Fireside Intense

An absolutely holographic fireside scent that dazzles in its accuracy. Once again Laurie Erickson has outdone herself with attention to detail. For such a complex blend of notes, it's truly amazing how perfectly she manages to blend all the elements to achieve her vision. To me, this smells more like the smoldering embers of the campfire than the fire in full blaze, but it's not as scary as that might sound. If I pay close attention, I can delineate notes of guaiac wood, castoreum and oud, over lain on a sandalwood and cedar base and surrounded in oak moss. There are other notes aplenty, these are just the stand outs to me. But only if I really concentrate, because as I said, the patently obsessive blending done here really makes this scent something quite different to the sum of its parts. If you love woody scents and real smoke, don't hesitate to try this. Although perhaps sample it first, as it is quite uncompromising straight up and it takes a few wears to reconcile oneself with all that is going on here. Another true winner from SSS in my book. It's quickly becoming one of my favorite houses. Pure, naturally composed, classy, unique & for a kicker (as I've mentioned previously), it's all the work of a totally awesome woman in Ms. Erickson!

'Intense' is right! The projection of this fragrance is astonishing. I wore it to work and decided it was too strong, so I went to wash it off. Even after scrubbing it for some time, it still projected enough that I worried it would bother my colleagues... The beginning is a campfire cookout, complete with almost barbecue notes. The woodsmoke is very true to life. After about ten minutes, the food-y scent fades away and it becomes a more urbane, leathery smoke fragrance. However, there's still an odd, feral note in the background - maybe the oud? - that makes it distinctive and interesting. While it's not inexpensive, the strength of this fragrance is so high that I'd only ever wear a very small amount at any time, so it's not a bad value. The option of amping it up to something alarmingly strong is occasionally useful as well. I'd tried a sample of a scent I didn't like - UNUM 'But Not Today' - and could not get it to scrub off no matter how hard I tried. I'd applied another scent over it, but the UNUM smell overwhelmed it. A bit of this fragrance, however, covered it up without a problem.

Oh yes. Utterly real campfire with great reeking dollops of resins and woodsmoke, not incense smoke, but the smell of real logs and the real outdoors. Luckily for me it's all flora not fauna, I don't get much of the civet (or any whiffs of BBQ meat) so all animals are safely far from the flames. The woods accords in this are gorgeously done, full of detail and complexity - definitely not the one-note synth-pine or 'generic wood' you'd get in cheaper things - this smells of real cedar and cypress and birch and guaiac, all blazing away together like the most luxurious and decadent pyre ever built. It's no-compromise, there is nothing manufactured-fragrant like incense or spice in there to sweeten things up, but there's nothing industrial and harsh like the rubber in City on Fire either. Comparisons on this page are correct - this is the most upmarket sort of camping you can imagine - right at the highest high end of 'rough natural' style perfumery. Mmmmmmmm.

Fireside Intense opens up with an extremely compelling leathery, smoky, burnt accord that just as easily conjures up the mental image of a campfire as it does a prehistoric tar pit. It's thick, smoldering and aggressively smoky, like tripping and landing face first in La Brea right before the meteor breaks the earth's atmosphere. Eventually it dries down to a smoky, masculine woody fragrance that is engaging yet still very wearable and unique. Leather and birch stay around for the drydown, while the savory meaty aspects of the opening recede a bit (thankfully), revealing a surprisingly nice dry multi-wood vibe like wonderwood but amped way way up. Highly recommended! 8/10

Just by reading it I knew I had to compare this to Naomi Goodsir's Bois d'Ascese because I'm sooo close to purchasing that one. Unfortunately it's not as intense or intriguing as the said fragrance (It's like smelling your clothes after a bonfire vs. smelling the bonfire itself), although I have to say it's more complex; the feeling of burnt woods is much more natural & organic with added hints of leather and surrounding forest. If anyone found Bois d'Ascese hard to stomach or too monotonous, this is the perfect substitute. It's also one of my favorites from the Studio!

So evocative of a fireplace. This scent really nails it while there’s a background amber / vanilla creaminess that keeps it wearable (vs some smoky scents that are just too lifelike to be worn). This feels like a warm hug in winter. Soooo comfy.

Yeah, it's an insanely strong smokey scent, but something about it is extremely cozy and nice. It's like a fireplace in a log cabin. Surprisingly wearable for being so smokey.

Here she comes wearing her bomber leather jacket,black high heels and chains on her neck.She is fierce creature and has guts so be aware of her.

Intence yet very nicely done campfire scent.

