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buromax – :
Massive overdoses of amyris, birch tar, and leather, with some frankincense and saffron. I detect none of the florals listed in the notes. Muddy, linear, low silage resins that don’t add up to a beautiful, or even interesting, perfume. I fail to appreciate this fragrance.
Tipswheesse – :
It is undoubtedly a great scent. Its rich and quite intense. Perhaps a touch masculine on my skin. The immortelle is hard to pick out.
First and foremost it’s about Myrhh and olibanum (frankincense) on me. The suede and saffron is present particularly in the first hour but the resins rule in this dark beauty.
The sillage is good in the first half hour but then retracts to arm length and stays around for a good few hours.
This is one to wear when you want to be dark and mysterious. Definitely unisex.
It’s certainly more wearable and not scary like Olympics Orchids Kyphi. Argh! The Mummy is coming. I appreciate Kyphi and think it’s an amazing creation but not easy to wear.
Warspawn – :
Sadly the rumors are true it projects rather well for 45 minutes or so and then becomes a skin scent for 4 to 6 hours.
That being said this is a very middle eastern, masculine and appealing spicy amber scent.
I am conflicted on whether to buy, this is exotic and different, but zoologist camel is more mass appealing and just as unique really. And how can I forget Amouage Jubilation 25 !!!
If you are into dry ambers without the sweetness and with great spices this is for you.
With a name like Anubis and what he symbolizes, perhaps the longevity was intentional and describes the shortness of the mortal existence .
HoolioveldTof – :
I couldn’t believe I had this in a bag of samples marked ‘okay’ Anubis is far from okay it’s a brilliant fragrance with a very luxurious and evocative allure. The opening is a sheer onslaught of resinous goodness and heady saffron, then the leather accord develops and it’s unmistakable, slightly smoky and realistic. This is where my original appraisal comes back to haunt, because for all the beautifully smooth myrrh and benzoin notes, the lovely buttery and masculine suede/leather body, and the hints of spice and sandalwood, it’s not a very good performer and I wish it was heavier and more complex. The opening nurtures hope and gives the impression you are in for a epically, progressive scent but the disappointment comes around very quickly when Anubis becomes a linear and incredibly weak smell. I love the ancient Egyptian thing and Anubis is especially cool but sadly this doesn’t do him justice and if I was to weigh the heart of this fragrance it would be pretty lightweight in all honesty, vasnishing quickly after a big statement opening. Shame.
Patanatom – :
Smokey leather and rich, brown resins. A touch of iso e super or something similar gives it the tiniest sparks of something synthetic and familiar. I love incense fragrances and I know Anubis smells alot like many other things but it’s in heavy rotation in my perfume wardrobe because it is so reliable, balanced, and satisfying. If the listed notes look good to you, it’s very likely you will find use for this. No surprises here.
gme098speagoessenda – :
I bought my sample from a reputable decanter, but I have to say it sure doesn’t match anything I’m reading here. I wanted that smokey leather incense everyone is raving about, the subtle ambery resins, the cuddly darkness. Sadly I got screaming Mysore Sandalwood over a sticky, muddy, murky melange that was so sweet and cloying I couldn’t get it off fast enough. It is DREADFUL on me, just awful. Admittedly, I hate mysore sandalwood, but isn’t a listed note. I don’t know what went wrong but I advise Try Before Buy on this one for sure.
angert – :
The scent of snuggling into your favorite buttery soft old brown leather jacket. Maybe the lining contains hints of various perfumes you’ve worn over time. There is a smooth myrrh note and also immortelle adding to the timeless and historical feeling. I feel like late fall would really be Anubis’ time to shine.
jorik2 – :
once you get over the initial punch to the nose and give it 15 mins it becomes very interesting.smoky leather and incense. not bad, I will enjoy the tester I have but not sold on buying at the price it is.
cvinlin – :
This is a rich composition. Spicy seude and sticky, almost diesel resin folded in with a warm, vanillic, smoky camphor. The opening 20 minutes is a close relative of the now discontinued Jeke by Slumberhouse. I also get a similar smell from the top of Mortal Skin by SHL 777, minus the blackberry/ink accord. Recommended to anyone who loves dark, smoky mysterious, yet, comforting scents.
