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GRIFFON – :
It is an ok fragrance in my book, clearly a rather pure labdanum. I wouldn’t use it though since it is too sharp and I prefer something more complex and rounded.
nechaev.shtorm2010 – :
This is very nice.
I wouldn’t get carried away with any Marquis de Sade references though. There is nothing all that provocative or sensual about it.
This perfume reminds me of an artist’s studio or a baseball dugout. It might have been called Leonardo Da Vinci or Rollie Fingers (old-school pitcher ). I do get a labdanum vibe but I also get woodchips and chemicals and capers? and maybe ambergris. Overall, it comes off like turpentine and wet clay or like mustache wax and pine tar. Pine tar is the sticky stuff batters use to help them grip wooden bats. Pitchers sometimes use it too, but it’s illegal for them to use it.
Whether you picture the bedroom of the Marquis, or the studio of a painter or the greasy mitt of a renegade spitballer, if you like woodchip-y resinous stuff, this will be down your alley. It’s definitely down mine. too bad it doesn’t last on me.
mtrax – :
What the hell are the notes on this? Not listed everywhere. I see cistus. Definitely not just labdanum. resinous, incense, dark and smokey
bazilius777 – :
Not going by notes but what i smell.
Imagine it’s snowing outside and you get home and someones just taken a nice hot apple pie out of the oven, that is what i get .
This scent stays linear and last long projects good enough. IT is a well made scent if you like scents like pomegranate noir from jo malone you will like this. it is in the same type of family do not blind buy sample first.
LRomen – :
This is one of the most stunning and well realised and unadulterated labdanum fragrances I’ve ever smelled. I wouldn’t of minded it being sharper, harsher and less balanced but Marquis de Sade gives up every facet of incense and resin from bright, frankinscense type freshness to dry benzoin warmth and the spicy density of tolu balm, yet with its own quality too. Labdanum is my favourite ingredient in perfumery with good reason and easily complex enough to star solo in a perfume. The only thing that prevents me from buying this straight away, outright and with no hesitation, is the performance or lack thereof. Labdanum is a notorious catalyst, designed for use within a composition and despite smelling heavenly is like most resins, they go on heavy and luxurious but it’s a bit of an illusion as they fade rapidly. I’m also not sure this is raw or daring enough to bear the name Marquis de Sade. I’m not one to moan about performance but gone after two hours ain’t good enough or worth the money, although I love the smell so much I might reassess that in the future.
ignat367 – :
My favourite part – drydown after ±4 hours.
It becomes very soft and sweet with a bit of spice.
Longevity is good, sillage is good.
Definately worth trying.
KateGood – :
A comparison review as this really reminded me of my all time love embers – I had to get a sample. Same feel resin woods and incense in that fireplace kind of way. But embers is sweeter and more complex. Etat is a bit sour and dry as described before, but only if I’m being judgy; it’s still a gorgeous scent that is 80% embers. Embers wins hands down for me.
sox695speagoessenda – :
Pure, beautiful labdanum, which in itself creates a complex, resinous fragrance. Like some other rare, revered raw ingredients like Bulgarian rose and oud, labdanum can serve as a fragrance in its own right. However, I achieved an identical fragrance to Attaquer le Soleil Marquis de Sade by mixing pure labdanum resinoid in perfumer’s alcohol.
jpy848Diobtetty – :
Labdanum is a resin and this resin is now laying on my skin and glowing and smoking GORGEOUS incense up my nostrils. The resin makes a woody, green and sweet suede/leather background. Wauw!… the only bad thing to say it the “one-note” Labdanum is a sadistic Marquis de Sade lie for the noses who have yet to experience this beauty.
конь – :
Very unusual. There’s a Shalimar EDC meets Incense Rose vibe going on here, but that’s insufficient to describe how complex this is during its various phases.
Someone posted elsewhere that it reminds them of Charmin bathroom tissue at the end of the fragrance journey. I can see why they said that. Add a little bit of saliva essence … and that is spot on. Charmin and a little spit. NOT what I expected for a finish, to say the least.
Intriguing and very well done, but a bit too bizarre for me to spring for a whole bottle. Worth a try since I can see this being wildly different from one individual to the next.
igoryan6060 – :
Very nice, I can also hear incense notes that remind me of “La Liturgie des Heures” by Jovoy. But it contains strange scent notes that make it terribly fascinating and attractive. Absolutely unisex, absolutely to try.
Масенька – :
A unique fragrance! I like it very much, there are strange notes, something unusual and mysterious inside this scent…. I also hear the incense. Labdanum is strong. I would like to have a cold autumn… It’s perfectly unisex,sillage is powerful and good longevity! Recommended for autumn or winter, it is a strong and unusual scent! I love it.
