Fables d'Orient

This perfume is stunning!!! For all the iris/heliotrope/slightly spicy fragrance lovers like myself, this will be your dream. I got a full bottle immediately after the very first trial. For me, this perfume blooms in the crisp winter. What can trick you is that, although it's an amber-forward perfume, the note which is usually associated with "warmth", this perfume is actually beautifully cold. And another irony is that, although (to me) it feels "cold", it will nonetheless bloom in the cold weather. I don't think it fits warm weather. I got a "huh!" moment when I saw that somebody compared it to RM no 5, because it's true, but I would never discover this association myself (and I own a decant of RM no 5). To me it's like a child of RM no 5 and Dior Homme Original. In terms of masculine/feminine tendency, when I first sniffed it, I just fell in love, and I didn't have a particular association with it being either masculine and feminine. Instinctually, it felt completely unisex. On the other hand, when I "think" about it intentionally, I guess it does leans slightly more masculine, but you notice this if you really force yourself to categorize it. In terms of performance, it's rather moderate, but if you overspray a bit, then it holds longer and has bigger sillage. I think in this perfume, sillage is stronger than the projection. Longevity is quite good, over 5 hours. However, I do think that the price is exaggerated. I got it second-hand for half a price, otherwise it would really hurt. Why? Because even though it's great, it's not completely unique and intriguing, and it's not beast mode, and for that price, to me the perfume needs to have one of these qualities. When I wear it, it gives me this classic sense of irisy cleanliness and refinement (with zero soapiness/aldehydic or citrusy vibes). It's powdery, but dissolved, light fresh powder, not the suffocating, dense powder. It has this watery quality about it, sort of like you sprayed a water body lotion. LOVE!

I absolutely love L’Artisan and usually gravitate toward a lot of floral, but have been looking for a spicy scent for fall/winter that is not too vanilla-heavy. This just arrived today and I absolutely love it. The nutmeg is most pronounced, followed by amber, resins, and a touch of iris. The powder/heliotrope is most present upon initial spray, then quickly fades, and dry down is quite similar to Noir Exquis but with less gourmand/vanilla. As always I wish the Florals were more prominent, but this will provide the variety in my collection I was looking for. For comparison, I also have L’Ambre Extrême, Noir Exquis, and Fou d’Absinthe, which are all “likes” for me but don’t quite hit the spot like this one does (fou d’Absinthe is most similar). I’m curious to layer this with Mont de Narcisse to cut down the amber taking over on dry down.

Trying the sample from the house, damn, i knew this was going to be gorgeous!!! What a wonderful oriental perfume, powdery nutmeg with heliotrope, iris, sexy musks and amber to give it a sensual background sweetness. Definitely warm and cozy, sexy winter stuff. Reminds me of Rosendo Mateu 5 but this is lighter and more pleasant. Also some hints of Pegasus and Alexandria II. But not a copy at all. This is a scent of its own. This is gorgeous! Looking forward to see full presentation and price. EDIT: it's now part of my signature scents since 2 years. Absolute spot on!

I usually hate powdery scents, I find that the powder typically overpowers all the other accords, but not so much here. This is a beautiful, warm, inviting and smooth fragrance. I absolutely love this. I only wish it had better sillage and lingered for longer. I definitely need to overspray to smell it for more than an hour.

What a gorgeous, gorgeous fragrance. It opens with slightly spicy nutmeg and fades into a somewhat sweet, creamy heliotrope. A true unisex fragrance, I'd say. Also, the longevity of this fragrance is incredible - it lasted on my skin about 20h.