токсово – :
Swoon.
No, really. This one makes me feel a bit odd. Puts me in a trance state. Hypnotic, narcotic, exotic. So extraordinarily good that it torpedoes way past excellent to something mystical. It makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
Yes it’s smoky, woody, resinous, spicy, incensed, leathery – and all of those wonderful things to a beautiful, organic, richly complex degree. But it’s also dry and dusty and mysterious and sacred-seeming. And there’s a high, sweetish, herbal note in there too (?immortelle maybe?) which makes all the rest soar and swirl to the heavens. Surely sniffing an ancient papyrus, or the inside of some lady pharaoh’s cosmetic jar, would be like this.
Is it possible to describe perfumes as not just ancient, but archaic? Because I don’t mean old-fashioned, or old, but rather the aura of millennia of perfumers’ art, which drapes around this like a golden mantle. It smells of history (maybe even prehistory) and religion, in the best possible ways. God, (gods?) it’s gorgeous. My only grief is that while it does last ages, my perception of it drifts in & out a bit and I want to keep smelling those divine wafts ALL THE TIME. Maybe for all eternity. All hail Anubis!
Максим-1996 – :
bureaucrats of the afterlife, acrylic finger paint, lime green chevy vega interior steaming in hot summer sun, petrol and karmic payback, a trip to the principal’s office, barber shop immortelle, mean girl jasmine wafting from the funeral parlour, it all ends in tears. i may try to smell this again in different weather, but i found it almost frightening the first time
IIEXOTA – :
Amazing stuff, in a class of its own. Dry down reminds me a bit of classic Narcisse Noir. So wonderful to find such an unapologetically smoldering dark fragrance. No cloying amber or sweetness here! Just dark powdery mystery. If I had an altar to a jackal headed god I would definitely scent it with this.
Saharinka – :
Gorgeous herbally smokey honey sweet perfume. Very good longevity. Reminds me of Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Woman.
andriano – :
On a scale of 1-10, I’d give the degree of smoky leather in this fragrance an 11. Indeed, for the first hour, I could only smell smoky leather, but the emergence of resinous accords gave Anubis a slightly more burnished, refined quality. This is a fragrance for the bold and confident. Wallflowers need not apply. Contrary to my expectations, here I did not find the slow unfolding of subtle mystery.
MaykCh – :
A phenomenally smoky spicy stunner that truly evokes the imagery of Ancient Egypt. The blending of incense, tobacco and leather notes with woods and jasmine is very erotic and sensual. The scent lingers on the skin and has a magnificent projection. It is dark, feral, and mystical. Not for those who prefer things on the delicate side. Gorgeous.
Mixail – :
Whew-hoo! This is a fabulous Bentley of a perfume. Leathers are not at the top of my list but they’re not at the bottom either, and until today I hadn’t found one that quite suited me. This initially goes on with that birch leather note, slightly strong, animalic, with a whiff of urine, tanning-hides urine, but minutes later smoothes into suede. In the first 15 minutes it conjures up horses, horse sweat, saddles, saddle soap, and warm human skin. A sweet myrh emerges from this birch-safron opening, and a gentle amber floralcy suffuses the scent. It is no longer leather but well-used suede without the typical iris purse-compact accord I usually find.
This radiates a golden tension for hours between the suede and what I’m guessing is the “pink lotus.” Immortelle (one of my all-time favs of outdoor maple goodness) and jasmine, another heavy hitter are quietly held in check here. They never overwhelm the other notes but provide a very smooth wash to amplify the primary notes. It’s more like a background color on canvass.
When I first received this, I tried on my fiance’ who has oily skin and holds scents really well, and seems to project true notes. It was HEAVEN on him, and truly unisex, both masculine and feminine and warmly sexy and inviting. On me and my dry scent-killing skin, it is equally fantastic.
I adore Salome’ which really goes straight to the sheets. This is more sophisticated seduction. I don’t smell the incense and smoke,however, that other people are talking about. I adore incense and generally incense fragrances are in my top rotation. Perhaps while I don’t sense it that’s why I like this so much. To me this is just a warm, classy leather/suede.
