Description
Celine Verleure is the creator of a new niche perfumery line. As someone with extensive experience in the perfume industry, Celine first launched a blog about the fragrances that still hadn’t been made, looking for inspiration and ideas from her readers. The Olfactive Studio line was born that way. Olfactive Studio is a blend of modern art photography and the world of perfumes, since both these medias capture a moment and its atmosphere. It is “an encounter between contemporary artistic photography and perfumery; between the eye and the nose…It is at the crossroads of a photographic studio and a perfume design studio”.
The inspiration for the first three perfumes of the collection is topics of self-portrait, dark chamber and still life, transformed into fragrances Autoportrait, Chambre Noire and Still Life.
Celine Verleure first conceived the names of the perfumes, then gave freedom to three different photographers to showcase their interpretation of the same, and then these images served as inspirations for the perfumers who created the compositions.
Luc Lapotre’s photography inspired Nathalie Lorson for the creation of Autoportrait. Autoportrait is described as an intimate, warm and deep scent, a scent that you wear just for yourself. It is composed of woody notes, spices and balms.
Top notes: bergamot and elemi.
Heart: benzoin, incense and musk.
Base: oak moss, cedar and vetiver.
All three fragrances are available as 50 and 100 ml EDP.
Autoportrait was launched in 2011.
kazanova098 – :
Dusty, dry, clean, a bit of pepper, a hint of non candy sweet, and lots of wood. I find it to be perfectly fine on women. It’s cosy. Comment from work: ”have you just washed that shirt, it smells good!” Hrrm.. Really love it anyhow, it’s so easy to wear and never goes sour or dirty. Decent longeivity for being Olfacatory Studio.
KynuBa9H – :
بعض العطور قد تكون ضعيفة من حيث الفوحان و الثباث و لكن تميز الرائحة و جمالها يجعلنا نتقبلها و تعشقها على ما هي عليه دار اولفكتيف استوديو احدهم وهذا العطر مميز و لكن ضعيف الى احاسيس ما
lkp624speagoessenda – :
بعض العطور قد تكون ضعيفة من حيث الفوحان و الثباث و لكن تميز الرائحة و جمالها يجعلنا نتقبلها و تعشقها على ما هي عليه دار اولفكتيف استوديو احدهم وهذا العطر مميز و لكن ضعيف الى احاسيس ما
Yuli – :
Very weak, extremely low sillage and longevity on me. Skin scent immediately. The notes were hard to pick up. Not for me…
yff620Bessinepome – :
Accidentally tried. I was looking for an opportunity to get a different woody flavor. The first minutes, like most perfumes, are incomprehensible. And after 15-20 minutes – such a specific tasty, freshly penciled Kohinor pencil. Who does not remember that this is a juniper pencil from the 70’s and 80’s. Now they already do not smell like that. It looks like souvenirs from juniper, which are sold at different resorts. All sorts of podstavochki under hotyuchuyu dishes in the kitchen. They usually smell long. You can find there and other notes, but they are very thin, and will be heard by those who even once visited the artist’s studio – there is the smell of oil paints, the smell of a frash new portret. But the main note is this one, wooden, like monosyllabic, but comfortable and self-sufficient. The remainder is dryish, pleasantly pencil-sweet, seasoned with incense. The firmness is good, but since the smell itself is not loud, it can not be said that the maximum. On clothes it is felt and in some days. The train is difficult to determine, people seem to feel, but they probably do not take it for perfume. I do not regret that Varvatos Oud did not turn up, and he aimed at it. – The self-portrait seemed to me more expressive and original.
I also note that while all the paintings of this Olfactive Studio, who managed to try left the most pleasant impressions and obsessive desire to move the entire gallery to his home. Aromas that mix and match can complement each other, and create new unexpected images.
To create or maintain a romantic mood, relaxation, inspiration. In my opinion this is not the smell of carnal passion, but perhaps the passion of the creative. Contemplation. Existence. Meditation in front of an imaginary mirror. Trying to paint a portrait of yourself that you once dreamed of becoming.
