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vsg2010 – :
A sweetly green vetiver, bitter pine fragrance with a bit of spiciness in the mix that gives it a smoky dry feel. Be careful not to expect the beginning to resemble the middle or the end. Upfront, this fragrance is sweetly dry and green, in the end it is sweet and resinous embedded with some smokiness that gives it a slight woodsy feel.
Absinth carries a nice woody essence that is very pronounced. This fragrance somewhat reminds me of Amouage Sunshine Man in that there is this sweetly, sharp green contrast with a woodsy background. As I am not sure of the note breakdown, there seems to be some incense, woods, semi-sweets, bitter pines, and some smokiness all wrapped into this fragrance.
As the dry down emerges, the fragrance settles into a nice woodsy sweet, yet slightly smoky fragrance that I think is very nice!
(Sprayed Amouage Sunshine Man on the one hand and Absinth on the other and asked my wife for thoughts. She mentioned that these two fragrances are very similar and found it difficult to distinguish between the two.)
Rating;
Projection: 7/10
Performance: 7/10
Longevity: 8/10
Silage: 6.5/10
Overall: 7/10
vorobey – :
amazing notes but mediocre longevity. it is gone in 2 or 3 hours. is this really a parfume concentrate? do not buy it!
pushok.7.7 – :
This fragrance is overwhelmingly green. Woody, perhaps, but young wood. It’s resinous, perhaps a bit bitter, and initially, the fragrance has an earthy, almost musty quality. Composition-wise, it strikes me as quite modern in its minimal structure. In a more traditional fragrance, I’d expect the greenness to be rounded out by something sweet, but instead Absinth lets the central theme speak largely for itself. There’s no herbal, anise-like fragrance as the taste of absinthe might suggest. The experience is spare, ambitious, and remarkable.
Compared to other Nasomatto scents I’ve tried, both sillage and longevity are muted. This wore very close on me, and was largely dissipated by about 6 hours.
ashotyhc23 – :
As a regular absinthe drinker, this one caught me off guard. I was expecting a heavier, anise-y wormwood. The perfume itself, in fact, is all what I wish absinthe was. God, I hate the anise.
This one is green, but not a bright green, it’s like dry grass green. This is one of my favorite Nasomatto perfumes.
genrih2277 – :
Amazing frag !
Very green but sweet … but not cloying… but strong enough to be noticeable 😉
My new Love
DIMOH71 – :
Sweet fermented fruits & vetiver.
Greens, vetiver, fermented apples & grapes. I keep sniffing some sweet notes like slight vanilla, AND bitter notes as well.
It’s quite interesting to be honest since i disliked this fragrance long ago!
en2073 – :
Nearly indistinguishable from Yosh’s Konig with Absinth being brighter and Konig a bit heavier with a barely noticeable leather note. I love both. If I had to choose I’d take the Absinth for its brilliance but either would be fine.