Sillage: 9/10
Longevity: 10/10
Scent: 9/10
Overall: 9./10
JavyGophaph – :
Makes you wonder if they will make more perfumes in honor of any other nobel aristocrat sexual serial killers? This just seems strange. Maybe the bottle should be diffrent something that evoques sadomasochisim would have been more appropriate.
kmk987 – :
resinoso di ambra (somiglia a scent intense di costume national) secca e sintetica, legnoso con un iniziale sentore di incenso e labdano. a dispetto di aromi che possono sembrare invernali, non è greve, anzi mi pare proprio adatto all’estate. molto bello, come al solito per eldo!
Oblighblothyh – :
ELdO only lists one material for this new perfume: cistus (aka labdanum, aka rockrose) resin.
It’s a woody leathery composition, with a sharp piquant nuance and every shade you can expect from labdanum: from honeyed malty sweet to coniferous fresh. Beautiful.
andrey15321 – :
This is never a single note of labdanum! Spice dusty woody blend.
Nutmeg, saffron, black peppers, in a hard fresh wood basket, & a slightly burnt incense within the basket smoking out and worming the spices. I can sense some chilies as well mixed with black peppers.
Dry spices with dust effect to be specific. I have smelled this fragrance once in nov 2016 but it was way different than this one, i believe the cover that i’ve sniffed doesn’t belong to “Attaquer le Soleil Marquis de Sade”, it belongs to “Je suis un homme”.
lexa2502 – :
very similar to donna karan’s labdanum. if you own that, you do not need this.
mr wlad – :
A woody aromatic fragrance with predominantly smoky incense leading to a balsamic background. My nose is not good enough to identify all the notes but believe they include Olibanum, Elemi, Iso-E Super, Ambroxan, Vanilla and Labdanum.
andrey3128 – :
This is straight up dark, tangy labdanum and dry, churchy incense. Nothing more. Puzzlingly clean, safe and boring.
I would have thought ETLDO would have been a bit more adventurous considering the infamous Marquis de Sade is the inspiration for the scent. Something pungently animalic and carnal, voluptuous and booze-soaked maybe…but no, this is just labdanum and a very sanitized, paired down version at that, with little of the rougher, more medicinal, leathery aspects of pure labdanum oil.
It’s pleasant and wearable, but uninspiring, simplistic and linear. It’s like the base for Tom Ford’s “Sahara Noir” but stripped of all its operatic spice and sweetness, just the smoke and resin remain. I can think of several earlier releases from this house that represent the Marquis de Sade’s salacious appetite better than this; “Rien” could be one of them, perhaps the “Afternoon of Faun”, or “Eloge du Traitre”.
I really think this house has lost its mojo to be honest. Nothing they’ve released in the last 2 years has been remotely inspiring, unique or subversive to me. Perhaps they feel they don’t have to bother anymore? Or maybe they just weren’t selling enough and had to take a more mainstream, by-the-numbers approach?
Anyway, if it’s a wearable incense fragrance you’re after, you could definitely do worse, but if what you seek is a daring, dark, seductive ode to the Marquis, I’d recommend Histoires des Parfums version.
roliz2 – :
I think this is exquisite. Incense, but not the harsh kind. Dry down is lovely and longevity is excellent. I need a full bottle.
pupok DVD – :
Resinous incense on me, quite enjoyable, its airy, not heavy at all.
blagger13 – :
It’s actually heavy olibanum instead of labdanum; almost all (churchy) incense at first with amber slowly creeping up, feels hollow but nice
molats – :
Tom Ford Sahara noir for the first three hours but then does its own thing and goes medicinal rather than creamy sandalwood. It’s an uplifting experience as its pungent to start with and clears your sinuses like smelling salts. I was almost scared at first thinking where the hell does one wear this kind of scent but now I’m convinced it could work anywhere that an incense fragrance could be worn. It will sit nicely with my ELDO collection. Lasts a long time although it doesn’t shout its presence but rises and falls nicely throughout the day. Could get a bit weary if it was in your face all day so yes, well done Mr Bisch.
teateTitwrigE – :
I’ve just received my samples from Etat Libre d’Orange direct and must say I love this scent.
It actually smells like Cistus Rose, especially in the drydown.
The idea of opening with Labdanum, which is the resinoid extracted from the Cistus Rose, appeals very much to me.
On me “Attaquer le Soleil” develops into a very well wearable scent, which I like better than “Hermann”, and it shows distinct opening, middle and drydown phases.
There are many of Etat Libre d’Oranges scents I like, and this definitely is one more of them.
P. S.: I paid for the samples
snamik – :
a light labdanum with a sour incense in opening, a short moment of balsamic plum but everything stay in the skin scent domain…nothing special as for Remarkable People and Hermann a mes cotés…quiet a deception…there is almost no way to differentiate them.
Phokssninnern – :
Nothing special to mention here. It’s a nice resinous scent. That could easily be a perfume from l’occitane. It remains like this with no special twist, gentle and harmless. Not what I expect from état libre d’orange. Wearing fat electrician as I write this and I admire how it walks on the line between beautiful and disturbing but always manages to be beautiful. Nothing like this with Marquis de Sade
DR_PRISTUP – :
Ordered direct from the manufacturer today and hopefully I’ll be back soon with a review.