Eau de Gloire

Parfum D'Empire Eau de Gloire, part of the Corsican Heritage line, this fragrance was probably the first release from the house as an homage to the beautiful island of Corsica and its flavors. It was a late discovery for me. I don't know why it took me so long to try it. Maybe because of the name, while also not being mentioned a lot. It is, however, one of my favorites from the house. I think of it as an agrestic and aromatic leather-chypre. If you like perfumes like Bel Ami and more modern takes on that theme like Puredistance M, you'll find much to enjoy here. It takes that DNA and brings something unique to it. Apparently, Marc-Antoine put together not only the most "Corsican" aromas in this composition but also the flavors that supposedly were favored by the most legendary figure the small island has given us, Napoleon Bonaparte. And yes, I can totally see him wearing something like this. The mix of notes and accords is rather bizarre and somehow feels familiar. It is a very complex and unique-smelling perfume. The opening is juicy, intensely spicy, and aromatic. Zesty clementines, lots of piquant plants and herbs, of which I strongly pick up the rosemary and myrtle. Loads of anise that pairs brilliantly with a subtle tea accord. It smells like a countryside kitchen in full action. I don't pick up the lavender, although listed, but I get the immortelle with soft tobacco and hay-like facets. The base goes strongly into the Bel Ami territory with leather and moss, a surprisingly high dose of frankincense, faint cistus, and musks. It is such a ride from the beginning, and while certain aspects of it feel familiar, at not one point does it feel repetitive. It does its own thing and stays true to its origin. I feel this perfume is Marc-Antoine Corticchiato bottled. The very soul of Parfum D'Empire. While not my favorite from the house, I think it is the most representative and intricate among them. And one last thing. For people who are still mourning after Œillères, I would give this one a try. From everything I have tried, to me it feels like the closest thing to the discontinued Roberto Greco scent. A terribly underrated perfume. IG:@memory.of.scents

Glory Water, or Water of Glory. Supposedly inspired by Napoleon, a Corsican native, and dually functioning as a tribute to Corsica, I can’t really say I find either in Eau de Glorie. What I do find is a love letter to the mossy chypres of the classic French style. Glory is not really a feeling I get from the perfume, but love, devotion, admiration, those types of feelings, yes. The hesperidic opening is unusually bracing for the style. In typical classic chypres the bergamot, and other fruits if there are any, are gauzy and tissue-paper crinkly, but in Glorie they are big, sour, oily and zesty, with plenty of bitter pith. The classic addition of lavender adds depth and dimension, parched green herbs and a touch of florals. Immediately, and with a fervent muscularity, an oakmoss accord blooms like a swelling heart. Touches of spice, leather, and immortelle give the damp, woody greens beautiful touches of leathery browns, earthy blacks, and a golden sunshine. Oakmoss is an accord lost to perfumery these days. Very few make it big and forward because, one, you can’t use the real deal in enough volumes to get that really classic profile, and two, it’s old school and too many brands are afraid of being too retro. Not Corticchiato. Even now, 23 years on, he still keeps Eau de Glorie unashamedly itself and true to its original intention. Many balk at Eau de Glorie - “what’s the big deal? Haven’t we had this hundreds of times before?” And that’s not an invalid perspective. However, it’s in the details that Eau de Glorie stands out: the zesty hesperidics are more zesty and sour and realistic than we’re used to; the herbs are greener, more herbal, more parched and intense; the leather is clearer and not muddy animalic; and the immortelle bridges anisic and tobacco qualities in a pretty unique way for the genre. Wearing Eau de Glorie is like finding a letter stuffed away in a box from an old flame or a dear family member, these letters are common to us all yet each one is unique to the writer and unique to you but the feelings are universal: a heart warming memory that puts a smile on your face.

