Description
“Witty, mysterious, captivating yet imbued with a sense of humor, the Raven has held a mythic status in a variety of literature from the dark leanings of Edgar Allan Poe to the clever depictions atop Native American totem poles. This stunning peony-patchouli vies for the same complexity of character—the seduction lasts long before the first notes of mandarin and rhubarb, developing into a heady olfactive brew underlined by blond woods and liquid musks.” – a note from the brand.
Raven by Ellis Brooklyn is a Floral fragrance for women. This is a new fragrance. Raven was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Jerome Epinette. Top notes are mandarin orange and rhubarb; middle notes are peony and pink lotus; base notes are patchouli, white woods and musk.
Dreatagak – :
This one is a shapeshifter! So I love coffee notes in fragrances. I recently fell for Cafe Tuberose by Atelier Cologne. The top notes of that one bring to mind walking into a coffee shop. It smells like straight up fresh ground coffee beans to me. Anyways, those top notes give way after a short while in that scent. THIS ONE, however, it’s coffee richness FOR DAYS. And the sillage, good god. The real trick here is that it generates the coffee scent without having coffee as one of the notes. Black magic. Black cup of coffee magic. LOVE.
GerSkiper – :
With all its connotations and denotations, name anything “Raven” and I’ll come running to check it out. From Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, to the famous riddle in Alice in Wonderland (how is the black bird like a writing desk?) to the symbol of my Hogwarts house, the mystique and charisma of this highly intelligent and ruggedly handsome corvid has been a source of fascination for me for decades. And now it’s the name of a beautiful new favorite.
Lewis Carroll’s riddle about how a raven is like a writing desk seems to apply to this lovely perfume. It is very like two of my favorites, yet different from them in several important ways. It reminds me of Givenchy’s Very Irresistible L’Intense in its composition and intensity and Portrait of A Lady in its richness. But, according to the notes, Raven doesn’t contain rose…maybe I am smelling the rhubarb? I love the Lady, but due to expense and sillage, she’s not an everyday scent…and L’Intense is a discontinued flanker that I only have a third of a bottle left of.
Because it has the notes but not the intensity of the first and is readily available for a relatively reasonable price, Raven is a definite contender for FB status.
(quoth the Maatgirl…sorry, I couldn’t resist…)
DEN TRUTNEV – :
I absolutely agree with krsams1 about it smelling like TF Noir de Noir. Except it is SLIGHTLY lighter and not as noir-y… also at half the price. I love the warmth! The longevity is also good.
skashtan – :
This is very similar to my favorite perfume that has changed since it was repackaged. Clive Christian X…the is the first one I have found that I can compare it too.
Happy.
Malaya – :
Ummmm.hmmmmm…uhhhh Tom Ford Noir de Noir 80%
Great performance and this is very unisex IMO.
jahmasta – :
This is an extraordinary scent. For the first few seconds, it seems rather unisex but it morphs into a fragrance that distantly reminded me of Hermes Kelly Caleche. The musk and florals compliment each other perfectly without competing with one another. I don’t get any citrus but the patchouli is there in the background like an Venitian gondolier singing to set a romantic mood.
The longevity is equally outstanding. I sprayed it at 6:45 a.m. and here at 5:23 p.m. I still smell it. Silliage is the only problem. It will overextend and reach over to slap your co-worker in the next cubicle in the face if you spritz more than twice.