bohodir – :
همانطور که از اسم این عطر مشخصه؛ نت غالب در این عطر افسنتین هست. افسنتین گیاهی است علفی که به علت داشتن عطر مخصوص بخودش؛ در نوشیدنی های مختلف از جمله چای مراکشی و نوشیدنی های دیگر کاربرد داره. این گیاه؛ بویی سبز؛ گیاهی؛ کمی تلخ و گزنده داره. در عطر ابسینت گیاه خاراگوش یا افسنتین در کنار گیاه خس خس وجود داره. در واقع این عطر کاملا بویی گیاهی داره و از صمغ و رزین و ادویه جات و بوهای حیوانی خبری نیست. پس انتظار میره که با توجه به ساختار آن؛ برای فصول نسبتا گرم و معتدل سال طراحی شده باشه
عطر ابسینت از برند ناسوماتو؛ گیاه افسنطین رو بصورت داستانی تعریف میکنه. به این معنا که شما در این عطر با این نت بصورت تقریبا خطی و تقریبا طولانی مواجه هستید و گویا دارید داستان زندگی افسنتین رو میبویید. شاید بالای 75 درصد نتهای عطر مربوط به افسنتین باشه. افسنتین خودش یه رگه نسبتا گزنده داره که برای اینکه این رگه ی نسبتا گزنده و ناخوش آیند در عطر پوشیده بشه؛ آقای الساندرو گوالتری از گیاه خس خس استفاده کرده. به عقیده ی من نوع گیاه خس خسی هم که استفاده شده از نوع هائیتی هست. لازم میدونم این نکته رو جهت یاد آوری دوستان عرض کنم که وتیور هائیتی؛ که همانطور که از اسمش پیداست در کشور هائیتی کشت میشه؛ که نوعی وتیور هست با ذاتی سبز؛ رقیق و ملایم که وقتی در کنار افسنتین قرار بگیره؛ به کم کردن اون حالت رگه ی گزنده ی افسنتین کمک میکنه. در واقع آقای گوالتری در این عطر از دو ماده کلا استفاده کرده: افسنتین و خس خس. و نت سبز هم ویژگی هست که در افسنتین و خس خس هائیتی هر دو وجود داره.البته هنوز هم با وجود اینکه وتیور کمک کرده تا اون حس گزندگی افسنتین به میزان زیادی کاهش پیدا کنه؛ ولی باز هم در این عطر با یک حس مبهم گزنده یی روبرو هستیم که شاید برای افرادی خیلی مطلوب و خاص باشه و افراد دیگری نیز این حس خاص رو در عطر نپسندند. البته این حس گزنده ی عطر ابسینت با گذشت زمان تعدیل پیدا میکنه؛ بطوریکه بعد از حدود 45 دقیقه؛ خیلی ملایم و به اصطلاح سوهان خورده میشه و اون حسی که بیشتر خودش رو نشون میده؛ حس مرغزار مانند عطر هست که اون رو برای فصل بهار خیلی ایده آل میکنه
Ribolov535 – :
Very simple earthy vetiver drydown, preceded by a brief sparkle from the absinth note.
Al1224 – :
Very gentle and balanced. I don’t get anything harsh and I’m not sure I am detecting any vetiver, certainly not like one encounters in Guerlain’s Vetiver. Longevity seems really good (one spray to the chest) but I’d like better projection at this price point. Overall, I really like this absinthe presentation – perhaps the best I’ve ever smelled, but not being a huge absinthe or anise fan, I can’t say I would buy a bottle at retail prices (I swapped for the partial bottle I have now).
UPDATE: After a few hours the vetiver was clear, though again, it’s mild and nicely blended into the whole.
nikolay1984 – :
Wood inside something strange and almost poisonous. This is how I would imagine wormwood to smell like, and, of course, wormwood is one of the most notorious ingredients in traditional absinthe. Powerful, resinous, almost leathery opening with a flute-like wood playing around the edges… Just checked the notes and it *is* wormwood hahaha! Not surprising, of course. Very modern and yet, at the same time, old fashioned Victorian apothecary smelling. Dry, but not cold; has the warmth of planed wood in the sun. This doesn’t smell like actual absinthe to me – it’s lacking any sweetness or anise – it’s more a wormwood fragrance, and how unusual and interesting it is! There’s something a bit repulsive about it, but at the same time it’s dry and abstract. A very modern fragrance and one I will be adding to my collection.
Edit: I’ve worn it a couple more times since I wrote this review and I have to admit to failure: I can’t wear it, it’s just a bit too repulsive for me. It makes me sad, though, because it’s such an interesting fragrance.
kin4ev – :
This is fantastic, and grossly overlooked IMO. It’s sweet yet bitter, dry yet moist, gourmand yet herbal. A masterpiece in perfumery, I won’t even begin to guess what’s in it, that’s just part of the mystery.
The best Nasomatto has to offer. Unique and personal, almost like an extension of your natural odour. It smells different on everyone.
