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evgen_r772mr – :
My skin must have eaten all the sweet stuff in this. It’s really piney with a hint of synthetic fresh note, which leaves it smelling like a cheap air freshener.
Not a safe blind buy, I also would not consider this unisex, definitely smells as this was targeted at male audience, however, it seems my skin really did a weird trick on this one.
AIDEPESEASE – :
First things first: If you’re a lover of the drink and expecting this to smell exactly like absinthe in its alcohol form, you may be disappointed. However, if you go in with an open mind and not too many expectations, I think you’ll be rather pleasantly surprised.
The initial impression is seriously potent pine, though it quickly gives way to a beautiful blend of spicy heart notes. (Ginger, clove, AND anise? That’s pretty much my dream trifecta.) I’m relieved that the pine + spice combo doesn’t evoke any Christmastime associations, as I do not enjoy holiday-inspired fragrances whatsoever. Rather, it conjures the sense of being lost in the forest on an early autumn afternoon; bright and shadowy, a bit of warmth from the sun still lingering all around as the crisp chill of evening approaches.
@whenthesunhits has already left the most beautifully descriptive analysis of this perfume ever (in fact, her review pushed me to blind buy it), so I won’t bore you with a recapitulation of her words. Just wanted to add my two cents worth on another gorgeous work of olfactory art from my beloved house of L’Artisan!
павлуха123 – :
This is beautiful, green, fresh, spicy aromatic scent suitable for year round use. I get a vibe from an expensive shaving cream, something manly and nowadays manly scents are a rarity.
Dominant notes are pine, wormwood, fir balsam, mild incense and mild star anise. At the late dry down there’s also cloves. In the air I get mostly spicy pine and wormwood. There’s also strong nutmeg, vivid angelica, strong black pepper and mild cloves along with patchouli at the background. I think that cloves are stronger than ginger which I can’t feel it at all and as time passes the cloves make their presence clear. Sometimes smells like an absinthe liquer especially at the first stages of its development but mostly is a resinous, green and spicy barbershop fougere scent.
Sillage is moderate, projection is moderate to soft. The longevity is good, high-average.
Highly recommended for those who love manly scents with a vintage green vibe. It’s a clean, green, delicate, incensy scent. Beautiful natural smelling fragrance!
boom285 – :
Pine notes dominate this wonderful aromatic scent and it’s not just for men. A memorable, unique composition, with crisp high notes in the opening before turning more herbal and incensy. Patchouli is their supporting the base.
This behaves like several other L’Artisan’s I’ve tried with sub par performance. In just two hours it becomes a skin scent. If they ever make an intense version, I’ll be buying the 100ml. For now, I’ll reapply often.
brat142 – :
In Fou D’Absinthe, Giacobetti disguises a barbershop fougere behind exotic green notes of anisic absinthe and balsam fir. This green fairy works a 9 to 5 job. I love the peppery opening, which is a roll call of some of my favorite spices – black pepper, ginger, nutmeg, anise – mixed with a dose of fir needles and lemon-and-lavender-fresh shaving cream. Fou d’Absinthe is much easier to wear than it looks based on the notes. Clean but not soapy. Refreshing. It’s blessedly free of the bitter citrus or the clunky block of ISO E super that seems to be in many modern barbershop fougeres. Despite the male fragrance themes that the scent plays with, it’s decidedly unisex to my nose.
Unfortunely, Fou has some projection and longevity issues (like many L’Artisans). If they did an intense version of all of their scents, I would lose so much money. But as it is, it’s merely a like, not a love.
DenisSur – :
This is the one perfume that makes me instantly HAPPY. Can’t really describe what’s going on, except bubbling happiness. Kind of masculine, kind of feminine, a bit of a walk in wood just after the rain, but that wood is not like any wood I’ve ever been to :). Definitely worth a try but be warned: longevity is quite poor, so you have to keep coming back. It’s addictive. Totally.
