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Froneedar – :
Oooooh! Feel the burn! Almost viciously spicy on me (lifelong lover of “excessive”, warm spice bombs) … I just couldn’t deal with the intensity, almost acridity of what I honestly perceive as fresh curry leaves and fenugreek – and lo and behold, it’s my Personal Enemy Number One, the lurking menace that is immortelle. As a genuine lover of Indian food, and of spicy fragrance, this one for me just gives the impression I’ve wallowed in a vat of dhal with too much asafoetida, or just emerged from a stew of methi leaves. Love to consume those foods, but just don’t want to smell of them.
Can definitely see the resemblance to Goutal Sables (a rare, all-time hate for me) – but as it’s Parfum d’Empire – a house I’m a massive fan of – it’s a million times better than the Goutal, both stronger and more obnoxious yet also more nuanced and skilful and vivid. There is a lot of perfume going on in there, in the thicket of bullying aromatics, and wearers who like a really complex, combative mix in their perfumes will find plenty of interest to pick apart. The pepper and tobacco oddly work to freshen it somehow, giving more delicate detail (!) which tells you just how dirty and acrid the main event is for me. Glad I smelled it, sure it will have passionate admirers, rather relieved it didn’t turn out to be a love.
ghinaldu – :
Fougère Bengale throws a traditional barbershop blend (lavender, hay, musk, tobacco, tonka) to a woody oriental backdrop with a strong immortelle note as pivot. The latter carries all the exuberance of its nature with sweet, curry spiced, burnt sugar effects on the stage. The tobacco note is truly sublime (soft, sweet, nuanced) full of booze and caramel undertones close to Dutch pipe tobaccos and the hay has an animalic barnyard tone. Wonderful execution as always by Marc-Antoine Corticchiato. Fougère Bengale has an overall crispness throughout, projects elegantly and smells very charming. Hence it can act as a great alternative for people that seek a modern Sables or find Eau Noire’s theme too “French”.
penon – :
Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth 1948
Den(31Rus) – :
A very interesting offering that blends in notes of tea, tobacco, English Lavender and tonka beans to conjure up a vision of Jim Corbett’s hunting expeditions during the British Raj. The end product is a salty oriental fougere that is definitely only for the adventurous types. A brave and risky winner in my humble opinion.
gelverearpego – :
Immortelle/licorice, bone dry and herbal, not sweet like Tilda Swinton Like This. Definite cooking spices, but not as overt as Arabie or sweet-spicy like Jungle. This is strong and unique but alas I’m not an Immortelle fan, if you love the hay vibe this is a must-try. Very accomplished, and like all P d’E scents, a little goes a long way. Leaves me wishing I liked Immortelle more, then I’d be in heaven. Recommended x
ШУТНИК – :
Oh dude, I love this! So much warm, green hay and aromatic tobacco, with sort of an immortelle sweetness—gives me a vibe like that of Afternoon of a Faun. But there’s also some food in there, maple syrup and curry, and something almost rose-like. So perhaps Afternoon of a Faun meets Solstice Scents Cardamom Rose Sugar. Despite its name I’d say it’s only half fougere, other half being gourmand. I know that sounds like a mess, and indeed I see many people say in their reviews that they can’t make sense of it and/or don’t like it, but for me it’s been an immediate “I love this!” and I daresay I might even want more of it.
12 hours later, on my shirt, it smells rather like puppy fur, sweetly so. Guess that counts as “animalic,” in the cutest way. 😀
Highly impressed with Parfum d’Empire so far (I bought a full bottle of Cuir Ottoman last year). I’ll have to sample more of their scents.
alex_d294 – :
خاص و عجیب و با کیفیت ولی منتظر بازخورد مثبت نباشین ازش
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Scent & Qualiy: 8/10
Longevity: 8/10
Sillage: 8/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 8/10
Affordability: 5/10
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Overall: 7.4/10
Симон – :
“Fougere Bengale” “فوژوغِ بِنگال”
یک شاهکار دیگه از هنرمند این برند “مارک آنتوان کورتیکیاتو” رایحه ای خاص ،تک ،پیچیده
توصیف چنین روایحی بسیار سخته ،هرکس برداشت خودش رو فقط میتونه بیان کنه، سازنده این عطر خودش باید بگه چه کرده.