As a reviewer mentioned earlier, perfect for fusion, each ‘wearer’ will add something to it in an interesting way.
It sticks very close to the skin but thats what I like about it. It’s mysterious and subtle. Addictive and never ever gets old.
A true signature scent. A hidden gem!
Banekaj – :
I pretty much agree with the low silage and longevity issues that many note. And that’s unfortunate because I really like this! Someone here at Frag noticed I liked L. Lempicka, SL D. Amere, and some other fennel/anise/wormwoods “herbal combos” and recommended this. If that’s “your genre” you may really want to try. What I like about it over the LL is that is not “gourmand” though there is in the dry down a bit of gentle sweetness–but not edible exactly and definitely not cloying.
Initially it opens bitter, acrid and very wormwood at the top, herbacious and green, but it is not off-putting, cold, or “too weird.” There is a warmth at the base grounded by the vetiver which is more “hay-like” here that keeps the scent inviting. It is a very “draw one near” fragrance, and, well, you have to, because it will not leave much of a trail. I find it sophisticated, kinda sexy, and very comforting–and–disconcerting all at once. That may be because even though not listed, I find a “tarragon” note (which is that somewhat “sweetish” herbal quality).
This is perfectly unisex to me, even though vetiver in this combination could go “more manly” but this is somehow balanced for either sex.
If I every make it through my other bottles of LL and the like, I may pick up a larger sample of this. Happy trying…
rastamantic – :
Simply the best wormwood and vetiver.
First hour Mostly Wormwood, after this two buddies hanging together.
Good longevity with average sillage suitable for spring and summer, days and nights.
baharlık yazlık bir koku, tam anlamıyla parklar bahçeler kokusu 🙂 Pelinotu kokuyor buram buram.
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 6/10
Scent: 8/10
anar100 – :
Staggeringly unique. Captured me as soon as it hit my nose.
For something that comes out of the blocks so strong, i was expecting slightly more longevity and a better pronounced sillage – that said, they are the only negative’s i can attribute to this masterpiece.
As far as compliment getters go, this isn’t one of them. More of a personal scent.
Wormwood notes are prominent, as are vetiver and a ‘burnt hay’ that seems almost narcotic. There is a sweetness there too, salty caramel, though not until it’s well and truly dried down.
A personal favourite of mine, ideal for a warm summers day, idling along the beach, sand between toe.
Guaranteed to keep you coming back for more.
kyze1982 – :
Absinth is so unusual!
The opening is a green herbal note. The vetiver comes through quickly it is a sticky, rough vetiver. The wormwood adds a medicinal quality. After a time on my skin, the vetiver becomes softer, I sense anise even though I don’t see it in the pyramid. I sense a bit of incense under the vetiver. The drydown is vetiver.
Absinth is a dry, bitter, green, earthy, peppery, slightly sweet, and woody fragrance.
Longevity is good and sillage is closer to skin.
ilm507Diobtetty – :
Good news for the fans of this unique scent: the strength has been amped up! No longer in a green box, but in a black one, the perfume extract is noticeably stronger. It lasts for 8, possibly 9 hours and you can still smell it in your clothes the next day. I’m happy once more that I waited until the staying power was improved. I always loved this perfume but didn’t think it was quite strong enough for the price. This is all remedied now and I’m enjoying my pretty, wood stoppered bottle a lot. It smells like nothing else, really. Viride (Ortho Parisi) by the same maker comes close, but is still not totally similar. Smells a lot like a forest in autumn, I love it and am happy to have it in my collection at last. Sillage is still very mild, though. I consider it more a private perfume, not a sillage bomb.
sqg484Unlogrere – :
I have read almost all the comments and I cannot find any mention of the sweet note at the very end? I swear there is a hint of burnt sugar for me and then there is a sweet note that is very faint and close to the skin after 3 – 4 hours?…
I do enjoy wearing Absinth and I unashamedly give this art an overall 8.5/10.
