Eros Fig

Eros Fig is the olfactory equivalent of basking in the warmth of the late summer sun. It’s a warm, earthy scent that instantly transports me to the dog days of summer, where the air is thick with heat and time slows down. There's just something irresistibly unique about this scent. However, this isn’t a perfume you can wear just anywhere or anytime —it demands the perfect occasion. For me, it’s a special scent, reserved for those rare moments when the weather and my mood align perfectly. Otherwise, it can come across as too much, maybe almost inappropriate for certain occasions. When worn at the right moment, though, it’s nothing short of captivating.

So weird how everyone is getting the ick from this–I find it heady, juicy, and delightful, almost overwhelmingly so (in a good way). Absolutely adore the incense, benzoin and sandalwood in this and how they play with the pungent fig and grassy green notes. "Pungent" really is the operative word here. It's summer but when you're sort of sick of summer and want it to be autumn, that lay-in-the-grass-and-eat-a-fig end of August ennui which is just a little sexy. Yaknow? Roll over in that grass and hope someone's reading poetry next to you. I dunno, maybe I'm just the target audience for this, I absolutely love it and can't stop reaching for it.

Despite most reviewers saying that Eros Fig is primarily a green fragrance, I smell the fruit in all its creamy, tart, sour, earthy and sweet glory. The fruit is here as well as the tree, the sap, the breeze. Honestly, I think this is the best fig fragrance I’ve smelt, and I’ve tried a fair few. The sillage is gorgeous. Beautifully done.

Lovely. So complex, green and earthy. I also love L’Artisan but can’t tolerate the fruity sweetness for too long. I prefer the woody dry down found here in the libertine. This is entirely modern and unique. My other favorite fig is Caligna but this is so much more exciting. Love it.

Appears there are not a lot of reviews about this fragrance. A few reviews exist on You Tube, as well as on the Libertine-Fragrance website. Somewhere in my travels, I read about Libertine Eros Fig and decided to sample it, give it a try. I have mixed feelings about fig fragrances, most of which I'm not a fan. I had a lovely dried fig-black currant perfume a while back, which I loved. But for the life of me, I cannot recall the house, or name of that beautifully scented & balanced fig perfume. Additionally, I am not at all a fan of fresh, juicy, ripe, GREEN fig fragrances. I prefer the dried, earthier, muskier fig scents, those that are balanced and blended with a light berry, or floral note...and some woodsy elements to even-out the entire fragrance at dry-down. I'm not a fan of fresh, green, ripe, bright linear scents PERIOD. To me, such scents might be okay as a home fragrance, or candle; however rich green notes are not something I'd care to walk around with all day long. With that said, the Libertine-Fragrance website just about sums this fragrance up. Notes listed are: Citrus, Warm Spices, Black Currant, Green Fig leaf, Dried Fig, Coconut, Sandalwood, Egyptian Rose, Benzoin, Honey, Ambrette seed. On me, this fragrance absolutely opens as a strong, bitter green fragrance, immediately followed by spritzy citrus notes...lemon, or orange, I imagine. In the opening, I also detect a faint smoke scent, which I like a lot. Within a few minutes, a very RIPE, green Mediterranean fig emerges and over time, combines with the opening notes, eventually overtaking the citrus. With the exception of earth (or dirt) & fig, I detect very little else during the dry-down, which occurs within 15-20 minutes upon application. When sniffing deeply, the dry down does have lovely elements of wood and more of a "dried" fig scent. But beyond the wood & fig, I detect few, if any other notes. The opening smokiness and very late dry-down are the best parts of the fragrance for me. The opening & middle notes are not favorites. I find this fragrance a bit harsh until all the notes emerge, combine, balance and settle down on the skin. Citrus, smoke (which sadly, passes quickly), fig and fresh, damp dirt is what this fragrance smells like on me. This fragrance sits close to the skin, silage is very limited. Longevity is fair, IMHO. A nice enough fragrance I suppose for fig lovers and for those who love "earthy" scents. Not something I would ever wear on a regular basis.