Description
Nothing is Everything. Do not believe what you first see… under the demureness of the name, the spicy savour of blackcurrant bays and the musky notes of blond suede. Rien is a second skin perfume, a perfume that clings to the body and perseveres in the mind.
Like venial sin on the verge of becoming mortal, irresistible and resolutely pervasive. As light as mohair and as precious as cashmere, the fragrance envelops skin with a powdered caress. It has the meticulous elegance and hypnotic beauty of a modern Dorian Gray, in a feminine/masculine version. An entrancing fragrance that leaves an unforgettable imprint. Utter charm, utterly charismatic. The vanilla/opium accord of the drydown reinforces the addiction. Rien is an essential. A perfumer’s confession.
Composition: Incense, rose, leather, cistus, oakmoss, patchouli, amber, cumin, black pepper, aldehyde…
Perfumer is Antoine Lie. Rien was launched in 2006.
vital3110 – :
Rien starts with ambiguous sweetness and something bright, which leads to an incense intro. The smokiness is then accompanied by an ambery nuance and greenness, but this stage does not last long and Rien soon morphs into the smell of latex gloves. The transitions are unstoppable and very soon something sour and weird flashes out of nowhere, which is then followed by the smell of burnt rubber. All of a sudden this chaos goes into slow motion, where synthetic sweetness crawls over green and peppery remains. This stage is quite nice and somewhat reminiscent of a leathery men’s fragrance from the past. After that Rien slowly extinguishes into the abyss of rubber, leather and smoke. Overall, the perfume feels absolutely unnatural and odd, which only makes me wonder what the Intense version is like 😀 If you dare to apply a more generous amount of Rien, it just feels like a nuclear disaster of smoke, which is even difficult to smell. “An entrancing fragrance that leaves an unforgettable imprint.”
njrj-super – :
Rein is one hell of a beautiful fragrance – it takes elements of oft loved genres that should go together, but rarely find themselves in the same composition, and at long last weds them. Leather as if from knize ten, churchy incense of avignon and aldehydes (with oakmoss, patchouli and floral accords) and like that of many vintage “man-chypre”s like Korous and Antaeus. The result? A powerful masculine fragrance that wastes no time revealing how classic men’s fragrances can join hand in hand with modern perfumery.
It is helpful for me to think about this fragrance when it comes to the three primary to break it down as best as possible as to what each of these three are doing, and then in summary discuss how they work in harmony.
1: Leather.
The leather is quite impressive in Rien for it changes between two impressive and historic advents of leather based perfumes. It starts as many sweetened and powdery leathers do (think of Knize 10, Cuir Ottoman and the like) with a great deal of spices keeping it herbal and dry while it still maintains its inherent sweetness (which primarily comes about by way of a balsamic amber accord,) and gets a boost of powdery affects through what I’m taking to be the iris and its mingling with the aldehydes.
As the fragrance dries down, it takes on a far more smokey appearance with the cumin and black pepper adding to it, bringing out a far more butch and aggressive Cuir de Russie style of leather (represented more clearly in Sultan Pasha’s Cuir de Russie, but also present in vintage Chanel’s.)
2: Incense.
The incense stays pretty linear throughout the whole of the fragrance – it is quite a churchy incense, somewhat less woody than avignon, and perhaps quite close to full incense by montale. This incense itself is quite peppery (the primary bearer of this note) and comes across quite smooth and smokey. This could easily be an immaculate fragrance on its own – a wall of spicy smoke with slight herbal undercurrents.
3: Aldehydes.
The aldehydes here are big and bold up front, with, the oakmoss, patchouli, rose and iris creating what I have already called a classic man-chypre feeling. The aldehydes are loud intitially, giving a huge fuzzy feeling to the overall composition with a thick earthy base composed of mousse de chene and patchouli, as well as some sweetness from the rose. It’s classically gorgeous, and one that gives the perfume diversity and depth beyond the leather genres that it seems to fit into so smoothly.
