Oriza L. Legrand Horizon Eau de Parfum is one of the more patchouli-driven fragrances I've come across; and it's dark, earthy patchouli blended with chocolate that goes from boozy and rich to darker and more bitter. Tobacco and leather accent the composition at times, but largely, Horizon was...
Profumum Roma Dolci Pensieri Eau de Parfum is an indulgent, candied rose with sweet peony; the two together have an almost syrup-like quality and lean somewhat into the aroma of ripened fruit. The vanilla drifted in and out of a range of detection but was more present in the drydown where the rose...
Pierre Guillaume Paris Felanilla 21 Eau de Parfum is a warm, cozy spiced vanilla and amber with periods of powderiness, woodiness, and earthiness. The longer it is on, the more spiced vanilla-amber it became. The notes include: vanilla, iris, saffron, banana wood, hay absolute, and amber.
It opened...
Mazzolari Lui Eau de Toilette starts with the darker facets of patchouli with a salty-sweet resinous quality in the background, but it quickly shifts into a more animalic fragrance that was fuzzy, musky, and leathery with tarry smoke at times.
While aromatic sandalwood and cedar, along with softer...
Xerjoff K'Bridge Club is a more linear scent that started with a caramelized rose with spicy, nutty undertones from coriander and coffee, though most of the journey was supported by coffee. It became sweeter, more caramelized, and kissed with vanilla through the drydown with the rose only...
Dior Vanilla Diorama Eau de Parfum is a boozy vanilla with a zippier citrus and pepper opening that lasts very briefly before the boozy vanilla, shades of cacao, and a bit of cardamom take center stage. For most of the time, rum and vanilla were the focal points, sometimes appearing creamier,...
Dior Ambre Nuit Eau de Parfum initially begins with more a softly sweet rose, airier and lighter, that is joined by lightly spiced, golden resins and woody-something-rather. The amber didn't start to eclipse the rose until after an hour, and then the rose was more abstract, contributing a floral...
Nobile 1942 Ambra Nobile Eau de Parfum opens with sharp citrus that gets completely taken over by spiced amber that sweetens and becomes more toffee like within 10 minutes. It develops an earthiness with subtle green notes as the vetiver and patchouli came forward, while cedar gave it warmth and...
Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Taklamakan Eau de Parfum (SHL 777 Taklamakan for short!) is a dry, woody and amber fragrance that opens with a rich, spiced caramel that later is complemented by patchouli, spiced smoke, and vanilla. It is described as "hot and dry" where "patchouli" then "meets the smoky...
Profumum Roma Fiore d'Ambra Eau de Parfum is a heady dance of white florals and amber. It is a linear scent that started with stronger, dry, powdery white florals before marrying with lightly spiced amber. The amber slowly enveloped the white florals with an almost caramel-like sweetness (it did...