بوی یونجه ي با طراوت به همراه توتون پیپ با کیفیت رو تصور کنید، منظورم اون توتونی هست که هنوز دود نشده.
پیرامونش یکم هم بوی فلفل سیاه و کمی تلخی نعناع پچولی رو حس کنید، میشه بوی این ادکلن.
کیفیت بینظیره، پخش خوبی داره تا فاصله 2 متری رو تا 3 یا 4 ساعت فرا میگیره.
دوامش بیش از 24 ساعت بوده روی پوست من.
اگه از رایحه های عجیب غریب خوشتون میاد این عطر گزینه خوبیه.
واقعا عطار این برند سنت عطر سازی رو زنده کرده.
کامنت:hotaxis
(سایت لوکس بایر (با امکان تست سمپل
Evgeny03 – :
Masterpiece but very polarizing fragrance. Not for everybody, not for crowd : forget it if you are in mainstream and clone fragrances.
I love it.
art-grup64 – :
Swamp.
Seaweed with honey
It smell like Knowing turned bad, or a classic perfume cooked by sun.
Reminds me Fieno by S.M.N. and a bit Romeo Gigli for man wood cup.
The monster of the lake. An horror movie.
You sniff it and it seems the be into the shed of an abandoned swimming pool.
Nobody can wear this mess and be proud of his choice. Daltroff can not sleep well.
In some way this is also interesting as smell. But not to go out with it on. It smell like a balsamic mou candy, a sweet flawoured swamp with steams and mosquitos.
It smell like a cowboy without boy.
Only the drydown is similar to Sables by Goutail which is much more better.
jeka934173 – :
Second day wearing this — at first, I wasn’t sure what I thought of it. Today, I’ve decided I like the lingering boozy tobacco character of this (if you dislike Ambre Russe you probably won’t like this one), and the person who mentioned pain d’epices got it exactly right: it has that spicy, honeyed, rye flour characteristic you get it a nice toasted slice of pain d’epices. it’s not like anything in my collection, and I’m marking it bottleworthy in my wish list.
тшпрецфесршл – :
The review before mine sums this stuff up great, I really enjoy the lavender note here. If it wasn’t there it would just be another sweet pipe tobacco scent like all the other ones. The lavender really just seperates this one from the others.
There also seems to be a lot going on here. Many of the pipe sweet tobacco scents seem like they just have tobacco and vanilla or honey or something and that’s it. This on the other hand seems to have sweet spices, dry spices, lavender, dry tobacco sweet tobacco, honey mixed with vanilla, patchouli and myrrh, and a little gourmandish vibe going on. A lot going on and I really enjoy this stuff. This house has some real winners and this is the third bottle I own now.
9/10 overall
alis2o – :
syrupy and green..a very intriguing scent with staying power and sillage!
DenVD – :
This starts off strong with the tobacco, hay, and a maple syrup note that keeps it sweet for hours. I also get some spice from the pepper and ginger. But wow, I’m not sure when I’ve ever smelled a cologne with such a strong tobacco note. I honestly can’t decide if I like it or not, but it is compelling and I can’t help but keep sniffing my wrists.
EDOSM – :
عطري ادويه اي – گياهي
اين ادكلن مردانه از اين برند بزرگ و مطرح ، بويي بسيار خوش و طبيعي ادويه ها رو به مشام ميرسونه . بوي نعنا واقعا تازگي و شادابي بي مثالي داره و تغييرات نتها ، هر چند جزئي هست ولي كاملا محسوس هست . از اول تا آخر عمر رايحه پراكني عطر ، بويي ادويه اي خاص كه در مجموع به ادويه هاي قاطي شده در آشپزخانه منزلمون خيلي شبيه هست ، رايحه هاي نتها رو تا آخر همراهي ميكنه كه با گذشت زمان ضعيفتر ميشه .
