Midnight Spirit

For me the best one from this line..could see myself wearing this. The only problem i have is that it is kept very small for a perfume... sillage is unfort. poor on my skin.....more like a cologne. Sad but true in my case.

This fragrance contains two of my most disliked notes, cedar and vetiver. But strangely enough I don't hate the scent. I don't love it either, but I think it's okay. It's a very woody scent, a bit deep and warm with a soft natural sweetness. In the opening it feels a bit like incense to my nose, with a faint burnt smell - like wood smoke - I guess it's the vetiver. I get a kind of spicy sensation from this as well, allthough there are no spices mentioned amongst the notes. A bit peppery, in a way. Towards the drydown the scent feels more mellow and smooth, and delicate nuances of something floral and aromatic appears. The base feels ambery. I remember trying this in summer, and disliking it a lot more than I did today. I think the cold weather has tamed the more spiky and sharp facets of this scent. As far as I remember the vetiver was far more prominent in warm weather, and so was the pepperiness. Sillage is pretty much medium from the beginning to the end. Longevity is a little over 10 hours. The last hour or two this is more of a skin scent.

This one is my favorite together with L'Etoile Noire from the line. Why on earth it is cathegorized as a male fragrance?! Too strange. On my skin it is a sultry, juicy, woody delight with a sweetness of spicy amber in the base. The great fragrance for the cold weather, think, a cabin by the lake in the middle of the woods, a wool plaid, a fire in the fireplace, and a glass of hot herbal tea. Late autumn.

Top notes : basil, tarragon, lemon, sweet lime, grapefruit, cardamom Middle notes : coriander, palmarosa, davana, Base notes: Virginia cedar, violet and violet leaf, vetiver, hay, labdanum Nice, spicy scent. More masculine than another Olibere scents.

Très beau parfum...addictif. 1er jour : 🍋 2 : citron 🍋 3 ieme. : bois chaud et ambiance bord de mer. À porter par temps très chaud. Ou alors... Être amoureux du citron 🍋. 😉

vetiver, artemisia, wood, citrus geranium

This one opens with a lovely prominent lime and some grapefruit. Then it goes into a woody, smokey heart and base. I definitely smell incense, spices, amber and resin. It's a lovely perfume but not groundbreaking good. It lacks dark powers and depth. Strangely the incense note is the best part of this fragrance together with the lime syrop opening. It's a good perfume but strangely it doesn't convince me despite the decent quality.

The problem with some niche brands is that they do believe in gender separation fragrances in a way that makes them remain in a safe-zone when it comes in creating male fragrances and sometimes soar free only for female creations! This is niche and no commercial buyers will come to you unless you think commercial, the ones who will hunt you are the risky ones, the ones who understands arts, the ones who knows the meaning of fragrances, the ones who enjoys fragrances and the inspirations behind it. But creating a fragrance that lies in the male fragrance category is not niche! is not something new! it's boring and yet blank! like this fragrance here, it has citrus from the cologne category, some geranium which is classified as male flowers! vetiver, cedar, and wood which is known of masculinity, and some bla bla blas. Man, how boring this could be. to me, this is the worse of Olibere's line. Edit (9th Oct 2019) Wow, after around 5 years i realize now that it's an iris cloves, & amber is forming that iris like note and it does remain till the end!. Very interesting indeed for those who loves iris blends.

I get a heavy dose of dry cedarwood on my skin along with some vetiver in the background. Smells creamy woody throughout once it settles down. Opening does have a oumph of green herbaceous notes but quickly vanishes in few minutes.its not a loud scent by any means and can be suitable for any occassion be it office, dressed up or casual. However nothing so special and unique. Good scent overall. 6.5/10.

Not a review- Just a quick comment in response to the below reviews until fragrantica update the Olibere profile: On to the Olibere website all 6 fragrances of the Les Essentielles Collection are classed as Unisex.