SANY_BLOC – :
smelling like ‘madness and taboo-busting dreams’, Fou d’Absinthe is an unusual fragrance, full of contrasts. The unexpected combination of notes such as absinthe, pine, cloves and blackcurrant gives off both spicy and cool layers
dol685speagoessenda – :
یک رایحه خوش بو با کلاس و شیک .یک نیش خاص مخصوص اوایل فصل بهار و پاییز.تنها ایراد ان ماندگاری متوسط به پایین است.
danich – :
I get 6+ hours. Smells like a good shaving cream
sevaBEL – :
Complex, green, aromatic and ethereal. I was expecting the scent to be more straightforwardly based on the infamous aniseed-flavored liqueur — and that element certainly is present — but there’s more going on here. Absinthe takes a back seat to the real star of this fragrance: The Green Fairy herself.
The Green Fairy is one of absinthe’s most popular nicknames, so it makes sense to try to capture that concept in a scent. Of course, this is just my personal interpretation.
It opens with a cool, forest-like greenness created by fresh notes of fir, angelica and pine. Very uplifting, but also delicate — almost gauze-like. Forest fairies with gossamer wings come to mind. The scent flits around you for several minutes after application, daintily revealing its complexities. Truly a joy. It then settles into soft anise buoyed by an array of spices.
Interesting interplay of cool vs warm sensations, as well. The opening coolness is reminiscent of the ice-cold water that absinthe is served with. The scent grows steadily warmer in the dry down, bringing to mind the soothing warmth absinthe is known to spread throughout the body after drinking it. It ends in a warm, comforting base of green-tinged woody incense.
Sadly, longevity and sillage are serious problems with this one. A modest application was incredibly fleeting on my skin — detectable for 20 minutes, max. I then logically doused myself in the stuff in an effort to get some more action out of it. Even then, it dries down to a mostly skin scent within 20-30 minutes. It’s detectable on the skin for about 4 hours. For an EDP, that’s pretty disappointing.
The juice itself is gorgeous and creative. Since the fragrance is fairly affordable, the longevity/sillage issues are less frustrating. I’m rather happy with it.
lsn – :
This one is interesting. It’s very green and memorable even if it does have one of my least favorite notes, ginger, in it. I really get the pine, ginger, some incense, and artemesia. Definitely lots of pine and fir. Fir always smells “cold” to me, and this feels like more of a cold, green fragrance. Like an ice-cold alcoholic drink (which, I think, was the intended outcome with the name “Absinthe”) mixed with men’s shaving products.
Sadly the ginger ruins this for me. I can’t smell the warmer notes of nutmeg, pepper, or clove past it.
Another “clean man” fragrance to me. Smells sharp and classy, though!
qunodolofwawj – :
c’est un parfum qui manque de peps a mon gout, trop basique pour une si fameuse marque… manque d’originalité surtout, il sent la foret, la verdure & les plantes…
sincèrement, il ne me plait pas du tout…
je trouve aussi que c’est un parfum pour une personne âgé, genre 70ans ou plus… sérieux !
bref! cherchez ailleurs
sorrenta2008 – :
This is really an artistic perfume with an awesome appeal! It has an immediate charm, imbued by the wizardry of a master. Incense in an enchanting fragrance, having a forest effect with aromatic pines! Spices – clove, pepper, star anise, nutmeg! Herbal greens – patchouli with its freshest leaves! A waft of clean redolent lavender! Incense adding spiritual luster! An incredible blend, yet allows you to enjoy the different notes that make it so delightful. A spicy herbal wildwood with incense weaving it’s magic throughout!
Fou d’ Absinthe is an Olivia Giacobetti treasure. She’s created many masterpieces, L’Artisan’s Safran Troublant, Navegar and Dzing!, Diptyque’s Philosykos, and more. This one is another tour de force, a forest jewel with an elegant patina of natural ingredients. One of L’Artisan’s best as far as sillage and longevity. It lasted all day on my skin, and I got currents of beautiful aroma every time I moved. My only criticism is that the notes all evaporate on a growing scale, leaving me with a more ordinary scent for the last half of the drydown – the more ornamental essences going first. Not to worry – I enjoyed reapplying to experience this heady brew. Will have to get an FB to be able to spray often!
stein – :
This is unique. A walk through a magic
forest. Fire and Ice, I like this. I find it more femme than masculine. Artistic, nicely composed.