رايحه ابتدايي ، قوي و تاريك و ادويه اي – صمغي و كمي چسبناك است كه از همون اول با رايحه اي سنگين فلفلي تاريك و تقريبا الكليك شروع ميشه و تازگي زنجبيل و نعناع به قدرت و نفوذ رايحه اين مرحله اضافه ميكنن. كمي حس شيريني و نت دلپذير چاي و حس تيز و نافذ نعنا يي و صمغي با همديگر ، طراوت خاصي به اين مرحله از رايحه ها داده اند. قلب اين عطر به طور وحشتناكي آروماتيك و غليظ و گرم و گياهي است . حس تاريكي و گياهي و فلفلي در اين مرحله زيادتر ميشه و بوي تنباكو رو هم كمي هنگام تغيير فاز به مرحله دوم ، داريم . رايحه اي با اين خصوصيت ادويه اي ، بوي لاوندر و خزه رو تحت تاثير خودشون قرارداده و كمتر ميتونن ظاهر بشن . در اين مرحله رايحه تنباكو به تدريج كم ميشه و رايحه ها حس چوبي تري به خود ميگيرند . در اين مرحله ، عطر كاملا تاريكه و كمي حس جذاب گلي داره . با افول رايحه تنباكويي فاز آخر ، با حفظ همه اين خصوصيات ، كمي شيرين تر ميشه و تا آخر به همين صورت ميمونه .
رايحه اين ادكلن در سرتاسر عمر عطر بسيار مطبوع و دلپذير و صاف و تميز و با شكوه است و ويژگي تاريكي در اون ، عطر را به نظر يچيده ميكنه . به نظر مياد رايحه اش بطور جزئي خطيه ولي اين خطي بودن ، هيچوقت باعث نميشه كه از بوئيدن اون خسته يا سير بشيد.
موندگاري و پخش رايحه اين ادكلن ، هر دو خوب ارزيابي ميشن.
shaman_y – :
With all due respect guys, your not keeping this one for yourselves. Theres enough sweetness for us girls to enjoy it. Ive tested AG Sables and it is herbal but it is not as sweet and airy as FB. FB is much easier to wear. Its all about tobacco, lots of hay and tonka on me at first. I get a touch of ginger and lavender. I think I expected Serge Lutens Fourreau Noir to be similar to this although without all the hay lol. Im thankful that the black pepper is low key on me. The hay note remains quite potent all through the fragrances timeline. It develops quite a herbal feel. This is definitely a unisex delight so dont be frightened to try it.
Maxim1990 – :
Really, very similar to Sables for me. Perhaps a lighter version, but very similar. I get the same “Curried-Syrop” theme. Yes, kinda yuk, depending on your tastes. I still don’t seem to understand why the notes pyramids are so different between these two. I’m sort of disappointed that I don’t catch the lavender and tobacco here. My nose is so fixated on the cooking spices that just really seem to steal the show. I do feel the quality from Parfum D’Empire, but unfortunately, this is one that I am going to have to wear for me, in the fall/winter, at home, when my wife is not home, and nothing is cooking in the kitchen.
michail55 – :
+1 with the comparison between this and Sables.
Tea, lavender, tobacco, mint, patchouli… It has everything to seduce me but instead, I get the same boozy note as in Ambre Russe which I find repulsive. 🙁
I’ll pass
lolipaybrifib – :
An unlikely set of complimentary notes set this one off, and, for the most part, they stick around the whole time it’s on the skin. Fougere Bengal hits you with a ringing bell of what smells like musky hay, camphorous licorice, and maple syrup-immortelle. The camphor is really there to spike both hay and syrup as the volume’s turned up on both of those notes. With that said. the blending is seamless, and the effect is a warmth that sidesteps the saccharine. As with a number of Parfum d’Empire scents, the musk is raunchy but muzzled deep within the mix. After a while, a sketchy synth-moss rolls up and yells “copout,” but the scent manages to keep its cool all the same. It does smell like a fougere, but one that breaks the rules in a smart way. Nicely done.
froksSeef – :
So Sensual. It starts bold, sweet, spicy with a cooling sensation from the mint. I like how the ginger smells blended with the peppery mint. The tea note is mild, adds a delicate lightness to the fragrance. The ginger top note lingers on my skin longer and fades into the background as the scent slowly changes into the tobacco.
Its not my imagination, I get a distinct curry note, although curry is not listed in the pyramid. From the start to the drydown I keep catching whiffs of the ginger, it makes sense to have the curry and ginger notes, they compliment each other beautifully.
The tobacco is stronger, deeper, sweet, rich with cinnamon nuances. I smell what I think is honey. The hay, cinnamon, bitter herbal accord reminds me of a bone-dry desert.
