Ore

This is one of the best cocoa scents out there. Dusty, dry, and confident, it sits over a complex woody base with a dense, pervasive foundation. The chocolate note is rich, and will certainly not deprive you of your fix, but it's not exactly food-like or overly sweet. There's some dirt in the mix as well, a dry, baked earthiness that tempers any potential sweetness and keeps this from becoming a complete gourmand. The balance works very well and allows one to enjoy Ore's superb longevity, which easily spans 10 hours. Projection is about a foot from the body. Slumberhouse transitioned from Eau de Parfums to extraits about a year and a half ago, and the new extraits sit much closer to the skin. In my opinion, this is where they should be. They project, and they're strong, but they don't shout across the room. I would consider Ore best suited for low-key, casual situations or perhaps an intimate setting, during the fall and winter months. Easier to wear than you may think. Overall, it's an excellent fragrance and definitely worth investigating. **Note: Some of the earlier reviews for this may be referring to the original EDP. That no longer exists and has been replaced by the extrait. The EDP was drier, dirtier, and more balsamic. It wasn't as smooth or well-constructed. In fact, it was a little chaotic. The extrait features a more prominent cocoa note, a smoother composition, and less challenging aspects than the EDP. In other words, most people will find the extrait more appealing.

review is based on recent purchase, new bottle style extrait: I don't know if I can add to what is said below - it is SPOT ON! Seriously, this is a very nice scent. Perfume Mastery. I was considering buying En Voyage Zelda - which this sort of reminds me of -- but THIS ONE IS BETTER! There is an old world perfume/vintage1920s feel to it. It opens with a bit of eucalyptus, camphor like note mixed with whiskey, vanilla, but about 20 min in it gives way to a more sweet whiskey, resinous vanilla, and then a dusty mulled cacao powder. It sweetens more as it wears. The opening note that gives the camphor/eucalyptus scent is never fully lost -- it remains faintly there but artfully blended. It truly is the smell of a delicious sweet whiskey, the faint note of the oak cask, in which it was made, coupled with cocoa, in its driest powdery form. I don't know if I want a Makers Mark or some Knob Creek after wearing this? ....But I do know that I want a full bottle of Slumberhouse Ore! Longevity - AWESOME! Sillage - ENORMOUS! I applied a teeny tiny swipe with my finger to one wrist and produced a 10 foot scent radius. 6 hours later I scented an entire room.

I purchased a sample of Slumberhouse Ore awhile back, but I did not review it. I am fixing that today. Ore is a very well made and interesting fragrance. I get the image of a beautiful fragrance ferry, hovering over the forest and dusting the woods with a finely ground raw chocolate powder. I take a leisurely stroll through the chocolate dust covered forest, and take in the amazing scent of the chocolate dust covering the sap laden pine trees. As I walk along I come to an area with fresh cut trees, adding a balsamic sap vibe to the chocolate. The further I walk along the more fresh cut wood and sawdust begin to emerge. Until I come to a clearing with all tree removed and one wooded stump stands alone amongst the fallen trees. On the stump I find the beautiful fragrance ferry, smiling and holding a glass of whiskey out for me. Ore is a beautiful fragrance. While I do see this as unisex, it leans more masculine than feminine to my nose. I get great projection and longevity on my skin. I can wear this in any attire, formal or casual. Bottom line: If you enjoy chocolate fragrances without being very sweet, you should give this one a try.

Challenging scent but gorgeous from one of my fave perfumers. Gourmand scent - absolutely - ! Most descriptions work here and the note table is very appropriate for once. My spin on it is an earthy, cacao, sweet cooking chocolate, a bit powdery and a suede leather (as some have noted too) with some coconut after a while (the balsam). Very deep and classic Slumberhouse potency. I say its only challenging in that to me its the only Slumberhouse I could not wear anytime, certainly not in business dress or not amongst most friends - not that its offensive - its just a bit more left field than usual and some would not get it for a while - more the sort of scent I'd wear when I'm at a Cure concert or hanging with my alternative indie friends in an old VW camper at the beach or parked at a road stop on a freezing cold snowy night decked in 70's stuff... something you might have to explain a bit. The most female friendly of Slumberhouse's collection. DOn't be smitten. If you like gourmand you have to at least try this - you'll be blown away - advisable before you buy a bottle - its kinda chocolate dialled up to an 11 on the amp!

Ore or "Ooorrrrrrree" is exactly the sound I made when I caught the first hint of this fragrance. Half knowing what to expect from slumberhouse I knew it wasn't going to be blue de Chanel or something? But even I wasn't quite prepared for how deep this rabbit hole goes. My initial feelings on Ore? Sublime. For the people who wear this fragrance regularly...hats off to you. You're blazing a truly bright trail, because although maybe viewed as tame in the Slumberhouse lineup because of its gourmand qualities, Ore is so unusual and unlike anything I've smelled before. Well you get tonnes and tonnes of cacao and actually the most accurate dark, dark, chocolate smell. Which is set deep into that Guaic wood and pepper notes which are also huge and complement it perfectly. Ore is fantastic it has that dirtiness but never once is it patchouli masquerading as chocolate. It has a purity about it which keeps the base of spiced wood away from the almost powdery, slightly sweet cocoa. Stunning stuff and as you'd expect...boy is it strong?!?! Goes on hard and then projects . Just brilliant!

