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petr1205 – :
I think Oriental Mint is an absolutely lovely, intriguingly original fragrance focusing on wonderfully natural, fresh, sharp and mentholy mint combined with terpenic resins, olibanum and cool tobacco. Pleasant sillage and good longevity on my skin 🙂
ironeeaperlex – :
Tobacco that has been warmed up and then cooled. Like, say, in a pipe. Very slightly spicy but mostly aromatic this way and mint supports this logic a lot
delial – :
Very nice.. Tobacco, mint with hint of olibanum. Very oriental “shisha like” scent. Fresh and smoky and resinous at the same time… Love it!
sambrownly1735 – :
Absolutely LOVED this stuff!! I purchased a 5ml decant a few months ago, and I burned through it quicker than I’ve ever used a fragrance.
It’s a shame that the scent didn’t seem to last more than an hour, perhaps less. It was the most refreshing blast of mint and spices, genuinely made me smile every time I applied. Probably why I used it up so quickly =)
This cologne is reminiscent of what my Dad smelled like as a kid, when he chewed spearmint gum instead of having a cigarette. I always remember his beard and clothes had a spicy “gentlemanly” smell, and I loved it, it made me feel safe in a way. Although I was somewhat of a “mama’s boy” as a kid, I have always had this connection, this bond with my Dad and now that I’m grown, we’re genuine pals. Somehow, this cologne evokes that “bond” to me, it really does make me think of my Dad, even though this isn’t a cologne he wore but rather something within it that reminds me of him, through my childhood eyes.
Fairly hard to find. if you find a chance to sample it, take it. I really can’t justify buying a full bottle for something so lackluster in performance, although the smell is absolutely divine to me. I give this a 9/10, if there was a way to not change the aroma at all, but make it last twice as long it would receive 11/10.
everittaer – :
The mint in the opening of Phaedon Noir Marine is quite marked–so much so that I expected this to be just another office-friendly, freshly pressed and starched white shirt scent. Something along the lines of Bvlgari pour Homme (if I am remembering which one is which among a long list of made-for-men fragrances with basically interchangeable names…).
Anyway, the mint diminuendos nearly as quickly as it crescendoed, leaving the noir or “oriental” incense behind. There is a lingering mintiness in the background, which is why this creation is a bit unorthodox, combining somewhat contradictory leanings: extreme cleanliness and more of a scruffy demeanor.
I do not dislike Noir Marine, which I expected that I would given my prejudice against any fragrance with “marine” or “aquatic” or “blue” in its name, most of which are calone monsters. This is not that, thankfully. I would recommend this to guys who like cologne but do not necessarily want to draw a lot of attention to themselves. Seems pretty safe and pleasant, all in all. More masculine than feminine but not suggestive in the least.
kostuntc – :
It was pure and linear mintcense, for almost 24 hours.
It started very buzzy (like aldehydes in texture, but frankincense in smell), to the point of making me cough a little, but I don’t mind because I love frankincense that much. It settled down slowly until the very end, when the incense gave up, and that left the mint pretty sweet for me. Then again, that happened long after I’d still be wearing a given fragrance on a typical day.
In the heart, if I breathed warm air right onto my arm and then inhaled immediately in the same place, I could pick up the tobacco. That was wonderful but played very hard to get.
Frankincense shares a lot of territory with mint. I knew they were both cool/cold, but it’s more than that, and very interesting!
No toothpaste that I can smell, and the mint is not really foodie either, but if pressed I would say it is perhaps closest to the mint in ice cream.
Edit: I don’t think there are even purported to be any ‘sea notes’ in this scent. It does go by another name, Noir Marine, but that’s the only overt oceanic reference I can find. Other sources I’ve consulted list mint, incense, tobacco, and sometimes geranium, but no sea. (No evidence of any floral anything for me).
Other sources also refer to the idea of a fougere, but I don’t get that. The only way this is related to a fougere is that I might be tempted to wear a fougere next, because of the potential mint overlap. But I’m not wearing a fougere right now; that much seems clear.
man-shmel – :
A lovely , fresh and natural smelling mint…for 10 minutes. Then unfortunately mint note fades away completely and I am left with a sugary incense and tobacco combo. It is rather enjoyable though, but I would not count on this being a “unisex” as it on me is clearly masculine and has a very manly undervibe to it.
Though this is nice, this scent lacks complexity and depth. Though not all people look for depth in perfume, sometimes one just wants to smell nice and this actually does smell nice – a sweet, manly tobacco.
Tolstiy – :
A very beautiful mint, if you like(love) at Night etoilee of goutal annick or herba fresca of guerlain, this mint owes entrance(entry) to your collection!
The holding(dress) is not rather long on the other hand!
A mint very fraiche (more jet 31 than jet 27 for those who know these drinks!!), very white I would say!
In french:
Une très belle menthe, si vous aimez Nuit etoilee de annick goutal ou herba fresca de guerlain, cette menthe doit entrée dans votre collection!
La tenue n’est pas assez longue par contre!
Une menthe très fraiche (plus jet 31 que jet 27 pour ceux qui connaissent ces boissons!!), très blanche je dirais!
Odin546 – :
I really liked this one the best out of the line of fragrances. Reminds me of the beach. Salty sea air and sun. Clean and salty at the same time.
Can’t really detect the tabacco note, but the mint and resin are very dominant. The combination of notes altogether are very nice.
demonvip94 – :
at first it smells like u are using minty toothpaste in the middle of a pine forest. after a few minutes the mint dies down and then it’s more of a soft tobacco smell with a hint of mint. definitely a scent for a man. i personally do not like it.