Septieme Sens (7e Sens)

Came across a bunch of my mum's miniatures from the mid 80's - mid 90's and OH MY GOD I've just tried this one, probably not in the best storage conditions but still wearable and I am absolutely in love! It opened with an animalic blast which knocked me off my feet and I've finally understood the true meaning of "this fragrance smells dirty", so if nothing else I'm glad I got to experience a perfume with real civet and castoreum. Which leads me to the fact that the opening was borderline fecal in the best possible way (I sound deranged, I'm aware, but it's one thing reading how these notes behave, another one experiencing it) plus some nondescript white flowers. I couldn't stop smelling my arm every couple of minutes. Minimal oakmoss in my miniature and frankly couldn't be more grateful because I hate the stuff, which is only starting to emerge after nearly an hour alongside some plum that reads quite jammy to me, or it could be the effect of the honey note. Tried this at night and could still smell it in the morning with a quite dry drydown, tempered a bit by musks and amber. Reapplied in the morning and I got the same results throughout the day. I only wish it were more opulent in the drydown, don't know if it's due to the storage conditions, its age or if it's really the fragrance but even so I would gladly get a full bottle of this if it didn't cost an enormity and in any case I will try it again when the weather is cooler, although in the sticky 40*C summer heat is a beast and I love it!

I love it when vintage is like this. At first the scent is, if I'm talking colour-wise, inky, somewhere between dark-blue and violet, it is a plum's shadow... or not. It's plums filled with aldehydes. These are not for eating, but for looking at them and admiring this look. The aldehyded plums lie out there and emit a powerful and a bit sinister, and overall wonderful smell. I like to work when the scent is in this phase, the working goes on well, seriously and clearly. But the scent changes... here come some carnations and a touch of narcissus, and, oh, what beauty is in the scent's аnimalism, coriander, moss, and that growing heavy with moisture and growing light again, gusty wind, and the sun, so warm, so nice!.. I love it. It's especially good if the work's over and done with, and I can go outside. There's a pussy willow about to bloom, and the earth is getting warmer, and the asphalt nearby is crumbling thanks to age... or maybe it's about to crack because of some plant that is under it and wants to see the world. And the scent has something living and breathing in it, from them - the earth, the asphalt, the tree and that other plant that has no name yet, but is about to grow. What is it? No idea, but I just love it.

Perhaps the most carnal of chypres I ever laid my nose on, Septième Sens is not only so very sensuous but mysterious, almost cabalistic in its design. It's as tortuous and erotic as a Fassbinder film, exploiting lust through its lecherous gaze. It's like a man in a sailor hat and y-fronts blending civet, castoreum, and plum paste with mortar and pestle, under bright, confrontational aldehydic lighting. It's a bar and brothel, it is cocktails and just plain %@! It's a major no-no that I give a resounding yes to. The slurry of sex is peppered with sticky honey and pin-prick narcissus and devilish dianthus, a narcotic nectar that seems well suited for a 2am jaunt for some mischief. It's the mist through dark wooded patches, damp, sweaty moss mounds, silhouettes lurking after hours, strange angels peering through like voyeurs under the moonlight. It simmers down into the sexiest skin scent, like cigarettes after sex, nuzzle-into-hairy-chest-or-arm-or-who-knows-what, and when one ends up wherever, the possibilities are endless.

I have a little mini of this one, but I wish I had a big bottle. It is a strange and lovely perfume. It smells like a dusty attic, hot cinnamon twists from Taco Bell, underarms (probably from the civet), and just a tiny bit of curry powder and cooking spices. If this fragrance was a fabric it would be rust-brown velvet. Septieme Sens (7e Sens) is one of those fragrances where you can't stop sniffing yourself because you catch something different every time. It's so complex--I love it. I can see how it could be a polarizing fragrance though; it has a distinctive aroma and I don't think it would suit most people. It's introspective, artistic, and would be borderline offensive to people who have cleanliness worshipping sensibilities. Idea: If you can't find a big bottle for a reasonable cost, buy a few minis and a small ornate perfume bottle from etsy or ebay, then pour the Septieme Sens minis into the decorative perfume bottle. There you go!