Classy. A bit of mischief as well.
simon-martens – :
Very nice fernish thing: a subtle pine, a few mild spices, and an awful lot of soap. In the final analysis, too soapy by far, and I like my pine with a hissy swagger of Yatagan. But nice nevertheless.
realole – :
Really nice perfume but poor sillage.
This perfume smells very fresh, very green, spicey and a bit woody.
It reminds me of older generation perfumes that used to have complex notes breakdown, orchestrated together to deliver the final result. Very well made and I believe a lot of thinking went into making this perfume.
unfortunately these efforts are not matched by quality of the materials used, it’s weak and doesn’t project apart from the first hour, then it becomes very close to skin. It has moderate decent longevity though.
Shame they don’t have a stronger formulation of it.
Ozorhik – :
I would hope to augment this review after more trials (so far just a strip test, a wrist test, and one full winter weather wearing)… As others have said, this is a very nicely blended and appealingly contemporary ‘masculine’ fougere. For me, pine kept light by way of spicy herbal freshness, defines the opening. It might have been this, in concert with a subtle hint of currant, that made me half-imagined a juniper berry note. This transitions into a warm, slightly caramellic lavender/tonka fougere accord supported by an undertone of woody notes and a hint of incense. Something I admire is the way the skin-prickling chilly pine top is kept separate from the sweet, resinous base by a breath of green vetiver. The whole reminds me of two things: one is Caron pour un Homme, a distinct yet archetypical sweet fougere composition that marries cool, anisic lavender with a warm vanilla as if by slight of hand, using musk, amber and almost toasted tonka note to manage the overlap; the other is Ralph Lauren’s Polo, which, in the vintage formulation produced by Cosmair, had a similar coniferous herbal brightness with a smooth, almost boozy transition to a grassy yet rich vetiver and patchouli base. In fact, if you remove the overtones of heavy tobacco and leather chypre accord that tend to date the old powerhouse, there is no small resemblance to fou d’absinthe, which makes a similar use of bitter-fresh wormwood, unguent clove and textural pepper to liven up its pine. Projection is soft to moderate, but I kept catching traces of its finely crafted drydown well after the eight-hour mark.
Anyway, a nice winter signature for someone – pine that feels discreet and conceptual enough to be contemporary, urban, and unisex, but substantial enough in underlying structure to succeed with a wearability and charisma that guarantee its being more than another novelty niche scent. Is it possible to make a pine scent that speaks to neither to seventies machismo nor cleaning products and car fresheners of a bygone age? It is. Nicely done, Ms. Giacobetti.
serdob – :
Great scent, but wait. Is it? I can’t tell anymore because this is already gone.
In all seriousness, if this stuff would last more than half an hour on my skin, this would be one that I wear a lot. Smell wise, it is amazing. Performance, it never gets off the couch.
To describe the scent, it is definately very masculine. Though not listed in the note breakdown, I feel like there is papyrus in here because of the fresh yet spicy feeling I get. I guess the combination of the spices and anise give it that feeling for me. Obviously there is also a lot of greeness to this fragrance as well.
In general, I think that if you mixed green notes, papyrus, and woods in that order together you basically have fou d’absinthe.
djsolestib – :
Sentence Summary:
Like waking up under the Christmas tree following one (or two) too many Absinthe’s the night before.
Overall rating 7/10
serggold1971 – :
Fou has the same drier-than-dry quality as Timbuktu. This however is green, a dry pine forest fire, dry fir needles. I use the Shower gel, moisturising cream and a small bit of the scent. The body products are top quality and give an earthy, long lasting base which goes all day. The dry scents are great for winter, I don’t wear this in summer. I love knowing that most people won’t have a clue what it is! Get your niche on x 😉
Dynast – :
Last night I had a try on this magnificent perfume for the first time. I have to say IT IS SUPERB. I think this product is an masterpiece among other perfumes. I can smell a lot of Spicy and Woody notes with an aromatic scent mixed with some balsamic accords. The most dominant notes are a nice blend of Angelica, Wormwood and Balsam Fir.. smelles to me like the sexy pine.this is a scent on the masculine side.
i love this perfume. This perfume is suitable for all seasons with a great longevity and good projection. With no doubt It really worth to buy a bottle. Tumbs up.