Fireside Intense + Habanita = Holy Grail

Yes, this one is "smokey campfire", with an emphasas on SMOKEY. I had a rather bad reaction to my first wearing. I put it on my wrists and side of neck, and for the next three hours, it was like sitting at a campfire and having the smoke blow right in my eyes. It died down at 3-4 hours and made it bareable. I will give it another try but leave it well away from my face and go light on the trigger but unless there is a big difference, I won't be buying a big bottle of this.

Birch tar and smoke, stays close to the skin. Someone commenting below mentioned creosote - that's exactly what I get. Can't say that it's a smell of a fireside for me, but the fragrance itself is definitely pleasant and an offbeat thing to wear. For colder months as I see it, though I might want to try it in the heat of summer, sometimes woody scents reveal some hidden depth.

Love it. Another unique cologne. I like the smoky, campfire scent. It smells exactly like a Woodwick or Bath and Body Works fireside candle. If you like that, you'll like this. I'm in agreement with the others about a strong opening but when it dies down, it's much nicer. It is definitely an intense cologne, so go easy with it.

This starts with a smoldering guaiac that’s perfectly positioned against a rich cedar, given depth through a tastefully subtle castoreum. True to the line’s aesthetic, the scent is impeccably blended and the components work together to produce a fragrance that’s really not intense at all, but is warm and encompassing. The balance is phenomenal; guaiac can go horribly salty and bacon-like or worse, quite bilge-y if not handled well, and here it hints at the salty direction, but is attenuated by other components. Following a few minutes of warmth, the smoke appears as a delicate swirl of birch tar and cade. Anyone who knows those two materials is aware of just how potent they can be, and here they’re rendered as a nuance—mere wrinkles of smoke that compliment the warm guaiac/castoreum blend. Following this initial transition, the scent stays fairly stable and consistent for much of its life, revealing a sandalwood and musk base later. The overall effect is indeed campfire, but it’s quite a sanitized and palatable one. It’s less a scent that replicates the physical experience of being close to the flame, more of one that paints a vivid picture of the scene that you admire on the wall of gallery. When worn in motion, the smokey notes seem dynamic, emerging from the skin in waves whereas the guaiac sits close. This produces a fascinating doubling effect, lending the scent character and appeal. But it’s not simply that there two distinct profiles at work, rather it’s as if there are parallel surfaces upon which both fragrances develop. It’s a fascinating affair in this respect—one that’s best appreciated by the wearer. As with others from the line, the blending feels obsessive in its detail—finely tuned and microscopically refined. It takes close scrutiny to even identify that there’s leather at work in this scent as it’s not immediately obvious at all. Yet it’s definitely there, as is the agarwood/ravensara combo, but against guaiac’s savory appearance, and combined with the smoke, the impression of syrupy burning leaves comes through loud and clear. The scent lasts a long time on skin, sits quite close, but has playful sillage. So, in sum, it’s not that intense—and if it’s a fireside at all, it’s one with top-shelf kindling, bound with leather straps, and savored with leaves and resins. The name might create the illusion of a masculine, heavy scent, but it’s more open ended than it seems. It’s dense, relatively dark, and quite dramatic, but it’s the warmth and coziness that come through the most. While not as forceful as something like Jeke, and perhaps not quite as authentically realistic as Bois d’Ascese, it’s on the same level as far as quality and construction goes, but it contributes its own worth to the genre through the sappy texture that the line does so sublimely. A fantastic scent in all aspects—one of the best from the line. A quick note: Tabac Aurea and Fireside Intense seem like they’d have some real parallels, and they do, but Tabac Aurea is less about smoke; instead, it mimics the slightly sweet dryness of tobacco. Fireside Intense is more about a smoldering leaves effect with a smokier approach. Both have a subtle sweetness (Tabac Aurea is slightly vanillic, Fireside Intense takes its sweetness from a strange combination of oud and guaiac. Despite parallels, their profiles are different enough to explore both, but if you prefer dryness, then Tabac Aurea would be the wiser choice, but Fireside Intense has a little more character to it.

