragrances, granted I've only dipped my toe in niche houses but this is unlike anything I've ever had. I figure this is perfect for summer. If the OG and the rest of the flankers keep this consistency but for the cooler and colder seasons I may have to be a lifelong buyer because this has scratched an itch in my fragrance journey I'm never even knew I had. For me? 10/10. I won't complain about longevity, projection, or sillage because this is perfect. Not too much, and not too much less especially for summer. And wear I live it gets very hot & humid. The bottle feels awesome in your hand. 10/10. Absolutely perfect

I recently received a sample pack containing Encre Noir and its two flankers, so I've had the opportunity to test all three over the past week to get a good comparison. As most people have already said, the entire EN line is a very interesting and unique set of fragrances that feels like an art piece. Here are my comparisons below: Encre Noire: this smells like you're sniffing the roots of a tree in a dark and damp forest. People aren't exaggerating: this is exactly what it smells like. I never knew that you could bottle the scent of "dark", but Lalique managed to do just that. The initial blast of cypress is a bit overwhelming and headache-inducing for me, but the middle and base notes of vetiver, musk, and cashmere wood create a pleasant, earthy scent once the top notes wear off. I found that performance is pretty good on me - I could detect the scent lingering for 7-8 hours - but the sillage was pretty close to the skin. My wife was not a fan of this one, describing it as smelling "interesting but not great". Of the three, EN is the most conceptually pure but probably the hardest to wear. I'm not sure when I'd reach for this one. Still, I'm glad to hang onto my decant for a special occasion when I want to smell extremely earthy and dark. I'd give this 4/10 for wearability, but 10/10 for execution of an artistic vision. Encre Noire A L'Extreme: this smells like you're laying on the ground of a dark and damp forest next to a sexy vampire. The addition of amber and spicy notes makes this more wearable, warm, and pleasant, while retaining the intensely earthy and dark scents of the original. I could see myself wearing this one semi-regularly during the cold months, especially at a bonfire or hiking trip. If I was the kind of person that could pull off a totally black suit with a black shirt and tie, this would be the scent I'd reach for - it has an almost gothic combination of darkness with formal warmth. I'd give this a 6.5/10 for overall wearability, and 9/10 for uniqueness. Encre Noire Sport: this smells like you're laying on the ground of a dark and damp forest in the middle of a rainstorm. It's a unique, fresh fragrance to me: it's like digging through the damp dirt of a garden on a cool spring day. The contrast of the fresh citrus and water notes with the rich earthy notes is very interesting. My wife thought it smelled a bit aquatic, saying "you smell like a merman" after some of the top notes had worn off. I'm not sure if that was a good or bad review (I guess it depends on the merman), but I really enjoy this fragrance. This'll probably be in my regular rotation in the spring and summer for when I want something different from your typical fresh scent. I'd give this a 7/10 for overall wearability, and 9/10 for uniqueness. Of the three, this is the one I'm the most likely to buy a bottle of.

I might not be the only person who, on seeing the word “Sport” on a bottle of perfume, immediately thinks of the typical suspects—synthetic blue aquatics, a sharp shower-gel kind of freshness, and an excessive amount of laundry musk intended for general market appeal. It’s rather surprising to come across this label on an Encre Noire flanker, even though I had deliberately avoided it for a long time, and this has now become the final one from that range that I’ve tried. In fact, I had tried the Encre Indigo before I tried this one. Yeah, even that one. So here's the story about this one. TOP NOTES The first couple of minutes deliver a realistic burst of tart, bitter grapefruit skin along with lemony bergamot. Unlike typical summer releases that utilise sugary, candy-like citrus notes or harsh synthetic lemons, Lorson keeps the fruit accord distinctly dry, natural, and acidic. HEART NOTES Leave it for ten to twenty minutes, and the cypress and a clean, soft lavender will begin to appear in the middle phase, eliminating any harsh edges from the opening. ne of the advantages of all the Encre scents is that they never have a synthetic or cheap feel, something that many more expensive brands can only wish for, even though they charge you five times as much as Lalique. BASE NOTES The base is a special mix of two types of vetiver: bourbon vetiver, which adds earthy, smoky warmth, and Haitian vetiver, which brings a cleaner, greener, slightly nutty woodiness. As it settles into a skin scent over a couple of hours, it remains quite clean and sophisticated, evoking high-end stationery, fine woodwork, and damp soil warmed by the afternoon sun. OVERALL I know some readers have been seeing this line discussed online and aren’t sure which one to start with. Many of you probably fear the name by which it is famous – The Black Ink. Fear not, since you can start with the Sport flanker, which isn’t really sporty, but is more wearable and, in my opinion, the easiest one to enjoy. Read the full review at the most unbiased fragrance blog in the world scentgrail (.) com