I recognize the earthy appeal at the base through the use of the musty patchouli, and tonka bean. The tobacco is still here but a little bit softer and underneath the patchouli is the ginger. The drydown is tonka bean with a very subtle vanillic/tonka bean, tobacco scent.
Longevity is very good, and wears a bit closely to the skin after only a few hours.
Fougere Bengale is eccentric, sensuous, complex and unusual. It feels like Fougere Bengale has aspects from 3 groups- fougere, gourmand, oriental to me, it is fascinating. I don’t understand why this is marketed for men but I and women can wear it easily too!
I am becoming a fan of Marc-Antoine Cortichiatto: Aziyade, Musc Tonkin, Cuir Ottoman are among my some of my favorites!
Skamp – :
Fougere Bengale.. heavy, strong and dark tobacco with peppery notes and almost a bit sweet boozy scent, wonderful perfume , stand well in my tobacco collection.
DjekShow – :
Fougere Bengale opens very strong and heavy, dark peppery and almost a bit boozy. Then, the freshness of the ginger appears together with the mint, still very strong. The drydown is gorgeous. Dark, herbal, peppery with a tiny hint of tobacco. I don’t get much oakmoss or lavender, the spices win on my skin.
Performance is good: sillage is moderate to heavy and longevity is moderate to long.
I totally fell for this scent trying it out in the store, only to find out that Fragrantica lists it as masculine! What a surprise. I can definitely wear this as a woman, it smells really good on me, not barbershoppish at all. Fougere Bengale reminds me of salty and spicy laurel liquorice on a sweet vanilla base. Yum!
h_hayrapetyan – :
This is without a doubt the most unique fragrance I have ever smelt / tested.
The opening is a blast of fresh tobacco and sun dried hay, followed by aniseed, which isn’t listed in the notes above but very prominent on me.
I don’t get any lavender or mint, nor the ginger 🙁
Though the tea note and curry leaves come through after while.
A wholly savoury experience and I’m smitten!
Its spice heaven.
The longevity is phenomenal, on my skin. 10 hrs plus..
Soon, it shall be mine!
svkum – :
This fragrance is very special. It tickles the senses in my mind and transports me somehow onto another leve of being. Also, it evokes memories of long gone sunday family lunches of chicken curry and the entire atmosphere which was sooooo nice. Despite the foody character its still a wearable scent if you can and want to make your own statement about it. The moss, the honeyed tobacco and vanilla are perfectly pairing up with the curry note which for me dominates in this scent. Masterpiece for amazing sillage and incredible lasting power! Bravo!
pjan – :
Barbershop and aquatic wrote a couple reviewers? Puzzling!! This is a mystery all the way. A ton of patch,hay,ginger and tobacco. I was surprised that hours into the scent I got a slight green tea note. The vanilla is at a minimum but it gives it a slightly sweet vibe. Overall it’s a smoky,dry scent with exceptional longevity and sillage. I have never smelled anything remotely close to this PDE should get more praise!!
marko1232 – :
It has more projection than the reformulated Sables. Is is also more complex, a little bit sweeter, I think it is the tobacco note. I think this is more bottle worthy than Sables because of the projection. Sables is not half as good as it was before reformulation.
Deroxsdwtb – :
thanks chaps, the notes look fantastic. I wear some masculines (in fact I wear A Taste Of Heaven by Kilian – I didn’t even realise it wasn’t a unisex)
reamnArertKen – :
I know women who wear it. And who love it, due to the twist in the middle notes, with a “pain d’épice” note (sorry, I don’t know how to say it in english…). Have a try!
Gaina – :
My first answer: Scentmad sorry but no this is definitely masculine fragrance
but after re thinking i can imagine women wearing this, – i mean women with strong dominant personality
Olleg78 – :
Could a woman wear this?
Succita – :
TAMARIND this a smells like fudie TAMARIND and dirty
patchouli in dry down.