I live in an area where cocoa is processed. Not chocolate which includes sugar and other things - no the raw cocoa beans come in and are processed into that dry bitter fine powder. Also in my village it rains a lot and has a tendency to be grey and cool yet humid with cobblestones and old 18th Century factories that line the river with windmills built in the 16th and 17th centuries...I smell that cold dry bitter cocoa in the air alongside that wet balsamic and I am HOME..it registers in the deepest part of my reptilian brain that I am safe and happy here. This fragrance gives me the ability to share those scent memories on my skin anywhere in the world. The opening is so true to the landscape I just painted - I immediately start purring...the dry down is a cozy delicious amber. This stuff is strong and oily and projects. I save it and wear it just for myself - terrified that I will never be able to possess another bottle and then it would be like my hometown disappearing off of the map forever. It is a great love that I have for this concoction.

This is a woody chocolaty masterpiece. I do get the "carmex" from the description and it's in the best way possible. It has a wonderfully dense and heavy feel. I spray this on and I become the tree. But as a tree, I still enjoy dark (think 97%) chocolate. There are no top notes (this is no bergamot tree), only mid and base. That is probably part of what is contributing to that feeling. This is also very strong, so one spray - distributed around to both wrists and behind both ears is sufficient for me. More than that and it can become nauseating just because it is so strong. That's not a bad thing, I want it to last! One spray at a time would've been my policy at this price point anyway. It also projects perfectly. To me that means not so loud the neighbors can smell me through the wall (apartment life joke), but more like a gently enveloping cloud of scent that ebbs and flows with my own movement. I love this fragrance and have gotten the opportunity to try some others from this house and they have all been excellent.

Slumberhouse scores again with another winner in Ore, one of the celebrated dark fragrances along the lines of Norne and Jeke. It's slightly licorice-like at its very opening by it settles down quickly (within a few minutes) into its main character: chocolate, woody, boozy blend that is a step up in terms of sweetness from Jeke. Just as Jeke is sweeter than Norne, Ore is certainly sweeter than Jeke, anchored by the principal note of cacao. It's chocolate- and booze-dominant enough to be called a gourmand, as well, I'd say. I see some conflicting note breakdowns among Luckyscent, Fragrantica, and Basenotes. I'm not sure what palmarosa is, and I don't detect any clary sage. Performance-wise, this extrait follows suit from Slumberhouse's others in that it's strong, not quite as uncannily as Jeke or Norne, perhaps, but still to the extreme. At $160 for 30ml extrait, one again really does need to love it in order to buy it, but like Jeke, Ore might need to be one of my next buys. Great juice. 8 out of 10

Ore is a bit unusual, but oh so great. It's chocolate and woods, a bit medicinal, almost leathery, and very warm and balsamic. While the cocoa note is strong, and it's a comforting scent, it's not sweet enough to be really called a gourmand. It's not spicy or peppery to my nose either, and not a typical oriental. I must admit I'm not familiar with guaiac wood, but I can say that the wood notes in this aren't dry or dusty, but almost creamy. It's rather linear, in the beginning I get more cocoa, in the drydown it's more woody, otherwise there is no huge developement. I could imagine Ore being worn by both men or women equally well. It just shouldn't be oversprayed, this is strong and works really well in small doses. As it's so warm and balmy, it's an ideal winter fragrance. Creamy woody chocolate goodness. The price is the only downside... I'm glad my small sample will yield a few wearings next winter.

One of my favorites from slumberhouse. Imagine a dark forest. Its winter so all of the trees are dry and leafless. It's cold but not snowing. Theres a ragged, woody, mulch smell from the trees but theres also a spicy ethereal smokiness from a distant campfire. Now the kicker, instead of dirt, this forest floor is made up of slightly bitter cocoa powder. THIS is gourmand done right. Thick, sinister, natural but simultaneously delicious. When I wear this I literally can't stop sniffing my wrist. I've tried a lot of cocoa-based scents in my day and usually I end up underwhelmed due to weakness, over-sweetness, powderiness, or general unpleasant syntheticness. This avoids all of those pitfalls and comes across as very natural and pleasant. I wanna visit this sinister chocolate forest and go on some sort of strange mystical vision quest. 8.5/10

Amazing rich chocolatey woody yumminess. This is THE best chocolate scent I've ever smelled, for being real cacao and dark. Many others out there are milk chocolatey, and far too sweet- Kilian, etc. This one, with the smokey woody aspects, and the whiskey, is like a 90% cacao chocolate ganache. It is certainly one that can be a chameleon, too. The smoke can give it an incensy vibe, but its still always about the chocolate. One spray lasts forever, and fills a room. After first testing it, I thought I didn't want it based on price, but really respected it. Over the next few months it would not stop itching at my brain, and so I treated myself, and I am so glad that I did. Its the most I have ever paid per ml for a perfume, and still with zero regrets. I rarely ever wear it, but just knowing that I can makes me smile.

