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ivkhakim – :
Blind bought it.
Every time there s a little orange/vetiver note in a fragrance, people compare it to TdH. Probably because it’s the only frag with orange/vetiver they have ever smelled.
Let me put the record straight: it’s a nice fragrance for the price. While I can understand the vague similarity people find with Encre Noire in the opening (a weak powdery watered down Encre Noire Sport), there is nothing similar to Terre d’Hermes.
Nevertheless, this dark-ish smoky vanilla/flowers/vetiver/bitter orange/patchouli combo is unique, and well done. One can really smell most of the ingredients during the evolution of the drydown.
Projection is very moderate in the opening, and turns into a skin scent after 1 or 2hours: the reason why it’s cheap. (Difference between cheap and expensive frags is often the performance, not the quality level of the scent).
Would I have bought it if I had tested it before? Definitely. At $16 for 100ml it’s a no brainer despite its moderate-low performance.
Fall/winter/spring evenings, age 25-50.
Edit: I have been a little harsh… the body temperature increases the projection, that is ok in the first couple of hours.
That said… to be honest… the drydown smells quite synthetic and cheap… like but not love.
narum – :
A scent for Batman or The Punisher. If you’re not a dark and brooding crime fighter, then this would be a good scent to wear for melancholy events like a funeral or situations where you want to be taken seriously. The name “Black Touch” is accurate – if you’re not wearing a outer piece of clothing that is black, this fragrance won’t match.
Dark, earthy, dusty/musky…has almost a very slight sweet caramel feel in the mid and drydown at times or I guess that would be the cardamom. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a sweet scent. But those comparing it to Terre D’Hermes are fooling those into thinking it shares the same bright, bitter ripe orange opening – it does not. Black Touch is similar to Terre D’Hermes’ drydown but that’s it.
Although dark, earthy, dusty/musky, it is not a beast mode scent. It projects half an arm’s length for 1 hour and then stays close to the skin for 6 or so hours. It is discrete but still not a casual or every day scent in my opinion.
A great scent but don’t blind buy unless you’re Bruce Wayne or Frank Castle.
Elestrado15 – :
For the first 5 minutes smells a bergamot and patchouli bomb like A men or Pure coffee!! But then change to a very pleasant citrus very similar to Oscar de la Renta Gentelman!! Go and take a look the notes from ODRG and they have 5 in common!! I really love this fragrance!!
kons.vasili – :
I just added this in my collection.. Black Touch is a perfect name for this beast.. I love the transformation this fragrance pulls off in the first 20 minutes.. I’ve began to like vetiver more and more.. Great warm weather evening scent.. Great Bargain.. Awesome 8.4/10
ferrari555 – :
To my nose, with Black Touch the most noticeable compromise Franck Olivier seems to make is the slightly less than natural citrus in an opening which (for me) takes a good 30 minutes or so to mellow out. I easily overcome this by spraying immediately after showering when I know I’m going to wear Black Touch. That way by the time I’m out the door and around others I’m quite satisfied and comfortable with my scent presentation. Should I feel the need to reapply after 5-6 hours (it’s satisfactory performance time on me) I’ve noticed any remaining base notes seem to hasten the mellowing time. Black Touch is a nice fragrance for the price; one that never felt cheap to me when used properly and I’m glad I bought it. I’d much rather have it’s opening that can be solved via a bit of foresight and patience than pay far more for certain designer brands that are formulated to impress the hell out of me on first spray at the fragrance counter only to leave me wanting later. If you have a void in your wardrobe for something like Black Touch you can surely do worse for the money.
[I used this paragraph to answer a forum question, and since it was a short review I decided to place it here too.]
Segezhanin – :
I’m not disappointed! has that incredibly realistic forest floor smell in the opening. dirt and wet rocks. really cheered me up after being let down by another blind buy
definitely lemony like the zest of the fruit was sprinkled over some freshly watered soil.
miss kittin – :
I will just pick up the last opinion to build an equation.
60% Terre D’Hermes + 30% Encre Noir + 10% X
= 100% Black Touch
I still wonder about the X in this equation. My best guess is 10% of Angel Men mainly in the opening.