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qwerto – :
I’ve owned this for quite a while and yet I still do not feel qualified quite yet to write a worthy review. This is a masterpiece, no doubt at all about it. It carries an old school vibe yet somehow manages to remain totally timeless.
Another reviewer wrote that it reminds them of their father, even though their father never wore anything like it. That really sums this fragrance up for me. It smells of comfort, of falling asleep in the arms of someone who loves you unconditionally. You trust the man that wears this. It smells of class and it smells of refinememant yet it carries not even a hint of ostentation.
The play of hot and cold (or rather warm and cool) is truly a perfect example of the purest art in perfumery. A lot of people say that this works well in winter or the cooler days if autumn. It does indeed but somehow, for me at least, it seems to work even better in the unexpected heat of a lucky English summer.
My goodness I truly love this creation and I do not feel as though I have even begun to explain my respect for it.
vika2108 – :
I love L’Artisan Perfumeur’s Fou d’Absinthe a whirl today. It may be labelled as a mens fragrance but I hate definitions like that (would Marlene Dietrich have paid any attention to such distinctions, I think not) and the idea of absinthe was something I just couldn’t resist due to my Fin de Siecle obsession. It’s certainly not disappointed me as a fragrance. Sharp, bitter and pine needle warm blooming from a top note of black currant and glowing with incense. I can imagine Oscar Wilde popping a dab of this behind each ear before a night out at the Café Royal.
mc_Fury – :
I am a woman and I bought this without realising it is for men until I read the reviews, but I love it so much – a crisp, zingy, green,ambiguous,mysterious and complex chyphre that settles into something deliciously comforting and oriental. I am also a Chanel 19 addict, and wearing these two, I do not get any compliments but I can’t stop breathing in the fresh green, bitter, alluring clean spicy air they generate around me. To get compliments you have to wear something tame and sweet, but the wild forest sexiness of this is where my heart lives.
Ilya1990 – :
This is indeed a fragrance that changes between a “hot” and “cold” feeling in the time wearing it. At first I tought this description was just a marketing thing from L’Artisan.
When you spray this all the spices seem to punch you in the face at first, but this softens out almost immediately. Then the pine note and the woody notes come through and just blend.
My nose can’t really detect everything.
My guess to what creates the “hot and cold” experience is the ginger and the spices.
At some times this smells like a burning sensation, like a very fresh but intensive smelling fire with pine, wood etc. but not smokey.
As someone said here before, this fragrance is very well blended so that the “sharp” notes don’t stab you when you smell this, but it’s still somewhat there.
After some hours of wearing, the incense and the patchouli come through gradually and the fragrance becomes more sensual on the wearer’s skin.
You could wear this year around in my opinion. Lightly sprayed this is ok for work, if you use 2-3 spritzes and more this could be very elegant for special occasions like weddings etc.
Not a “party” or “clubbing” scent!
I find this to be a unisex fragance.
sana15041981 – :
I blind bought this one based on the notes and reviews. “Yatogan” is one of my favorites, and I read someone comparing it to this one. This one is sweeter and more boozy.
This is more green, herbal, medicinal, than coniferous, piney. I never tried the absinth liquor, but right away this reminded me of a sweet liquor with the herbal flavor of Angelica and wormwood.
It is very pleasant and well blended. Other herbal, medecinal fragrances like this one are often dryer, harsher. The sweetness is a nice balance for this green, woody, herbal, slightly bitter composition.
The cloves and Nutmeg with the touch of sweetness give it a warm spicy touch. This does not smell exclusively masculine, I think it’s more of a shared fragrance, because of the sweet soft touches. But you need to like green herbal fragrances to like this one. Lutens Ambre Sultan is marketed for Woman, and this is about the same as far as gender category.
If your a guy, and like this fragrance, but would like it less sweet, more masculine, try “Eloge Du Traitre”.
I think conifers and pine are the most beutifull aromatic scents found in nature. Two fragrances that I think have the most natural beutifull coniferous scent are, (vintage) “Lauder for Men”, and Tom Ford ” Italian Cypress “.
