Adjatay

I'm surprised this hasn't had more attention here. It is beautiful and yes, narcotic. At first application it is a very lush, decadent floral: buttery tuberose and ylang-ylang. It's quickly joined by a concerning undercurrent that alternates between ashtray and rubber, but by a half hour that settles down. Jasmine and tuberose, vying for dominance, waft over an abstract oiled leather-type note. The effect is mysterious and increasingly heady. The florals, somewhat sheer at times, remain more prominent than leather, but after an hour the leather becomes more well defined, sometimes subtly smoky and sometimes slightly rubbery (not to a fault). There is a soft musk here, as well. With a deep inhale, there is unbelievably lush jasmine. Heliotrope and tonka don't play much of a role until 4-5 hours, when they sweeten the scent and add a very gentle powderiness. By 7 or 8 hours, the creamy, sweet, indolic florals are very well balanced by mildly smoky leather. It continues to develop in subtle ways, but the central concept remains the same. Overall: Very silky and indeed narcotic. Surprisingly harmonious, without a strong contrast between floral and leather, they complement each other. I love that this continues to evolve and has so much dimension, different facets peeking out at different times, even under the guise of a simple tuberose/jasmine and leather. It's beautiful and elegant, but not pretty, exactly. A bit dangerous, almost femme fatale. Seductive. Intoxicating. I do think this leans a bit feminine (especially in the earlier stages), but easily worn by men. Sillage is decent, but polite. Longevity around 10 hours. The florals evoke warmer weather, but there is a good amount of warmth especially in drydown - I might wear this on summer nights or special occasions year round.

I'm surprised that this has so few reviews here, or elsewhere for that matter. I have a thing for both tuberose and well done leather fragrances, so when I happened across a nicely priced decant of ADJATAY I snapped it up - though my recent tests of newer, niche tuberoses had left me with low expectations. I understand Truth or Dare sold well but there are other things that can be done with tuberose. This is an excellent example of one. It's odd that there's no leather or even suede note listed here, especially with the subtitle 'Cuir Narcotique', but no matter. This is a gorgeous, sexy, narcotic thing. Sillage is moderate, longevity is good. It has floral notes but nothing that should interrupt any ordinary gentleman from remaining male while under the influence. In fact, I think I'd like this on a man. There are a few very good breakdowns below my review as to how the scent travels through it's life, so I only have one tip; this is for those of you who may consider buying it. I went to the TDC website, where start to finish the prices are a bit better than anywhere in the United States (with very quick and ime efficient Colissimo delivery included)..and being frugal (translate cheap) I ended up saving a very nice bit more by purchasing an aluminum refill canister. My fresh as a daisy 1973 cans of Rive Gauche taught me how wonderful (albeit ugly) aluminum is for keeping perfume so if the odds turn out to be correct and I really can't finish everything in my cabinet in less than another lifetime, the next owner of the remaining ADJATAY should find it still in good shape. :P

This is a beautiful, sophisticated, grown-up and extremely sensual and sexy scent. It does smell exactly like described in its 'inspiration/creation' story: a tuberose flower lost for few weeks at the bottom of a leather bag. When I first smelled it I had mixed feelings, it appeared to be a bit masculine, and I wasn't sure if it didn't remind me a bit too much about man's very posh aftershave. But the more I wore it, the more I loved it, and the best confirmation was my friend's reaction who said: you smell so good men will follow you on the street. Throughout the years, after smelling many scents, essential oils I've learned to recognise notes, but Adjatay is so well blended I simply cannot smell single notes. It's obvious it's got tuberose, but it's a reconstructed tuberose: not extremely creamy, not camphoric, not clogging - just the very best of tuberose. There is jasmine too. But again, it's the scent of thousand of little jasmine flowers in te air, not a flower smelled from up close. As to rest of the notes, they simply create this amazing leather effect. MrsR described it well! Adjatay is amazingly, exceptionally beautiful. It's one of my very favourite scents.

