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Alex 70 – :
I – N – T – O – X – I – C – A – T – I – N – G ! ……. OMG
Ignore the nay sayers!
Just arrived … just sprayed an hour ago.
To embellish my description as best I can I should point out I am not a fan of Oriental or overly floral perfumes. I disagree with the description of Woody Floral Musk – though it is applicable the overall feel on the dry down is more like that of an oriental. Rbalkris and Blackness also have spot on descriptions.
Not all the notes present themselves in an obvious fashion to me – the opening is very Cherry and a tinge raspberry (or to me more like rich red currant) and yes it is almost medicinal like and yes vaguely like a cough syrup – I’d say a dead ringer for Halls Cherry cough drops. Thats only for a bit.
After a few minutes a synthetic almost PVC or latex smell mixes in leaving the deep Sweet Cherry to a top note – it dries down after 15 minutes or so more to a complex mix with some added florals, leather, deep wood and pleasant camphor over the top. After 30 minutes I get wafts of what smells like tobacco as well though it is not listed – possibly a trick with the construction ingredients?
I never thought I would own a scent like this but the positive descriptions have nailed it which is why I bought it. Now I will buy ANOTHER bottle!
Its weird – it would pass as a definitive exotic womens scent or exotic mens scent – not in between, not for men or women – its either FOR men or FOR women – its hard to explain – an androgynous perfume if that makes sense?
Out of hundreds this is the first floral/oriental perfume I’m excited about.
The beauty of it is in the evolving journey.
The negative is the projection. I suspect the scent design gives olfactory fatigue so may be better than realised but it does appear to be closer to a skin scent after an hour.
I am happy to forgive this though – if you are open minded you will enjoy this and if not I am confident you will at least respect its unique quality.
EDIT: 4 hours later I reapplied and was more generous than normal, maybe a dozen sprays and it’s awesome, decent silage and longevity hours later – smells like a cherry noted shisha… awesome!
marat0007 – :
I really cannot understand why many people did not like this incredible and unique creation – didnt sell much as im aware , thus the discontinuation! The whole SHL line is not easy to find either in stores or online and i came to the conclusion , after testing the whole range, that it is probably one of the most interesting out there. Qom Chilom is maybe the most challenging , in a good way, and intriguing at the same time creation of this house. I can see that the opening might be a tad tricky , due to the halls cherry drops resemblence, but the composition constantly changes afterwards in countless stages. Cherry Narguilé , soft leather, ashy accords and a tolerable sweetness accompanied with camphor and musks….Brilliant , simply brilliant!! It stays like a silk écharpe on your neck , a very discreet and personal perfume and thats a huge advantage in this case because if it were more potent it might have destroyed the whole concept.
A 10/10 in my book for creativity and smell !!
votrex – :
Sometimes a perfume comes along that is so exotic yet so alien that most fragrance lovers just don’t get it. Then the reviews come up with crazy comparisons like Vicks Cough Syrup and Drakkar Noir. And then the perfume dies. It is pulled from the market due to poor sales never to be seen again. Welcome to the world of the gorgeous and polarizing Qom Chilom, Stephane Humbert Lucas’ luxurious ode to the cherry hookah. Never has been created before an exotic oriental with such unique and gorgeous notes where the cherry and raspberry is beautifully blended in with camphor, oud, cedar, patchouli, iris, heliotrope and musk to create an Arabian beauty that is only found in some of the amazing desserts and gorgeous jewelry of the middle east. For those of you into unique exotic orientals, here is your last chance to own this rare exotic beauty before it disappears from the earth forever.
antonioni777 – :
Drakkar Noir….LOL…serious?
CBDewka – :
Blech! Smells too much like cherry cough syrup. Sour and sickly sweet, it has a medicinal quality that transports me to a bathroom cupboard or a hospital. Not a visual I want to see every day.
Xpan – :
A lovely lovely interesting and delicious perfume, Qom Chilom! Beautiful!! Gorgeous cherries and raspberry first, then absolutely lovely heliotrope and deep earthy/herby woods, with just a hint of camphor – a very very rich almost tobacco smell. Wonderfully interesting and enjoyable. But the leather, mixed with vanilla!, is the best part for me – it’s beautifully deep, sweet and smooth and enticing. Mmmmmm…….warm, soft and wonderfully embracing. Lovely!! Scrumptious!!! And that smell, mixed with all the other smells in it, goes on and on……..! So divine!!!!
And the bottle is so stunningly beautiful!!!! Gorgeous gorgeous passionate colour!!!
I love Qom Chilom!! Totally!!!! It suits me to a T!!! Fabulous!!!
Togarourgehep – :
I really love this. I think I like some off beat stuff. This is getting some hate. On me I get that blast of fruity cherry(which I wish lasted a little longer)then it is on to leather with a lingering cherry note. Get no camphor some tobacco(more like leaf/not smoke). No big woods thank goodness and the bottle is nice. Would wear this as a day scent mostly stays near my skin.
vitanser57 – :
Scent – cherries, raspberries, musk & leather.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 8hrs consistently.
plant – :
One of the nastiest perfumes I ever had the displeasure of trying. I put this in the ranks of MM Ink, Oud 27, and Wall Street. Unwearable. Unbearable. You cannot pay me to have this on my skin. It smells like to me a mixture of pepto bismol, kids cherry medicine that is 5 years over the expiration date and vomit.
