Озмитель – 2022-07-05:

5 out of 5

Just arrived – 4th Shay and Blue.
I wanted a nice berry/raspberry.
Despite the marketing, reviews and hype this is the second purchase I find is completely exaggerated by I’m guessing an easily pleased customer.
It has a somewhat raspberry opening that after a minute develops into a woody base with musk the Raspberry/berry is a mere virtually almost undetectable waft as a skin scent.
I poured it on – a bout a dozen sprays on my arm which improved the berry presence and after half an hour it moves probably closer to the note description but its a light scent. I suspect there is aIso iso E in this but haven’t checked which may explain the way it sometimes hides and sometimes is more prominent. WOW – it looks like you have to empty the bottle to get close to the berries.
The base is virtually the same (which is more prominent) as Salt Caramel by these guys which is a much better scent though suffers the same very poor performance so I would say this is low percentage oil/quality and works more as an EDT or even EDC.
Ignore the reviews here in that there is no particular prominence from Oud, or incense – just spicy woods rounding it out and giving depth.
This effectively is a subtle scent probably suited for ladies office or casual wear though it is easily wearable by the gents.
MRSG34 here has a description that also works for me with the liquorice as in it smells like a subtle liquorice all sort.
I find it ironic that one review found this better that Salt Caramel – i’m feeling most people here are just fans of Berry Scents – I find at least Salt Caramel to be wht it claims with out having to pour the bottle all over you.
Sadly another regrettable purchase and after Kings Woods abysmal let down – this is more about the marketing I think than the fact they are bad scents.
I won’t be purchasing another Shay & Blue product 🙁

acermegg – 2022-07-05:

5 out of 5

Shay and Blue my new favourite house. I just popped into the London store to buy Blood Oranges but came out with this instead! Oh this is to die for, no really. Raspberries, berries, just a hint of iris, and smokey dark woods with a hint of oud. It’s like a fine red wine, so sophisticated. I think suitable for all year round, evenings, lasts a while too. I can’t wait to buy more from S&B!!

lycifer – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

This is just amazing. Jumped straight in with a 100ml bottle after reading the notes and reviews. Beautiful berries straight from the first spray and this lasts a long time on my skin.
6-8 hours later scent stays close to the skin but still get the odd whiff of the berries and the falling in love starts all over again. Need another bottle as a back up.

lir_123 – 2022-07-05:

3 out of 5

Just received my sample from Scent Split… I am in love… cannot wait to purchase a full 100 ML bottle!

korefei – 2022-07-05:

5 out of 5

The berry notes (Raspberry, Red, and Wild) are “poppin” in this fragrance. If you are into gourmand fragrances, this is a must fragrance to add to your collection.

nfyzret538 – 2022-07-05:

3 out of 5

I got a box of five S&B perfumes , this the one i liked snd kept buying over and ober again

Wetherop – 2022-07-05:

3 out of 5

Remember black currant and liquirice sweets? This scent reminds me of them so much! Finally a nice berry scent without that awful BO aroma that you sometime get with blackberries/ currants. I’ve tried various niche currant scents but this tops them all for me. It’s a musky, fruity, woody scent that I really, really like! It’s a spring/summer scent for me, not massive silage wise but I don’t care, fab!

enigma – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

What was I thinking? This is absolutely gorgeous! The first time I tried this – it was in the bargain bin at a department store – I smelt it and thought, “no way, too full on, too much oud, too much stink, even for me”. I really regret that decision now. I have since forayed into darker, deeper scents, and this attracts me. It’s not too much – in fact it is really fruity and juicy. I love it. The essence of raspberries mixed with the epitome of Arab perfumery – the oud.

MalsMeetradia – 2022-07-05:

5 out of 5

I think I was hoping Guerlains LBD was going to be a little like this. The opening is sweet and very fruity. Sweet but natural smelling raspberry along with some other sweet natural juicy fruits. I think its the touch of sour that achieves this. A slightly sour Bonne Maman rasperry compote.
Its not syrupy sweet like Guerlains LBD which ruined it for me.
There might be oud in this but its not heavy duty. Its not all moisture sucking up and raspy if you know what I mean lol It is more evident on the dry down along with the other wood notes. The iris and musk are revealed in the dry down but very softly.
After an hour its all about natural smelling raspberries and wood notes. The oud is not too strong and it is a perfectly unisex fragrance.
A lovely fragrance and if you like a natural smelling, not over sweet, fruity wood fragrance then well worth checking it out. If I dont moisturise my skin well then the longevity and sillage are not great.

