Description
“A dark heart softly beats in dusty darkened rooms. Its pulse increasing, ink is creeping; tributaries drawn across the page. Forgotten tongues whisper ‘keep pushing, keep searching. It’s closer than you think.’”—Beaufort London
With Coeur De Noir, Beaufort London considers the relationship between the sea and the art it has inspired. Beaufort London founder Leo Crabtree uses his grandfather’s pen drawings of luxury yachts, his father’s library of nautical fiction and his own tattoos as references.
Coeur De Noir by Beaufort London is a Leather fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Coeur De Noir was launched in 2015. Top notes are rum, ginger and ink; middle notes are paper, leather and vanilla; base notes are cedar, tobacco and birch tar.
aladovv – :
I never pay attention to the already labeled reviews of perfumes but for Coeur de Noir I make an exception reporting what is written: “In this fragrance we refer to the poems on art and the sea.
Crabtree uses his grandfather’s drawings as inspiration, a lover of luxury yachts, his father’s nautical novel collection, his tattoos and travels.
Black ink dominates this composition along with a spicy note of Western Indian rum; sheets lost and found, dry accords of books bound in leather find the right balance with the warm enigmatic notes of pipe tobacco with vanilla.
All elegantly resting on a mysterious background of birch tar and labdanum. ”
There is nothing to add because it’s all true! Books bound and full of dust, Tattoos, rums, woods. It reminds me of “Notturno” by Meo Fusciuni but this is more elaborate, more woody and if in ink the ink dominates everything, in Coeur de Noir it is assimilated by the birch. Have you ever been in an old library full of dust? In an artist’s studio? In an ancient tattoo shop? Posters, scrolls, candles … That’s what Coer De Noir is.
WONDER.
Fragrance: 10/10
Persistence: 10/10
dk200062 – :
Unusual,ink ,rum and tarry. The more wearable of Beaufort. Very good performance. but I’m waiting for rake and ruin.7/10
geg18 – :
I know that in behalve orf the commerce you are not allowed to speak aboud “masculine”or “feminin”scents….But this one is for sure a hairy masculin one 🙂 🙂 A little sofisticated farmer in England so to say.
vsemprivet – :
This is basically leather fragrance with some smoke. Nothing new really. Again ( in this perfume house ) opening was very interesting which I love the most, strong ginger, ink and leathery / smoky smell. Later beautiful kinda dry leather. Good performence for first couple hours than skin scent. Overall : lovely but I’ll not buy a full bottle.
Scent : 10/10
Longevity : 9/10
Sillage 7/10
Grebin – :
Earthy barbecue chips. It isn’t bad, but I’d rather eat it than wear it.
Andrenc – :
Smoky, inky black depths of the sea! The ocean bottom, where even gravity is altered and silence fills perception. I adore smoky accords, have recently developed an obsession with ink as a note, and am always on the lookout for anything that reminds me of the sea. This one hits all 3, and does it in a fantastical scent that takes me to an eerie lightless world of strange beauty. The combination of notes – leather, tobacco, rum, ginger, cedar – transforms into a new accord, one that has an ocean spirit.
As a diver, I love going beyond the limits of darkness, floating in an alien dimension of unseen splendor. This is the perfume of that experience. The ‘black heart’ of fathomless waters. BeauFort London has captured the essence of the deep, where mysteries dwell and laws of nature are shifted. Out of this world scent of the abyss. For ocean lovers!
susylan – :
Coeur de Noir is very unusual! On my skin, it opens up with a sweet, spicy tobacco at first. There’s a note there I can’t identify, something inorganic and quite bright; could be the ink. Within the hour, it’s smoothed down to an aged leather, much like the leather that encloses old books in a dark corner of a great library, where people only venture by mistake. The cedar or birch of the wooden shelves has seeped into the paper, into the bindings, and gives the mustiness a bit of a perk. I get that furniture polish comparison.