عطر المدفأة المركز للجنسين من دار سونوما Fireside Intense Sonoma Scent Studio for women and men هناك بعض العطور التي يمكنها أن تنال إعجابك بمجرد تجربتها غير أنها تصيبك بالحيرة إذا ما أردت وصفها أو الحديث عنها. وتجد نفسك بين أمرين: إما أن تكتفي بعبارة العطر شتوي وجميل ورائع أو أن تجلس تحاول أن تفك شفرة كلمات عبارتك المقتضبة. عطر المدفأة المكثف من دار سونوما هو أحد هذه الأنماط العطرية رغم أنه شتوي للنخاع غير أن أبسط الأنوف لا يمكن أن تخطيء الطريق إلى الإعجاب به حتى لو قمت التجربة صيفا وقت الظهيرة فوق خط الإستواء. لوري اريكسون هي صاحبة شركة سونوما وهي أيضا الأنف وراء جميع عطورها. لو كان هناك مجال لسحب جنسية فرد ما بسبب مزاجه أو أداءه المهني فأعتقد أن لوري أريكسون في مقدمة من سيفقدون جنسيتهم الأمريكية فهي لا تتبع المدرسة الأمريكية في صناعة العطور والتي تعتمد على الوضوح والقوة والإبهار ربما تجدها تتبع المدرسة "الإيطالية الفرنسية" الحسية الروحية. ولكني كلما جربت أحد عطورها تنطلق من رأسي فورا هذه الصورة الذهنية لتشغل مجال الرؤية لعيني فلا أكاد أستطيع أن أرى شيئا سواها "رجل أسيوي نحيل الجسد قد جاوز الثمانين يمارس عملا متقنا بخبرة ومهارة لا يعلمها أحد، في كوخ صغير تواريه الأشجار داخل أحد الغابات الاستوائية" يمكنك عند استنشاق عبير عطر المدفأة أن تقول أنك تسير خلال أحد الممرات متخطيا صفين من محلات العطور والمخلطات الشرقية، وهنا تكون فقط قد أدركت أنفك بخور العود والجاوي ولم تكمل الطريق أو تدركه وربما تفضل هذا الشعور للتخلص من عناء التدقيق والتمحيص. ------------------------- أما أنا فسأسلك دربا آخر. سأنتظر خروج العجوز الأسيوي من مخبئه قبل غروب الشمس بعد أن تهدأ الأمطار سوى من بقية قطرات تتساقط من فوق قمم الأشجار. ها هو يخرج ينسدل من إحدى يديه كيس جلدي سميك، ويمسك بيده الأخرى قدوما عتيقا. ويبدأ العجوز في فتح الكيس الجلدي وإفراغ ما بداخله على الأرض ويلتقط العجوز كتلة كبيرة صلبة من خشب البيتيولا ويبدأ في ضربها بقدومه ليحيلها إلى عيدان متناسقة الأطوال ثم يضعها على الأرض لتأخذ شكلا مخروطيا وسرعان ما تبدأ عملية الإشعال والتدخين مستعينا بالكيس الجلدي السميك على طريقة الهنود الحمر. وتبدأ يد العجوز الماهرة بالتقاط قطعا خشبية صغيرة داكنة اللون وأخرى افتح قليلا ليلقي بها إلى جوف هذه المدفأة إنه خشب الغاياك الداكن الذي سيعطيك الاحساس بوجود الجاوي عند تدخينه مختلطا بأبخرة أخشاب العود ويهوي العجوز بكيسه الجلدي السميك فوق مدفأته ثم يرفعه سريعا لتنطلق دفعات متلاحقة من أبخرة أخشاب البيتيولا والغياك والعود محملة بعبق الكيس الجلدي العتيق وها هي أخشاب الصندل القوية تدخل في دفعات متلاحقة لتزيد الأبخرة المتصاعدة قوة وبعض الحلاوة وتدخل المكان إلى أجواء روحانية رائعة تنتزع من النفس ما قد يكون بداخلها من توتر. ثم أخشاب أرز فيرجينيا الصنوبرية العطرية التي تنطلق منها رائحة يختلط فيها العنبر بالتوابل والراتينج. الآن حان دور الحيوية والنشاط العطري وتعميق الصلة بما يحيط بك من طبيعة خلابة: السرو الرائع الفوحان والانطلاق، واللحاء المحمل بالكهرمان البخوري الدافئ، وطحلب السنديان الترابي الرطب، ونبات السعدة والبردي الترابي الخشبي. وتعلو الأبخرة مدفأة العجوز سابحة لتملأ أرجاء المكان وتنساب من بين سيقان الأشجار المحيطة بالمكان لتستدعي ذلك الضيف الغير متوقع. إنه حيوان القندس المائي قد أتى مهرولا نحو العجوز تتطاير قطرات الماء من حوله لتنبعث من تحت فراءه الأملس رائحة لاذعة شهوانية مثيرة. ويستلقي العجوز على الأرض إلى جوار ضيفه وقد ارتسمت على قسمات وجهه المجعد علامات الراحة والرضا.