That’s why I like Fou d’Absinthe a lot, it does have some nice coniferous notes, but they don’t dominate.
I looked at the L’ Artisan web site and they list this and Timbuktu as their best sellers…
Update: we are getting into early Spring time and the warm richer base notes are realy poping in the warmer weather. I think it may be the best season for this, ginger gives it freshness, it has a nice sweetness to it, beutifull green and piney notes, very natural smelling. It’s nice that it’s one of the few edp’ s in the L ‘ Artisan colection, good performance.
Rating: 8.5/10
God bless you. John 3:16.
cessioste – :
NOTE: THIS REVIEW IS THE OLD VERSION WITH A GOLD CAP.
Last year I bought several LAP fragrance…Timbuktu, Mon Numero 10, Dzongkha and now Fou ď Absunthe. I find these fragrance’s appealing to me and are better for the fall/ winter months.
Now about FDA…when I first sprayed this juice on my skin, thou this juice isn’t close in aroma to Pino Silvertre, my father’s favorite cologne had a sharp pine needles aroma and so does this juice. This fragrance has a complex blend of anise star, cloves and pepper which awakens your senses.
After this juice settles, the green notes really take off as well a woodsy spicy blend making it perfect.
Longevity and Silage is moderate overall, I wish the longevity was a bit more lasting at least 8hrs.
Finally,
Regardless of the longevity, this juice is one of the best woodsy-spicy-fougere blend. I enjoy the pine needles and fir adding that crisp deep aroma. 8/10
Sysoev22 – :
This one works better in Fall/Winter weather but could easily be worn year round. Starts off with the wormwood and angelica and has the cold liqueur scent. In no way does this make you smell like you spilled liquor on yourself though.
Shortly after, pine starts to come through joined with an earthy scent from patchouli and clove.
The base is smooth as can be but it is not the typical amber/musk drydown. This is a mixture of the balsam fir and pine but there is nutmeg also.
Great all around woody masculine fragrance. I do get a tiny bit of Polo Green but this is much more subdued, modern and sophisticated. Pine, tree sap, slightly spicy and earthy is the best way to describe this one. I get all day longevity but it wears closer to the skin. Great for work or casual.
whialiwolf12 – :
This is a great creation from this ladynose and it proves what she can pull out of the hat, even with “mediocre” ingredients but i wonder what the result could have been if she would have had acces to top notch and more natural smelling ingredients.
It still smells nice and very wearable but there is this sharpness in it that is difficult to tolerate for me.
The bittersweetness is just a bit “too” sharp for me.
I like it but i could have loved it if only she would have got some better ingredients for this one.
degtev255 – :
I am not really a huge fan of Fougere, I happened to stumble upon this on Amazon at a really cheap price. After I received it, I went back and ordered all remaining stock.
The scent is absolutely amazing, a very refined scent with no one note being over bearing.
The first time I wore it, I was boarding a United flight to London and the FA pulled me aside and asked what I was wearing. It put a smile on my face for the 10 hour flight.
Magnificent stuff.
wyf621bedyWelty – :
This smells like Christmas! That magical time during winter where everything sparkles, everything is covered in snow but you still feel warm inside somehow. Also, if you can imagine one of those Christmas tree stickers you used to get during elementary school and then imagine that sticker then being produced by some uber-fancy establishment like the Ritz Paris, it will smell like this! I read from another reviewer that said this is “pine cones dipped in glitter”- pretty accurate! I really like this. Makes me feel fuzzy inside 🙂
Mypeplellal – :
This is very well blended fougere fragrance. No one note dominates each other. The notes orchestra produces the main theme of this perfume – the smell of a good looking man at the end of the working day, with released tie and unbuttoned collar of the shirt, rolled sleeves, a little bit tired, with a hint of sweat (exactly that amount of sweat which makes men attractive for the oposite sex) but still clean and fresh enough, and ready to respond to ladies’ flirt.