Absolutely love. Not sure I can explain it better than others here have. The atomizer is OK. It shoots a bit straight for my liking, likely because its meant for pulse points and not clothes. Im someone who has faint smell (or goes noseblind quickly, cant tell yet) so im not a good judge on sillage/longevity, but it.. Suffices. I can smell it barely on skin 8hr later, what happens in between I can't say. Its not a "beast" is for sure. XX Artisan is more peppery and forward, maybe a tiny tad sweet (while this just isnt), for events or outings. This is more deep and reach, the citrus from grapefruit is only a bit of twang, more closed room, classy or intimate. Of course can still be used for outings, but not in high summer's day heat. If you are looking for a typical/classic "summer scent," a citrus bomb, or a freshie haven, this is not it. I hate Acqua di gio (not that i cant appreciate, but I'd never wear it's main dna) for example. I haven't tried Grey Vetiver, but want to now after this and encre noir. Maybe im a vetiver type. Some of the reviews; "Powdery-smelling banana cypress, no thanks" and their favourites are adg essenza, aventus creed, and some mountain water. "I expected something more unique, disappointed" has 5 fragrances ever marked down and their top 2 are khamrah qahwah and liquid brun (this one made me laugh a little). This scent is not for some people, not that itll be disliked or hated, but that the profile itself will not be seen or appreciated for what it is actually doing well. This site should be a reminder to look at people's tastes before accepting their criticisms blindly. Great spring/summer/fall choice for people who arent into blues or freshies. If its summer day, beaming 350, no clouds, sweating without shade, then OK maybe not... I could even see this on a winter's day after the snow fights off the sun's beams in the morning, glistening in cry... Yum

It's official! Lalique is now my favorite house. Encre Noire Sport is wicked awesome! As we say here in Boston. But truth be told, I held off on buying this flanker because many reviews here indicated it was 80-90% similar to the original with just some added freshness. As the happy owner of the original, which I've grown to adore, I figured it made no sense to buy the Sport flanker if they smelled alike. Well, I finally gave in on the advice of a friend here, and I'm glad I did! Although you can certainly detect the original in this, especially in the dry down, it still has it's own uniqueness. Sport is clearly fresher, more versatile and much more of a crowd pleaser. Best of all, it's so different than any other "summer" fragrance of the typical aquatics and citruses. It's the best vetiver-based fragrance in my entire collection... and that includes the original! As for Lalique becoming my favorite house. The reasons are simple. They have unique fragrances that perform excellent (at least the ones I have) sold at very competitive prices. I own Encre Noire, Encre Noire Sport, Lalique Pour Homme, and Lalique White. The latter 3 I purchased over the last couple months. Honestly, I could not be happier with a fragrance house. In total I invested about $130 dollars in these 4 fragrances. Dior, YSL, de Marley, Tom Ford, Creed, and other 'leading houses' should all be ashamed of what they're bringing to the marketplace compared to Lalique which offers beautiful fragrances at bargain prices. I know this reads like a Lalique shill or something. I just want to give credit where credit is due.

Going on what (MY PERCEPTION) of Lalique's Encre Noir Sport was before I ever tried it, I have to wonder if folks have NOT yet tried this fragrance bc they fear its too Basic or "Main Stream" like I once (WRONGLY) did. I want folks to know how ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, elegant and even sophisticated this fragrance truley is! Before I tried EN-Sport I was under the impression that this scent would smell sorta "Generic", but I should've know better bc Alchemist Sorceress-Queen Nathalie Lorson doesn't do "Basic." This fragrance is so very appealing! The watery-citrus note is NOT astringent, harsh nor does it over-power the GORGEOUS, earthy Vetiver which is also toned down a bit in this "Sport Edition" so that all the other notes are able to be enjoyed and noticed. EN Sport does NOT come off as a "Sporty Fragrance" at all imo. Again, it wears very elegant, classy and can definately be dressed up or down, although the OG Encre Noire is probably the most classy and elegant of all three iterations tr. It has great, solid longevity and moderate projection. Man, this Encre Noire line has gotta be one of THEE MOST Cohesive "Niche like," affordable fragrance lines around NO DOUBT! Its sorta crazy that all three fragrances in the Encre Noire line can be had for just over $90! I own nearly 200 fragrances and have actually purchased a back-up bottle of OG Encre Noire and Im planning on getting back-ups of EN L'Extreme as well as EN Sport before they get horribly reformulated or something. An 8 outta 9 fragrance no doubt! GORGEOUS!