Molodoy – :
I’ve been smelling the empty bag I got the sample in for like a week this is good stuff… man…is sweet and warm and delicious and the incense isn’t too strong for me.
Edit: Tried some more on me this time, and I’ve found this develops like a reverse of New Sibet on me, where the heavier balmy incenses come out first before the sweeter more interesting mix in the dry-down. This is a mad powerhouse, and stays on my skin for over 10hrs which is amazing.
jlquawfwpfg – :
“Dark and enigmatic… beauty of two worlds in a perfume.”
Anubis is a 2014 fragrance from British niche fragrance house Papillon Artisan Perfumes by Liz Moores. This is yet another blind purchase for me, and the latest addition to my fragrance collection. I made a gamble by buying this without even trying once after understanding how my skin works, and it is certainly without any regrets.
Anubis is the name of a legendary Egyptian god, and indeed the fragrance does invoke an image of the Egyptian deserts. On my skin, it opens with an intense notes of rich suede and a resinous combo of myrrh and olibanum (frankincense). The marriage of the trio conjures the scent that is a cross between a luxury leather bag and enigmatic incense smoke. The myrrh-olibanum is an intriguing fusion that reminds me of the scent of a Middle Eastern district, one with perfume oils and hookah, and a Christian church. Underneath the smoky leather veil lies the very subtle scent of lotus and jasmine, of which I have to be patient in order to notice it.
My skin is partial towards heavy scents, and Anubis is a testament of it. It accentuates fragrances that has notes of leather and resins in particular, but it does drown floral notes a little. This fragrance is best enjoyed in cold climate (I imagine it to be beautiful in winter) or at least in cool environments.
What I am surprised is, despite being heavy, the longevity and sillage is moderate. I was expecting this fragrance to be a powerhouse, but noticing how it stays close to the skin makes it very wearable to be worn daily. Even if one sprayed on himself/herself several times, it doesn’t stand out as much as I thought (either that, or my skin just consumes fragrances).
Although it is a unisex fragrance, I think it would appeal to the men more than the women (although there will be exceptions). It’s dark, enigmatic and smoky as hell, and one has to be mentally prepared in order to pull this one off!
s500s – :
Smoky as HELL! This is a very potent broth full of incense. Not leathery enough to be a purely masculine scent but not floral enough to be exclusively for women, either. I think this is the very first unisex fragrance I’ve ever sampled that has truly, 100% been genderless. I ccould see this being worn by people with strong identities of all genders.
STROY72 – :
Hands down, my favorite niche perfume! Moderate projection and long lasting; this is a dark and almost sinister fragrance you could get away with at work, granted you apply modestly. The juice is a beautiful golden brown color. Upon application to my skin, suede and burning incense dominated with a hint of supporting florals. At first I was a little intimidated, but as the minutes passed, Anubis grabbed me and pulled me in headfirst. The fragrance’s name is very appropriate; it made me feel like I was on a 1920’s Egyptian expedition.
ser.1981 – :
Anubis is the second perfume I’m trying from Papillon, after Tobacco Rose, and like Tobacco Rose, Anubis is very provocative and strong.
Certainly the main players here are the olibanum and myrrh, as the incense aspect is perhaps the most dominant, but the olibanum is subdued in part by being combined with the animalic suede, lovely floral immortelle, and mysterious saffron. I’m not intimately familiar with pink lotus.
This certainly strikes me as a fragrance that could work well for both men and women in the cold weather. Incense, myrrh, suede, and the slightly sweet immortelle.
At 50ml for $160, the price tag matches the quality, so this largely comes down to whether you love it or not, and I’m not quite sure if I do. I much prefer the myrrh combined with vanilla in, say, Imaginary Authors Memoirs of a Trespasser than this, though the immortelle has the added effect of keeping Anubis rather unisex. Certainly one to be worn in the cold weather, as well.