Firts time tested it in April looking for spring and summer time sophisticated fragrance. It was in a transit zone of Istanbul airport before connecting flight, they had an impressive selection of niche perfumes. During a flight some amazing smell touched gently my nose, sometime desappearing for a short period and coming back again. I was anxious to know what’s the beautiful smell. But did not expect that it was my arm kindly perfumed by the employee of the shop. When we landed the woman who was my neighbour during a flight asked me the name of “amazing perfume”!
I have bought Fou D’Absinthe four months llater being a transit passenger at the same airport 🙂
klp877speagoessenda – :
I wore this fragrance today and it’s really nice, but this is a scent I would rather smell on the BF while snuggling up to him in a warm blanket, on the porch of a cabin in the forest, watching the sunset. The pine smell is dominate but its sharpness is rounded out by incense, ginger, anise and nutmeg. It starts soft, gets much more apparent after an hour or so, then it finally begins to fade about 8 hours later. A very cozy, comforting yet masculine smell.
DarkElectro – :
This one is quite delightful. I’m visualizing pine cones dipped in glitter.
Very well-blended, mellow, calming, earthy, and with just a tiny bit of sweetness–but not as much as other absinthe perfumes I’ve tested, which makes it more refined. Fits very strongly in the “like” category for me.
парфёнов пн – :
This fragrance took me by surprise. I went in without looking at the notes first, and I think that if I’d seen them first, I wouldn’t have tried this. I almost never like green/woody scents, especially more “masculine” ones. However, upon applying this, I was shocked to notice that not only was the scent warm, cozy, and inviting, but also sweet and somewhat feminine. Not entirely so, as there is still the presence of woodsy notes. But I’m very surprised this isn’t marketed as unisex. I felt perfectly content wearing this – I’ve never found such an enjoyable woody scent as this. On the other hand though, I could just as easily love this on my boyfriend. It’s truly a versatile scent, and one that I’ve fallen for!
I described this scent to my boyfriend as a trip to a gorgeous, luxurious mountain cabin. Surrounded by trees, wooden decor, the feeling of the outdoors. But there’s a great big fireplace, and you’re in front of it, wrapped in the warmest blanket. Perhaps sipping some cider. It’s everything you want a cozy forest retreat to be – green and fresh and clean, yet warm and gentle. This scent is crisp but rich. A real treasure of the L’Artisan line.
Stas_777 – :
I am Fou d’Absinthe (”crazy for absinthe”)!
Warmwood, anise and herbs produce here a deep, warm-spicy effect.
Compared to my other favorite (absinthe) one, Paname by Keiko Mecheri, Fd’A is ”thicker” and more masculine, Paname is more realistic and feminine.
In general I love to wear men (or unisex) fragrances designed by women: I often find them more delicate, elegant and less sharp.
With Philosykos and Fou d’Absinthe (and Tea for Two?) Olivia Giacobetti created some pieces of art letting us stand out of this oud’s world…
cuplidlisee – :
Very disappointed. The stuff smellsincredibly good in the bottle and for about 2 minutes on the skin. Then it becomes Imperial Leather or some other generic soap that I can’t stand and don’t use.
I will, at some point, try to give it longer than an hour to see if anything happens… but even in that case, it would be a scent for very, very rare occasions.
dleposterz – :
Love the absinthe wormwood opening. Then in goes into a nearly unbearable incense patchouli wormwood thing that smells cheap on me. The reviewer who said if there was a Mrs. Irish Spring was spot on. Fortunately, it fades into pine forest oblivion fairly quickly. Not for this gal, and not sure I want it on my guy either.
OlgaZikova – :
To me, this comes off as a stereotypical, searingly obnoxious men’s aftershave. It’s headache inducing and lacks any kind of humor or relief from its relentless character. I love the notes as listed on paper and some of the reviews sound wonderful, but it doesn’t pan out for me. Up close, many of the notes are there–abisnthe, pine, anise, etc. But the sum of their parts doesn’t add up as I’d hoped. They coalesce into such a conventional, predictable smelling masculine (from a bygone era of leisure suits and mustaches) it’s hard to imagine this is what Giacobetti intended. Anyway, give it a shot because my experience seems to be in the minority, however, I can’t see it any other way as much as I’ve tried.