KIRILLCS – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

I find this to have a lovely smoky smell to it as well as the raspberry and wood.
I always rush to put it on & wear it summer and now in the colder months. It doesn’t seem to last as long in summer.
I would like a body lotion in this but don’t know id there is one.
My skin is dry & does seem to accept sweet perfume without it being over powering.
Fantastic!

Patrik.V33 – 2022-07-05:

5 out of 5

Beautiful woody smell, definitely worth checking out

sereganata – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

This stuff makes me happy. I clearly smell the mix of berries – the wood adds a slight hint of darkness to the base. I feel that there is something slightly masculine to the fragrance – though no problem for a female to pull it off. Bottom line – it makes me happy and it smells great. Glad to have stumbled upon this! I see a lot of winter votes – but I think this could easily be worn in the summer also.

EaseraWearmah – 2022-07-05:

3 out of 5

Salt Caramel by the same house didn’t leave me too stoked, but I find this to be a more pleasant offering. As “jenvi” said, the jelly skull candy that is half black (salmiac) and half pink (raspberry) is a pretty spot on description for this fragrance. Oud tends to disagree with me sometimes, leaving me nauseated more often than not, but in this particular case it is subdued. Certainly pleasing.
EDIT: If you like this one but want to check out a cheaper alternative, try Aquolina Black Sugar!

Kemnep – 2022-07-05:

3 out of 5

To me this is all wood with a small side of fruit. Not your designer fruity/floral. I almost get an alcohol(rubbing)and Band-Aid smell. Not the worst perfume I have ever smelled but this is a pass.

Arournenuch – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

It’s more woody than fruity with a warm yet light oud lingering in the background. It’s not as feminine as I thought it would be.
On my skin it smells like a resinous scent with woods and musk in second plane. The fruits are not obvious.
It’s an intriguing perfume, not the type that I like, but still something to check out.
It has the vibe of middle eastern perfumes.

mrDreik – 2022-07-05:

3 out of 5

I think this really lovely. A pop of summer brightness for this cold winter days.

BEST52 – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

Really enjoy this one, on me I can smell the berries with the woods, throughout.

kapitosh2010 – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

Framboise Noire, Black Raspberry, indeed starts off with raspberries (duh!) and also cranberries, spicy ones, providing a sharper vibe to the blend. It’s both sweet and tart at the same time. Having worked in clubs/bars as a school job, it reminded me of grenadine very quickly. That thick and viscous red syrup that is often used at the bottom of drinks. While the recipe is changed some times, it’s made with pomegranate, raspberries, strawberries, sugar for the sweeter side and currant and lemon for the bitter part. And this is what I get out of Framboise Noire in the opening phase.
Those sweet and sour berries are covered by a good whiff of smoke, making them turn to a dark shade or red and purple. They are laying on a base of black woods that have absorbed the smell of those wild fruits.
Once the opening spray has settled down and that my nose gets used to the scent (The perception of others around me could be different) depending of your point of view either the “wow factor” or the part that is too loud and sticky sweet tones down a lot and the fragrance becomes a lot more “wearable”. We keep the tainted berries vibe but it is much more subdued and not nearly as rich. It is now covered by a brighter almost powdery musk.
At this moment, you are no longer in the middle of this gloomy, kind of Gothic field of raspberries and cranberries, submerged by its aroma. You’ve left a minute ago, walking your way through the night, but a breeze still carries its smell to your nose.

NityBiort12 – 2022-07-05:

3 out of 5

I ordered a sample of the Framboise Noire fragrance online. 5ml bottle samples cost £5, which I suspect is a bit steep, but given that just one spray lasts a while and the portability of the tiny lil glass tube, well, maybe £5 is just about do-able.
Framboise Noire is from the ‘Fruit‘ category of Shay and Blue fragrances, which is composed of:
Top Note – Rare black raspberry with mixed forest berries for a hit of red fruit.
Heart Note – A touch of chic iris pallida to seduce and enchant.
Base Note – White oud and black woods underpin the composition for a darkly noir finish.
Described as “like a rich, dark wine…Rounded, rich fruit underpinned with sensual black woods”. Added to that; “The blackness of night”.
Yep. Sold. The perfume really does smell dark and sensuous, I would add to that ‘glamorous’ and ‘sexy as hell’. You don’t usually expect raspberries to smell sexy, but when combined with oud and woods, well, that’s a killer combo.
Interestingly, when I first smelled this, I thought it smelled old and dusty, like an abandoned castle buried deep in a forest. I sampled it again the following day and only then did I appreciate the berries. Like a fine wine, you have to swirl this fragrance around a couple of times. Deep and mysterious. I love it.
To note: This is the perfume that Lady Gaga’s ‘Fame’ wants to be.