7 out of 10
Suissepsy – :
I’m mystified by the listed notes of flowers and immortelle and spice, because to me this is largely dark, bitter woods; possibly some incense too (okay, that’s the myrrh, I suppose). It reminds me of some of the darker, edgier scents I’ve tried from Solstice Scents so far (Incensum or Gibbons’ Boarding School, for example) or BPAL. There’s an almost tar-like, acrid touch to the blend, which hangs in there and hasn’t dissipated yet in several hours. Still, I find it interesting, and it could be good for the occasional spooky-Halloween mood (fitting for a perfume named after an Underworld god, I suppose). Not an everyday scent, most likely. Kind of unsettling. But evocative.
vadimjke – :
The bottle is gorgeous; the colour of the liquid is sublime; and the perfume is outrageous. I totally adore it. So animalic, in the most delicious way, and incense – beautiful olibanum and myrrh. I love the whole thing, from start to finish. It’s very satisfying. Completely. Safe yet risqué. Wild and dangerous, yet comforting and enveloping, like you’re having a mild grapple with a half-wild, warm and sensual beast, who loves you. And you he. She. Or it.
Fabulous!!! The name sure is perfect.
Инульчик – :
I love this as a concept perfume. Anubis is the jackal-headed God of the ancient Egyptian underworld. This perfume smells dirty in an appropriately animalic way. On me, it smells *only* like suede and saffron.
It is very evocative of a sweaty, imposing, “dark” animalic force, which is very true to its namesake. However, because only the suede and saffron notes stick on me after the dry down, I smell like I’ve been bareback riding a sweaty, dirty horse while eating Indian food. Not…super appealing.
Again though, great concept, and very evocative.
dgonideep – :
First I’d like to thank Liz Moores for thematically keeping with the name of the scent. If I buy something named “Anubis” I expect the scent to have weight and something reminiscent of the Lord of the Underworld as opposed to the more typical offering today of “Ambre Noir” and getting galaxolide and vanillin.
As I understand it Papillon is a natural perfume line and as such will give me certain expectations going in. I can say my expectations are easily exceeded in this fragrance. Tested on a scent strip. I think she made a wise choice in not formulating with additional top notes beyond what the resinous myrrh and olibanum give along with a sweet, green edge from the pink lotus absolute. The first 30 minutes of this are a delicate balance of these notes which for me is glorious. The most enjoyable opening I’ve smelled in a long time.
The heart opens with a strong, smoky leather note reminiscent of choya loban, fossilized amber or possibly cade (as deadidol mentions below). It is quite smoky for a time but tempers quickly from the pink lotus and eventually the immortelle and jasmine. After a couple of hours on the strip it sweetens notably from the latter two notes mentioned though it doesn’t stray into syrup, thankfully. The olibanum, myrrh and smoke note continue to keep it grounded.
There is a very nice, long drydown to an incense and lite amber base that is very pleasing. Overall, this is a really nice perfume and quite masterfully constructed. Worth sampling at least.
JF184577 – :
Safely dangerous. Love it.
serglvenok – :
This is the only leather fragrance I’d willingly wear. Most leathers evoke the backseat of a cab for me: the off putting smell of petrol, tar and peeling leather seats. They usually make me nauseous and give me a quasi motion sickness in my stomach. Anubis on the other hand, is a smooth velvety suede on a background of fresh green florals. The floralcy is superb here because it is not overwhelming or heady. It’s the light freshness of just-picked flowers, with a hint of crushed leaves and cut stems. There is a dark and light contrast here. Deep dark bitter leather against airy fresh florals. Very well done and balanced. I would In fact say I prefer this to the much lauded Puredistance M by Roja Dove. Thumbs up for Anubis. A leather scent for leather-haters, if you will.
fooperosR – :
At the start, on my skin, I can smell leather, leather and leather again with some smoky woods. After an hour it became more sweet and I get out the myrrh and jasmine. The say it’s a unisex perfume but I think it’s better for a man. The longevity is good, on me it lasts all day, the sillage is poor but I consider it a perfume you can define like skin scent. Overall i think that is a pleasant scent
yakimov – :
I can’t quite pull this off but my husband can. The darkness is ok but he can do sweeter fragrances better than I can. And when he wears it, I want to lick him all over. When he wears this, I have to rifle through my wardrobe and testers to find something that could possibly match up to how good he smells, and it’s not easy.