this is just plain good man. initially the notes listed here are spot on. exactly what you think it smells like, it smells like. real tangy, spicy water and light cologne (if that makes sense to you). But give it a few months and it mixes into something i can only describe as wet, wood-y/timber-y, light, aquatic, parchment. this thing smells like aged paper. i love that. it's a really unique part of my collection now when it used to be something i initially thought was... generic and "got what i paid for". give it a few sprays, throw it in the cabinet for a while, and take it out when the juice turns a dark green like mine. then you can start wearing it. whoever described it as feeling like a old sexy vampire when they wore it wasnt too far off, but i honestly feel more like a pirate or something (it's very aquatic in a way i just cant describe man. you need to have it to know). is this a sexy scent? IDK, to me not really. but i didnt buy this expecting sexy. what i got was a slightly casual, everyday scent that makes me feel unique. saw someone say it smells raw... yes, yes it does. intimidating. not a safe purchase for someone not wanting to take a risk for a not-crowd-pleasing smell. if you want something a little artistic but casual? this is it. cons: doesnt last as long as some others i have, barely projects. but when i do smell it on my skin, its always great. will i repurchase? unsure. i might try out the original encre noire after. but do buy this if youre interested. i definitely dont regret it.

I've had this for about 2 years and this might be the second time I wear this gem. The weather is particularly hot and even though I'm in an office climate something that isn't thick and cloying is a must. Enter Encre Noir Sport. The most wearable and possibly most appealing flanker. Now my taste in aquatic / sport /cucumber/ melon notes is really negative. Encre Noir Sport is aqautic for sure but the dark bitterness of the vetyvers are the trick in this line. The bitterness of the Lemon and Bergamot marry into that vetyver and aquatic notes so they sing like a dark choir around you. I find the scent cold and actually cooling. Most of my scents hold a coumarin note and vannilins so it's nice to go in a direction that might be a bit old school and all the way different. If i huff it close to my wrist i get dark earthy notes buried inder a lemon zing Bergamot aquatic. It's forest scented but not wood shop wood plank woody. The vetyvers make it mossy moldy and dark in the vein of the original dark classic it hails from. Nathalie Lorson is a Master perfumer. I could kidnap her and Anick Menardo and force them to make me scents ...but I'm not a psychopathic perfume junky. The dry down on my undershirt before going to bed was a dark oily almost chemical wood like cedar mulch or some oily fragrant woods. Definitely lasts for 2 chest sprays. A job well done in a direction those who love weird and different will converge. That's where I'm going today.

In my experience, this fragrance had some interesting evolution depending on the temperature. First time I used it was during about 10C outside and the bottle was quite cold as well, right after delivery. The scent was interesting, kind of herbal-pharmaceutical, reminding eucalyptus candies to some extent, with cooling effect, also woody-tree bark vibe. But after a longer time this scent started to become nauseating although still addictive, made me smell it over and over. Next day, I sprayed it after the bottle spent night in room temperature, and there was about 15C ant finally, I could smell some citrus and vetiver after the scent really set on the skin and I am in love! Smell is still fresh, kind of sporty but still very elegant. Great mixture of herbal notes, without that pharmacy from first time and also clear wood hints. Honestly, it is quite unique scent, with great quality, made by legendary perfumer for a cost of average Arabian perfume, at this moment 20-25 EUR for 100 ml. Might not be safe to blind buy if you never had vetiver bases scent but in my case it was worth the risk. Amazing for spring when all plants start to rebirth and release their essential oils to the air, makes you feel as the spring itself.