=EreHtriK= – 2022-07-05:

5 out of 5

Starts off like a berry pie, ends like rainbow popcorn.

Зязя – 2022-07-05:

5 out of 5

Really nice offering by Shay & Blue. I get a Jubilation XXV man vintage (not the new version which sucks) vibe from this, coming from the oud and berry combo. However, this is a little more fruity and sweet than Jubilation. Also i get a kind of syrupy tone, but not overly done which is good. You can smell the oud in this fragrance but is not a fetid kind of an oud. I actually prefer this fragrance to my Jubilation magnetic cap bottle. Definitely made it to my wishlist !

2004 – 2022-07-05:

3 out of 5

I was very looking forward to this release. I like the house conceptually and I really like the smell of real berries. I talked to some members and ordered a sample once it became available to me. In my head I imagined it to be foresty, evergreen, unsweetened or even tart berry scent with a dark oud lurking in the background. Like The Body Shop Blueberry but noir version, or the air of Pacific Northwest in winter.
Then I read reviews while I was waiting on my sample. My heart sank. I desperately hoped that Framboise Noir wouldn’t smell like what’s been described: jammy, sweet, candy-like, no freshness, sticky. These words made me think of Blackberry Vanilla Musk by Trish McEvoy, a perfume I swapped the same day I received it for something worth much less.
And Framboise Noir turns out to be exactly like the reviews. Its sticky sweetness is the same as that of Blackberry Vanilla Musk. It’s a very, very syrupy, artificial and dense type of sweetness. There’s no leaf or tree branches here. At the beginning the sweetness is less obvious because of the large shot of oud but as it dries down oud vanishes and so does my desire to test further. It’s just too sweet for my taste.
I would say this is better done than Trish McEvoy though and is cheaper. So if you like that you gotta try this one.
@butterbean I think your review was on the new release page instead of this. I could be wrong but I remember on there it got lots of balloons!!

Bugerman81 – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

Dunno what happened to my review of this? odd. Maybe I forgot to hit submit…. ha ha. I got to test this one a few months ago, and love at first sniff. It was a little much for me when I tested – being it was quite hot and still summer. But now that it is fall — me wants!
It is a wonderful scent! I love the black raspberry note its quite intense at first and does leave about half way through giving way to a lovely smooth woody blend.
It reads like sweet black raspberry meets Jo Malone Bergamot & Oud. It’s smooth and nice. Not the same scent – just similarities. Love this scent! 🙂
Extremely unisex.

x512um – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

Sniffing the sprayer reminded me of Acqua e Zucchero. Upon spraying I felt I was wearing Jubilation XXV because of the oud and incense. Honestly I did not like the combo, I feel the sugarly note does not mix well with oud giving it a very messy feel. And it’s not light or airy either its actually very thick and syrupy. It’s also more feminine than masculine so that doesn’t encourage me either. It’s not bad, it just not pleasant or something that will make people say wow!

NikitosLiAZ – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

When we submit a review, we agree to tell the truth, and give our honest opinion of a fragrance. I admit I never cared for oud in anything, but I thought the berries would blend better with it, making it more masculine. But Framboise Noire reminds me of 24 Gold, which I cannot tolerate. Too much oud! I will NEVER understand this craze for oud in everything. I must admit I can see why some find Framboise Noire appealing, but not me. Appreciated, but only tolerated.

crococotic123 – 2022-07-05:

4 out of 5

This is beautiful! I blind bought the biggest bottle and am so relieved that I like it since I had bad luck with Salt Caramel. This was much darker than I expected but it really suits it’s name well. It is absolutely a dark raspberry, and it reminds me of these Norwegian jelly candy-skulls with half side raspberry flavor and other half licorice. YUMM! I look forward to wearing this this fall and smelling it on my scarves. So warm and comforting yet dark and sexy! It’s a definite love for me 🙂

djus2112 – 2022-07-05:

5 out of 5

Oooh this is smoldering! But you literally need to have a sweet tooth to wear it. 🙂 On my skin, this fragrance fills the room with only two sprays and lasts around 12 hours. I get sticky sweet raspberries cooked in dark berry compote in a cedarwood pot. By no means is this concoction juicy or fresh. Fruity, syrupy, and woody with a hint of musk – I get no iris or oud. It’s fairly linear and consistently fruity/woody/musky all throughout its lifespan. It distantly reminds me of EU Apparition. It’s just so dark, sexy, and fun. This is absolutely divine to me!