Lithium [3Li]

If you're into all rose-saffron genre you might as well give this a try. It reminds me very much of many other fragrances I've tried and I own, so I won't be getting a FB of this, but nevertheless this was an excellent journey. "Lithium" is extremely well done scent, the saffron is almost suffocating and the rose is deadly cold, the patchouli and spices enhance the coldness and dryness of the rose making this incredibly dark and Gothic scent. Musk is extremely clean and almost leatherish and metallic on my skin bringing this to a whole new level of rose-saffron dark scents. Perfectly unisex. It reminds me of many I've tried and owned, but in all honesty if I'd tried "Lithium" before I'd buy this. Perfect price/performance ration. Worth at least a try!!

Lithium [3Li] is a study of contrasts. Perfumer Nicolas Bonneville has taken the sweet and delicate floralcy of rose and juxtaposed it with the harsh qualities of spices (namely saffron and cumin). Lithium is known to be the lightest and least dense of all elemental metals. This in a way is a contradiction, as one typically associates "metal" with strength, force and heaviness. Bonneville uses this incongruity as a stimulus for the origin of his creation. A rather pungent saffron note seems to dominate the opening, which in my opinion was a little off putting initially. It drys down, allowing the beautiful and realistic rose to unfurl itself. The rose is enhanced and not dominated by the spices. It is accompanied (to a much lesser degree) by iris which offers a powdery focus to the scent. Supportive players (cedar, patchouli and musks) offer a warm and earthy base for the rose to rest on. Combining rose with spices in fragrance is nothing groundbreaking, but here it is done with finesse and ease which is worth experiencing. As with other Nu_Be fragrances, Lithium is unisex but seems to have a feminine edge due to its floral theme. (126)

I love this perfume. This is a really, really well made rose-patch combo with a solid dose of sensual woods and musk, spiced with saffron. It is in a similar vein to Voleur de Roses, a thick, marmalade like fragrant rose, dark and sweet. It does not have the very fruity plum note so prominent in VdR, and it is a tad less sweet and less juicy overall. A sort of a scent that makes me think of red velvet and opulent dresses of the Victorian times, or rather ghost stories set during that period. There is something quite addictive to it. I sniff my wrist and I can remember why I love rose note so much, it is so versatile, and Lithium is another scent that proves it. The lasting power and the sillage are both excellent. Recommended to all rose lovers!

This opens with a big cumin note and BO something like body sweet. But after some minutes it calms down and in fact it is pleasant and wearable. Cumin is still present but it smells good. There is also a creamy/powdery sub-sweet note which smells like womens cosmetics, like a cream. It's light and soft, warm weather scent with great versatility. It leans to feminine scents. The notes have a synthetic/futuristic touch, smell nice and blend well together but nothing smells natural. I can get something like saffron, the powdery "rose" is at the background. There is also mild musk, woody notes and patchouli. Performance is moderate overall.

225) What an amazing brand, their creations are really all of a high standard at an affordable price and artistically original. Lithium (as Carbon) is a hot-spicy. It's centered on saffron and very masculine. The description by the creator (N. Bonneville) resumed under the photo of the bottle is perfect. It could have been a Lutens-Sheldrake: the warm wood -cedar and patchouli, and rose and iris brings out the culinary pleasures of saffron but retains a perfect original elegance.