I think I left a comment sometime a year or more back but I felt I should retrace this masterpiece with another comment of praise. It's raining today and I decided to give this one a go since I felt it suited the occasion perfectly, and I was not wrong. I still can't get over how good this line is, and although you can make the argument that other's in the encre noire line are more distinguished, there's something about sport that I just find myself coming back to over and over again. Likely it's versatility, since others in the line have specific use cases and occasions, while this one can have many. Masculine without being try hard, refreshing without being blue or boring, elegant without being highbrow, casual without being sloppy. Did it reinvent the wheel? No, but is it like 50 other fragrances that go for the same profile? No, it separates itself. I can't understand why such a fragrance would be 20-30 bucks but I am not complaining. Lalique is a great house that is often overlooked and they carry the French perfumery model to a high standard with beautiful glass designs, unique scent profiles and incredible prices for the quality that they give. One of the best houses P4P IMO.

I never thought vetiver can be blended into a smooth, transparent, cooling, and fresh scent before smelling this one. You get the feel of clean harvested green flower petals (with no flowery scent) but rather a fresh watery delicate plant leaf as if it's covered by a spring morning dew. You don't get anything chemical, nothing thick, just clean and calming...for a vetiver, that's incredible. This is not playful, but rather meditative, not a party vibe, but rather if you're wearing white in an early cool summer morning or evening, this fits like like the cool breeze and the hissing grass in that image. Don't wear it for compliments, it's not for that, wear it to feel clean, elevated, well put together, and wear it for you. If you're going to work, make sure to iron your shirt/t-shirt. It's a vetiver, not an uplifting citrus, but rather a calming vetiver. Remember, if I like something, it doesn't mean that you will do too. Also I am writing this at a moment when I feel that I especially like it, on a different day, I might opt for TF Grey Vetiver for a vetiver fragrance. Smell as a sense is the least objective of all our senses.

I love the resinous dark and mysterious feel of l'extreme and the dry, dense rooty forest feel of the original. At first sniff, I wasn't wowed by sport, BUT I find myself reaching for sport more than any other in the line. It's just more versatile, and great when you don't want to overthink it. It more closely reflects the original with that dry vetiver but lightens it up a bit and adds citruses to make it semi more mass appealing. For me I've come to really appreciate it and at it's price (and all the rest in the line) you are getting quality juice that doesn't smell like everything else out in the market. I think this fragrance works best in spring and fall and is definitely a more casual wear for day time. Perfect for your errands and non-offensive enough for office wear. It might be casual but classy enough and mature enough not to be basic. As far as how I see this is a perfect mature casual; I don't see someone in their teens or early 20's wearing this, but I can picture anyone over 30 or so wearing this dressed casually to business casual. It can also work as an office scent.

A refreshing take on the OG, this was one of my first acquisitions. A total misnomer, it would’ve been better if they called it Encre Noire “Eau Fraîche” or “Aqua,” since there’s nothing particularly sporty about it (how could this dark, forest vibe ever be evocative of sports?). It opens with a healthy dose of bergamot, grapefruit, nutmeg, and calone (“watery notes”), before taking you into that familiar ground of cypress and vetiver roots (and Cashmeran and ISO E Super). Excellently blended, synthetic but always tasteful, it’s a dumb reach for warmer days, dry or wet. I can also easily dress it up for work, making it one of my most versatile frags. True to the house’s vocation, the bottle is gorgeous. The Encre Noire Trilogy by Nathalie Lorson still gets you the most bang for your buck in the game, and serves as an effective reminder that paying ten times more for 100 ml of juice will not necessarily get you ten times more quality and originality. An object lesson in proportionality.

Those who don't get citrus in this scent should smell the original along side this. When compared back to back, the citrus notes are very clear and obvious. The original is black ink...period. Sport however, is black ink with citrus, lavender and aquatics. Its a more mainstream version of the original but i don't mean that in a derogatory way. This scent would still be daring and very complex for an average fragrance buyer but compared to the original this scent would be far less challenging to the average nose. I love this scent and highly recommend it. Its currently one of my favorite scents. Its masculine and just another well made, niche quality fragrance from the House of Lalique. Edit. I recently tested this out and found longevity to be very impressive. Projection was good as well. 7-9 hours with 3-4 hours of decent sillage. It has presence. There are Niche scents 5x's what this sells for and id say most cant hold a candle to this. 10/10 YouTube Channel- Simply Put Scents