Suede, incense, saffron and booze – great sillage but not too loud, and the projection is 6-8 hours.
I’m torn between lust and jealousy.
marko1232 – :
The genre of woody/smoky perfumes is having a moment these days. Unfortunately, many of these perfumes start with a disadvantage. A glut of aromachemicals hastily produced to fill the oud-gap that manufacturers are trying to convince us exists has lead to perfumes overdosed with ear-splitting synth-oud bases. Characteristics of these perfumes include density, a lack of topnotes, longevity and minimal evolution. Their motto is a variation on the advice, “walk softly and carry a big stick.” They urge you to carry a big stick and bludgeon everyone in your wake. It’s a genre that conceptually and olfactorily turns me off.
My mistake was to lump too many perfumes into this category, the case in point being Anubis. I bundled the fumes made principally of synth-oud base and the ones smartly calibrated to achieve a smoky darkness into the same category. Based on my dislike for many of the perfumes that comprise the genre I neglected to distinguish good from bad. I threw the baby out with the bathwater.
This all happened in own head, of course. I have written about the traps of mistaking opinion for consideration and I should take my own advice. Fortunately, with the exception of Hard Leather, I kept my thoughts to myself. I lumped Anubis in with Orto Parisi Stercus, Naomi Goodsir Bois d’Ascèse, Masque Milano Montecristo and LM Parfums Hard Leather, four perfumes, two of which are dense but balanced, two of which I find grossly out of whack and make my ears ring. I will leave it for you to decide which is which.
It’s Salome that made me see Anubis in a different light. That and a long hike on a warm day.
If you heat up the bad examples of the Grim Genre (or The Heavy Smokers, my two nicknames for the genre) you’ll burn off the lighter materials and be left with the synth-oud skeleton in short order. I’ve tried them on some hot, sweaty days and in the end I was left smelling like shit. Literally. I recently basted myself in Anubis and went for a hike in the desert. The gasoline-jasmine bloomed, the incense was shot through with a smoky breeze and the drydown made me want to lick myself. While dense and smoky, Anubis is also ambery, leathery and nuanced. Quite the opposite of the grim synth-ouds, Anubis is built for skin. The floral connection to Salome helped me see Anubis in a different light and I did another Anubis-hike the next day. A little Anubis goes a long way and a less concentrated dose (ie. sprayed from a distance) helps the layers unfold more evenly. It’s less smoky but more resinous this way. The gasoline-floral quality, my favorite aspect of Anubis, rises more clearly to the surface.
Whether I was right or wrong in my initial take on Anubis is something for me to keep in mind, but the bigger point is that a well considered perfume can make you work for your pleasure. Taking a risk, targeting a small audience, polarizing your audience. Ambiguity. Marketing theory might tell you that these are guidelines for failure. I disagree entirely and apparently, thank god, so does Liz Moores.
Moores took the risk of making a perfume that polarizes her potential buyers. But she also created a perfume that I came back to over the period of a year or so. In the end, she won me over.
kyh133speagoessenda – :
Leather, leather and more leather. Some resins join in after 2 hours but still: Leather, leather and more leather.
Boring, predictable and done before.
Lautrilierraxz – :
Stunning, mysterious, complex, deeply evocative. I know its weird but I have always been curious about tombs, they are fascinating! I think Anubis could smell like the dust left in the tombs or the inside of one of those gorgeous elaborately designed sarcophagus.
What a great opening, the first dab is powerful, smoky, beautiful, dark leather. Amber is not listed in the notes but I smell something resinous that reminds me of amber underneath the leather. I also get tobacco, my very favorite note, a dry pipe tobacco scent, but it is not listed in the pyramid. I get a touch of saffron. Anubis on my skin is amazing! There is a lovely blend of smoldering incenses- frankincense-olibanum. I can smell the very soft floral jasmine.
Leather becomes softer like suede at the drydown.
So far I am impressed by Papillon with its offerings of Anubis, Salmone and Tobacco rose (my love!) I can’t want to sample more…
(Notes from the official website is Egyptian Jasmine, Pink Lotus, Suede, Immortelle, Frankincense, Saffron)
vitaz83 – :
This opened gorgeous, resinous warmth wrapped around cracked leather and smoked parchment paper. A tiny touch of jasmine keeps things from getting too acrid, and provide a soft landing for the harsher elements of the opening.