Vovik20 – :
I confess. I am a sucker for just about any frag with a balsamic accord. Add in woody and smoky so I knew I had to sample this one. The smell is pretty much a 10/10. The benzoin adds some sweetness which makes this perfect. It may be too heavy on the cedar for some but the incense counters it as well. I don’t get much vetiver which is fine by me. The downside is that it does not project well. After 2 hours it’s a skin scent. If a guy like Tauer made this it would be considered a masterpiece and I am sure it would have lasted beyond 8 hours.
gnolly – :
quite unusual but stillquite “safe” – i like the bergamot and woodsy base. i tried all of the perfumes from this house and this one is for me the most pleasant.
good longevity.
hdk110Diobtetty – :
I think This fragrance is for men
Very Unique and very Different
I Love This Fragrance
Sillage: 7/10
Longevity: 8/10
Scent: 9/10
Overall: 8/10
18081982 – :
Love the woody cedar. Unfortunately it’s not strong enough to others. So you really are wearing it for yourself or a cuddle session. I wish they made a more intense version of this since it’s my favorite so far from Olfactive studio.
ClickSoft – :
“Autoportrait” is a flat, pointless perfume. I kept inhaling my wrist trying to find something I liked, but after ten good sniffs all I picked up on was a dull, powdery pepper and synthetic cedar.
The vetiver to my nose is largely absent, at least it has none of the richness and complexity vetiver can possess in its raw form; that rubbery hazelnutty nuance just isn’t present here. It’s more the sharp acidic green variety you get with synthetic vetiver and it’s only present briefly in the opening, along with a lemony elemi.
The dominant accord is a stale ashtray oakmoss and dry, peppery pencil-shavings. Utterly boring and characterless, with terrible performance. Not recommended.
cheburatorvitya – :
I like! Enveloping,a little spicy. And ‘well done, it’s dusty,and quite versatile. I’d use it on days of autumn… My favorite is Chambre Noir, but this scent deserves. The sillage is moderate, and longevity very good. 🙂
Sillage: 6.5/10
Longevity: 8/10
Scent: 7.5/10
Overall: 8./10
Vbirelan – :
This is well done and made with good ingredients but unlike her other scents, this smells like so many current perfumes that I can’t even sort out what it reminds me of. If you’re looking for something unique, pass this by and go for her Chambre Noir. The word that keeps coming to mind here is “workmanlike”.
Sillage: 2-3 ft
Longevity: reasonable, still going after 4 hours
Fabulosity: warm milk at bedtime
Value to price ratio: meh
4/10
oskar73 – :
This is a new “era” in perfume for me… 😉 Instead of taking home LOTS of samples and testing and reading reviews until I find my top few and buying them, I blindly let the SA at Sephora find me what she thought I’d like. I have to say it has worked wonderfully. I never would have looked at this perfume in the past because the reviews on here aren’t stellar and many people indicate it as very masculine.
Yet when I tried it, I fell head over heels. I imagine purple haze or fog. It smells beautifully woody and warm and hazy and … “me”. I didn’t even know it was unisex. And of course the story behind it’s creation is even more fun.
Silliage is very very close to the body which is a plus for me. I wear my perfume for ME and fear offending others. Longevity is good, 6-8 hours.
I have sold a few of my mainstream perfumes to buy a 100ml bottle and this is quickly becoming my signature. 🙂 (I’m a 28 yr old female)
Love it!
Beeklymaymnnumdz – :
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burftropura – :
This is definitely on a masculine side. It’s nice aromatic woody fragrance, but forgettable and very transparent.
axsasa – :
Elemi Bomb…
To my nose, Autoportrait is an assault of elemi. When I first spray it, Autoportrait hits me with lime, pepper and elemi. After 30 minutes or so the lime-peppery tones become softer, but the elemi persists.
Elemi is a resin used in Asiatic countries as a mosquito repellant. It has the same effect on mosquitos as citronella does. Elemi’s resin is sweet but it’s got an acrid property that irritates mosquitos. In fact, these 2 share the same sweet property which is pleasant in small amounts but repelling in larger amounts.
The elemi here lasts. After a little while it gets to me. I’d say after 2 or 3 hours the elemi becomes softer, making Autoportrait more easy going, But by that time I’m so tired and sensitive to the elemi that I don’t want to smell any of it anymore.
Autoportrait does have a nice combination of notes, but I wish it had a little less elemi. The lime in Autoportrait, to me, smells more like lime rind as opposed to the lime juice/pulp itself, which enhances even more the pungency of the elemi. I wish OS adjusted the elemi because Autoportrait does have attractive notes underneath.
This is a no-like for me.
dkuchunovski – :
This niche perfume line was completely inspired by the art of photography.
The photographer of this work was Luc Lapôtre and the inspiration of this fragrance was the look inside of yourself, seeing your own reflection and understanding the internal harmony.
The perfumer was Nathalie Larson, who has already created for Bentley, Boucheron, Chopard, Lalique, among others.
The fragrance is composed by elemi and bergamot notes, in the output; in the heart, notes of Siam benzoin, incense and musk. And finally, notes of cedarwood, oakmoss and vetiver, at the base.