серджио – :
The green goblin absinth sitting in it’s small square wonderlamp waiting to be released
Green, earthy, woody, deep, bittersweet, quite appealing, aromatic, peppery, maybe even a touch gingery, non offensive, quite versatile, fresh and warm at the same time, herbal, uplifting, intoxicating, addictive..
Nasomatto’s Absinth smells really natural to me and fortunately not sharp like in for instance fou d’absinthe from l’artisan parfumeur.
At times it reminds me a little like a sweet jelly candy stuffed with herbs and vetiver, but also reminds me a soft sweet liquer with some herbs and fresh elements.
Performance is quite average but i dont mind that. I even like that. It never bores me because of that.
Easy to wear for all situations and seasons, even on hot summer days.
Great scent and my favourite from nasomatto at the moment
xvostik – :
This is very nice. Your not overwhelmed with the dry absinth. The green notes, vetiver and absinth seem equal in this. A decent sillage but longevity only moderate. I’m not sure why it is so very very expensive though.
sergey524 – :
This is my hand’s down favorite perfume. Its strong and it’s sillag is forceful.
Valera1511 – :
Oh, how I wish this wasn’t so expensive. It smells exaclty like a juniper bush in full summer sun: Wood, dirt, the berries, the fronds. It reminds me of summer nights as a child. I love this. EDIT: Still love this, but it fades super fast and for a scent at this price point, it should last more than two hours on the skin. Sad.
FatalShot – :
Little strange but somehow very satisfying woody-green fragrance. It smells dry but warm, peppery, little dusty. Vetiver notes are mellow and tamed. Not a crowd pleaser but I like it.
Bugor22 – :
best. i registered just to leave a note for it.
Thaggekgeophy – :
I first sampled this fragrance while on the hunt for a dark, strong, black-green scent, so I was looking into takes on absinthe from several houses. Given what I was searching for, Nasomatto’s version was a disappointment.
But I’ve returned to it many months later and have really fallen for this gem. It’s a woody, gentle green trickster with a touch of sugar. The artemesia really shines through: I have a plant in my garden of the Sweet Annie variety whose smell I adore and something similar is definitely at work here. I get no vetiver.
Sillage is moderate to close, longevity a little short at 4ish hours.
I now own a bottle and love it very much!
roska-586 – :
Either my original review has been thumbs downed out of all recognition (If that’s possible?) or I just imagined writing it.
In any case Nasomatto Absinth has peaked my interest once more so here’s what I think.
Opens strangely, quite subtle and understated but then hints of an earthier, dirtier patchouli type of a vibe comes into play. It doesn’t smell ‘like’ patchouli but that herbal, green slightly grubby smell.
The absinthe element is distinctly lacking if I’m honest, I do get it a hint in there of something a bit aniseedy and at times a bit like licorice.
It’s an interesting outing from Nasomatto I wore it to bed last night and found it struck up the right balance to be calming and natural.
I like this but prefer L’Artisan’s Fou d’Absinthe to get my fix of wormwood.
Also compared to Duro (which I have) and other Nasomatto’s I’ve tried like Hindu grass, Absinthe didn’t seem to last as well for an extrait de parfum.
You certainly get a good few hours from it but they’re usually so enduring it was a bit of a disappointment.
zma963elipseskism – :
Smelled like candied pine cones for the 1st hour. Whether that’s true to absinthe, I don’t know. Dry down is just v sweet and musky. I like other Nasomatto scents (Nuda esp.), but not this one.
Aliska – :
The opening is a little harsh, but the drydown is a nice woody vetiver combo. Just wish it had a little better projection.
CliefFriele – :
I smell white chocolate/cocoa butter in the opening. Then I get an herbal green note mixed with something bitter. The result is fresh and contemplative. This is not a sexy or alluring fragrance.
rerehepf13 – :
I have to apologize to the lovers of Absinth, but Absinth irritates me!!! I sprayed it only on mouillette, but the longevity, even on the paper, is enormous and every time I smell it (as I cannot believe how it acts on me and I’m sniffing and sniffing again…)I get the shivers.