By smelling this EPIC fragrance you can rely feel like being inside of Forest of Bengal and its high humidity ,acidy rooting leaves, sour and sweet overripe exotic fruits, mixed with smell of sweat, leather, smell of tiger dangerously close to your caravan. Don’t expect this fragrance to be light and airy its full bodied ,manly, long lasting, dangerous, and Very personal.
xrumerae – :
This is a little too pale, minty and aquatic for my tastes, but it’s not a bad scent at all if you like those kinds of notes. I just wish that there was more tobacco and I’m not getting any of my beloved oakmoss. I can see the barbershop references totally, and it’s not a bad thing, but I’m afraid that that reference may make women shy away from trying this when they shouldn’t. Personnally, I think that placing scents squarely in masculine and feminine categories is getting a little outdated and senseless. If it works for you you should wear it. My friend (a guy) accidentally grabbed my vintage Norell edp because I had it sitting too close to the tray of “masculine” scents that I own and he, not looking closely, mistook it for Guerlain vetiver. He shrugged it off and went on out the door. When he came back later he was hooked and now he purposely grabbs the Norell from time to time, especially since he receives compliments.
Frefedife – :
To enjoy this fragrance more, you really have to wait an half our(or wear it during sport or fitness..);
you will experience a great surprise of a mouthwatering tonka bean, vanilla, tobacco and mint mix!!
This “surprise” is the total opposite of the hard and very masculine opening of this perfume (the “barbershop”)!
Wow; I had already put Fougere Bengale in my “swaplist” because i was forgotten this great mix of notes.
sssdddfff – :
Smell like a barber shop, I think would be suitable for a man.i Did not like it at all. Next.
Zhorik Vartanov 619 – :
A syrup bomb that I’m slowly getting to like…
Fougere Bengale to me is not really a fougere if that is what Parfum D’ Empire has intended to portray by the name. A fougere it’s my understanding evokes the essence of ferns, accompanied by top notes of lavender, oakmoss and woods. Other than the oakmoss and a light woody feel, I don’t smell the lavender and fern-like scents that would make FB meet the classic definition of a fougere. However, if you do get these scents (not all noses are alike), I guess it is a fougere, but one with a more modern take. I categorize it as a sweet and spicy aromatic fragrance.
FB is an aromatic syrup of sweetness. It opens up strong. When I first apply it, it reminds me of that 7 Syrups Cough & Cold medicine that my grandmother used to give me to combat cold when I was a kid, which was very syrupy, cloyingly sweet, and thick…like molasses. The tobacco and tea are very present also.
As my skin swallows the strongest perfumes like a sponge absorbs water, the strength of FB begins to tone done on me quickly. After 30 minutes it becomes more elegant, softer, attractive and tamed…more easy going. This is when FB stops smelling like 7 Syrups and becomes something you can actually wear more socially (not sure if everybody would like FB during its syrupy stage). FB becomes woodier and semi-sweet (as opposed to cloying sweet)…the tobacco and tea are still there…a tinge of patchouli becomes apparent also after a while…a little Tonka and vanilla spice are detectable…the whole fragrance now becomes truly enjoyable.
The more I use it, the more I discover that FB is truly a great fragrance…one just has to give time to all the ingredients to settle and become harmonious to appreciate what a wonderful fragrance this is…be patient and don’t go by the first 7-Syrup impression because you might miss something truly good…
I find FB to be on the masculine side. Women may try it, but I think it may not go well with most of them.
Projection and silage are above average.
9/10
Woughdarryl – :
ان يمر فصل الشتاء ولم تخض غمار هذا العطر فقج فقدت الكثير من الاستمتاع والدفء اذاوكما قيل لكل زمان دولة ورجال فان لكل زمان عطر ورجل واثق ، لن اضيف المزيد فاخي المعلق قبلي ابدع في وصف العطر عطر مفعم بالرجوله قدم التبغ بابهى صورة تتقبلها عطر سمكوكي سبايسي منعش عشبي عير مزعج.
اذا احببت عطر ذا ون من دولتشي اند جابانا سيعجبك هذا العطر لان دولتشي نوتة التبغ فيه بارزة ولكن طبعا هذا العطر مميز بشكل كبير بدايته قد تجعلك تتفاجأ ولكن ثق بي العطر يحتاج وقت وجهد حتى تتقبله وبعشق، هذه هي العطور المميزه من وجهة نظري ان تجد فيها بعض التعقيد مما يجعلك
تتفحها حتى تتخذ قراراك
يستحق الاقتناء
يرجى التجربة قبل الشراء.
kirill57 – :
Three options : you love it, you hate it, you’re attracted by this strange combo.
