Avant L'Amour

Never heard of this before when I received it in a lot of vintage miniatures and what an interesting little gem it is. Avant l’Amour is the smell of a requiem, a dark powdered gothic marvel. Never smelled anything quilte like this before. It’s pretty unique as it’s really heavy, but with an unusual combo of dense stuff. Smoky, almost incensy and with the flowers and fruits blending in very naturally. Sensual too. Usually gothics have a plummy or rosy element, but not this one. It’s tuberose and peach, but covered in myrhh, patchouli and this thick coat of powder. Base is musky and intensely so. It’s a wild card. Sort of. Very special and very, very addictive. Perhaps my most intriguing find last year and one that completely blew my mind as it’s so very different from anything else I’ve had the pleasure of smelling over the years. What a treat and how lucky we are when we have so many wonders still waiting to be discovered.

The perfume "Before Love" in a funny "penis" bottle with raised arms, and maybe with raised legs, looks like tree sap, which at first walks on tiptoe, then turns into a delicate powder. Having become accustomed, the aroma blooms with chypre florality in full force. This perfume is in the style of Magie Noire.

A very intriguing perfume! I’m still getting to know it. It’s unfolding in all kinds of beautiful ways, taking me on a wonderful journey. I agree it’s very out of the ordinary, and just jeeps opening up. Brilliant.

Since i don ́t find any notes listed in here i will try to decribe it with my own words since i am not really good in detecting notes blindly. I don ́t find this fragrance to bee woody. Chypre-yes, but to me it is more chypre-floral. First thought is: "Wow! Moderatly sweet and pleasant", then it suddenly changes to " Yack! too old-fashioned and soapy like", then after another couple of minutes it changes to very pleasantly floral-chypre, even more floral i would say. Still you can detect that very light "soapy" note, but unlike the lot others similars i have smelled here it is in a very pleasant combination. I don ́t know what do i have an EDT or EDP since i can ́t detect any sticker of engavemnt on the mini bottle and i bought it unsniffed and unboxed since i like the bottle. It has a great lasting power, buy the end of the day i still could smell it on myself. I really like it, but wouldn ́t wear on a everyday occasion. Ok,my mini is EDP. UPDATE (09.february 2013): I see that notes are listed now, and the category is changed. Anyway, a really nice one, i wish i could have a full size bottle if it wouldn ́t be almost impossible to find.

i have the L'amour de namara which is not listed here since i am not great with notes i can not leave a review. it is very strong with one spray. i would love to give a sample to someone to give it a proper review.