It is an intimate and elegant fragrance, which has great versatility and excellent aroma. It touches the skin with herbal and slightly citrus nuances, revealing a drier heart and a base rich in woods. Has subtle evolution, remaining between the woody and the incensed.
It reminds me a lot of another perfume that I own in my collection: Carbone, by Balmain. The main difference between them is that this one has the bergamot, which helps smooth out the aroma in a citrus way, especially when we approach the nose close to the area of application, whereas Carbone has black fig, denser and creamy.
The projection is moderate, which may require a more generous application, but the lasting is very good.
As its name says, can be as versatile as its own reflection. Just depends on you!
pioner – :
Save your money and buy Balmain’s Carbone, which is the exact scent and a bit stronger. The best part its a fraction of the price Autoportrait sells for.
vega35ac – :
The little train that could. In it’s peppery/woody state, Autoportrait appeared to be holding on for dear life(and that’s within the first 10 minutes of application). I must have pressed my nose to skin about 40 times within the first 30 min. Leaving it for dead, I deemed this scent to be too light for its own good and was ready to agree with our veteran reviewers. It was not until I woke up from my 4hr nap that I realize that this seemingly quiet little guy is a longevity monster. At this point, not only has autoportrait proven to be durable but it completely changed its appearance. I was completely enveloped in benzoin accompanied with musk as smooth as shea butter. On my skin, the development was stuck in a somewhat neutral position. My skin never got the chance to experience the bottom notes in its entirety. Started out masculine and peppery, ended musky and unisex. Not a mind blowing scent but it’s serviceable.
Xeroxtcjjb – :
I actually enjoyed “Autoportrait” very much, it has the quality to be very pleasing to the nose, I find it completely unoffensive. It smells like slightly sweet clean skin. I think people who enjoy the Escentric Molecules series will surely love this. Woody, sweet notes combined with unusual freshness.
Nevertheless I enjoy more complex perfumes on me, it also is a bit more to the masculine side.
It lasted well over 12 hours.
Icefgriegeged – :
I can hardly smell this. I’m pretty sure I’m hyponosmic or anosmic to Iso-E Super, and I’m not sure there’s too much else here to smell.
alextkach – :
Like the perfume title suggests, Autoportrait is a self-reflective perfume.
Autoportrait opens with a faint whiff of citrus and pepper- the best part of the fragrance- that leads very quickly to a overly sweet and unpleasantly powdery heart where a pale, clean, soulless vetiver peeps out. The fragrance has a dry malt-like quality owning to a blend of incense, cedar, vetiver, oakmoss and benzoin siam- another resin used to create oriental accords in perfumery.
It is a nice perfume, I liked it.
Roma1991Essentuky – :
86) Woodwork at the chain
Nathalie a créé pour trois marques différentes le même parfum (et presque le même nom en plus), c’est un peu bête non?
Graphite=Carbone de Balmain=Autoportrait d’OlfactiveStudio.
Heureusement c’est un beau parfum, un Hyper-boisé adoucit d’une forte dose de santal lacté repris exactement (encore!) d’une autre de ses création: la Pureté pour Zadig&Voltaire.
C’est énervant de sentir une variation sur le même parfum pour la 3-4eme fois.
Encore plus bizarre, La Pureté Z&V ressemble comme deux gouttes d’eau à Lumière Blanche d’Olfactive mais ils indiquent que c’est un autre nez…mwais ça sent le recyclage de vieilles fioles tout ça.
Tenue moyenne et très faible projection, parfum de peau.
Nathalie created the same scent for three different brands (and almost the same name as well), it’s a bit silly isn’t it?
= Carbon =Graphite de Balmain = Self Portrait OlfactiveStudio.
Fortunately this is a beautiful fragrance, a Hyper-wooded softens by a strong dose of milky sandalwood taken exactly (again!) from another of his creation: La Pureté for Zadig & Voltaire.
It’s annoying to feel a variation on the same perfume for the 3-4th time.
Even more bizarre, La Pureté Z & V looks like two drops of water to Lumière Blanche Olf.Studio but they say it’s another Nose … Kuf!kuf! sorry but all that smells like some recycling of old jars/big lie.
Medium longevity and very low projection, skin scent.
gamer1985 – :
First impression: I am quite impressed by this. It smells very modern and sophisticated. It goes on my skin softly and gets stronger and stay strong enough throughout my day. Just the way I like it. In a nutshell, it does smell a bit like a soft pensil shaving. It seems masculine, but there is something nice and fresh that soften and restrain it from being so manly. Nice touch of sweet freshness, lightly smokey wood, and pleasant musk.
