Chambre Noire

This niche perfume line was completely inspired by the art of photography. The photographer of this work was Clémence René-Bazin and the inspiration of this fragrance was the mystery behind the secrets that occur between the four walls of a dark room, that moment between the intimacy and the secrecy. The perfumer was Dorothée Piot, who has already created for Salvador Dali, Amouage, By Kilian, among others. The fragrance of Chambre Noire is composed of notes of Schinus (also called Schinus Molle or pink pepper), in the output; in the heart, notes of jasmine, Papyrus, violets, plum, and incense. And finally, notes of sandalwood, patchouli, musk, vanilla, and leather at the base. It sounds like a joke, but the truth is that I saved the best for last, as the saying goes. Of all the five fragrances of the brand that I tried, this one is without a doubt, what I like most. While Lumière Blanche, Flash Back and Still Life have a brighter and fresher aspect, ideal for stimulating the good mood on warmer days, and Autoportrait manages to be elegant and versatile at the same time, Chambre Noire brings dirty and animalic nuances, which arouse desire and instigate the senses. This type of fragrance fits better with my personal taste and style, no doubt. The fragrance is strong since the beginning, however slightly silky. That's because the pink pepper (Schinus) has no spicy aspect, as many thinks, but nuances that are almost floral, like roses. Immediately, a strong aroma of incense and violets arises, with a lot of (I mean a lot!) patchouli. And although it is present only at the base of the olfactory pyramid, don't be alarmed if you think for a moment, that this perfume is made only of patchouli, from the top to the base. And this patchouli has creamy and slightly bitter nuances. Then, add leather and you will have a striking, masculine and sensual fragrance. Until this point, I couldn't see it as unisex. However, about two hours after applying, the fragrance evolves from animalic to cozy and then, the vanilla and sandalwood begin to appear and make it more shareable. Chambre Noire has excellent durability and sillage and represents very well the inspirational reason. In my opinion, it's like a torrid night of love, which starts hot, intense and gasping, then ends in a quiet and cozy manner, when the first rays of the Sun start to light up the walls of this dark room.

What a complex and fascinating scent. Chambre Noir opens with liqueur and candied fruits, followed by unexpectedly airy florals. The liqueur feel disappears quickly, and within the opening this scent begins to dry up, making the ever growing flowers more airy. Incense joins the mix after minutes, marking the end of the opening. I do not smell plum fruit specifically, but candied and dark fruits remain prominent well into the middle. The darkness of this perfume builds as incense qualities mix with dried white & purple flowers. Yet, the airiness of the opening remains, and thus the scent does not become cloying or heavy at all. In fact, well into the middle, Chambre Noir is strangely fresh for a leather scent. For me, the leather accord begins to form shortly after incense notes appear. This is a dry and well-used leather, without the astringency of fresh tannage, becoming much better defined and somewhat masculine as sandalwood and patchouli lends their earthy/woody tones. A vanilla note which is mildly sweet and fairly creamy comes in last, finely taming the airy quality of the florals, and frames the dry-down of this scent as a dark, creamy leather. The dry-down is reminiscent of my wallet made of leather from the Badalassi Carlo tannery - creamy, sweet, non-astringent and unexpectedly light. This is a very interesting and complex take on leather. One of the more masculine scents from Olfactive Studio, yet remains unisex for the right lady. Projection is weaker than I prefer at this price point, but longevity is fine. It could make for an intimate perfume if your companion happens to like dark flowers or dry leather. Overall, a very elegant and complex scent which keeps me engaged and on my toes from the first spray to the dry-down. Such a fantastic experience, especially for me, after a week of testing mostly designer perfumes for Xmas gifts. This is a perfume for leather fans and experienced noses. Definitely not a blind buy or gifting scent. Highly recommended!