It opens with an alchool blast (so don’t smell it in the initial 15 seconds). Then you get a very good spicy sweet (caramel) citrusy opening. There is also touch of cardamom. The opening notes endure through the heart notes. With the hearth notes I mainly detect the orange blossom and some white flowers. Basically you have a 2nd stage with some fainting opening notes but with a strong vibe of caramel /grapefruit / orange blossom that blends with some dirtiness coming from vetiver and cedar of the closing notes. During the drydown the woody scents become a lot more cleaner. The sweetness persists probably due to the vanilla and musk notes. At the peak, the sillage reaches 3~4 feet. After 4~5 hours it becomes a skin scent and vanishes after 6~7 hours. With higher temperatures (or sweatty skin) it projects more, the sillage reaches 6 feet and the skin scent dies after 8 hours.
This fragrance is not as black as the name suggests. Probably is just a “touch” dark. It’s perfect for Spring, Autumn, Winter, day or night. You may even use it during the summer at night. Performance is average for this type of notes. The bottle is nice and solid and the sprayer is very good.
Let’s see the maths for Frank Olivier’s Black Touch:
– Scent: 8.0 (very good – my judgement)
– Longevity: 7.5 (7 hours +)
– Sillage: 7.0 (3~4 feet for 2 1/2 hours with 3 sprays on cold weather; average projection for 2 hours); practical skin scent till the 7th hour.
– Uniqueness: 8.0 (not really unique as it resembles mainly Terre d’Hermes but it’s not a clone).
– Wearability: 8.0 (almost allways except hot weather)
– Versatility: 8.0 (everywere and attracts compliments; exceptional for “close” encounters).
– Quality: 8.0 (my judgement)
– Presentation: 8.0 (nice but not outstanding)
– Price: 8.5 (100 ml for 20 Euros + VAT)
Average: 7.89 / 10.00
In my top 10? No! But good enough for daily informal use and “close” encounters.
Will I buy it again? Probably.
Will I recommend it? YES! You will not make much better for 20 Euros, and this fragrance is really pleasant!
plazma50 – :
65% Terre D’Hermes
35% Encre Noir
biwkek – :
Definitely one of those French market gems, quality stuff. Very dark (too much for me to handle), fresh, not really sweet. I think this would be 9/10 but really meant for 30+ crowd, maybe even high 20’s. It doesn’t smell “old” in the slightest, the citrus notes evenadd a freshness that keeps it exciting, but so dark. Great for the low price.
EDIT: I wrote the initial review before I knew anything about fragrance, and even now I’m still a newbie, so take everything with a grain of salt…
When I first used this it was summertime and I lost the bottle before winter came. Had I used this in slightly colder weather it would be great, really meant for spring/fall (anything under like 70 degrees) in my opinion.
This is much easier to pull of than terre d’hermes, it lacks the strong bitter orange but it’s much much cheaper and can appeal to the younger crowd as well (but not exclusively).
After trying out around 50-75 fragrances and getting a basic feel for the market and types of scents, I give this a 9/10 overall. It’s interesting and unusual without being a risky blind-buy, it’s fairly versatile (I still don’t recommend hot summer though), and can be bought for $16 but smells like you paid $70. Not to mention it lasts 7 hours on me, which nowadays is becoming much rarer to find.
Kurskii – :
orangey, earthy and if you dont like this scent then just wait 2hrs. and it will be completely gone.i have been sniffing this and my lips are all covered in it’s base oil.not even a skin scent really.
update:added a few drops of blood cedar and it added a more earthy quality.added a few drops of oak moss and not a lot changed so that’s good.added a few drops of bergamot but i still smell oranges and still have to use 100 sprays.i like the stuff!
igrok33rus – :
I buy it today. in my point of view it is very similar to terre dhermes but there are alittle diffrences between these two.
first this perfume has not orange note and insted of, it has more spicy notes than hermes.
when you look at its price you see that you have to buy it fast 🙂
Callambus – :
I sprayed This one (Black Touch) on my left hand and my Terre d’Hermes on my right hand like 5 hours ago and they smell almost exactly the same with this one being a bit darker.
Good clone.
I already have TdH so if anyone wants to swap this for something else let me know.
valeryan – :
wow..I can say nothing but wow about touch series of franck olivier(also some of his other fragrances)such high quality for such a reasonable price
Black touch reminds me Terre de hermes not as a cheaper copy of it,indeed this a better,more appealing interpretation of it,black touch is like a Terre hermes with Lalique noir undertones,blend of these two very popular men perfumes is amazing..to be honest I neither like terre de hermes,nor Lalique noir,but I really like this one!