Brooranup – :
A spicy green witches brew…
This is such a dark, intriguing fragrance! Based around the drink “absinthe”, it has an unusual combination of notes such as artemisia, pine, fir, star anise, cloves and blackcurrant. It’s such a deep green mix which is both fresh and aromatic at the same time.
It opens up in a spicy way with nutmeg, black pepper and ginger, backed up by cloves, star anise… but the mid and base it what makes this one what it is, a deep, dark green mix of pine, fir, patchouli and bitter wormwood. It reminds me of old masculine classics with a very “green” vibe to them. Like being surrounded by forest and earthy roots. This one reminds me of the smell of a hot, dry pine forest, not a cold icy one. Maybe the type of pine trees near the Mediterranean or other warmer regions.
It’s like a dark, spicy drink… a green potion. I cannot testify as to whether absinthe tastes or smells like this does, but it’s a very mysterious, intriguing mix of dark aromas that leaves me wanting more! Olivia Giacobetti is very talented to make this. I recommend it to try for something mysterious and altogether different.
DarkSpirit – :
A bracing, sharp, aromatic scent, with a cool herbal sweetness that dries down into a fresh piney wood.
Very wearable and I think a good one for hot climates too.
accord525 – :
I don’t see myself enjoying this. It’s too green for my taste. Not a huge macho green like Polo but a bit more delicate. It’s a strange scent. I would imagine somebody that does voodoo would smell like this. It’s got an old school vibe that I dislike. I think if it added vetiver it would be nicer but who am I? If you are thinking of blind buying please sample it 1st!
japimpomb – :
Testing from a sample (dabber):
Fou d’Absinthe starts with lots of dark greens, star anise, wormwood and a tiny bit of cloves. The scent then progresses and the fir becomes more apparent. The wormwood stays throughout and the star anise fades in and out of the fragrance. I smell a bit of rubber, and a bit of incense too. The drydown has a sweet base.
This scent reminds me of a walk in the woods, those calm and quiet pine tree woods where an abundance of bushes and herbs like wormwood and angelica grow in their shadows. The scent of those herbs is captured in this fragrance.
As a woman, I could definitely wear this, not for everyday though.
max654321 – :
This might not be the novelty smell and perhaps there are other fragrances on a market similar to this, but I like it a lot, just the way it is, and would love to smell it on a man.
jfoekoroff – :
i was thinking of this for some months but as the price was relatively high and never smelled the juice, i was not sure whether to take the risk and buy it or not….but finally i did it. i read a lot of reviews about it and as Victoria from bois de Jasmin suggested it to me some months ago (as my taste muches hers) i bought it.
The initial spray is something like alcoholic drink, forestee, like a christmas tree as mentioned by some guys indeed…although not rated too high, i see that the blackcurrant is one of the major players for me, together with pine needles and fir balsmam. The overall reault is a fruity forest tree, strictly masculine and traditionally manly. The blackcurrant gives depth to the perfume and some sweetness. If you like old power houses like Azzaro, Paco Rabanne, Tsar etc, this is of the same school but taylored to today’s fashion and not being old fashioned at all. Personaly i like it, i love it, from the alcoholic first sniff to the drydown….it is not a light perfume, it has normal power and longevity of 8 or more hours but closer to the skin. Generally is a happy perfume, very well blended but not unique as Dzing! is from the same house. Having tried a lot from L’artisan, this together with Dzing!, L’Eau and Timbuktu are among the best offerings for me.
Kostop – :
I should admit up front that I have a bias toward Olivia Giacobetti’s work. I don’t think of her as strictly a formalist by any means, but she uses technique as the springboard to surpass form. Her perfumes take you a certain distance into the recognizable, spin you around and then leave you to your own devices.
e.g. Safran Troublant gives you a confectionery rose with a surprising hint of saffron. Just when you’re at the point of reconciling these ideas, you’re adrift. By the time you’re in the heart notes you’ve left behind food and flower and find yourself accompanied by something else entirely, something you’ve never witnessed before. Similarly, by the time you make out the lily and the incense in Passage d’Enfer, they’ve given way to a third presence, again something completely new.
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