Update Ore 2022: Mmm...this update makes Ore even more accessible to the masses. The original Ore is what I'd call, "Unrefined" Ore, while this new 2022 version is what I would call..."Refined" Ore. ;-) 2022 Ore is very smooth and very beautiful. The chocolate note is still there, but it isn't sweet and blends with the woods so amazingly. There is a slight cocunutty/macaroon like vibe in the opening, but it's fleeting as the chocolate or cocoa settles into the woody notes. This is much more sheer than the previous carmelized versions of Ore and wears that way as well. That's not to say that it doesn't project, because it does...it's a Slumberhouse fragrance after all. I could see myself ponying up for a bottle of this iteration of Ore even though I already own a flask from 2015 that I love as well.

This smells ancient in a pleasant and very intriguing way. Some of the very old discontinued perfumes I have on my shelf have the similar kind of balsamic and dusty antique shop vibe in them. This is not the only Slumberhouse perfume that reminds me of abandoned places, mold that grows on old books and perhaps even of perfumed mummies. In my opinion Ore is the best chocolate fragrance there is. It's not particularly sweet or edible scent. It's more like a medicinal kind of balsamic and creamy chocolate on a dusty and woody base. There's also bit of smokiness. The smell of sunrays warming dusty wooden floors. Burning cacao beans. The pages of old sacred books. A hundred year old bottle of liquor. This could be worn at a funeral.

This is what Gourmand Coquin should have been. Ore is THE best chocolate fragrance I've ever smelled in my life, hands down. Absolutely no contest. From start to finish, highest quality edible smoothly sweet dark chocolate. The other notes are negligible. Utterly wonderful. Chocolate bliss. I only wish I had known about this years ago. I could have saved SO much money! Lol. Update: The box where I store this decant has been emitting this coconutty, sandalwoody waft and whenever I lift the lid, I have to check all my beachy decants to make sure they're not leaking. Lo and behold, that sweetly radiant woody coconutty scent is coming from Ore. I guess the woods do make more of an appearance than I originally noticed.

Ore 2022 is more sheer than previous iterations (I've just tried the somewhat recent black and silver cap versions), though it still projects well and lasts. It's not as sweet nor as heavy on the dry woods compared to prior versions - the cocoa really shines here, with the woody resins providing a foundation rather than taking center stage. However, if you apply 3-4 sprays rather than just 1-2, the resins seem to gain improved definition and the composition feels spicier overall. I was initially put off by the relative airiness of this new Ore, but I've worn it nearly every day for the past week so I'm clearly liking it!

Ore by Slumberhouse is one of the strongest and longest lasting scents I have had the pleasure to experience. From start to finish it is amazing. Sweet? Yes. Too sweet? Not at all. Just enough sweetness to bring out the deep and resinous wood notes that makes this a tremendous scent to be enjoyed. The best part of the experience is the dry down which is absolutely amazing.... sweet, resinous "pine tree" wood note (to my nose at least) which would be the Peru balsam. A complete winner. For the price $150ish for 30ml is steep so try before you buy. ENJOY!

An excellent, feel good scent. Ore is a masculine, leaning chocolate soirée treat with enough complexity here that it stands apart from others voted similar; It’s more refined that Ummagumma, another fragrance I love. The only question is price. But a moot point since this is almost as hard to find as the Beatle's banned album cover “Yesterday and Today”, the original release with the decapitated baby dolls.

ORE MY! To all chocolate lovers look no further. Ore is a mixture of coca, whiskey and smokey woods. It's very very strong just one spray will last all day. I image this will be a silage monster with it mysterious aroma of sweet coca and boozy woods. This fragrance will be worn when I'm trying to be notice. But people my ask what you been doing instead of what you are wearing.

Mines old, like 2010-2012 old. I smell some spicy chocolate, woody whisky. The vanilla comes more from a really good cacao note. A really good true wood scent that's not a chocolate treat. I don't know how the newer ones smell, but this is good in the fall. Unfortunately, it's a very specific kind of perfume for me. Not a wear every day or even every year.

I’ve had my bottle a few years, so not sure which one I’m reviewing, lol. But if the new one smells like this one, buy it. JK...sample first and all that jazz. This is a grown up cacao, spicy, a little boozy from the whiskey. Best of all for me, the wood notes in this don’t stink like aroma chemicals or animal fecal matter. Master perfumer, indeed.