Black touch is a darker,more bitter version of Terre hermes with a less dominant orange note and more woodsy notes…a very well balanced and high quality citruses,spiced and woody,earthy notes
It’s wearable all around the year and is versatile and expensive smelling,Longevity is decent and sillage is good
Most franck olivier perfumes bottle looks cheap to me,but touch series have almost simple,elegant looking bottles,highly recommended
❤❤❤❤
بنظر من عطرهای سری تاچ فرنک الیویر و همچنین تعدادی دیگه از عطرهای این برند ارزش خرید بسیار بالایی دارن
بلک تاچ برای من یادآور تق هرمس هست نه بعنوان یه کپی ارزونتر،بلکه بعنوان تعبیری بهتر و همه پسندتر از تق..درواقع مثل تق هرمس با رگه هایی از لالیک مشکی هست..ترکیب این دوتا عطر بسیار محبوب مردانه که بنده بشخصه هیچ کدومشون رو دوست ندارم،عطر محشری از آب دراومده(جالب اینه که بلک تاچ رو ک برای من ترکیب این دوتاست دوست دارم)
بلک تاچ ورژن تیره تر و تلخ تر تق هرمس هست که نت پرتقالی اون کمتر توی ذوق میزنه و در مجموع چوبی تر شده،،اگه بخوام بعنوان یه عطر مجزا و بدون مقایسه با تق بهش نگاه کنم باید بگم یه عطر باکیفیت و بالانس مرکباتی، اسپایسی، چوبی خاکی هست که قابلیت استفاده بصورت چهارفصل و موقعیت های مختلف رو داره(از عطر روزانه تا عطر رسمی)ماندگاری بسیار خوبی داره و از لحاظ پخش هم قابل قبول هست
بطری بسیاری از عطرهای این برند ظاهر چیپی داره اما سری تاچ،شیشه های ساده و درعین حال شیکی دارن،باتوجه به قیمت ارزش خرید عطر،چه بعنوان هدیه چه برای مصرف شخصی بسیار بالا هست و اکیدا توصیه میکنمش
nb52009 – :
It would be easy to dismiss this as a TdH clone but it does offer a different enough take on TdH to be worth owning, especially for the price. There is no over ripe orange note nor is there any sweetness to this. I’d say Black Touch is acting drier, more woody and slightly smoky as compared to TdH. Longevity and projection are superb, easily lasting 10 to 12 hours on my skin and projecting for six of those. For the price, worth a buy.
arevik_sunny – :
I purchased this on a whim, and I couldnt be more disappointed with myself. I literally hate this fragrance, it smells like a barbershop mopped the floor with cheap aftershave. Perhaps I went into this with a different interpretation on what spicy/woody fragrances should smell like. Suffice it to say, I have a 3.4oz bottle that is 99.9% full if anyone is interested….
Lexus1809 – :
I’m rudely shocked not to find “Oud Touch” listed here in Fragrantica’s database! Oud Touch is concentrated as EDP and its longevity and projection is quite impressive! This ultra masculine scent is a blend of orange, rose, agarwood, Patchouli, amber and a wispy note of leather and Vetiver geared towards men with irrepressible genteelism. It’s a classic and basic cologne, having a refined, yet inexplicable Gallic interpretation to oud! Franck Olivier’s take on Oud Touch is stunningly refreshing! Sorry. Black Touch only came to my memory because its flacon bears a striking semblance to Oud Touch (except that the latter is brown in colour).
dim3 – :
Imagine Terre d, Hermes without notice orange and vanilla note .
Exceptional quality vs price ( euros 12 -100 ml )
Terre but I do not like this if I do ( I can not stand the bright orange in Terre )
Good longevity and average sillage .