Ce septième sens, en extrait couleur miel, dans son petit encrier avec un bouchon argenté, m' ensorcelait de son odeur capiteuse charnelle poudrée et tel le parfum de Maléfique, punissait de maux de tête terrible mon addiction. Il était pour moi un poison olfactif et ce flacon ,un petit bijou, m'a été subtilisé par une envieuse. Il y a prescription, c'était en 1985 et ce parfum était pour moi l'expression olfactive la plus inattendue de la tentation.

i tracked down a mini bottle of this to try. it starts with oakmoss, spices, narcissus, carnation and animalic notes. it gets smoky as time goes on, bringing an almost subtle leathery feel, probably from narcissus. vintage spicy chypre-not sweet despite the fruits in this. definitely reminds me of the perfumes i smelled on women as a child in the 80s. can't wait to try again in winter where i think it'll really shine.

Back to vintage era... Chypre honey turns to chypre with doses of carnations and cloves. I sense aldehyde, carnations, civet, honey, oakmoss, peaches, narcissus, and the rest of the vintage crew. It's an amazing creation for a commercial brand as i sense the balance in this creation beside the quality.

Another discontinued gem from the past century! Somehow it reminds me of Mitsuoko by Guerlain❤️

I can't make up my mind- it intrigues me yet some note I don't fell "fits"- possibly the bergamot? It has a piquant semi-citric quality. Almost- and this sounds bad, but almost like the "top note" in a sharp Italian cheese! But I just keep sniffing and sniffing my arm, checking on the development, expecting this to have at least decent longevity- but it fades before I can figure it out. It is rare to find civet and castoreum both in the base, and these with narcissus and honey lead me to expect a deep narcotic nectar of a scent- but it's not that deep or nectarliscious,only a bit scankiliscious- oh, the note I think was bergamot does fade rather quickly leaving just an echo of a whisper. I just don't smell individual flowers, all has blended into warm and rather unusual concoction, with moderate animalic character.and a hint of sweetness from the gentle round heart note fruits and honey. I went crazy and bought a bunch of miniatures when I was able to get my hands on them - more than I should have, but I got carried away. I have a couple still boxed available for swap, p.m is welcome. Whoa- follow up. A bit more time has passed and now I'm noticing on some parts of my arm- not the thinnest inner skin, but veering out from that on the side to back of my arm- the odd piquant almost citric note seems to have returned and is more prominent than the warm notes. Odd little scent- no office scent she! Ok- one more sniff- it's just plain odd. I'm ambivalent about this one. It is - weird. I wonder if it has begun to change due to age? It's not the typical smell of an old fume deteriorating, but I suspect it's not a typical fume. I don't have a basis to compare. It may have always smelled odd and then grew older in an "odd" and perplexing manner. Enough on this, I'm finally weary of sniffing and puzzling. One day later- In all fairness to this fragrance- I think I get a bit of that "weird" piquant little cheezie thing when I smell a certain kind of spicy accord - not a sweet one- mixed with a citric note. I've been wearing Ajee for a about an hour and I'm noticing almost the same thing now when I sniff my arm - I think it's at least as much my perception as it is skin chemistry. For me, spice and citrus often don't play as well together as they do apart.

My mum gave n=me a miniature of this back in the 80's. I loved it, one of my favourite perfumes I have ever had. One of those perfumes that you cant stop smelling - gorgeous and evocative. I have recently obtained some miniatures but the smell isnt the same so I think the perfume must have gone off. Over the past few years I have hunted for this perfume in France and Italy and not been able to find any - I have seen it for sale in USA but resist buying it because you dont know how old it is and how it has been stored. I'm afraid unless they relaunch it - it will have to be a lovely memory

This is and always will be my favorite all time perfume. I don't know why they discontinued it. It's the only perfume I've ever worn in which I get stopped by men and women asking what I'm wearing. A little goes a long way but it's sensual, not fruity, woodsy, not sweet. It's hard to explain. I've tried other perfumes recommended to me based upon this one and none hold a candle to this one. They need to bring this formula back!

This Septieme 7 sens for me above all perfumes transcends all my collection of favourites, I have; Balmain ivorie/jolie madam/vol-vent chanel-coco mademoiselle/ chanelno5 Crystal Givenchy -organza /le de madam/ eau de givenchy armani-diamonds I was in a position a few years ago to buy this at an exorbitant cost,and sadly cannot afford that price anymore. I do wish it was brought back. regards

The best fragrance ever. Am at the very last bit of my very last bottle that I've been saving for years. It never turned, and it's just as wonderful as the first day I wore it. Wish it would come back.

Sadly ,but I must to say that I saw in some italian store 4 bottles of this perfumes absolutly off,I detected only some bad smell of pubblic toilet,sorry....:(

Thanks for adding my request! I am dying to try it, the notes look amazing! Anyone who has tried it already please share your opinions about this one.

DANG IT How am I just finding out about this one??? It looks like a femme-ier Femme and I want its' discontinued ass!