Lamyland

Unfortunately this is the most beautiful perfume I've ever had. I might be a clown for buying this but it's really liquid gold. The sillage is unfortunately on the weak side so I don't recommend buying this unless you're really in love like me. The scent pyramid is quite accurate to me, almost surprisingly so and so many complex scents I feel like get lost or simplified by a review. Immediately I get the black cardamom and saffron notes, it smells truly like beautiful, expensive, but not garish. It feels slightly sweet, warm, but dark; dark, not in a haunting, ancient vampire in your attic kind of way, more like an ever present normalized force of a gentle but firm, continuous and mysterious presence. It's strangely reminiscent of something animalic to me, but not with the funk you'd imagine; additionally, some folks recommended and said it's similar to T-Rex by Zoologist and I really disagree. The animalics in T-Rex are truly befitting and primal, almost stinky, kinda funky, and the dry down is nice but it's a very divisive perfume. I dont like it. In comparison, this is like a black/amber silk sheen fog wrapped around you, floating; the mysterious but dark presence in the back of the room. It's elegant but not gaudy. I really believe this would be wearable on anyone, especially those who enjoy Rick Owens of course. I mean, it's his scent after all. Tangent: But if you asked me on a deeper level, I feel like Rick often takes cues from designers he works with, like Kristina Nagel, who does photography that doesn't have literal meaning but evokes a strong emotional response. It's the same with Rick's clothing and large abstract, often brutalist but definitely out there silhouettes, that go with the more mundane but dark color palettes reminiscent of goth or alternative subcultures. He's always trying to be subversive and make the unseen, seen. I believe is a literal design choice that goes a long with his clothes and brand as a whole. Something that's often unseen but when seen, is wonderful and beautiful. Almost a rebellion to the showoffy-ness of other scents. Not my favorite design choice but a decision or rather, result that seems very close to what he values, and I respect that. This perfume dry down are truly where it shines for me. It's a super rich and beautiful blend of oakmoss and palo santo with a really smooth and pillowy vanilla that isn't cloying at all. The vanilla reminds me more of a fresh tahitian vanilla bean pod that's been somehow atomized and floats like a cloud over your skin, then there's the warm heart notes, with amber melted and poured over it all within a boutique shop that likely has sold incense for so long that the smell just quietly lingers there, but you can notice it when you look for it. It's just truly amazing. I seriously can only hope that I find a scent that's similar, otherwise I'm gonna be broke.

apart from the fact that one spray of this absolute masterpiece will last you for days, this is genuinely one of the best smoky and woody incense perfumes ever made, and surely features the best palo santo note ive smelled in my whole life. its warm, raw, earthy, almost dirty and simply beautiful. the main discourse regarding this perfume is obviously the absurd price tag, but considering this perfume has the same price of pur oud by louis vuitton and its five times better i can almost comprehend the price, also given the total exclusivity of the scent being a *very* limited edition. if you ever stop by a rick owens boutique give this gem a try. 9.5/10

Near perfect vintage-ish resinous dark chypre, one of the best fragrances in that group I have ever smelled. Way overpriced unfortunately, but if I had that kind of money to spend on a frag, I'd probably go for it.

A strong and vivid personality—you can either fall in love with it or hate it. For me, it happened to be a match. It blossoms beautifully on my skin. No regrets.

True, it is expensive... But I’ve never smelled a perfume as divine and diabolical as this one! So I cherish it for special occasions.