I was definitely digging the vibe between the name and the fragrance, and was excited to see where this scent was going to go next.
I was certainly not expecting this juice to near immediately flatline into a simple immortelle skin scent.
No middle section to speak of, and any of the beautiful complexity of the opening vanishes in 30 minutes or less. At about the 2 hour mark, even the whisper of immortelle (that serves as the place holder for an actual middle or drydown) disappears faster than thieves raiding tombs in the night.
Longevity is poor (about 2.5 hours) and sillage is not even a factor.
Unfortunately, Anubis is an expensively marketed lemming, falling straight off of the half finished, lazy effort cliff.
MoNk1997 – :
This is a very special fragrance. I have been looking for something like this for years. I thought I found it in Amouages’ Tribute (which I think is discontinued now), but this is way better. You can’t be irreverent about this, it is like a one-off master piece, like a rare and enamouring piece of art that would have to have a room all to itself.
A little goes a very long way – this does not need to be sprayed more than once or twice. I don’t have an expert nose, but, this is a very deep, dark, layered, smokey fragrance. The sillage is warm, animalic, balsamic, musky, a hint of sweetness, and of course, smokey. It lasts for hours and hours – possibly through to the next day, after the night before. I think its remnants can even remain after a shower – by which time it has naturalised to your own scent.
I would say this is primarily a Winter, night-time fragrance but quite possibly can be worn in the early throws of summer. For me, I just spray it when I want to smell it.
MNSboss – :
Didn’t like this initially, as it reminded me of many oud fragrances currently on the market. However, after about 10 minutes of dry down, I detected the various subtle notes of suede, myrrh, and olibanum that seem to result in an initial scent of oud. Or perhaps most of today’s “oud” scents on the market are just mixtures of various woodsy, resinous, leather notes. There’s a very subtle detection of vanilla, but I don’t notice any of the floral notes claimed by the brand. This is definitely more of a masculine scent. Wouldn’t say it’s all that unique of a fragrance, but it’s nice. Try a sample before buying.
AlessandroAvgust_21 – :
Anubis is another raw, unapologetic leather fragrance in the same mold as Garuda, Tuscan Leather and, most recently, Nanban by Arquiste. It starts with a rich, deep, heady smell, almost verging on petroleum, but without any medicinal sharpness.
I really appreciate the blending here. The smoky aspects, while strong at first, do not overwhelm or create any off-putting bitterness, rather they just imbue the scent with a bold, dark character. The texture of the leather I feel is dense and creamy, and as it wears on, the smoke gives way to a tinge of gentle vanillic sweetness.
Unlike the afformentioned Nanban, I don’t detect any dirty castorem or oud here. It is very much a competent and, in limited circumstances, wearable recreation of leather, perhaps more masculine leaning, but definitely alluring and evocative. Nails the ancient Egyptian concept 100%.
Bravo – :
Dark smoky oily leather is what I get on first application, reminds me of Knize ten at this stage. Soon a light warm sweet treacle note appears behind the darky oily leather coming from the immortelle.
Then you can start to smell a light jasmine floral note appearing within the smoky leather scent. This soon becomes stronger mixing in with incense and saffron which has now merged with the leather.
Eventually you have a very smoky sweet floral leather scent wrapped up in lots of incense. You could imagine a temple in ancient Egypt where sweet incense is burning mixing with the animal skins that are on the floor and walls of the temple in a ceremonial fashion.
It’s a heavy fragrance you can tell that a lot of quality oils have been used. Just do not overspray or this scent could choke you out.
I have to say I am impressed it smells very good and is very evocative. I like how the smoky florals and incense mix with the leather.
Thumbs up, very good fragrance or should I say art.
tesuserdrfv – :
One left wrist – entranced.
Listless in aura of beads, deep dark leather and rich fragrances of scented smoke. So glad to have experienced it.
1,47852E+11 – :
One left wrist – entranced.
Listless in aura of beads, deep dark leather and rich fragrances of scented smoke. So glad to have experienced it.