Anyway, I felt something familiar that I couldn’t recognize immediately. It seemed to be some kind of vegetable. Until the moment I got it – Absinth smells like boiled spinach 🙁
ACERZVV – :
In all honesty, this is a good fragrance, but only for one reason: it demonstrates what can be done with one of the most flexible notes in perfumery – VETIVER. Yes, it can be smoky, mixed with citrus, used as a base and so on, but in my opinion this note is key in Absinth. The fragrance overall is meant to capture the naughty nature, or rather the forbidden aspect of a strong alcoholic drink. It does it beautifully by using vetiver as the dominant note.
Is this a fragrance though worth splashing out on? Well, yes if that’s your cup of tea, but by no means is this an essential purchase for any serious fragrance enthusiast. There are plenty of vetivers out there that can do better. This stuff is strong. A 30 ml bottle will last, so don’t be put off by cost and size, but do sample this one extensively first.
khv655Bessinepome – :
It is a sensational and comforting perfume…..
If you have drunk Absinth as it should ( with the sugar on a spoon with holes, where the ice-cool water drops trough in the glas of Absinth) this is the journey you are on.
Nice absinth note accompanied with caramelized sugar and all this in a brown caffe bar. On my skin it keeps transparent and doesn’t become sticky nor unclear. The longevity isn’t as great as with Black Afgano or Silver Musk.
Therefor I get the full quality for at least 4h and then it dries down and becomes a soft skin sense.
Those 4h of full quality are worth every penny…..it is a joy every time I put it on!
Love it
KoReeZ – :
This is a very pleasant scent. Its got a nice light and airy vetiver/absinth smell.
The problem is that no one can smell it, even the wearer.
When this was first introduced it was very light.
And now that its been reformulated, even upon first spray you have to dig your nose into your skin to smell it.
I’m so disappointed in Nasomatto for their evil and shady tactics. They finally made their perfumes a little more accessible by bringing the line to some Neiman Marcus stores, but in doing that they have watered them all down.
Such a greedy maneuver!
Spilklali – :
I think this way,if a Perfume is costy at least long lasting power is required in other words it could be not so longer if it was something like Philosykos/Sycomore etc.I dont wanna compare nothing so i’m going straight to the point.Absinth got a nice name,real coloration and promising open up dark challenging sensation dispite a couple minutes later an annoying sweet spicy smell start fight with wormwood,definitely it is not harmonic and sadly last almost until the end when finally the batle between the sweet spicy note lose strengh overcomed by earthy aromatic vetiver plus bitter spicy sensation by wormwood,too late.
Edit: After I’ve tried Memoir/Cuir by Mona di Orio,I’m certainly without doubt about the lack of sync at notes in this one.
Better you guys sample first before pay for a “full” bottle.
Xeroxeuuvq – :
I have both Naso’s and L’Artisan’s Absinths. I love them both, but the Naso one is darker and (IMO) a bit more interesting. It has a ‘brooding’ thing going on about it, as many fo Nasomatto’s scents are wont to do. There’s more complexity and less sweetness. That said, I enjoy the heck out of both of them. My only gripe on the Naso Absinth – and it’s only because I’m SPOILED by their other scents like Hindu Grass and Duro – is that it doesn’t quite have the longevity I expect from them. If you’re an Absinth fan, do yourself a favor and check this juice out.
shiva2 – :
I like this one a lot, but the drydown is really disappointing. I cannot stand perfumes with a rough, non-sweet nature that end up being almost syrupy. Everyone, even perfumes, should stay true to their character, and Absinth doesn’t. Too bad.
duke12 – :
this is a fabulous fragrance! however the silage and longevity is poor. this is so sad as there is great potential here. i like the roughness of the juice although there is something incredibly balancing and smooth here at the same time. think youre sitting under a wet tree after a thunderstorm- there you go: Absinth.