Edit: upon several more wears and some months of maceration, I have come to really appreciate this one. While I love Vetiver Sensuel for summer vetivers, this one is now in the rotation. The oceanic notes begun to become more smooth as it aged. It become richer and less airy. I think the aquatics with the very rooty vetiver that the EN line uses took some time to coalesce. Now it is a very enjoyable blue (more like a "Dark Teal" scent). Given my preference for teal over blue scents for summer fragrances, this one finally won me over. *Original review:I enjoy EN and EN extreme but this was a miss for me. The aquatic notes with the very earthy rooty vetiver just didnt work for my nose. If the aquatic seemed more "fresh" water i think maybe but the blue notes felt very oceanic for me and just didnt jive. It was a vetiver bomb and blues thats all i got. It lasted a good amount of time however. Id sample before buying,

I paid less than $30 USD for this. Proves that originality, longevity, and affordability aren't as elusive and impossible as they sometimes feel they are... It is literally incredible the quality and uniqueness this bottle contains. I've had the OG for a while, and wear it on the more gloomy, melancholy days. Today, a cool, rainy day in the Northeastern part of the USA, I chose the Sport flanker as my olfactory companion through the daily journey. And it was spectacular. It is ethereal... somehow calming yet decidedly masculine and powerful. The citruses here fade rather quickly, but the 'watery' stuff makes this stand out. The further you get into the dry down, the more the base OG shows up. But not as smoky to my nose. Overall, if you like the OG, you'll like this. Maybe more. IDK. Sample it and see for yourself. Or, just go in for the bottle, since it is reasonably priced.

I found this fragrance to be very wearable in an office setting. It's certainly well crafted--tons of bergamot and some orange in the opening. The grapefruit is real and done perfectly; at first you might just think this is a classic cologne--until the vetiver starts coming out. The nice thing about this is that it does have calone in it, giving it an aquatic feel and along with the methyl pamplemousse (a natural smelling synthetic grapefruit) supporting the real grapefuit, you get some decent longevity on the top. Whereas Extreme and Noire original aren't what I would say are office friendly, this one certainly is. (although if I am comparing this to Grey Vetiver, I'm going to have to say that that one smells smoother and higher quality than this Encre.). But the quality is still here and it's uniqueness among similarly priced offers puts this at 5 stars.

Original Encre but much more versatile, it is very fresh while still having the ''forest'' vibes in it's drydown. It is surely cypress and vetiver who dominates here again, but it doesn't have that darkness or as some people say the funeral vibes here. It is brighter, and shining while still made for those who like bold, woody scents. If you like fragrances such as the original Encre or Terre d' Hermes you can pull trigger for this one. It is very cheap and for the price this quality is unmatched. Lasts very long for the fresh all-rounder this is, but it is not ''beastly'' or anything but rather offers the classic performance you would want and expect from a designer perfume. You do not need a 50 bottle collection. This and Encre Extreme could satisfy you just fine while setting you up for the WHOLE year and will make you stand up from the crowd.

I never blind buy full bottles, like, ever. But this was one of only two exceptions. At first sniff, I was convinced Ebenezer Scrooge wore this back in his younger times during summer. I didn’t understand this perfume at first. But then... something changed. My nose evolved or matured and now I can’t live without this. The bottle is a work of art: solid, heavy glass, a classy wooden cap, and the juice inside? A sharp, refined citrus-vetiver combo that’s bold without begging for attention. It’s not a compliment magnet, but it does make a statement. These days, it’s my go-to summer office scent. This is a great scent for rainy days too. I often layer this with John Varbatos Artisan Pure. I feel sharp, confident, and totally myself, and that, to me, matters more than anything.

This is a deeply masculine fragrance that gives you an air of seriousness. I see it as perfect for wearing with a shirt and classic trousers. For me, it's a lighter, citrusy, and aquatic version of the classic Encre Noire, although they're actually pretty similar. I have both, so I can compare them side by side. This version, in my opinion, is a bit better for a hot summer day if you still want to smell dark and mysterious. Despite the silly name, I actually sometimes use it for the gym :) It's a bit reminiscent of Tom Ford's Beau De Jour Eau de Parfum, but with much weaker lavender. The performance and longevity are not outstanding, but considering the price and volume, you can refresh it on yourself as much as you like. Still, it's a really, really good perfume!