Very interesting and dignified, but polarising.
myzchinna – :
Intriguing. Another love AND hate vote … it leaves me ambivalent. In a way it’s Eau d’Old Man – VERY dusty/papery, medicinal, tarry, strongly ashy – so manly it’s positively gruff. From another angle, beautifully balanced, almost fragrant, rather original and absolutely unisex for anyone bold enough to wear it. It definitely does not smell anything like cheap reeky men’s aftershave, but is a complex, distinctive and rather arty picture all in. I prefer the smell of herbal, unburnt tobacco in scents but this one does tend more to stale smoke. Yet somehow the ink and spicing here balances everything out and it ends up as sort-of-nice stale smoke. How do they do that? Very strong sensual impression of something slaty grey and quite flinty. This is absolutely the smell of your military granddad. But as a scent I’d still wear it (and I am a peacenik woman.)
zapppcciastii – :
I typically wear a different fragrance every day. It is rare that I ware the same scent 2 days in a row, but I have to admit that i have worn this one 2 days in a row. Why? Because I both hate and love this one and had to ware it once again to make sure. .
Why do I hate it?
The Opening is very off putting to me. I get a strong furniture polish vibe. Industrial cleaner with a bit of ginger to hide the harshness. Each scent is silo-ed, fighting for dominance. At this phase, it is a jumbled mess looking for a home.
An hour later the scents begin to merge, tearing down the walls and playing together. But this is just the beginning. A “Mea Culpa” trying to find common ground, Better that the opening, but it has not yet found it’s harmony.
Why do I love it?
Four hours in, the compromise has been found. the leather shines on my skin. Other notes play a supporting role to elevate the leather.
Bottom line, this is a great scent. but it can be a bit shy and takes takes awhile before it shows it true nature and potential. If you like leather scents, this one is worth a try. But you will need a bit of patients.
ayp78 – :
Leather, wood, tobacco, smoke; maybe some kind of ink in there. There’s a tarriness to CdN as well. Rum is definitely present in the opening and I get a little smooth vanilla sweetness later. The leather opens strong and earthy but comes into balance with the other notes on the dry down. This is the captain’s quarters, bound leather books, wood paneling; smoking a pipe and enjoying a glass of rum by oil lamp light. Real Master and Commander stuff.
Sillage, projection are good and it lasted about six hours before becoming soft. This is mature, “masculine” and for cooler weather. I would be intrigued to smell this on a lady. More formal but I can’t imgaine a particular situation this would be well suited for. Not really sexy; a little stuffy. Probably not the best work choice either. The leather note is bold and could be little challenging. I like Coeur de Noir; quality and performance are there. Nice fragrance but I’m not sure it’s for me.
viktor0106 – :
Absolutely stunning! Hits my nose with ink on the paper – I was looking for such a scent for years. Lots of tobacco, some spicy and smoky notes – but still it is not as heavy as I was afraid it would be. Designed for mature men (and some women as well – some lady below indicated that black lipstick is mandatory, I totally agree).
IskanderEfendi – :
Wow. This is the first fragrance that has actually managed to create a reaction of fear in me. It is like a single Kubrickesque monolith in an empty room, imposing, awe-inspiring, frightening, its surface beyond black. Ink, tar, smoke, adrenaline. There has been a lot of talk of men wearing it in the reviews so far, but as a woman, I would wear it. And I would freak people out. And I would like it. Black lipstick mandatory.
sagor – :
Kapow. This perfume is something else. The leather and ink are pretty shocking, in a good way, and I am convinced the woody leathery vanilla dry down is all the better comparatively. I felt like I got a mini trauma at first spray and developed Stockholm syndrome. That said this is probably better on a man, one that knows what he wants and knows what he’s doing. 😛
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Taraska – :
leather and oil …very masculine, oomph, melting knees. If it was a man in a bar and asked me if I wanted to get out of here, hell yes.
That said, this is not for puppies. For grown ups not afraid of their masculinity which is fully under control …until it no longer need be 😛 There you go.
