The Door

The door is one of the weirdest perfumes (in a good way) that i have ever tried so... Please, try always before buying because this perfume is not easy to wear. What It smell to? Overall I detect the glue smell and among It látex, gum and probably some leather. The rosewood is also noticeable so that the burning and smoke feeling. For me It is like being into a fetish gay club (I have been un some and It really remind me to then). This mix of men smell, with the leather and látex clothes, the sweat and the smell of the poppers when the people opens the bottles (yes, It smells a bit like poppers too for me ). I can get also even a bit of sex smell, but dirty sex, the smell that you can fell when you open the door of a darkroom... I dont know... But this scent is something very different... Repulsive and addictive at the same time and very polarized... You may LOVE It or haré It!... But if you want to have a real olfactive experience... You must try It! Scent: 7 Longevity: 9.5 Sillage: 7 Quality/price: 6 Versatility: 4 Originality: 10 Global: 7

While to me it doesn't smell like a club nor like a rave, it does smell like someone you'd wanna f*ck.. if you inhale deeply you definitely get the rubber and solvent element, but the creamy saffron and sweet yet muted fruits at the top blend so well with the chemical smell and the aromatic woods... it's so unique and completely unisex, not to mention ABSURDLY long lasting (as it seems to be the case for all roelen fragrances). I remember sampling the entire line in Berlin last year, and I found most perfumes to be so enticing that I kept the mouillettes and stuffed them in my luggage. I put them in my wardrobe at home, and they preserved some fragrance for months on end. Today (a year and three weeks later) I found one of them and sniffed it. Wouldn't you know, there was still a faint aura of perfume lingering... I recently bought their sample box, and I might pull the trigger on The Door soon.

Maybe it's because I haven't been in a lot of gas stations or haven't huffed industrial glue, but I honestly do not get a strong scent of gas or anything synthetic. It gives off the distinct scent of a charred sweetness. sort of like a fruit caramelized to the point of being burnt. And yeah, I really don't know why the description is like that. This does not smell like a club at all. If anything, this smells like the punch bowl in the club with a burning candle next to it, which is also really nice. It's really refreshing and calm, not too intense but strong enough to smell it for a while on paper. I'm gonna wear this eventually and come back to it later.

Sad to hear Oliver + Co / Avant-Garden is closing its brand for the last time. But as one goes, we have another to carry the torch of post-industrial futuristic digi-perfumery! Will write a review for The Doors and Crystal Haze as I've become quite enamoured with this brand. Sounds like a worthy successor to Orion 1, and my Comme Des Garcons 2011 EDP also featuring Industrial Glue!

Hands down the best fragrance in my collection. I’m completely hooked. Three bottles later, I’m still nowhere near tired of it. A perfect 10/10 and without a doubt my olfactory alter ego.