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

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My skin brings out the astringent quality of cypress that I adore so much, but the smoky vetiver radiates quite well as well, and it even has a nice edge that reminds me of orange peels. 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 cypress notes are very intensive, consistent throughout the dry down. Now that I've had Encre Noire for a while, I've become really sensitive to the vetiver in this. I remember walking through the fields and mountains in my home country and smelling vetiver in the air, this smells exactly like it. It's become a major comfort scent for me. I can also see how this can come off as gothic- the cypress brings a dark and forest-y element to the fragrance. I think of abandoned libraries and foggy woods.

This is not unwearable or 'hard to pull off'. While not exactly a compliment puller, I never had a negative comment on it. It is not a 'sexy' scent. Its not sweet and ladies arent wild about it. They're not offended either in my experience, but use something else for a date. 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. This fragrance is a signature scent material. Many people, myself included, recognise that wearing this fragrance at leisure gives us considerable pleasure.

ENCRE NOIRE À L’EXTRÊME, Eau de Parfum

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. 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. But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression…the dark side of the Force are they, easily they flow… once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you, it will…" TLDR: if you want to replicate this scent, go sit by wood burning outdoors to absorb the smoke, then bathe in lemon juice. 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...

This fragrance honestly reminds me of a lot of things, but everything I think of it is kind of "dimly lit" if that makes any sense, but not in a sad way. A quiet teahouse. An untouched wet forest. These are the things this fragrance makes me think of. 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. This smells like as if you stepped into a hidden library with inks and book smells smearing all over you 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.While it doesn't change my belief that EDTs generally are doomed to disappoint in their performance, as earthy scents go, this is one of the better ones. If you're looking for complexity, you won't find it here. Very basic note combination that smells good, works in an office environment, but is uninteresting. Those who like to wax poetic about "the hint of iris", or the "smoothness of the amber" should look elsewhere. This is a no-nonsense, linear as a 2"x4" frag that gets the job done without fanfare. Performance is above average. You get a bigger performance if you spray on your clothes and hair. You may get easily eight to ten hours of longevity. Sillage is not as strong, and you share its darkness within five to six feet. You get a good enough projection of more than arm's length until the third hour. My bottle is nearly 2 years old now, the juice settled, macerated and i got accustomed to the fragrance. When i first got this, it reminded me of home made medicinal tinctures, of herb based liqueur because it was sharper and more stingy. Versatility: 8.0 (a dark fragrance that does not please everybody, although its class will overcome many barriers)