Lalique Encre Noire a l'Extreme Eau de Parfum Natural Spray

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Smells like what I’d think silent hill (especially in silent hill 2) smells like. The misty dreamlike atmosphere, the ominous and heavy fog yet relaxing and peaceful stillness present side by side, the tall trees that go on forever. Even though this is known as a winter fragrance I always associate it with a humid dry forest in the summer, probably only because I got it during summer though so take that with a pinch of salt. Nevertheless I love it, the flankers aren’t as good in my opinion, I think they do too much, the bitter resin opening of the extreme reminds me slightly of BO and the sport smells to me like a watered down and citrus sharp version of the OG, whereas the simplicity of the original, in my opinion, is what makes it so unique. My experience so far is happily similar to the majority: so far so good, and so, so wood. Buy it, and if you don’t like it on its own, layer it.

A concept I haven’t seen presented much is this: the lower the price, the greater the volatility of final scent. I know this isn’t always true—some cheapies have it down!—but maybe this is what many of us are experiencing with these bottles? Can anyone experienced in the industry lend an informed opinion here? My favorite note of all time is cypress, but I've never been able to find a wonderful, dark, lush cypress note that lasts and isn't paired with vile citruses... Have you ever been in a catholic church when they burn incense? Because that's EXACTLY the smell and anyone who has will recognize it instantly. For those who haven't, it's like wood, smoke, earth, and salt. I have worn this fragrance a lot during last autumn-winter period. Really well blended perfume. Modern, linear, clean, very dry, woody formula. It owns humid and earthy qualities. I believe, that this is definitely built upon Iso E Super (neutral, ambery, velvety), some selected clean white Musks like Exaltolide or Galaxolide, Hedione, Vetiveryl Acetate, Cedar raw materials like Vertofix, Cedrol (leathery) or Lixetone. I can imagine some of these raw materials in the formula. This is primarily aroma-chemicals based, I believe. There could be some trace amounts of naturals as well though. Vetiveryl Acetate in the olfactive profile owns these smoky qualities of Vetiver without the complexities the Vetiver EO or Absolute potentially have. I am going to dilute this raw material at home, I can definitely imagine that in this perfume. Cashmeran, as far as I know, can work with woody compounds well and can help to elevate the formula. It can do it here with Hedione, I guess. The quality is really good in comparison to the price, really. If you like Vetiver in perfumes, I think this is definitely something you will appreciate. This is a very dry formulation, quite simple, well built. Kind of a hidden gem from the affordable designer perfumery shelf (if you like Vetiver, of course haha). It is more of an intimate perfume rather than a projecting monster, to be honest. It lasts 6-7 hours on my skin (double sprays). Then I sprayed it on...the sprayer is WONDROUS, because it gives a full, round, cloud of fragrance that goes onto the skin so well.For the price it's at, I can't see why you'd pass this one up- great perfume for those who like dark or vetiver forward scents. To me, this is very reminiscent of a wooded forest at dawn, in mid-Autumn. Wet, herbal, and incredibly woodsy. Wet orange leaves peppering the forest floor, that is covered with moss and mushrooms. There's even an accord that reminds me of the rising fog at dawn. Uniqueness: 9.0 (unique as a strong vetiver dark and earthy fragrance; of course, I am not considering its flankers)

There are certainly dark and damp components to this! It would feel out of place in many situations potentially, and probably not attract a lot of attention at a mainstream club, and I could see this alienating some normie noses at an office. EN skews toward mature (not necessarily older) individuals, or those looking for an entry level designer scent as a gateway to niche level perfumery. I know it filled that role in my journey. Love it! It´s pretty linear from first sprayed to the last drydown which I like alot and that is pretty unique for a scent.

ENCRE NOIRE À L’EXTRÊME, Eau de Parfum

However, that's not the end of the story. When you apply it on skin, a sour citrusy smell emerges. One could argue that it's a woody smell too, a cypress maybe. With time, the smoke subsides, the citrus dominates, and the fragrance becomes wearable. People keep touting this fragrance as a sad, uninviting one, but I don't find it as that at ALL. You could definitely call it melancholy but even then I see it as just a very, very peaceful fragrance. It smells just like being at peace, whether you're sad or happy. This is everything I've been looking for, fragrance-wise. It's sharp, pungent, shadowy, dark, voluptuous, and altogether smoky and seductive. At the beginning it was dry and leaning masculine, but it developed into a wonderful powdery scent, so I would risk saying the drydown is more feminine. It becomes very tame at one point, but still intriguing and one gets wafts of the smell from time to time. It lingers for a while.

The dark side does not serve us. We serve the dark side. If we glorify it through our acts and our work and our art, it gives us power. It gives us life. Even life eternal."The opening is sharp and damp, and I love the cypress note. As it dries down the cypress recedes, and the vetiver note becomes more central. After the sharp opening, where the cypress blends with the vetiver as it transitions to the heart is my favorite stage of EN. The few notes in this fragrance combine to form something more complex than most bottles I've ever smelled. The wood is more reminiscent of something like wet log in a forest, rather than woodchips.

Ya Encre Noir adalah parfum woody yang terkesan Gothic. Seperti lembabnya Gunung Halimun Bogor atau hutan bunuh diri Aokigahara Jepang. The presentation is wonderful. The sprayer is also one of the best I have, like Dior Sauvage you can choose just how much you spray. Below i will describe my personal, call it "artistic" interpretation so if you do not care for that you should stop reading but i will say this: If you allow Encre Noire to dance with your imagination, it will become one of your favourite scents, as it became mine. Otherwise you will find it smelling like a big fern leaf and dry woods and there is no fun in that.My final impression is that its a Cypress forward scent, with a vetiver base. In the opening and mid drydown its smokey but it loses it in the final phase. It is still an incredibily unique, evocative, nostalgic, dark, bitter green, artistic perfume. Maceration made it smoother, more rounded and dry woody. I still maintain my opinion about the performance, it is average at best, atleast on my skin. It is not a powerfull perfume, and it shouldn't be. This is not a fragrance you spray everyday, it wouldn't do it justice. This is one to enjoy alone, when the mood calls for it. TLDR: if you want to replicate this scent, go sit by wood burning outdoors to absorb the smoke, then bathe in lemon juice.