راههای افتخار EAU DE GLOIRE یک عطر ممتاز و بسیار زیباست. تلخه ولی شیرینه.ملایمه اما سنگینه.گیاهیه اما مرکباتش با کیفیتن. تنباکوییه ولی حس خاکی جذابی داره و... این عطر؛نوشتن ازش سخته و فقط باید از چالشی که آکوردهاش ایجاد میکنن لذت برد. در شروعش حس مرکبات و یه حس گیاهی و تلخ از لاوندر و شیرین و گلی؛حضور دارن که آروم آروم به سمت انیسه و شیرین بیان حرکت می کنه بی اونکه سردرگم و گنگ بشه و حس گیاهی و مرکباتی اولیه گم بشن.انیسه و شیرین بیان فضایی تند و شیرین به کار میدن که رایحه ای ضعیفی از چرم در حاشیه حس میشه.کیفیت عطر انقد بالا هست که همه ی نتها و فضاهایی که میسازن به خوبی احساس میشن و قلب کار رو بسیار زیبا و با شکوه میکنن.این شکوه به حدی هست که اعتماد به نفس و قدرت شما رو ناخوداگاه بالا می بره! هر چه زمان جلو میره یه حس تلخ و دودی از آمیزش تنباکو و کندر بالا میاد که در کنارش چرم هم حالا کمی پر زورتر میشه و این سه ضلع و فضای دودی و تلخ حاصل از اتحاد اونها؛جبهه ی شیرین و تند گیاهی ابتدایی رو کمی کنار میزنن و از اونها یه حس گس و تند باقی میذارن. عطری که به مشام میرسه در این لحظه دودی و سنگین بخاطر بخور و کندر و چرم؛ خاکی؛گیاهی و تند و کمی شور بخاطر انیسه؛لاوندر و خزه هست. بویی بسیار زیبا و دلنشین و شیک و جدی که خیلی دوسش دارم. هر از گاهی یه نسیم شیرین هم در این فضای سنگین می پیچه که یه لبخند سرمستانه رو لبا میشونه... این فضای عالی تا پایان کار ادامه خواهد داشت و فقط کمی جنبه ی چوبی و مردانه تر می گیره به خودش. نکته ی جالبی که برام تو این عطر وجود داشت تنباکو بود.تنباکوی بکار رفته تو این کار؛میوه ای و تکراری و البته خسته کننده نیست.حس برگهای نیمه خشک تنباکو رو داره که کمی تازه هستن؛اما خشکی و خاکی هم هستن و استادانه این حس رو از تنباکو استخراج کردن. ماندگاری خوب و پخش قابل قبول عطر و فضای زیبایی که داره اونو مناسب هوای بهار و پاییز کرده و به نظر بخوبی خودشو نشون خواهد داد در این فصول. این عطر بیشتر مردانه هست تا یونیسکس و اسمی که داره بعلاوه ی فضای دودی و سنگین پایانش منو بطرز عجیبی یاد شاهکار راههای افتخاراز استاد کوبریک بزرگ و کلنل دکس با بازی بیاد ماندنی کرک داگلاس میندازه!! کامنت:م.ع (سایت لوکس بایر (با امکان تست سمپل

This is by far the most effortlessly elegant fragrance i own so far. Not an elegance of high heels and long gowns, but the "sporty", casual natural elegance of simple yet well made, high quality things. Simply stunning. Inspired in Napoleon and old school perfumery, this wonderful EDT opens with a very herbal blast of sweet lavender with some citrus notes on top. Lavender is the main player in this perfume, but as it warms up in the skin the depth of it' base composed with leather, tobacco (both very noticeable), clove, a tiny bit of sirupy immortelle and resins starts to be very apparent. The over all effect is similar to an exquisite cologne smelt from some distance, but as you come closer you can clearly detect it's depth, and "dark side", but never feeling heavy, it pretty much stays very herbal (quite an intensive herbal feel..almost effervescent to the nose at first even tho it calms down to a smoother creamier base), "naturally clean" (not soapy at all) but keeping the sweetness of the lavender from beginning to the end. In it's final stages the dense resinous base turns into the mail player, but still holds some herbal sweetness from the lavender, and the scent stays closer to the skin in a warm, cozy layer. it also turns slightly more animalic, rather than naturally herbal clean. A masterpiece perfectly blended, hidden under it's "simple elegance" appearance. But make no mistake, there's depth there and there's a very skilled hand behind the creation of this perfume. 10/10 and this line consolidating more and more in my top 3 fav houses. Amazing quality for it's price (even for the new prizes)

I have a sample and this gets complimented by men in droves. Usually women are more liberal with the flattery even when I wear masculine scents I’ll have more women ask me what I’m wearing and they’ll even want it for themselves. But this scent had guys of every age bracket every style and aesthetic coming up to me almost jaw droppingly in love with this. And a couple of them had their girlfriends there agreeing it was beautiful. This has only happened with my amouages and aromatics elixir and Liam but I gave that one away. But yeah I was frustrated bc I felt like the scent disappeared after an hour but there’s no way if people were complimenting me the entire day. Must just personally go nose blind to it after a bit. Now to the scent itself.... It smells like sweet boiling summer air. So much so that when I wore it at home the first time I kept turning around to check who broke into my house and let the outside southern heat blow in. This happened like 5 times before I realized I was smelling myself. I need to own this bc it’s just so evocative and spellbindingly realistic it conjures up so many memories of being sun dazed and free in the scorching summer days of youth. But interpreted through an adults mature taste. Makes you yearn to feel that free and whole now before life took a hold of you. This is what I need a perfume to do and parfum d’empire achieves this almost every time