I choose the first one; I’ve got it and I love it, even if I prefer Sables, by Annick Goutal.
Not old school at all, but a different and daring way to wear a “fougère avatar”, as if european barbershop windows (due to lavander and mint) were opening on a dry and warm african savannah (due to hay and tabacco)… Close your eyes, smell the air… You’re gone, far away.
Very good projection and longevity.
Bravo Marc Antoine! 9 / 10
AAwork – :
SWEET & SAVORY
I did not read the reviews or note breakdown before sampling this cacophony. My initial impression was some type of exotic gourmand. Could not put my nose on anything specific. I was enjoying sniffing it for a few hours – trying to unravel this unusual scent.
Finally read some reviews and realized why I had such a hard time. We’re all over the map here –
Curry? Yes, indeed. Got that.
Fresh hay? Yep.
Damp hay? Got that too.
Maple Bacon? Yessiree.
Grandma’s 80’s hairspray? Believe or not – it’s there.
I don’t love it or hate it. But I did enjoy the mystery.
DDDDDDDDDD – :
well, to be honest – an ultimate UGH. very old fashioned sirupy tabacco.
zazatik – :
When the fragrance can be called a good one? Actually I don’t know, but in my opinion to be classify as well done the fragrance has to belong to the unusual group and everyone can interpret it in a different way and feel impressed even don’t like it at all. F. Bengale is like that. It has many different souls that can be visible individually only on the skin of certain people. This is probably the reason of so many different reviews here. On me F. Bengale starts with huge dose of wet and rotten hay, so different. Than for hours spices from Chinese bazaar or spice shop dominate followed by dry woods that reminds freshly shaved pencil. This effect best describes the heart of F. Bengale. Two years ago I spent a week in Taipei and I visited many spice-pharmacy stores where tons of herbs, spices, dry insects, and other creatures were tightly packed from the ground to the top of rooms. F. Bengale smells exactly like these stores – 100% identity. And I love it. F. Bengale is also very powerful and extremely long lasting fragrance that takes you to the Far East for hours.
Kalachihin – :
Fougere Bengale Parfum d`Empire for men
عطر فوجير بنجال من بارفام دي امباير للرجال والنساء
لطالما بحثت عن عطر تغلب عليه نوتة التوباكو وليس تبغ السجائر
ودائما ما كان الأمر يأتي مخيبا لتصوري عما أريد
فإما أن يكون العطر تغلب عليه نوتة الكراميل والسكريات بشكل يثير “من وجهة نظري” التنفير والاشمئزاز
أو أن تغلب عليه نوتات بودرية ناعمة مسكية أو فانيليا أو عنبرية.
أو ياتي ممزوجا بالحمضيات مع الأزهار بشكل يثير التناقض.
لكن عطرنا هذا ليس له مثيل لمحبي نوتة التوباكو الخالصة.
والآن دعونا نتحدث عن هذه التوليفة الرائعة لذلك المحترف الماكر مارك أنطوني
لا يجب أن تخدعك نوتات العطر المكتوبة بالمواقع التي أوردت تفاصيل هذا العطر
فالافتتاحية كما هو مذكور تتألف من: المنتول + الزنجبيل + الشاي + اللافندر.
أوافقك أنك في البداية أنك قد تلحظ بشيء من التدقيق وجود اللافندر الذي ساعد على ظهوره بعض الشيء وجود المنتول إلى جواره.
ولكن سرعان ما يهجم التوباكو القوي ليسحق وبقوة هذه الرائحة ويجعلها في الخلفية بعيدا
ومما أظهر التوباكو بهذا الشكل الساحق وجود قش التبن الطازج الجديد الحصاد قوي الرائحة كحليف لا يفارقه على الدوام.
وأعتقد أنه لا يمكن أن يدعم رائحة التوباكو شيء كهذا الذي استخدمه مارك أنطوني وهو (قش التبن الطازج)
انه حتما شيء غريب وربما يثير الاندهاش بعض الشيء
ولكن الرائحة بهذا الشكل ستكون قوية ومثيرة للانتباه بدرجة لا مثيل لها
وقد لعب هذا الثنائي (التوباكو + قش التبن) في ظهور رائحة الشاي لتقارب النكهات
واصبح الزنجبيل الموجود في الافتتاحية مجرد وقود عطري للابقاء على قوة هذا المزيج.