Chambre Noir is a beautiful fruity leather of modern design, sweet, but a sweet content and also turns out to be quite versatile and versatile. I have tried many fruit hides, most of them work very well on the skin, as a more successful example I can comment on the use of the raspberry note, as Knize did at the beginning of the last century or the imitated leather of Tuscany by Tom Ford, this one that Occupy does it and does it very well with plum. The beginning of the pyramid of notes begins with the pink pepper that already points some warmth and sensuality to the nuance of the beautiful note of plum that already is detected from the beginning and that soon it is united to the leather (a soft leather type chamois) roasted by The smoke of the incense, an aroma that lasts until the final drying, resulting in an uncharged or heavy set. This set is heated even more with the wood and the dry aroma of the papyrus that is immediately attached to the skin, the sweet point is put vanilla and balms, bringing even more sensuality to the aroma. Undoubtedly, this scent has been made to enjoy in this warm dark room overlooking a lighted city and has also been made to be enjoyed in the short distances, because, despite my diffusion little, but has in favor that Of being a good mixture, turns out to be a leather of the most sexy. Rating: 7.5

Well I've tried a few from Olfactive studios now and on the whole I'm impressed. This was one that's been lurking among the samples in my cupboard for a while and despite tying it at the time it didn't stick in my mind. Upon wearing it properly today I have to say that I've been treated to a wonderful, heady scent full of incense and a definite prune smell. The mixture of this dimension with a hint of vanilla gives a slight feel of honey to me something which I don't usually care for but it's so subtle and this is such a interesting creation that I enjoy it. Chambre Noire opens with the same weird watery papyrus and sandalwood that I didn't really like from Le Labo's Santal 33 but somehow works here probably due to the other notes and the fact it's dissipates quickly. The patchouli takes a while to come on but when it does, is the right side of balanced. That mixed with delicate leathery notes that exist from the very start, drydown to a gorgeous skin scent. This perfume is not heavy that's what I love about it, some leathers just try too hard! This one is very light from the start but projects well in the first couple of hours when the patchouli really beams out but after that it's mellow. Great scent this one I've thoroughly enjoyed wearing it today.

It doesn’t last very long on my skin! After applying to my skin, I routinely spray my clothing as well to get BETTER LONGEVITY! Last year I gave my bottle to my mom who smelled this on me one day and couldn’t get her mind off of it. I couldn’t allow her to go out and buy this at retail so I gave her mines. I prefer this plum concoction over Tom Ford PJ and NY Bond Andy Warhol. I just wish I got better performance. Update: Remeber I said I owned this fragrance but gave it to my mother. Well it’s the break of fall and I had strong desire to get my nose on some Chambre Noire. I went to my parents home and found my mother’s bottle. I applied 3 sprays - maybe 4 cuz I expected such poor performance. Well Why did the perfume go complete beast mode on my skin? I couldn’t believe I was getting such excellent performance. Was the juice in the bottle not fully matured last year ? If you love this scent but your fresh bottle isn’t performing. Put it to the side and let it mature some more. I ended up making a decant from her bottle and ordering another online. Sooo good !

This is a small addition to my original review, a caveat perhaps because I still really love this great smelling fragrance. I hadn't tried Bentley Intense before Chambre Noire and upon sampling again recently thought'oh yeah I can see where people are coming from.' The opening on a card in store was effectively the same and immediately conjured up the luxury car scent. However, I've warn this today as I did a few years back when I wrote the review and got the same amazing, boozy , prune oriental I got then. It's totally distinguishable from Bentley Intense which has a much more spices and the dry sandalwood (think L'air du dessert Marocain to my nose) where as this is rich in a more gourmand way. Without disappearing too far up my arse or into the abstract... I would say the texture of Bentley is matt and this is more satin...if that makes any sense at all? I applaud the fact they are different and both great in their own wonderful ways, this makes for another fragrance worth having... for sure. I'm wearing it today and couldn't be happier.