Oh wow is this one sexy! I got a sample of this in the September sampler pack from Lucky Scent, and honestly it wasn't even one of the ones I was the most excited to try based on the LS write up. Described as: "Inspired by the lasting impression that a single tuberose flower can leave in a well-worn black leather bag, Adjatay achieves the rare feat of being at once embraceable and straightforward, but also devastatingly seductive." I think just that short description fits this fully, although I would say a tuberose flower crushed in the pocket of a favorite leather jacket instead. I'm not sure why that makes a difference, but to me it does. It was instantly a familiar scent to me (I swear an adult from my childhood wore something like this) that I couldn't quite put my finger on. The leather note in this is genius and keeps it from being a straight forward floral, while the tuberose is all feminine allure. A gorgeous woman in a gauzy floral mini dress with a leather biker jacket on and a coy little smile playing on her lips.

Ohh my. I agree with toshiba in that it does start like industrial soap, and then it becomes animalistic. I am surprised animalistic is not listed among the notes on the page. It makes it super exciting for me, since this scent has managed to step into the place of the first proper white floral I can wear. It is sex wrapped in an elegant bouquet of flowers. Like a CEO in elegant suit, wearing glasses, sophisticated, reserved, strict, a hard worker and a maximalist, but wears red lipstick and will call her man at lunch hour to have her on the office table. Then she makes an appearance on the charity ball she helped organise, then she goes home and gets in a leather suit to play some more. Sorry for all the visuals, but this scent does paint me a picture. I love it. Started from liking, then it transformed itself to this deep woody love. Five star from me.

Narcotic and dense with juicy floral nectar featuring tuberose from my vial sample. Rich and golden like luxurious soap. Yes, lovely soapy florals smoothed by heliotrope and creamed with sandalwood. Slightly cherry/almond like perhaps that's the heliotrope and the plasticky styrene in the styrax. I don't enjoy this pseudo-leather note, it makes my throat a little itchy, and I'm discovering I may be sensitive to it. Otherwise, the animalic, seductive florals are gorgeous and totally liquorous and sexy. It bears the same vibe as Gucci Eau de Parfum (the discontinued port wine colored liquid in the heavy glass bottle). Delirium inducing. You'll want to be smothered.

So I was looking for a scent that isn't challenging but at the same time one that wouldn't offend my colleagues but also sooth my patients. This is it. Two years into my fragrance journey and I think I may have found my signature scent. The jasmine/Tuberose mixed with the styrax makes it warm and inviting whereas the castoreum note gives it character. I have Ylang Ylang in my backyard and the note is so well captured in this fragrance, definitely adds to it's sweetness. This is love at first sniff. It's almost like o can feel it. Stunning. I'm going to have to check Alexandra Money's other work as well now.

this starts with orange and not much else. then i get some jasmine, heliotrope and sandalwood but it is so soft, i can hardly smell it. i do not get any tuberose, at all and the scent is so close to the skin that it practically disappears. retrying in cooler weather and this time i can smell much more: tuberose, ylang ylang and castoreum along with tonka and something leathery and smoky in the beginning. it's very pretty with a slight woodiness, and wow, now i am loving this.

I am always on the lookout for masculine florals. This is not really 'masculine', but more unisex and that suits me fine. On my skin it is a tuberose-ylang combo with added 'amber/leather’ and a tiny bit of funk (castoreum?). It has a long duration and works well in the hot climate. It may be best not to overspray as the floras can be overpowering. It evokes the feeling of some attars with the combination of florals and 'amber'. No oud in it as far as I can tell.

Incredibly luxurious,smoky and captivating! A splendid tuberose, almost mystical which blends with ylang and juicy and pungent mandarin in the distance, while a resinous, mysterious and elegant heart concludes the work! A fantastic, nocturnal and charismatic perfume! I love it! Sillage: 8.5/10 Longevity: 9./10 Scent: 8.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10

This is grand, powerful,sexy, sweet, delicious and so on! I absolutely adore it! I am in search of my signature scent as I like a lot of them, and this is in my top 5 for sure, top 3! Creamy, sensual, sweet but not sickly sweet, deep but modern! Honestly I have a lot of perfumes but this is heaven for me!Bravo!

