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TyMaH – :
No this is not a gourmand on my skin. This is what I’d define as the holy grail of oakmoss fragrance. I love the smell of oakmoss but unfortunately it is not very approachable and triggers a lot of allergic reactions. I once had a vial of oakmoss oil that smelled very much so like this. However, in addition to the strong oakmoss, there is a weird rubbery, metallic, licorice like scent accompanying this with a layer of coconut. It’s SO strange, this coconut-oakmoss concoction, I can’t decide whether I love it or hate it.
What I smell:
coconut-oakmoss-licorice-woods (pines in particular).
This has a retro vibe to it, heavy in nostalgia but with a softness that occasionally comes out as buttery coconut. An oddball, for sure. NOT a safe blind buy by any means.
fox450 – :
Right from the beginning Pathétique is an explosion for the senses. Very strong, captivating and daring. It challenged me a bit for its obvious similarity to those suntan lotions, not only in smell (coconut, a bit plastic, sweet and metallic…a bit chemical as in radioactive!) but also in feel… very OILY, highly persistent and bordering on nose tiring if you’re not aware and spray with abandon. It doesn’t decrease for the first part and you wonder what you sprayed on you as it definitely transports you to a beach, your body fully oiled and no way to escape even being outdoors.
That is my only word of precaution as you will fall in love with Pathétique if you like the idea it brings to life. I can see the gourmand part as the cocoa element is very persistent as well but blended into a bombastic drydown that combines it so well with something animalic I cannot name but it is there and it makes this potion enigmatic and sensual too. Don’t think of desserts or cakes as this takes another path.
Some days I am totally smitten, some other days I feel rather uneasy wearing this but there is no doubt it is very original, well thought and with monster sillage and longevity. A must try for winter and open spaces. Just don’t overspray!!
Deroxlixqf – :
Pathetique is a semi-gourmand scent that is a perfume for forest fairies to get their sweet tooth satisfied. Black truffle from the forest floor where magic seeps from the earth, blackened woods, mosses, and incense add a mystical quality. All conjoined in a wearable, although avante garde fragrance. Has a smoky chocolate ambiance. An experimental scent, its notes paired with the not often used tuber to create a wonderland for chocolate loving sprites.
Rulya1976 – :
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Warm, woody, smoky, sweet; even though there’s no vanilla or chocolate in this, that’s what I get – a rich, creamy, smoky chocolate, with the black pepper giving it a kick of heat. The longevity is quite frankly amazing – I put this on at eight in the morning and I could still smell it, clearly, well over twelve hours later, and that was from just one spray. I love how this evolved over the day – that spicy, smoky, chocolaty note became more pronounced as the day wore on, not in an in-your-face way, but rather like sitting in front of the fireplace, with a nice big mug of spiced hot chocolate, and inhaling the fragrant steam. I love it, and given the longevity, I would seriously consider a full bottle at some stage. Thanks to purecaramel for the sample ☺
morozovanata – :
Pathetique is one of the most dry and foward criticism of Angelo to the perfume industry as the name says it all. It’s a mock of what marketing has become in the perfume industry, with all the perfume dinasties, fancy imaginary materials and fake royalty histories. The way the name is written on the bottle and it’s described shows that this intentions here are ones of bringing back (or bringing for the first time) the ethical path to perfumery again (path etique).
This certainly works because of the wonderful and sensual scent that unfolds on skin. It is for me one of the sunniest moments in Angelo’s work as a whole. The languid impression that i feel on Satyricon base is the mood here overall, like a kind of feline enjoying the spot of sun in the middle of the afternoon. It opens with a beautiful honey flower impression that is set against of a quite coconut woody aroma – this is certainly an effect gave by a proeminent use of amyris wood, which has in itself this woody coconut sensation. Then you get a green berry-like aroma that is contrasted with something slightly aldehydic and woody and at this moment i feel like Satyricon is channeling a compact shape of Givenchy masterpiece Insensee. It settles down to a cozy and slightly incensy woody base that lingers on skin with very subtle sweet tones. Overall, it’s a fragrance that gives me a relaxing and honest experience. The path is simple: do very good fragrances that speak for itself. They don’t need to please everyone with generic marketing ploys, they just need to be genuine and well orchestrated. That this has to be reinforced at this moment of the game it’s what is really pathetic in the perfume industry.
HakAlmottom – :
Gorgeous. It’s a gorgeous perfume, Pathetique. Beautifully feminine; just my cup of tea. A beautiful milky, fruity, smoky, dry and moist both at different times, incensey, herby, smooth, rich, gentle, creamy, strong, chocolatey, warm, woody, oriental perfume. Love it, it lasts forever, and my husband and friends also love it. It’s one of my favourite perfumes. Beautiful. Very very elegant. And I adore the bottle.
Gorik2 – :
I love some of the older O’Driu scents, and I can appreciate the populist direction-shift he’s taken, but this one’s not up to much. It’s a woody, balmy, chocolate scent that feels like less substantial version of Ore. There are medicinal facets that sneak through, and something distinctly grassy — which serves as an odd contrast to the cocoa (which dominates) — but that’s really all there is to it. It dries down to a semi-mossy, vetiver affair that smells a tad chlorinated. And somehow (not sure how), it lasts for an insane amount of time. Overall, it reminds me of those industrial hot cocoa packets you sometimes see by a water-coolers — a sort of not-quite-cocoa kind of effect. So, unless you’re die-hard O’Driu fan (which is understandable given his range), or you’re after a strange, medicinal, almost metallic cocoa, I’d skip this one and maintain hope that he returns to what he does best — apothecary-style animalic stinkers. Characterful, but a far cry from his best work.
mongolkil – :
This scent reminds me so much of a holiday I took in Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast.
The islands are absolutely covered with juniper, rosemary bushes and cypress trees. That’s exactly what I get here. The bracing scent of juniper and warm cypress, carried on to the beach by a welcome breeze. It smells hot and sunny, brusque and enlivening.
However, when I concentrate, I do pick up on the slightest touch of something dark and greasy buried beneath the aromatic woodiness, which sort of skews the lovely panorama image I’ve painted above. It’s not strong, but as much as I’m impressed by the rest of it, that strange oily note would put me off buying a bottle.
ido308Negeltzex – :
umm, now this one is good! initially it’s interestingly good….. and where is the fig note?
not that sweet and not harsh at all. i can sense as well the honey, and honey wax notes mixed with lime and citrus in general. a lighted version of incense is included. no animalic notes as the previous ones and quite acceptable.
after a little while it turned into sparkling lemon with honey wax. needs more tests to define it’s position in my collection.
DjChK – :
A few initial impressions. I’ve not read the notes list so my read on it is purely what it’s saying to me (ie I’m probably way off), but here goes.
The whole thing reminds me of a balance of various skin care products (Not a negative), the opening of rich cocao butter laced and white floral body soufflé. There is a green leafy note running though that keeps it from getting puddingy. As it progresses into the heart it reminds me of Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse dry body oil and also of old school sun tanning oil, with a little oily coconut. The drydown takes these elements attenuated and adds a white musk, later fading to a plasticy ambered late drydown. Projection, longevity etc are all outstanding.
I was initially a little surprised as it’s a different tact from most of what I’ve tried re O’Driu, but it makes sense as continuation of the path Eva Kant wandered down. In terms of imagery I can’t escape Audrey Hepburn and co sur la plage on the Cote d’Azure, all oiled up with the sun beating down, sun loungers out and parasols nodding in the light breeze.
I wasn’t sure what to think at first, but this is basically the perfect ode to an idealised beach life scent. It’s like the anti-O’driu, this may sound pathetic but it’s wonderfully done, great stuff.