Conlar – :
Borrowed this off my son and I really like it. Lots of ISO super E . To me it is very like Perles de Lalique but less patchouli and no Turkish delight style rose. Longevity is great and sillage civilised. It is a lot cheaper than Perles and just as nice and as good quality if slightly less feminine. But not butch either. Unisex for sure. I have Franck Olivier original for women and that is also lovely and great quality. I am fed up with feeble offerings so this is a brand I will seek out more of.
atfhovupeh – :
Please add the latest OUD TOUCH by Franck Olivier to the database. Excellent fragrance at a very good price.
hatire – :
To me the first blast is smooth and has a dark aroma,
it smells very good for such a low price, if you like
woody dark and spicy fragrances this is for you,
anyway now i know why its called black touch
the name suits it well, and i love the smell, and
the price as well 😉
sashlimonov – :
من بعنوان یه دختر از بوش لذت میبرم
ماندگاری خوبی داره
البته خودم استفاده نمیکنم برادرم این عطرو داره
لطفا با لالیک مقایسش نکنید این بویخاص تری داره شاید بهتره بگیم بین تق هرمسو لالیکه
مرسی
ZloyElf – :
I’ve blind bought a bottle for £16.76 based on the reviews of my fragrance friends & waiting for delivery and very excited 🙂
Update 1.
Excellent (notes as below) and went straight to my iPad to buy another, but sadly, no more UK stock 🙁 . International sellers in Hong Kong an Australia are selling this at highly inflated prices, £57 and £43 respectively. How do countries outside the EU end up with stocks that we have no access to in the first place?? This seems to be a recurrent theme in the fragrance world and being as France is only 21 miles over the English Channel from UK, it seems insane to be buying it back in from the other side of the world!
Update 2.
To the person who said “please don’t compare this to Terre”, we are allowed to compare to whatever we think this smells like! Lol! I agree with the other reviewers that this is definitely out of the Terre D’Hermes and Yardley Citrus and Wood genre. I really don’t get any real Encre Noir similarities at this moment. After my initial excitement, and it does smell great, I gave myself a liberal spraying (clothes and skin 10ish sprays) last night before I went out for a meal. 2 hours later, it had become a fairly weak skin scent. I will give this a few more tries and give further updates if this first impression proves to be unfair. Given its scarcity and lack of performance, I won’t be chasing another bottle after all, that’s for sure. For a better performing cheapie, although I usually steer away from celebrity scents, I would suggest (choke!) David Beckham Homme EDT. It’s also out of this genre, but, I think, a better performer than this and definitely longer lasting than Yardley. I will do a proper comparison asap.
Final thought. I could have saved my money and just bought a bottle of the far better performing Terre instead of these cheaper alternatives, but this hobby is partly about having a bit of fun with these frags too. The anticipation and excitement of potentially receiving your “Holy Grail” through the post is addictive.
Black touch was fun whilst it lasted!
P.s. Tested alongside Beckham. Although stronger in initial projection, David Beckham Homme lasts twice as long as a skin scent. Either buy a decant pump spray for regular application of these, or get Hermes Terre D’Hermes
🙂
moicho007 – :
Every time I wear this I like it more. I get the comparisons to Terre, but my take is that this really stands on it’s own. It’s not a beast but it lasts 8 to 10 hours and always politely let’s you know that it’s there. It has a very smooth, almost creamy quality to it. This is one that just smells good and I’m betting it’ll be a great Summer frag. Lastly, it’s doesn’t smell overly synthetic, very high quality but priced very affordably.
Dyadka_777 – :
The name sounds a bit sinister and the notes sound intriguing, Id like to find this as a sample and try it on my man 🙂
Evgen7771 – :
“this is my version of the black touch story”
imagine if encre noir was a goth chick and terre d hermes was indian jones son. a young couple from two different sides of the street yet they fit together perfectly in a harmonious balance we call love.
this fragrance is a dark vetiver with hints of a dark floral background all done in a very unique men’s fragrance. the vetiver is light and airy woody and sweet. with subtle nuances of some type of flower that i cannot put my finger on. i don’t think it’s the geranium, perhaps the jasmine? it is very well blended and hides in this fragrances enough to not confuse you.
it also has some kind of musty pleasant aspect that may put some people off. but give it a couple minutes and that turns sweet and soft. kinda like opening a very old book. it’s dusty dirty but you kinda find that smell delightful for some strange reason.
i can see why people associate this with TdH and EN
but it is on it’s own path in life.
longevity 8/10
sillage 6/10
overall score 7/10
this will be one of the best inexpensive fragrances on the market for a little while.
however this is an opinion and you have to be into darker scents to enjoy something like this.