Conclusion: The fragrance in total has one hell of a series of progressions, and one that is hard to be found anywhere else – it leads one through classic men’s monuments of fragrance, and yet, never feels out of place as a modern fragrance – it has the typical avant-garde flair and twists that one comes to expect from the more ‘out there’ ELDO fragrances, but never feels excessive or extreme by classical standards, and only by modern standards if you’ve gotten your understanding of fragrance from Sephora. It’s one that occasionally smells like you have bottled the essence of a luxury mechanic, or a dark perfumer who wears all luxe leather attire. As with most ELDO, it is in fact quite synthetic, but that honestly doesn’t take away from the work in general, but is an area that could be changed to take it to the next level, if any indie perfumers would be up the challenge. 😉
8.5/10
YT: JessAndWesH
nulia – :
This one makes me lol to myself. It’s utterly amazing that a perfume can smell identical to tires or a man’s hands covered in motor oil. Baffling yet mesmerizing.
nadezda – :
Wow! This perfume is so beautiful,pungent,mysterious… complex and perfectly unisex. An intriguing,unexpected, luxurious scent. I like it a lot, it’s a scent of really great longevity (12+h), the sillage is quite strong. I want a bottle as soon as possible, because I’m already in love with it… a perfume that you will not forget., beautiful perfume chypre!
Sillage: 9./10
Longevity: 10./10
Scent: 9./10
Overall: 9./10
ssyper11 – :
Incense frags aren’t my thing, and so it should be a testament to Rien’s quality that I can say that it’s beautiful.
My first impression is that it’s an updated classic perfume. It initially smelled old fashioned but developed into a modern aldehydic incense perfume. It reminded me of shopping in my favorite Indian store where right next to the fresh produce there’s a wall of incense. I noticed some animalic tones, but they dissipated quickly.
The leather here is well worn and supple and blended seamlessly with the incense. The incense itself is more smooth and powdery rather than smoky. It gives me the impression of having your tea leaves read while wearing your favorite leather jacket. I barely notice the patchouli, but I can tell it lends and herbal earthy edge.
If you love incense frags, Rien is for you.
акцент – :
Is this some kind of joke that I’m not in on? This was one of the worst fragrances I’ve ever smelled. It’s like an animal crawled up into a rubber tire and died. This is not “incense” this is not even “leather”, unless it was actually on fire. Yep I’m definitely getting burning tires.
I can not stand to have this on me any longer. I’m scrubbing.
And as if to be even more cruel the designers of this fragrance made it atomically potent and it is all I can smell no matter how far away I hold my wrist away from myself.
I will not be trying any more fragrances from this house, I cannot respect them at all for creating something so atrocious and expecting people to pay $100+ for it.
prok220 – :
I went through the whole Winter without hardly wearing my Rien.
Now on a cool Spring day, it’s really nice, I think it’s great for Spring, because there is a freshness from the aldehydes and florals.
This seems quite different from when I first tried it. If your starting out with fragrances, this may be very radical for you. They have reformulated it, and tamed it down in the last few years.
Now, my first impression, after not wearing it for a while, I picked up mostly the leather. It reminded me of an old leather classic, Kniz 10. The aldehyes smell like a soapy lavender. So there is a leathery, soapy, classic vib. Yet it’s blended with a lot of modern pizazz also, with the metallic and aldeyde notes.
It comes across as a fresh leathery fougere. Nothing too crazy, a very pleasant classic/ modern fragrance.
Nice to have great longevity and sillage.
Rating: 8.5/10
Happy Easter. John 3:16
andreyn777 – :
Gorgeous leathery incense. Rien (Nothing) a very playful name for this perfume which is quite a sillage monster. This unisex incense bomb also features notes of rose, cistus, oakmoss, patchouli, amber, cumin, black pepper, and aldehyde besides the leather. Warm, radiant, western in aesthetic, unisex and tremendous sillage, projection and longevity. Suited especially for stronger I don’t care what you think of me types, this is a very sexy and erotic composition by Antoine Lie. Radiant, warm, bold and challenging, I fail to understand why it took me so long to discover this absolutely bewitching beauty. Enjoy!
BruceLaidly – :
Smells something like drinking whiskey in a incense filled basement at a house party. At first its a pretty deep scent, dark leather, smoke and incense, but after a while it turns dryer and harsher, to keep the alcohol comparison going it goes from a aged smoky whiskey to a very dry white wine.