ShotheCon – :
This is the first that I have tried from this house and I would agree more or less with Mick Trick’s review. Sure it’s dark,smoky and leathery. Downright borderline nasty but then the light sweetness comes in making it tolerable and even likeable for me. The sweetness would have to come from the vanilla and rum. This for sure won’t be for everyone and in due time the house will most likely have a cult like following such as Slumberhouse. I like it far better than anything from the Dev. Series by Olympic Orchids. I must mention that this is coming from a dab on sample vial in which the scent lasted a good 10 hours with sillage being the strongest the first 3 or 4 hours and about 6 inches after that.
cebo78 – :
Its got a kick to it! A friend of mine got in the car after I’d applied 3 sprays 20 minutes prior and said I smelt like liquid cocaine… take of that what you may.
Guardian Angel – :
After trying 1805 Tonnerre, I didn’t really have high hopes for this fragrance. 1805 Tonnerre is a loud, bang in your face smoky bonfire that you can only wear a few times a year and if you do, make sure you’re outside so you don’t annoy everyone with the very loud, linear scent.
Surprisingly Coeur De Noir is a beautiful classy scent but it is in your face loud so you have to give it a chance. The first wear I got the gunpowder smokiness of Tonnerre and thought I made a mistake on buying it but then the charmingly smooth vanilla notes started drifting between the smoky, sweet and spicy notes and all was forgotten. The scent flits between sweet, loud, crazy and unusual whilst at the same time being quite carefree and easy to wear. Another surprise is the dry down resembles L’air du Desert Morocain, which is an absolute favourite of mine.
This fragrance is not for everyone so definitely try a sample before buying. I on the other hand have found a new favourite fragrance!
Longevity is also good (10+ hours).
Ereba – :
If you want to smell like you’ve been laying tarmac in the rain, this is the perfume for you. Why you might want to is another story, but as my Mum likes to say, there’s a lid for every pot, so.
Xeroxemqfq – :
In two words you can describe this, “Sweet Smoke”. To me this just smells of vanillin in its ‘old book’ guise joined by a dry white birch smoke and an odd semi-gourmande buttery popcorn note. A decade ago it would have been revolutionary, but today, not so much. It’s meant to have some inky stuff going on too, but I can’t detect that. Good-meh.
Nemehs – :
I guess this one stands for the whole line although i can sense something not likely pleasant in here and i guess it’s the overdose ginger rum combination but over all this one is quite good actually.
I really need to meet with any of this brand presenters to get at least their vision! by then i might like this, but for now, none really makes sense! theirs are just chaos in bottles!!
Death95 – :
I get all the haters, this isn’t a easily wearable fragrance. If you’re looking for soft leather, kept looking. If you’re looking for cedar and soft, polite cigar smoke, keep looking. This fragrance is bold and it is unusual.
The first note that arises is the wood. This is the cinder wood of a cold campfire log. It is wood, not ash and not just smoke. This note lingers as the leather and ink rise up. The ink makes this for me. It’s a bit tart, but the leather balances it out.
Just when you’d expect a soft dry down, the spice notes come out to play. The spices are not gourmand, but slightly raw. The combination of all these notes is distinct, surprising, and mouth wateringly sexy on the right man.
marina_pikul – :
Not as violently unpleasant as “East India”. It’s drier, softer, slightly sweeter and doesn’t have that medicinal edge.
However, it is still way too literal and totally unsuited to daily wear. Birch dominates again, but this time with a cold metallic ink note, papery tobacco and cedar. The most potent stages smell like a campfire, tarry and woody, after which it dulls down to a stale ashtray in a dingy pub.
How anyone can justify spending £95 to smell like cigarettes is beyond me.
larisadidyr – :
This is slightly less smoky than labelmate 1805, but it’s still a very, VERY burnt-seeming fragrance. There’s a hint of something floral in the drydown, but acrid smoke and tar overwhelm all other notes.
Only wear this perfume if you want to smell like you’ve been sitting downwind from a camp fire all day, and you’re OK with people coughing accordingly. The Beaufort perfumes are interesting in concept but impractical in execution; in all honesty, I can’t imagine anybody wearing this indoors. Keep in mind that back in the 19th Century, on British sailing ships, nobody would have bathed. This fragrance is strong enough to cover up the worst body odor, but that doesn’t make it something I want to smell.