** i’m not sure if it is just me but this might have iso e super in it. it tends to fade away and waft back in strength for hours. it also seems heat activated. the more you sweat the louder it projects. and it does not just wear off easily with some sweat. the good thing is it never truly dies off until around 8-10 hours.
Dosent1984 – :
I was never a big fan of terre d’hermes. Really, I hoped it would be more like encre noire than terre, but it is quite the opposite. And my god this is such a good thing for encre lovers, cause I’d like to think there is only one black ink. In short terms- IMHO not a substitute for Lalique, but really, dangerously close to terre d’hermes;) Scent itself- no teenager nonsense. Sublime parfume, skillfully put together. Mysterious, tempting, dark, and full of suprises at the end;)Gotta love it.
godofdark – :
With a little elementary mathamagic, I find that for the price of my bottle of Green Irish Tweed, I could have bought around twelve bottles of this stuff. And I’d probably go through them all before I finished the Creed. This stuff is pure magic on me.
Black Touch, like many of my favorites, is set in earth tones – burnt umber, if I had to narrow it down. Pay attention to the “People who like this” widget over to the right, because there are absolute elements of many of these fragrances dancing around in the mix here – in fact, I’m pretty sure that if I had the time and inclination, I could replicate this using some amalgamation of those scents as ingredients. Start with just the smallest hint of Encre Noir – you can sense tendrils of it, like distant smoke, throughout the life of it. Pour on some M7, to get that bronze, hummy quality to it, but smooth it out with the L’Occitane, to get it a little creamy. Just a touch of Terre D’Hermes, to get that taste of citrus up…
…and I’ve just created a really tasty stew for 300 dollars that Black Touch delivers for under twenty bucks. That’s spooky and delightful. On one hand, if you’re an elementalist, you can cover much of that earthtone experience in one go using Black Touch. On the other hand, for those of us in love with that entire spectrum, Black Touch connects the dots in several places – like a missing link.
For under twenty bucks. That bears endless repeating.
It doesn’t threaten the pedestals of the pantheon – it’s no cheap replacement for M7 or Encre Noir or L’Occitane or Terre d’Hermes. At the same time, none of those (alone) can replace the omnibus that is Black Touch.
If there is a downside to it, I suppose it would be that, in carrying the DNA of so many defining perfumes, it lacks a definite personality of its own. It’s not a hitman in black like Encre, it’s not a gleaming bronze machine like M7, it’s not a rough-and-tumble leather jacket like the Hermes. It’s… a lovely burnt umber.
As to longevity, on my skin this stuff is implacable; 14 hours later, all I need to do is wipe my fingers over my collarbone to bring the scent alive again to my nose, with goodly strength.
Should you try it? If you’re into the earthtone spectrum of perfumes, you can barely afford not to for under a double sawbuck; it’s this or English Leather over at the dimestore. And this is No English Leather.
eremenkornd – :
Nothing like Citus and wood by Yardley or Terre D’Hermes.
A fragrance by itself.Totally masculine,unique ,peppery and long lasting without being headache inducing.
Wore this today as I wanted something noticeable in 22 degrees and it payed off.Various positive comments and I have been wearing it now for 6hrs and can still smell the spices even with a fairly light application.
Quite hard to find now but will definitely buy another bottle when mine comes to an end.Would be interested to Know reviews of Blue Touch and the origins of Franck Olivier if anyone wants to get in touch?
Lasting power 9 out of 10
General opinion of wearability and uniqueness 9 out of 10
ivah-ka – :
I Love the Scent Of Black Touch. It Touch my skin for about 1-2 Hours, but It doesn’t Touch 8 O’Clock. I Use it for Car Air Freshener.
My Rating as Cologne 3/10
car air freshener 9/10
rrjamesn8 – :
Hi , I just purchase this fragrance , is amazing
Something between Hermes and Lalique black
So good , I just splash one in my neck after 10 hr
I can still smell it and also very good price
7/10
dikis – :
Smell like Arabian,indian, i think its designed for those markets
Its for mature men over 25,maybe over30 is better for it
If you are looking for fresh ,young one ,this is not your type
FriendAaron – :
عطر بسیار عالی در زمره هرمس،در اینکه هرمس یک عطر فوق العاده ای هست شکی نیست،اما این عطر با قیمتی مناسب و ماندگاری و پخش بسیار عالی جایگاه خود را حفظ میکند،برای فصل سرما مناسب است و مخصوصا برای افراد سیگاری یکی از گزینه های خوب با مبلغ کم میتواند باشد،بسیار کلاسیک و مردانه
scestepiery – :
Cannot find this anywhere in the UK, would love to know how it smells!
