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benta – :
Mastic at the front,
then quickly develops to a lush cedar (on my skin at least).
Quite green and a undertone of vetyver but this is a cedar fragrance for me.
If you Atlas Cedre by Atelier or 777 Black Gemstone, you will like this.
A very summer-sun scent. Wish the mastic (and the scent itself) lasted longer though.
Love it.
Lieryaltelt – :
Like a weaker, skeletal version of Clive Christian V for Men Amber Fougere with Smoky Vetiver.
However, this one came first and I actually like it more. The CC one is really obnoxious.
If you have Armani Bois d’Encens or anything in that vain, you don’t need this.
Similar kind of scent, somehow less exciting.
zekstra – :
This could be ultimate fragrance for those who don’t like even smallest hint of sweetness in their fragrances. From the opening to the very end it is all lentisque oily green leaves and dry woods with vetiver, later bit of aromatic and ambery notes arriving after about 2 hours.
It is relatively long lasting, but has very soft sillage, and barely reaches modest projection after first 30 min. Which means it takes well overspaying, and I would even say might require at least double amount of what you would normally use for average perfumes.
It’s definitely daytime Spring-Summer perfume, but could be easily used in Fall. It is absolutely unisex, not overly complicated, but classy and modern. I think most people who voted dislike here rather meant it for low performance of this perfume than the scent itself.
Scent 8/10
Originality 9/10
Longevity 6/10
Projection 5/10
Sillage 4/10
Versatility 7/10
Bang for buck 5/10 (due to need use at least twice more)
HericrerT – :
Pistacia Lentiscus is a hardy shrub that grows widely throughout the Mediterranean. It has a very distinct resinous smell and produces a resin known as mastic which is exclusively cultivated on the Greek island of Chios, famous for its mastic production which is known as locally ‘Tears of Chios’.
Lentisque has a green and woody opening which instantly conjures up the aroma of the lentiscus, rising under the hot Mediterranean sun. Mastic essence and absolute are blended with galbanum which heightens the intense green top notes. Cistus resin and dry woods soften the green accord which evolves into an intimate, animalic musk with hints of ambergris.
por853Unlogrere – :
Absolutely addictive sharp fresh Green and aromatic smoky woods and resins that are fairly short-lived dry down to the most sensual Ambergris tinged Musk .The top notes are fresh and delicious,but the gently animalic Musk is to die for.
paralixx – :
I agree with both reviews. Very green scent. This is my 1st try of a lentisque based scent and it’s ok. It’s got an incense feel to it as well. I am happy that I can actually smell all 6 notes but vetiver is the more prominent one. It’s well blended but sits very close to the skin.This is the 5th or 6th from Phaedon and majority have been letdowns, this as well.
drupalprix – :
Sadly not impressed with this. I wanted a strong lentisque perfume, but I smell so much synthetic Iso-e that I can’t enjoy anything else about it. I do smell some lovely lentisque and vetyver, but it is buried by the Iso-e, so I can only smell it if I put my nose directly onto my skin and inhale deeply, which I have been looking silly doing all day at work. Upon application, I smelled heavy pepper of all things, yet there is no spice in the notes. Lasts long, but it is far too light of a perfume to really enjoy.
nicks74 – :
The opening of this has the mastic dirtied up a bit by the labdanum and vetiver, but the drydown has a very lightly smoky, dry vetiver feel. Softly woody with the sweet, lemony mastic just doing it’s thing in the background.
To my perception, more of a vetiver fragrance than anything. A bit reminiscent of DS & Durga’s cowboy grass because they share the same dry, crackling quality.
Pleasant and, I think, easy to wear. Unisex.