The initial spray of Fireside Intense gives off a VERY prominent smokiness. No doubt, this is going to live up to "fireside". But along with the start I also got an impression of burnt plastic. Maybe something to do with a synthetic component in the formulation, but thankfully this eventually passes after a few moments. You know the smell you get on your outer clothing, from having stood around a campfire? This is how "Fireside Intense" strikes me most. Oddly, I find it not projecting very much as the dry down progresses. It's only once I bring my skin to within an inch of my nose does the richness of this fragrance come to life. The smoky campfire becomes mesquite wood chips and thick resin. It's packed with several woods together, but I suspect the Himalayan or Texas cedar is the strongest. Birch tar and leather accompanies it. There's a spicy quality to it as well, hinting of Indian influence. I barely get the oakmoss and castoreum, but it's there in some measure. This is the smokiest fragrance I've ever smelled that is weak on projection. Perhaps with warmer temperatures it would come to life, and definitely on the masculine side--wouldn't imagine a woman wanting to wear this. So the upshot: this is a fragrance study, an aroma to sample and perhaps wear for a bit, but not something to wear when mixing with others in business casual or formal settings. And if you'd like to have "campfire smoke in a bottle", this is your ticket. :-)

Campfire / fireside inspired fragrances are extremely risky because they often tend to bring to mind of barbecues or, more simply, of your house on fire. Fireside Intense, while definitely being smoky, avoids all these *unpleasant* associations and deliver a dark-woody aroma that will appeal to fans of thicker woody fragrances. The opening is by all means smoky with a nice leathery vibe provided by birch-tar. The whole composition evolves around a guaiac-driven dry-sandalwoody bone structure to which Mrs.Erickson pairs a plethora of other woody-oudy notes. Fireside Intense feels very warm and while being definitely striking, it's not as scary as it might sounds. Powerful, dark and thick but somewhat weightless (as opposed to *heavy-handed*). Good for an evening spent reading a book in front of the fireplace but absolutely perfect for a walk outside during winter. This fragrance really shines outdoor. A real gem and together with Incense Pure and Tabac Aurea, probably my favorite in the SSS range. Rating: 8/10

Starts off smelling like a barbeque, complete with pit pig and mesquite chips and dries to an interesting blend of woods that is not quite as dry as I prefer. Smoky? Yes. Castoreum? Maybe. If there was leather I missed it. There are moments at which I am strongly reminded of the pungent smell of my clothes in my mom’s hamper the morning after a high school kegger I attended that featured a bonfire of questionably sourced materials. That’s not a memory I want to relive a lot in my personal fragrance, but I give big points for accuracy!

Another beefy cedar scent, Sonoma Scent Studio FIRESIDE INTENSE also features a dark leather note which helps to temper the smoky wood to some extent. The oakmoss is difficult for me to detect because of the darkness of the wood and leather notes, but perhaps it smooths out the composition somewhat, since I do like this perfume more than some of the SSS beefy cedars. Still, I do feel that I could live without a full bottle, since I don't really like this cedar note, which is clearly an acquired taste I have yet to acquire! Désolée.

This is another Sonama scent which reminds me of an Olympic Orchid scent -- one of the Devs, maybe 1 or 2. The perfume starts off smoky and resiney, with a pronounced papyrus note (think Kyphi and Khephera etc) and then the entire direction shifts somewhat into a more bandaid-oud element. It reminds me of bits of the MFK Oud Mood series, as well as other 'oud' scents from around 2010 - 2015. I really like this, it's right up my alley, but it's just too similar to stuff I already have. Top notch and totally worth trialling...

Best perfume ever. So different from all other perfumes. It reminds me of a winterwalk in Norway, with the smell of woodstoves burning in the cosy wooden houses, and the dark forrest nearby. It's about good memories of the past, and a promise to the future. In the summer I'll find another excuse to wear this....Not available in The Netherlands, but glad I found a way to get this (and other delicious perfumes of Lauri Erickson) perfume.

Great, great perfume. Very smokey and woody. In the beginning indeed really intense. In the drydown it softens up a bit. It is true that it's a scent wich fits winter and fall best, but it's such a great scent, that you want to sniff it all the time...winter, fall, summer, spring, day and night! I'm sure I will love this forever.

hickory & mesquite fire-wood in a base of incense i can see how cedar & birch were used but i don't get oud, castoreum, sandalwood, amber, or oakmoss medium to strong projection for an hour then becomes a skin scent good longevity

I was so sceptic about this perfume, I thought I will not like it, but the smokey creaminess took me over. It is beautiful. Cosy and apealing, but just enough different to be noticed.

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