گلی ترین عطر مردانه که خانمها هم می توانند استفاده کنند ابتدا کمی تند و بعد مانند نسیمی که از گلستان می گذرد بوی صمیمت می دهد و حال خوب کن چهار فصل پخش و ماندگاری خوب

This is an interesting one. On the opening it smells just like the brasso my Gran used to polish the brass with but then Shalimar reminds me of Grans wood polish at the start as well! I was expecting a heavy and strong intro but it certainly is not that. Its more soft so man or woman can feel very comfortable wearing this. It is a very sexy, up close and personal type of scent. If you love Hermes Ambre Merveilles then you will love this. It is very well blended and not easy to pick out the floral notes individually. I do get some leather but overall it is a leather/floral/resinous creation. It lasts a long time on me but mostly as a skin scent. I really like it but my skin gobbles up scent so I need heavy hitters.

A powerhouse fragrance! Intoxicating juxtaposition of heady smooth creamy Tuberose and stark squeaky black Leather!It's got an air of fruitiness about it too, almost like a grape soda-pop facet, that intrigues me. The best part about this scent is it's development. It changes and gets better on the skin the longer you wear it. It may start off slightly sharp and vinyl-like but it then becomes more creamy, more floral, then eventually dries down to a smooth rich powdery hot leather. The essence of a strong woman! A woman who isn't afraid to step on your toes with her sky-high Louboutin heels!

This is a lovely creamy tuberose but it is also a bit sharp, the longevity and overall silage is powerful, so careful with the amount of sprays. If you love creamy powerful tuberose this is it. It also reminded me of Tom Ford's Tubereuse Nue which is the scent that got me into purchasing this and Franck Blocet's Cocaine in the first place. Tom Ford's is a bit more mild compared to Adjatay. Cocaine is a beast, a beautiful beast! 9/10 for Adjatay

flower bomb with traces of mandarin. the base notes provide oomph so this is not shy at all. in 9 hours, it went from an ok, to like, to love. altho flowery, it is not pretty. i don't see myself wearing this in public. however, in a wild fantasy, a coutured dominatrix might spray her slaves to mark them as hers. agite=turbulent, restless, rough. yes, yes, yes. enjoyable to wear as a guilty pleasure.

Surprizingly balanced for such a heavy and complicated scent. Hits you right from the start and stays like that. I somehow like it but I won't dare to wear. If I had a life full of classy parties - maybe I'll add this one to my collection.. to be a little bit naughty some night...

I"ve tried this four times over two weeks and just can't come to like it. Imagine settling in for a 4 hour train ride and Adjatay was your seat mate. What kind of ride would you have? For the first half hour the conversation would be pleasant enough, but eventually you would tire of the heavy topics and yearn for someone more youthful and fresh. Adjatay is an old man who can't stop ordering call drinks and adjusting his cufflinks. There are better leather frags out there.

Always a big, unpleasant rubber/tar note blocking either the floral or the leather. I can never seem to get both, or even just get away from that rubber/tar. The floral smells artificial and overly musky to me. Frustrating cuz everyone else seems to adore it. Obviously a dislike from me. *I agree there's some cherry in here. And yes even some sort of fruit soda-pop vibe too.

Opens like a...industrial hand soap? Ok, interesting. I've been wondering for years why they choose that scent for all the mall bathrooms, because nobody seems to like it, but in this it's fascinating. I'm questioning myself because, normally, I don't tend to be swayed by "this is good because of money/brand/reputation" and the smell is close enough that I should be disgusted by it. As soon as that initial blast went away, I tried to bury my nose in my cleavage (where I sprayed) and that was awkward but I kept catching a really fantastic smell that I couldn't get straight on. Like watching something in the periphery of my vision. Smelled like rubber or tar (which someone else mentioned) but again, into it despite that sounding like something I shouldn't like. It dried down into a very strong animalistic smell, I'm guessing the castoreum, with a tinge of tonka. The smell reminds me of getting into my grandmother's already vintage perfumes in the 80s, but manages to stay just this side of "old lady". I never got a whole lot of tuberose as a distinct note, or ylang-ylang - which my skin usually amps. I did get a fair amount of juicy mandarin hovering above the main things I could smell and that was a nice surprise. Longevity was ridiculous. It was still going strong when I woke up the next day. edit: I reread this and realized it sounds like a negative review. I adore this perfume and it's on my to-buy list.