With that being said….Stephane Humbert Lucas is one of my favorite houses of all time. He just needs to get this out of his line up and it would be one of the strongest offerings any house has on the market. It’s a crying shame too…the bottle is easily the prettiest!
Kobra200 – :
@Mojtaba:Yes thats true…thats exactly what you are thinking!
Iran is a producer of perfumary raw materials!for example its tuberose is one of the finest quality in this indusrty…so be proud of your country
moskall – :
where is the almonds note? the bitter almonds note!!??
i recently realized that i have a passion for almonds so much that it adds an odd mouthwatering nerve in my jaw!! it’s like i feel my blood runs in my jaw once i smell almonds blends fragrances like this one for instance and even Oumma!
according to Lucas, this fragrance is inspired by a night in Qom in Persia (Iran) where it is a smell of nargila or shisha. the smell of the tobacco they use to smoke that shisha, the flavor tobacco and mostly the cherry and strawberry raspberry tobacco. and few of the sweetish desserts of Persia like delights & vanilla. and you can smell the essence of harsh tobacco that melts on that fresh fruits all over that lead to a bite upon a sour cake leather jacket!!
To be honest it’s a real drawback to all my relatives who had sniffed this juice and called it medicine but extremely a pleasant to me and never a medicine. it is a very attracting fragrance that i honestly would have bought if it was as same price as “Une Nuit a Doha”. at least UNAD has an unbelievable longevity and silage, but this one here truly has longevity but i personally see the price is over exaggerated. maybe it’s because of the Swarovski emerald in the middle. too much of 330$ for 50ml, it’s like 6.6$ for each ml!? im sorry but i think i’ll pass it unless i get it as a present 🙂
Edit (9th April 2016) Since i knew that this one is discontinued because of bad sells… i’m going for it cause honestly the more i sniff it the more i get connected to it besides the bottle and low sell factors make it a bonus for me :p
Edit (7th June 2016) There is a bad note that irritate my lunges when sniffing this one and it is the dusty burned woods. It does disturb me somehow in away that suffocates me & I guess it’s the teak wood. i wish i am wrong and i’ll give it more time.
ganszzz – :
Wonderful cherry (almond) opening drying down to a oily woody leather base that’s faintly reminiscent of SoOud Burqua, like lightly honeyed teak wood, black shoe polish, some brand new black leather with hints of lightly smokey oud and ripe cherry. As previous reviewers mention, it’s a great concept, poor execution. Sillage and projection need a serious boost especially for the 777 name and price point. A likeable fragrance, not worth the asking price.
usemoffem – :
1989 JOOP! Homme was launched. It was a massive success and continues to sell well, 25 years on. Why? It was/ is affordable, still unique (and that means something in THIS market) and strong.
It also had this strong synthetic candy cherry note in it that I loved so much.
When I saw this in a famous department store, I was very intrigued and had high hopes.
I love the concept and many of the interesting notes are there, but I think this might have been rushed (given this very young company has only been around for a year, yet has already 11 products out there. That is INSANE and even faster in launching new scents than Bond #9).
Good things need time and therefore, I recommend the production team to slow the _____ down!!
Take time to develop your concepts before you bring them to market.
I LOVE the packaging. Luxurious, mysterious, unique and beautiful, BUT you need to work on your juice!
Concept 10/10. Execution and longevity of scent 5/10. What a wasted effort.
lionkorn1 – :
[Praying to God] “Please don’t resemble Cherry Musk, please don’t resemble cherry musk, please don’t resemble cherry musk.”
As i cherry pick what I like and don’t like, I can at least say this doesn’t resemble Ramon Monegal’s synthetic Cherry Musk. The outset is defined by cherry-vanilla for sure. From my understanding, Stephane Lucas sorta promotes the enigmatic note break down. I can assure you that this isn’t a complicated fragrance at all. The only thing complicated here is the price being charged for this Cherry Nyquil. The medicinal properties hang around for about 30 to 45 minutes. The vanilla is extrait-like and more pronounced during this phase. If you like your oud sober, then you’ll be pleased with how it blends with the fruity features. The dirtiest note here is the cedar and frankly, it isn’t all that dirty or noticeable. There’s obviously other things happening during these 3 hours but the feeling is kinda “eh”. In the end, the only address you’ll have left is the email if you bet the house on this fragrance.
MAGsvd – :
wow, I thought this would be the holy grail of ”red” perfumes. I don’t even feel the color red, maybe pink/greenor brownish, Are the colours it evokes for me. I guess it’s cherry I’m smelling, but smells cloudy (not smokey which is what I wanted), and very camphorous. It almost feels like a soliflore… but a soliflore what? a solifore cherry joint? lol.. I’m sorry, but NO WAY! not for this kind of money! I think it’s a fun perfume, in the way some comme de garcons.. like play red.. is fun, but play red is 100 dollars.. and on ebay it sells for about 60. And btw smells much more interesting. And actually the longevity is close but I think play red is a littler more potent. Neither of these lasts very long at all. And even for the lower price of comme des garcons…. it should last much longer, and where the hell is the leather??? huge disappointment here!
5/10
The falcons from this house… are killer sweet! shame