Description
“Your tattoos tell your story, your dreams and your protests… Your skin is clean, but not blank. Eau de Cologne does not erase black water. In a strum, BERGAMOT succumbs to BLACK PEPPER. CISTUS excites the top notes. CARDAMOM and an AQUEOUS NOTE float away and indelible ink warms the skin with SAFFRON notes that stay. RESINS and SUDERAL bleed over the heart. CASTOREUM structures the skeleton, deeply imprinting it with its animal fascination. A tribal scent, a mental decal” — press release of the brand.
“Tattooing is an ancient practice that originally signed the membership of a tribal, religious group or was used to indelibly mark slaves and prisoners. In the 19th century, the convicts called “ Bagnards “ in France showed ink stigma very meaningful, making their bodies a veritable identity card. Even though it has now become a lifestyle, tattoos remain very personal and tell the story of someone by connecting to a memory. This precious moment of the past becomes extended to lifetime thanks to ink. ATRAMENTAL is an unusual fragrance that evokes the unique smell of tattooed skin: ink and leather”, says Dr. Mike, creator of the brand. Atramental was launched in 2015. Atramental was created by Amélie Bourgeois and Anne-Sophie Behaghel.
kostik81 – :
When I read the press release, I thought this fragrance was all posturing. How can perfume smell like a tattoo? And since I don’t have any tattoos how would I know if it did? However, now that I’ve worn the fragrance several times, I can see the connection.
The first note is antiseptic, and hospital clean and I imagine tattoo parlors smell like that. Next are some spicy notes that bring some heat against the cooler, clean notes. Finally, it’s all warm musk and resin.
I’m surprised at how much I like this one in its dry down. The first blast is too medicinal for my taste and a bit too masculine for me, but that first spray softens in about 10 minutes and I’m left with something decidedly unisex and interesting.
Atramental is one that I like more than I expected. I reach for it on hot days when I’m in a tomboy mood.
sopex – :
Atramental reflects the work of tattoo artist in the process of disinfecting the skin, mix and apply ink to make a beautiful tattoo.
The opening is fresh and incisive but then the effect is installed cardamom and pepper lesser extent when mixed with aquatic notes and aldehydes undeclared drug effect produces a smell very original and strange disinfectant.
The smell of Castoreum that from the beginning appears in the background but comes to the fore especially its facet of smell ink and appropriates the overall effect of the fragrance. metal, dry and balmy-smoky nuances produced by the resins and saffron that create a fairly clear picture of the scene appear, it’s like watching hard at work the tattooist expressing all the laborious work involved in this technique.
The average duration and wake mild to moderate.
I do not know why, but this job fits me with Etat Libre Room Orange with 1015.
Atramental has a drawback is that despite its undeniable originality is very versatile. Nevermore I recommend more of Frapin that has the scent of ink but much more poetic and less surgical.
Rating: 5
oleg634 – :
Tested from a 5ml sample.
Leather (I know it’s not listed, but that’s what I smell), a bit medicinal and spicy (from the pepper?). Something animalic, manure like (not unpleasant) – from the castoreum? I don’t get any citrus at all, or “water”. Quite linear. Rather weak sillage and longevity (an hour and a half).
Having said that, it has none of the notes I normally like, so it’s not too surprising I’m not jumping up and down and clapping my hands. Others may well like it. Try before you buy.
February 2016
jonni3000 – :
OMG this is powerful INDUSTRIAL stuff! Think Freddy Krueger massaging a chalkboard as a scent and chances are you’d only get to the first base of what this baby can morph into. It is a very love it or run away screaming from it scent, and the only woman I can think of who could (maybe) rock it would be Tilda Swinton. This is a very narcissistic manly fragrance, which forces its host to not only be a fashion muse but more importantly be more chiseled than Michelangelo’s David. This truly is an insanely original/medicinal scent which no one should ever consider buying without trying it first – you have been warned! 🙂
kuksi – :
The opening has a fresh, citrusy aspect. The bergamot and lemon eases the transition to the middle notes. In this particular Fragrance, my favorite was the black pepper/cardamon mixture. Heart notes have an incense feel but not overpowering. Quite spicy but balances well with the aqueous/musk.
There is something intriguing throughout with this Fragrance – the notes are mixed very well. A note by the name of ‘suderal’ is at the base. Created by IFF, suderal is categorized as a ‘fougeure ambery’ note (leather). It is balsamic, and the castoreum/resins/saffron keep it alive. The constant skin scent seems to linger ever-changing throughout. I believe it was described as a ‘tribal scent’.
erurlertyu – :
Cuoiato morbido, vellutato, elegante.
Cardamomo e zafferano, su resine calde, procurano un’intensità avvolgente, fumosa.
Gocce d’ambra dense, vagamente liquorose, scendono sulle spezie, dando loro corpo e profondità. Anche se non riportato in piramide, io sento anche un sospiro d’incenso.
Un bellissimo profumo, non “girly”, fascinoso e sensuale.
Mi ricorda Cuirelle Ramon Monegal un po’ più smoky.
Di classe.
arturchik – :
If you like modern leathery fragrances with an industrial / urban vein, Atramental’s opening will definitely deliver what it promises. It does it via a saffron plus synthetic leather accord with black pepper and astringent citruses enhancing the general austerity. Yes, it’s a trendy type of accord you would totally expect from Comme Des Garçons and the likes but it still works because, somehow, it doesn’t feel like a rip-off. On one side it feels cold and dark, almost robotic while on the other it shows some warmness provided by ambery resins and spices. The cardamom note breaks in pretty soon and, all of a sudden, there’s a nice sense of deja-vu…Somehwere between a modernized Declaration by Cartier and a warmer version of Humiecki & Graef’s Askew with something of the dark incense base of CDG Black.
Nice and very reasonably priced too.
Rating: 7/10
AlipovIgor61 – :
I bought this without sampling it and I have to say, I am so happy I did. This is delicious. I can’t put into words what I like about this fragrance as I’m not that well worded when it comes to writing reviews. All I know is that I love this. Thank you Michael!