5 reviews for Fume Hendley Perfumes

1. 

   601475 – 2022-07-06:

   5 out of 5

   I love the smokey recent campfire smell. I’m not really seeing the longevity and silage that is indicated above. I suppose this might be a new batch which is not quite as strong as it used to be. But my wife did notice it, and really liked it. And I do smell it on myself the next morning, so maybe it is olfactory fatigue, I’m not sure. But I want it.
2. 

   wagearman – 2022-07-06:

   5 out of 5

   Hendley Perfumes Fume is one of the better-reputed fragrances in Hans Hendley’s line, and so it’s unsurprising, yet unfortunate, that it’s sold out and may not be coming back due to sourcing.
   Still, I’m glad to have tried it, as it falls into the category of dark fragrances that mix smokiness and woodiness superbly. The central note is balsam fir resin, giving off the vibe of a recently put-out campfire mixed with the dense resin of trees. In that respect, it’s every so slightly a green fragrance, but only in the way the resin and smoke is classified. It’s not purely smoke and dirty like Lalique Encre Noire, as there is real life in the balsamic, woody accords.
   A performance beast, as well, as one might expect from its dark character and in EDP concentration from an independent house. Pricing now seems to be up in the air since it’s discontinued but this surely could demand high prices as a winter beast, something to don on winter nights. I imagine this would mainly work well for men instead of women, but it’s not so purely masculine as to be exclusively so.
   The most similar fragrance that comes to mind is Slumberhouse Norne, as both Fume and Norne depend on the pivotal balsam fir resin note. And Profumum Arso has a similar heavy use of pine resin, so it’s a little further removed, but still in the same vein.
   Fume is superb and I’d love to try and track down a bottle, or at least hope that Hans Hendley can bring it back somehow. Great stuff!
   8 out of 10
3. 

   bpd170Diobtetty – 2022-07-06:

   4 out of 5

   Grilling in the woods! Balsamic on the Mississippi river. It’s kind of medicinal, camp fire, grilling, on a forest grass!
   It’s kind of weird to describe but here it goes:
   It’s the smell of “Resident Evil Revelations 2: episode 2” when Pedro transformed into a monster with a chainsaw and runs after Moira & Clair in that small village that is full of wooden huts.
   youtube.com/watch?v=v1NTP54XyzA
   The greeny grass at night under the moonlight, the huts, the metallic chainsaw, the dried blood, the sparks from slamming the chainsaw into the metal wooden doors & metal fences, the bullets, the smokes comes from fired bullets. This fragrance is the smell of that scene.
   Greenish, balsamic, wild, & burnt.
4. 

   lokViemsskete – 2022-07-06:

   4 out of 5

   Well, there’s that campfire smell that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Then there’s that smoke wafting over from your neighbors yard that makes you wonder if you should call the emergency line or order bbq for dinner. This is sadly more the latter. There is that wonderful pinion incense but it’s lost somewhat in a dry tarry aspect and never quite reaches the treetops. May bloom more with oilier skin types. There is a molasses like note that is very intriguing. This is a rough and dirty masculine. Hang on tight.
5. 

   Nalappoib – 2022-07-06:

   4 out of 5

   Distilled camping fire!
   Go camping in a pine forest and start a fire with the twigs and leaves you find laying around then, stand in the fumes a bit. The smell of fumes you’ll get on your clothes smell exactly like the first hour of this fragrance.
   Once the smoke scent tames down a bit, the vetiver becomes more apparent.
   Definitely not something I’d wear at work but great for weekends and winter evenings.
   Quite powerful. Use wisely!