IDjon – :
This review is based on a decant. This reminds me of Tuscan Leather by Tom Ford minus the raspberry probably due to the prominent suede and saffron. Projection is moderate and longevity is respectable.
marine.tta – :
i have full bottle for sale, if interested pm me.
uvx680Negeltzex – :
Anubis è skinscent molto elegante.
Non è profumo da scia, avendo una proiezione molto lieve. E’ un cuoiato ammorbidito da tabacco e incenso, con un cuore arancio amaro e piccoli fiori di loto a togliere amarezza.
Un profumo con molte sfumature, un incenso caldo dorato di frutti canditi, volute di tabacco biondo.
Smoky non in senso stretto, non cupo ma dolce e avvolgente.
Mi ricorda molto il liquore Cointreau in cui la nota alcolica è stata sopita da resine e fiori carnosi.
Molto bello.
mader_8 – :
A total wower in my book.
Think about an hypothetic mash-up between Knize Ten and Liaison De Parfum Resist Me and you get and idea of which seas Anubis floats in. A petrol / gasoline like accord during the opening. Smoky, leathery and, yes, even floral but completely devoided of any canonic beauty. The fragrance introduces then a resins foundation that, together with immortelle, provides some sweetness while enhancing the general smokiness. It’s brutal and hardcore but also strangely soothing because of the overall old-school vibe. A straight to the point resinous, saffrony leather that’s able to feel daring and comforting at the same time like very few other fragrances are.
Big, big, big winner for me. One of 2014 bests.
Rating: 8.5-9/10
Tolik 27 – :
after 5 minutes its stunning. Leans toward masculine but still can be worn by a confident woman.
If someone likes the likes of Memoir Man or Woman, Tribute or Interlude, this is worth a sampling.
I was ok first minutes but after middle and drydown it is rich and stunning. Smooth.
Soblaznenok – :
From a small sample I tested . At first it almost frightened me, lol. But it’s the softest suede leather , only slightly incense with the myrrh, smokey, a little spicey, but a lot softer than first imagined once I put it on my wrist. I got absolutely no florals out of it. It was definitely something worthy to experience! I think I would use it to deepen existing florals or florientals as a layering tool, as well. Good stuff!
Thankfully, I got none of the dreaded gasoline many have mentioned here..
yeraz – :
I love this. Old leather, lingering incense, tobacco and wood…instantly reminded me of the specific smell of classy antique shops, except somehow sexy and mysterious. The florals come through for me but do more to take the “edge” off the leather – nothing sharp or harsh here as some leather scents can get.
i don’t get gasoline at all from this – it’s all warm, rich leather and smoke on my skin, and while it fades quickly on me that warm smoky suede lingers on my skin for quite a while.
i’m a woman in my 20s and tend to prefer ‘masculine’ perfumes – this is definitely one i want to add to my collection.
wim153Bessinepome – :
Ordered a sample of Anubis by Papillon because it sounded good (I enjoy incense, leather and tobacco scents) and because not everyone is wearing it. Took a whiff from the sample vial and thought I’d definitely NOT be enjoying this. I did my usual test of a spritz on chest, neck and both wrists. And now, I am in LOVE! Incense. Leather. Tobacco. OMG!
On my skin, this started out a very strong smoky delicious incense and then only got better. Some reviews I’ve read said there’s a hint of gasoline, and I can detect that at the heart, but it quickly gives way to jasmine to my nose. On me, the base settles into a very deep smoky, leathery incense with just a hint of powder, and the density of all that dark (dark in a mysterious, not evil kind of way) gets perfectly tempered with the sweetness of jasmine. There is enough leather and smoke in this to keep it masculine despite the jasmine IMHO.
This is one of those that kept shifting on my skin, and I loved the journey from start to finish. I had to make myself stop sniffing myself! I was surprised that the sillage was fairly soft on this one, I could tell it was on me, but didn’t leave much of a scent trail according to my friends, and wish it projected just a bit more. Longevity isn’t bad, I’m getting about 6 hours of scent about a foot from my skin, then a soft skin scent after that, and on me near the end it becomes more powdery before vanishing completely.
This ha