Lovely Olfactive Studio Chambre Noire! Im so very happy i blindbought this because i can not stress enough how divine this smells, just GREAT! Leather with plum and insense amongst other complimenting notes. Does my mouth drool? Yes, yes it does. The balance of each note is simply suberb. Sweet. Smokey. Bitter. Woody. Warm. DELICIOUS! It performs very well. It lasts a really long time and like forever if also put on clothes. What i love the most is that Chambre Noire stands its own ground not keen to be allround, liked by everyone and rarely noticed like other crowdpleasing blockbuster scents and does so with great results with a unique offering to the world of scents. This is unlike any other leather fragrances i have come across and by far my favourite amongst them. In conclusion - It stands out and stands tall. And for this, i will in return, give a standing ovation! A bit pricey but honestly for this lovely fragrance, totally worth the money in my opinion. 9/10

This is an amazing, real Masterpiece! If you want to smell a fine, soft , brand new leather-jacket, go for it! If you want to feel some oriental, spiritual notes on your skin, go for it! If you want to get an over-all scent from autumn until spring, go for it. They say it is unisex, but for me this is a gentleman, a fine masculine masterpiece. I have tried out a few leathery scent, including Tom Ford’s Tuscan Leather, but nothing can compare to Chambre Noire in leather, and in any other ways. Imagine: you spend a cold, snowy winter night in a rustic house with old wood balks in the front of the fireplace with dancing flames, you sit in an old, soft suede leather armchair, your feet relax on a lambskin rug on the floor. This scent is a friendly, warm, reliable friend, which makes you a stable, safe and adorable man, but also sexy and desirable. No, it is definitely not a dark room, it is an inviting, innerly room. One of my, perhaps the best piece in my collection.

Chambre Noir is my favorite from the house. Autoportrait and Still Life are also good. CN opens up boozy, leathery, dark, sweet. The plum and the vanilla is realy sweet and inviting. The patch is masterly blended with the other notes here wich I find it hardly detectable. The other notes are incredibly wel blended. Very beautiful leathery, sexy-modern scent. I can still smell it clearly on me after 8-10 hours with only 2-3 sprays. To my nose both women and men can pull this of absolutly. It somehow that boozy and smoky-leather vibe in Chambre Noir slightly reminds me of Private Label by Jovoy and the sexy-silky luscious feeling making Lubin Idol edp version come up to my mind!! I also appreciate the way how the compony reflecting their image. Overall 8/10

Finally found a modern smokey leather that I love. This one has a luscious plum note, most obvious in the drydown. A little sweet, a little floral, a little spicy.....A perfectly unisex composition, though Chambre Noir leans masculine. On a cold winter day I can imagine wearing it but I would love to smell this on a man. I get the expensive car interior vibe, and I read at least one person compare this to Feminite du Bois and I agree, though Chambre Noir is more versatile and easier to wear. If you are a fan of FdB, then get your nose on this beauty. Lovely, complex scent. Only negative is performance. I’m getting a couple of hours before it turns to a skin scent but I still like it. Overall A- Chambre Noir is one of my favorites from Olfactive Studios.

Lovely Sweet Woody Leather, Opens with leather and woods quickly followed by that plum and incense which both sweeten and add a touch of smoke. It stays pretty linear throughout, is totally unisex, and perfect for fall and winter. I don't normally make date night recommendations, but this fragrance absolutely fits the bill. Performance is average with a moderate sillage and about 6 hours of longevity. That's really the only thing I'd improve. Presentation is excellent. It comes in a high quality glass bottle with an amazing pressurized atomize. Only complaint is the cheap plastic cap. I picked this fragrance up at a discounter for a really good price and so in that regard the value is excellent imo. I certainly wish to try more from this house.

وقتی این عطر رو تست کردم یه حس بسیار خوب بهم دست داد اولش شبیه به آبنبات یا تافی میوه ای هست خیلی خوشمزه و جالب ولی زود عوض میشه بوش ترش و شیرین کمی تلخ گرم و فرح بخش چون بعد از چند ثانیه یاد L'Instant Guerlain افتادم تفاوتی که با گرلن داره ، اینکه این عطر دودی ، رسمی تر ، حس کلاسیکی داره . رایحه های چرم و آلو و صندل ، 50 تا 60 درصد کار رو شبیه به اینستنت گرلن کرده در اینستنت ترکیبات صندل و پوست کاکائو و لیمو این رایحه رو ساخته بودن ولی بازم میگم اینستنت سکسی تر و این عطر رسمی و کلاسیک تره رفته رفته شاهد شیرین تر شدن این عطر خواهید شد و حس دودی عطر هم خیلی کم کاسته میشه و همین طور تا آخر پیش میره در کل ماندگاری خوبی داره ولی پخش ضعیفی خواهد داشت و فکر میکنم برای افراد 20 سال و بالاتر که دوست دارند رسمی لباس بپوشند خیلی مناسبه