Edit
do i smell vanilla?
alexander1974 – :
This is my favorite fragrance. Whatever the individual notes are, I’m sure absinthe is in there somewhere. Absinth is an incredibly smooth, spicy, green scent, that is reminiscent of smokey or spicy grass. It opens very powerfully, only dying down to something more subdued after an hour or so. But I thoroughly enjoy this fragrance, so the initial power of the top notes doesn’t bother me.
To be quite honest, the scent doesn’t really develop over time. It’s quite linear on my skin. Again, this isn’t a big problem for me because I enjoy it so much.
The only negative thing I might have to say is that the longevity of Absinth could be better, considering the quality of the notes that Nasomatto has put into this.
NoFly – :
Green-smelling and earthy, this green-colored perfume captures the sharp, bitter essence of the artemesia plant extracts that are in absinthe without adding its anise flavor. There’s also a strong vetiver base note. As it dries down, it becomes a little sweeter, more resinous, and woody, with subtle hints of spice and vanilla. Later, there’s a musty, musky note that persists after the green ones are gone.
Sillage is excellent, but longevity is only 4-5 hours. Although this is not my favorite Nasomatto creation, I very much like the earthy, herbal nature of this Absinthe.
Arthas zloi – :
I’m picking up the decrepit sweetness of old and stale candy mixed with the mustyness of mushrooms. Neither scent is good to wear so they definitely don’t mix here, and it’s making me want to hurl. Absinth is a scrubber.
Mr.Su4ki01 – :
This is interesting perfume. I’ve expected something different… something like black afgano (earthy, woody, green scent) but with wormwood as main note.
Here we have wormwood with company of woody notes, cacao (i guess). All those nothes are bathed in honey or something else as sweet… I was taken by surprise
All in all – nice, natural, olfactive experience.
Unfortunatly minus for saying power. It’s pure parfum but it’s quite weak ;/
kasiopeec – :
My very favourite and the only from the Nasomatto perfumes, which I like enough to buy. Unusual, soft, inoffensive and pleasant. Something new which I don’t have to force myself to understand. It is just an easy, lovely fragrance which is very relaxing, very calming. As donniekaterina put it, it is natural and complex at the same time.
blazetime – :
I am in love with Absinth and also I am in love with Nasomatto,his creations are so well blended and take cared,the effect is really natural and complex at the same time.Absinth is a night walk in the forest picking mushrooms,smelling mud(dirt) and mould.Along with the green and the roots I detect something sweet maybe truffles!?
zZzApostalzZz – :
A very complex fragrance indeed…
It grew on me .. the more I add to my wrist and arms the better it got …
but try to name the notes …hmmm.
Definitely a green herbal note ..
then a smoked burnt incense ..
a dark tea of some sort …
and then a Moss…or a Mushroom ..
earthy .. and calming…
WOORMWOOD ???
The more I sniff,
the more I want to
add some more …ahhh
That’s the ….narcotic effects of ABSINTHE!!!!
Umka88 – :
Softspoken and caressing compared with the others I´ve tried from Nasomatto (China White and Black Afghano).
The top notes are very herbal and kind of uplifting, but I don´t care much for them anyway. The basenotes are so much nicer, a very soft take on papery vetiver, creamy animalic musk and something more I can´t really pinpoint.
Even tough the basenote is really pleasant this perfume fail to make an lasting impression on me. It is very unnoticable considering it being a part of Nasomatto´s quite provocative range of perfumes.
I find it to be suitable for both man and women.
pcj151JeomiWogkig – :
This opens with ,IMHO,a harsh,and to my nose,offensive top note of something I can only assume is supposed to be absinthe. After about an hour it mellows into an earthy scent,(old leather,musk,and vetiver?)that stays close to the skin but disappears after four hours. Definitely a male scent,just not this male.