ومن وجهة نظري فإن الافتتاحية والقلب متداخلان بشكل كبير.
إذ لم يتبق من مكونات القلب سوى الفلفل فقط، وهذا أيضا يعد وجوده فقط مكملا للزنجبيل الموجود في الافتتاحية وذلك لاستمرار وجود الوقود العطري القوي النكهة إذا ما خفت وجود الزنجبيل قليلا.
القلب المكون من : (التوباكو + قش التبن + الفلفل) كعادة جميع أغلب عطور هذه الدار هو شخصية العطر، مع عدم الاعتداد بالفلفل إلا كوقود عطري كما ذكرت.
وتبقى الغلبة دائما للحليفين: “للتوباكو + قش التبن”
حتما سيجعلك مارك أنطوني تنتظر طويلا حتى تلمح رائحة طحلب السنديان الترابية الرطبة التي ستشعرك بوجودك داخل مزرعة كبيرة لشجيرات التوباكو وملقى عليها كميات هائلة من قش التبن الطازج.
ويأتي وجود حبوب التونكا استمرارا لوجود عنصر من التوابل القوية لمداومة وجود الوقود العطري على طوال نوتات العطر الثلاثة: “الزنجبيل في الافتتاحية، والفلفل في القلب” وها هي حبوب التونكا في القاعدة.
ثم الفانليا: يا له من بارع حيث استفاد من ادخال الفانيليا في القاعدة لتعطي لمحة سكرية خافتة غير مزعجة بل وتميل للشعور بالراحة عقب هذا الصخب العطري الممتد لساعات طويلة.
وأخيرا البتشولي: ليزداد العطر قوة وعمقا وغموضا، وليساند البتشولي طحلب السنديان في الشعور بوجودك على هذه الأرض في وقت الحصاد حينما تختلط رائحة العشب والنباتات برائحة الأرض الترابية الرطبة.
العطر بشكل عام هو أفضل عطر مر بي يحمل عبق ونكهة التوباكو بشكله الطبيعي القوي الصارخ
دون خروج عن هذا المضمون.
العطر شتوي بامتياز، يصعب استخدامه في الأجواء الحارة.
لا أتخيل أن العطر يصلح لارتداء العنصر النسائي فهو ذكوري جدا
الثبات والفوحان كعادة هذه الدار قويان جدا
فقد يمتد العطر على الملابس الشتوية لقرابة الأسبوع
أنصح بالتجربة وربما لعدة مرات قبل اتخاذ القرار بشراء واقتناء هذا العطر الاسطوري المذهل
myacopybka – :
….and why don’t you own a fragrance from the house of Parfum d’Empire? They create some of the most brain challenging fragrances that you can find. Even if you don’t like their creations, you have to respect the medley of scents in how they are concocted. I’m really digging Fougere Bengale. Who would ever thought that hay could smell so good? The hay serves its purpose of the perfect hypeman to the leading tobacco. The aforementioned notes in conjunction with the mint, produces a pungent but piney delight(some people get curry). In reality, so many different accords hits you at once. No one is incorrect in what they depict. As with most Parfum d’Empire fragrances, the longevity is 8+ hours. This is easily a Love/Hate fragrance.
erarcefluibic – :
This is one very interesting fragrance. It may even be groundbreaking. I don’t like it however. It’s overtly savoury, with a hint of sour, and is “masculine” in the extreme. The immortelle is strong, and this perfume highlights the “curry” aspects of this note, rather than the sweet maple aspects that immortelle can also display. The lavender is well blended, but the tobacco rather overwhelming. I sprayed this on a tester card 2 1/2 weeks ago, and I can still smell it, that’s how strong it is!
ddv-vdv – :
Parfum D’Empire Fougere Bengale is out of the ordinary and richly rewarding, presenting a rather savory Oriental sweet take on a Fougere (fern-like) scent. I caught a brief minty note and then the top and middle are a lovely blend of immortelle, sweet tobacco, ginger, and black tea. I also thought I smelled a salty note near the top that was intriguing. The general impression is rich, slightly sweet, savory, complex, mildly spicy, seductive. The base is patchouli and vanilla, well balanced by something more austere, presumably oakmoss. Strength and longevity are excellent and yes definitely unisex.