Wow ,I really love this!!! great parfum! beginning reveals the character dark and mysterious. Middle notes become more 'Dark' ?! with the entry of Incense/Papyrus/Violet really sublime! It has a slow evolution, it must give her time ... but then, at the bottom it becomes really a wonderful scent, mysterious, warm, elegant, harmonious,embraces you! you can not hate this. In the base notes reveal his aura "dark" with notes dusty (kind Make-up notes), It 'an incredible parfum..this is intense!! I want to buy the bottle :) .Council for the autumn/winter, the rainy days with the sky a little dark .. is ideal!. Highly recommended !!! Good works Olfactive Studio. Sillage: 7./10 Longevity: 8.5/10 Scent: 8.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10

I own this and Bentley intense, but I find them very different from each other. They smell nothing alike honestly. They are both great fragrances and both smell phenominal. The longevity and projection and even color of juice are all similar, but honestly they don't smell remotely close to one another. It's a test you will have to do side by side to see what I'm talking about. Chambre noir leans a little sweet and Bentley has some more spice. Bentley is way less expensive than the other Niche of course. I am very very interested to see what else this house has to offer as this is the only fragrance I have from them currently and it's great. I will say it's a unique concept they have here. Overall 8.5/10

My heart broke when my husband pinched this fragrance off me (I was given it by Olfactive Studio), because it's one of the best I've ever smelled. I absolutely love that schinus top note, and there's an animalic quality to the drydown that is delicious. I'm a beauty industry writer and I test a lot of perfumes that are mostly disappointing. It's a delight to come across one so beautifully balanced. The bottle and packaging, too, are a joy for my husband, who is a photographer. I've demanded back the last 5ml of the juice for my own pleasure. The whole house smelt nice when he was wearing this stuff and it is one of the few fragrances I've been given that I think I will replace.

Chambre Noir is for me the scent that hits you when you walk into an expensively decorated room. One of my favourite interior design shops smells almost exactly like this, and it's filled with heavy wooden tables, peculiar and odd lamps, leather armchairs, high quality paper, brass scissors, potted green plants in moist soil and expensive candles from Mad et Len. And they also sell some of the Comme des Garçons fragrances, so you get a wiff of Wonderwood here and then. I wished I could live in this dark room, le sigh. It smells DIVINE. Expensive, cosy and fashionable.

Whoever voted or votes to say this smells like Bentley MI, you have a lot to learn about perfumery. They smell nothing alike. This is much darker, sweeter, complex, oh and has a different smell too. They have one thing in common, they are boozy, but thats about it. Bentley is a dry spicy, linear scent. This is dark, complex, sweet. CN has a ride of notes to reach the dry down. You can certianly smell the difference of getting what you pay for.

This one is really good.. reminds me also a bit of Japan Noir and Pardon by Nasomotto, it s very unisex to my nose, sensual, soft, leathery and at the same time the flowery, I get mostly the violet and less jasmine but a little gourmandy plum is there too. Lovely gentle soft patchouli note, quite adorable and of course MINE:)! for me The favourit of the series with a distance!

Chambre noire is leathery, woody and smoky. The bitterness is nicely balanced by plum and violet. At the drydown, it is fairly warm. With this on, I can picture myself drinking a sweet, strong black tea in a huge leather armchair, in a big dark room lighted and warmed by a fireplace. My only regret is that it sits a bit too close to the skin. Longevity is very good, though.

The plum really doesn’t play a major part unless your nose is looking for it. I hate plum too! I hate TF Plum Japonai and Bond No9 Andy Warhol w: a passion. Trust me, give this babe a fair chance. In the air, this scent is so amazing! I just pulled my bottle out because the fall season is finally upon us and in the words of the great Tiffany Haddish, SHE READY!!!