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DiffGarma – :
This is a spicy, powdery, wood and amber, floral bouquet sitting on the table in the middle of a castle, in a dark, mysterious and enchanted forest. It is the scent of the beautiful and wicked Evil Queen. It’s better suited for cooler weather so I can’t wait for summer to end so I can wear this.
Tausnourabawnas – :
This could be easily a dandy fragrance for men.
This is so weird: a dark cologne of outer space.
As the best perfumes the first minutes are a sort of messy where a certain note of ash and burned fresh herbs come out. But minute by minute this become something of fantastic that destroy your mind.
Metallic tobacco, lime soap, fruity musky ambery astringent flowers.
A masterpiece of rolling and daring notes.
An underground punk oud sense.
Really I’m under shock.
Marvellous. Divine.
But could be an hate/love fragrance.
In a remote way remind me Asja and Silver Scent and i seriously find a fil rouge with Silences.
this is not a typical 90s frag. It is more 78 modernized
Intuignunorie – :
This was the first grown up fragrance I bought for myself as a teen. I remember being 15 years old, trying various ‘Tuscany Per Donnas’ and ‘Tresors’ in my town’s beauty shop and deciding to buy Anthracite. In retrospect, the reason I chose it was partly because it was different and ‘unique’ partly because the SA was quite pushy! I never enjoyed this smell I must admit, but as I said, I was young and ignorant. I strongly remember a minty and fresh accord and I’m surprised no such note is listed (maybe it’s basil?)Overall it was a heavy, dark and mysterious almost androgynous scent that I bought about 30 years too early. And I wouldn’t buy it again, as I never repurchase perfumes very strongly associated with a time of my life long gone…
demo16 – :
There is something here which reminds me of Alexander Mc Queen’s Kingdom, namely bergamot and musk -mixture. Kingdom starts with a lot of spices (ginger and celeryseeds mainly) and Anthracite with lemony notes and hyacinth, but after a while these two perfumes settle in the same citrus-amber-musk -base and stay there for many many hours (both are strong, at least on me).
Right now I have Kingdom on one wrist and Anthracite on the other, and while I still can detect spices on Kingdom and a hint of white flowers on Jacomo (yes, in the short middle phase there is a bunch of flowers there, but only as a humming background chorus…) the dry down seem to be somewhat similar to my nose. Don’t get me wrong: of course there are plenty of differences with these two scents, and both deserve respect in their own rights. It is only the last phase I am talking about – and even there Anthracite is more on a citrus side, alert and pungent.
Edit: Perhaps I didn’t stress enough how strong Anthracite is. It has a killer longevity and a monstrous sillage! At least when I wear it, nobody within a couple of meters can ignore it 😉
david55555 – :
If you haven’t tried any Jacomo scents yet, I encourage you to give this house a try. I’ve liked all that I’ve tried so far and can’t wait to try the rest. They’re very high-quality but very affordable, with scents available in almost every fragrance category
I tracked down some Anthracite after reading good things about it another website. It is discontinued and a little hard to find, but it is still available on ebay and a few websites.
I think Anthracite is probably better suited for cooler weather. I couldn’t wait and have given it a couple tries this summer anyway. It’s a warm floral oriental with many layers. Spicy fruits yield to warm florals, and the dry-down (the best part of all Jacomo scents) is amazing. Warm, sexy, cuddly, cozy. Sweet but not candy-like. The vanilla and benzoin are nicely balanced by dry, grassy vetiver and woody notes.
The scent lingers for hours, surviving through a shower after a hot, sweaty day.
If you enjoy Feminite du Bois or Calvin Klein Euphoria, you’ll probably enjoy this one. Anthracite is complex, unusual and remarkably well-done. I look forward to wearing this one in autumn and winter.
aou141intitytek – :
I had a vial of this and gave to my great love Chat. Luca Turin praised it as a masterpiece, and I would love to have a big bottle. But I never see it nowhere..