goblo – :
Oh I forgot to add from my post below,THIS WAS A TOTAL “BLIND BUY” just from the reviews,if any other high end house had this such as “GUERLAIN”(my favorite house) it would no doubt be very expensive,hats off to the designer FRANCK OLIVER,job well done sir.You will no doubt get a good 12 hours out of BLACK TOUCH,”MAGNIFICENT”
GuillermoW20 – :
“Black Touch” cologne is arguably the BEST inexpensive cologne($16.50) on the market,it really gives the higher priced colognes a run for there money.Projection is GREAT,Sillage is really off the charts and Longevity,well I put 4 sprays on at 8am this morning,its now 5pm and I can still smell it,and I don’t mean nose to skin,while I’m sitting on my couch writing this the aroma is like,WOW, so I know others can smell it as well, I usually put 1 spray on each side of my face and 1 spray on both sides of my neck.Fantastic stuff.If your a TRUE cologne lover as I am,try it and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.I’m not a person that gets into all the different notes in a cologne,if it smells GREAT,has LASTING POWER and PROJECTS really well,I’M BUYING IT.PERIOD.”BLACK TOUCH”is no doubt,one of my all time favorites.L’INSTANT EDT is my signature scent.L’INSTANT EDT &L’INSTANT EXTREME EDP,now those two colognes I would put against any high end cologne on the market.My top 2 colognes,EVER.Black Touch is really a one of those,DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH,a real HIDDEN TREASURE…..
den_one_bk – :
I will write this review for Black Touch and try to not compare it to Terre d’Hermes, as I find it rather different and each bottle should be evaluated independently – not directly compared. Everything is unto itself…unique.
Application/Wearing – full. 1 spray to the back of each hand, 2 to the inner wrists, 3 to the neck (all sides) and 3 to my T-Shirt. Even layered 2-3 more shots to get more out of the initial wearing…not much more shows, just a “thicker” scent. I sprayed from a bit of distance at this point to try to get more note separation, which can help with compositions that are dark and have “weight” to them as Black Touch does.
The opening is rather striking – a sharp blast of grapefruit and bergamot with a nice cardamom really open your nasal passages! Rich, earthy patchouli and geranium enter soon after with a strong undertone of dried vetiver (not rooty or rubbery). It is a great note and the key to this composition.
I like the florals in the heart because they are faint and distant – a “dried bouquet”. African Orange Flower is definitely noticeable though – similar to a peppery neroli note. Well-done, a little amped up with a nice kick.
The base is interesting – it doesn’t stay loud for long (maybe 30 minutes or so), but instead seems to absorb into my skin and radiates about 6 inches or so out – a bit more on my shirt.
It reaches the white musk note and the fragrance is clean and breathes a little more. A light cedar note blends with the synthetic dried vetiver is dominant and worth the price of the bottle for that note alone (along with the sharp opening). Personally, I am a bit disappointed with the lack of projection after 45 min to 1 hour or so. A very nice skin scent and one that you can reapply. It is dark, a bit brooding and has a dryness that is appealing to me – because it is rather unique in that way. I get something different from the fragrance everyone wants to compare this to. It’s missing something that makes it great. Perhaps it has less of a spike of Iso E Super…however, there is a fair amount in this juice.
A fragrance like this needs to be able to separate its components. It definitely has stages and is not a total blob, but it feels a bit heavy after the sharp opening and never really “lifts” off my skin. At 90 minutes and I am reaching up to my nose (1-2 inches of projection).
Overall, this is a fairly well-made composition with a very good price point! I just wish it was a louder scent throughout (and not just the top). It wears like an “EdP Light”, where it keeps the scent close to the skin (like an EdP – more “weight”), but doesn’t have the overall depth or richness of aromatic compounds. It is a rather strange paradox in a bottle, but that is what synthetic scents often reveal themselves to be. The opening is huge, but it settles quickly. A decent scent for the office…or casual, possibly intimacy. Nothing that I would wear to anything remotely ‘special’.
