L'Amant

Je m'imagine chez un antiquaire, le soir, un vieux livre ouvert entre les mains. La couverture est décorée d'une texture de velours. Ça sent l'encre, la papier, le vieux bois sec et poussiéreux mais aussi le piment. Vient alors s'ajouter à cette atmosphère un aspect piquant, chaud et très sensuel. J'aurai presque l'impression d'y trouver des facettes cuirées au cœur. En tout cas c'est tout ce que j'aime, un parfum atmosphériques et évocateur, à porter de nuit selon moi.

reminds me a bit of hot milk by hilde soliani, has that starchy caccio e peppe smell and i only mean this in the most elogious way. patchouli and spice are perfect notes to layer over this incredible subtle peppery base

Really interesting! On paper this is VERY sexy and sensual - very warm, patchouli, but a bit stand-offish from the ink. On skin, this is mainly inky woods, with a hint of patchouli. I don't get the pimento on my skin. Leans masculine to me. On a man, ultra-ultra-ultra masculine and sexy without being obnoxiously sharp or screechy (as so many of the modern perfumes do). Yummy. Try on skin though, this is NOT a safe blind buy. Polarity: Leans masculine, but could see it on a very confident woman Sillage: Moderate Longevity: Moderate Occasion: Evening occasions - eg opera, nice restaurant Time of day: Night

For me, nothing in this scent screams love or passion. It smells balsamic with carnations, pepper, a tad of birch tar, and a vague earthy smell, which I guess is patchouli. After one hours it smells leathery. At this stage, it reminded a bit of Beauté du Diable from LLI. This is N.O.T a Patch Ho kind of patchouli; far from it. Sample first!

Beautiful bottle and présentation, but what I have while testing it is mostly sandalwood with a hint of pepper. It's dry, and patchouli is detectable only as an earthy note. To be true, I'm quite disappointed. I would not recommend it without testing. In 6 hours it vanishes on skin, some earthy/ sandalwood aspect is still present on a blotter. And I can hardly call it a pleasant drydown.