Sure, it does smell familiar but I cannot exactly pinpoint what it smells like. Dsquared2 He Wood (without violet leafs) maybe? Anyway, I really enjoy this, and I still have more scents from this house to try to decide which is best for me. Problem, then, would be how and where I am gonna get one because it’s not available in North America.
Tokole – :
I decided to revisit this just because the sample was sitting in front of me and I honestly didn’t remember the scent at all.
Awful awful awful smell! I totally agree with Sherapop on this one. Insignificant top notes and a pseudo-structure. None of these matter when they drown in that all consuming base. In fact that base is so familiar for another reason too. It has found a use mostly in room scents because it is so persistent and ambient and also so generic that almost anyone can relate to it on some level. To me it is the cloying smell of many clothes shops of unexceptional quality where it usually mixes with the smell of synthetic fibers and dust accumulating on the shelves.
Big disappointment from Lorson of whom I had a better opinion before I smelled this
sunami – :
I like this sort of scent, but I feel like you could find a nearly identical scent for half the price.
demon79948 – :
Unfortunately my first foray into the creations of Olfactive Studio was AUTOPORTRAIT, which features a base in near ubiquity these days. Most of what I smell smacks of what appears to be an aromachemical mixture (ambroxan + ? + iso-E-super) which someone at the big chemical companies has been successfully selling by the ton to perfumers at every stratum. It is very strong and overpowers all of the other notes present (here, incense).
I may be hyperosmic to this base, but the truth is that it makes all of the fragrances smell very similar to one another by the drydown. They may open up a bit differently, but the persistent quality is found in this base.
As a result, when I donned AUTOPORTRAIT, after only a few moments I was thinking of several recent masculine launches from both designer and niche houses, perhaps the closest of which was Balmain CARBONE. I’m sure that this smells good to people who have not yet become jaded by the scent, but it does not appeal very much to me.
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snowwwind – :
Sickly, I wouldn’t find this nice on a man or woman. Reminds me of newly washed clothes that haven’t been dried or aired properly. Incense quite prevalent but smells a bit synthetic. Stale laundry basket.
BOGDAN007 – :
Typically masculine, simplistic and old school. Opens lemony-green with a woody backbone. There is a peppery element from the start that lasts quite a bit on skin and cannot attribute it to any of the given notes or a natural spice. Perhaps it is the overdose of synthetic wood that produces this effect. The overall impression is similar to several 80’s aftershaves and I can’t imagine anyone gaining any points for smelling like that. The final blow for me is that I find the aforementioned element physically nauseating.
zxc5zxc – :
A COPY of Carbone by Balmain. And for this, thumbs totally down and SHAME for Olfactive Studio for copying and not creating something new (although it is the work of the same nose – Nathalie Lorson). But copying other fragrances refers to all frags by Olfactive Studio – I definitely prefer created originals.
Down with Olfactive Studio – they just copy perfumes of other brands, do rip-offs, do not create anything new and own. Total shame.
I have no respect for such companies.
Vodnick – :
Again another copy done by olfactive studio… 100% identical to Potion by Dsquared2. I don’t see any difference between these two fragrances.
Uramanai1 – :
Promising perfume pyramid, semi-disappointing execution. Autoportrait is an average modern woody-oriental which seats somewhere between Gucci Rush, Gucci Pour Homme I, Let Me Play The Lion and Celine Ellena’s Un Parfum des Sens et Bois for The Different Company. Yet another minimalistic, transparent cedarwood/incense concoction that smells fine but it’s overall forgettable. Weak.
Rating: 6/10
upsi33 – :
WOW! Just received this sample, went and bathed, dried and sprayed. WTF! I am enraptured.
That was an hour ago. If this lasts it’s BOTTLE TIME!
So that was about 10 hours ago. I gave myself a 5th hour resquirt because the fragrance had become so soft and I wanted to hear it scream again. I put half on me and half on my fabric. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM So delicious still.
Next morning (15 hours) there is a whisper of lovely amber soap left. It smells clean and fresh but VERY close to my skin.
Aerohopleneribir – :
This is definitely more masculine than feminine – it has a lot of cedar. Very nice though, I won’t get a full bottle but I will use up my sample on days when I’m feeling artsy and different. Somehow I picture myself painting while wearing this.
dnf873bedyWelty – :
very good mix of tom of finland(%70) and montale greyland(%30).peppery and a litte bit cloying sweet.Pureblood niche…suitable for cold.it is on the feminen side
i like it :)))