It is strange that Fougere Bengale does not list immortelle among the notes since it is a major part of the top and middle. It is not nearly as dominant as in Annick Goutal Sables though, so if you like immortelle but not straight up, give this a try.
From my experience, Parfum D’Empire deserves status as a second Serge Lutens; their scent craftwork is similarly impeccable and creative. Bravo Marc-Antoine Corticchiato!
Griha0105 – :
I get the tobacco and that savoury curry leaf note, but more than anything this smells like Elnett hairspray. Not necessarily a bad thing but for me the associations (Grandma and the 80s) are too strong to overcome.
qwerty_1111 – :
11) Sables indiens
Dans le genre de Sables c’est une version rafraichie qui va directement à l’essentiel mais n’est toujours pas à mettre sous chaque nez.
Je trouve ce parfum très comparable à Sables car il y a le même travail sur l’immortelle, il est moins évolutif mais je me trompe peut être étant donné que ce que pensait être de l’immortelle est un mélange de foin-patchouli-tabac, moins brûlé comme du sirop d’érable, plus un tabac à pipe, mais il a une plus grande clarté, plus facile à porter et surtout beaucoup plus épicé-indien.
Une durée de vie gigantesque et une excellente projection.
Encore une grande réussite de ce merveilleux nez qu’est Marc-Antoine Corticchiato auquel je ne peux même pas reprocher une seule création médiocre.
In the kind of Sables (Annick Goutal) is a refreshed version that goes directly to the point but is still not for every noses.
I find this fragrance very similar to Sables because there is the same work on the immortelle, it is less evolving but I may be mistaken as the immortelle would be here a mixture of hay patchouli tobacco, less burned like a maple syrup but more like pipe tobacco, it has greater clarity, easier to wear and a lot more spicy (but not like a curry neither).
Huge lasting power and excellent projection.
Another great success of this wonderful Nose that is Marc-Antoine Corticchiato which I can not even blame one poor creation.
newonercelomy – :
Without shadow of a doubt this is the most repulsive “fragrance” that my olfactory sensory neurons have ever had the misfortune to encounter!!…
It really does smell like the lingering smell of stale curry and overflowing cigarette ashtrays.
Why anyone would want to smell of this is beyond me!
I think the peculiar note of hay may have been the straw the broke the camel’s back… if you’ll parton the pun!!.. Interestingly my best friend thought it reminded him of a health food store. He was welcome to this yucky yucky purchase!
cdtnfrkbveirbyf – :
I really don’t like immortelle, but this is one of the more acceptable compositions where it plays a dominant role. I certainly like it far more than the sickly sweet Sables. FB is quite a salty, savoury smelling perfume and is interesting and unusual but a sample is enough. I can admire the skill with which difficult ingredients have been balanced but I don’t think this is something I will reach for often.
_Kust_ – :
ahhh, curry leaves, deffinetelly. I am not fan of curry:) but i love this perfume. Love the way spices are arranged in this. And I agree with those saying this unisex perfume.
стас neklesa – :
Curry, ginger and Helichrysum (Immortelle) with lavender on top. I suspect the curry not being actually present but just being recalled by the everlasting flowers that in some specific context may assume a culinary/spicy feel. Tobacco and hints of vanilla in the base joined by oakmoss. Nice and well orchestrated with just a touch of sweetness but when it comes to immortelle, I still perfer stronger compositions a-la Sables.
Not exactly a fougere, more of a fougere-like.
Rating: 7/10
glok77 – :
my first thought on this one was how much i disliked it the opening was just horrible to me. Too much tobacco reminding me of old man I have now tried it again and guess what , its one of my favorite D’Empire
I love ambre russe and azyade but this one is such a surprise on my second try and I couldn’t tell you why.
i just love it now
evgenii.maksimov – :
Another one that took me awhile to like, but in the end i understood.I now find it an enveloping ginger-patchouli combo with a dusting of strong dry pepper.Nice! Strangely in the far drydown it smells like clean sheets.Oh! and unfortunately i do’nt find anything even remotely animalic on it.
ataman777 – :
Oh!I admire Bengale.