Overall score – hard to say, but I will arrive at 7/10, and a “Like” for me. Recommended for those who want an inexpensive, close-in scent that smells significantly better than what you paid. I am curious how this would do in hot weather with perspiration. It doesn’t seem to want to stay on my skin even indoors in an air-conditioned house.
After some pondering, shaking the bottle to integrate some oxygen and applying another 3-4 sprays, this again opens nicely and transitions quickly to a skin scent. It is nice, but I am not sure if I would buy it again, even at the low price point. It has some nice notes, but I have EdC’s that have better projection, better longevity and higher quality ingredients. I really want to like this more, but the lack of longevity projection (even on clothes after 2-3 hours) is not there for me. Strange.
One to ponder…as I had very high hopes for it, although it didn’t fully disappoint. I simply found myself wanting something “more”. Still a solid bottle, especially for the price. Synthetic, of course, and not something I see wearing often as it is already collecting dust. In the end, it just doesn’t do anything ‘special’…for me.
**Update** – I decided to bite the bullet and do some layering in the evening after the 3rd application of Black Touch last night. I applied 3-4 sprays of Terre d’Hermes Pure Parfum, let it’s magnificent true EdP notes radiate and settle for about 10-15 minutes and then applied a few shots of Black Touch. The effect was interesting. I expected better, but as I suspected…not a great blend. The Pure Parfum was so beautiful, it just wafted up and showed its depth and form. Black Touch seemed to “blanket” the brilliant EdP in a dark, rather inky & dry feel. I waited – they never integrated. Disappointed, after 30 minutes or so, I grabbed the TdH Pure Parfum and applied a couple more shots – which “dampened” the darkness and the beauty was back. So, I at least got a nice wearing of Pure Parfum by Terre d’Hermes with a deep, dark and brooding undertone. Interesting, but nothing I would do again. Leave those compositions to themselves, entirely!
nayk12345 – :
I love fragrances like this. It totally reminds me of Citrus and wood by Yardley, only a bit stronger and a bit darker. The bottle is beautiful and is one of those fragrances that really makes me scratch my head as to why it is so inexpensive, like Encre Noir by Lalique. It is very spicy and woody, almost inky and earthy. The Vetiver is prominant and dark, and is actually similar to Encre Noir in that sense, but most closely related to citrus and wood or Terre D’Hermes. I absolutely recommend this to add to anyones fragrance collection because it’s such a bargain and fantastic scent. It will be perfect for fall.
KOLYANTIP – :
This scent not for me, received as a gift and wouldnt make my top 50 scents.
More for older older men.
stendek – :
I got this stuff for 16$ in miami and it smells really good. An hermrs but without quality ingredients .
roznat – :
A luxurious, manly, dual-dimensional, spicy citrus perfume which is a doppleganger of Terre D Hermes, yet adds a dark, sexy, nightime twist to create a great scent…
I applied 6 heavy sprays
0-2 hours – 1.5 foot projection. Ok, this is Terre D Hermes, but there is a dark, sexy, black suit and devishly sexy bolt-on which makes this more complex and rounder than Terre D Hermes.. The 1st day I wore this at work, and from 10 feet!!!!, my colleague sniffed the air and said “what is it?” I said Franck!!! and he said I am buying it right now and he nearly fell unconcious when I said a 50ml bottle was a mere £14 online!!!! so right then he bought it! Ages 27-51
2 – 5 hours – 8 inches projection Superb. None stop compliments. Infact I have had more compliments with this than nearly all my other frags put together!!!! It takes a path away from Terre D Hermes and the darkness comes more to the fore
5 – 7 hours – 1-2 inch projection. Some trail, Still compliments
7-12 hours. Close to skin
So affordable and well cool bottle
An awesome blind buy
Possibly suitable for allergy sufferers
Quality
zgt515speagoessenda – :
Terre d’Hermes for 1/4 of money.Big thumbs up.
dangerman – :
Really good one. Its mood is near to Terre d’Hermes but not so close indeed. The scent is dark, earthy, quite green (in strange way) in its opening and with a little grease or lubricant oil-like in its woody heart. Its also very mysterious and deep. The drydown is quite similar to Terre – stones with moss. Generally Black Touch is more warm fragrance and complex i think, and not so – lets say “row”. In Pol