I like it, though sadly it does not stay for long on my skin.
Recommended if you’re going to a shady bar or enjoy wearing leather and/or dark red lipsticks.
gekanthebest – :
A dark, dirty, tar covered leather. Reminds me of Dior Leather Oud (minus the oud), and I get the occasional whiff of burnt hair just as I do with LO.
Led – :
Artificial smell of leather paint and unfortunately too much of it. I love leather/suede smell and I know very well how a true leather smells. This is not what I find here. Needed to rinse it off immediately after the application. Surely, it has and will find its admirers, but I am not among them this time.
rasta2010man – :
Raw. Rebellious. Unapologetic. Confident. Radiant. Handsome. This fragrance is amazingly comfortable with its qualities, and all the better for it.
A smoky leather with discreet violet nuances, an exciting petrol like vibe and an inspiring animalic character.
(Together with Jasmin et Cigarette) this is the best ELdO i have the privilege to own.
*****
johnkz – :
I love OKcololo review below, “Rien is that precisely. A gritty animalic leather without compromise. Dark, cold, a silent cry of “LEAVE ME ALONE”
It is for that reason I love this fragrance SO much. It is a fragrance for a person who wants to smell good for one’s self, not for others. I never get complaints from people when I wear this, yet I know they can smell it. I just sit and enjoy the way I smell and don’t give a s**t about anyone else’s thoughts on it. Men may think the aldehydes make it too feminine and women may think the leather makes it too masculine, but somehow I do find comfort and warmth in wearing this scent.
19leon72 – :
I like Etat Libre d’Orange.
I can forgive the over-the-top gimmicks and crass names for the sake of some great perfumes. Antihero is a beautifully simple lavender, Vrai Blonde a gorgeous peachy chypre, Jasmin et Cigarettes a dapper woody floral.
AND YET! I just know I’m gonna get hated on for this…
There are some I just can’t understand… Maybe it’s because I can’t bare truly animalic scents when they don’t have a bit of sleek chypre or creamy oriental to mask them.
Rien is that precisely. A gritty animalic leather without compromise. Dark, cold, a silent cry of “LEAVE ME ALONE”
I can understand and appreciate the opinions of people like Luca Turin who have been waiting for something like this their whole life, but I personally would raher not smell like a horse saddle.
Nevertheless, interesting.
TsumeM – :
At the first, a churlish scent of leather is appeared. After about 15 minute, this rude scent changed to a very pleasent scent of leather. It is very chic and high grade of leather. Antoine Lie used Iris in this perfume for making leather scent and he is so successful.
I become surprised for making this perfume. Because, one of the main aim in making a perfume is high selling. But most of the people in the world test a perfume on his (or her) hand and if he (or she) liked primary notes, he or she buy that perfume. but in this perfume, primary notes isn’t good at all and it is so animalic, but heart notes and base notes are so good. hence I think that this perfume doesn’t have good sell in the world for this reason.
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شروع کار با یک بوی کاملا زمخت چرمی شروع میشه. مثل یه چرم کاملا زمخت گاوی. بوی اولیه به نظر من یکم توی ذوق میزنه ولی از حدود یک ربع بعد این بو بصورت یک بوی چرم شیک و مرغوب خودش رو نشون میده و هر چقدر هم که از عمر عطر میگذره؛ این بوی شیک؛ متکامل تر و پخته تر میشه؛ بطوریکه شخصی مثل اینجانب که با تست نت ابتدایی عطر بشدت جا خوردم و از بوی انیمالیکش متعجب شدم؛ از حدود 40 دقیقه به بعد که نتهای میانی عطر خودشون رو نشون دادند؛ واقعا از استشمام این بوی چرم دلپذیر و طبیعی لذت بردم. بوی زنبق به خوبی در این عطرکار شده و عطار این عطر به زیبایی تمام اومده از اون حالت پودری زنبق استفاده کرده و به شکل گیری نت چرم کمک فراوانی کرده. در ضمن شما با استشمام این عطر در نتهای میانی؛ بصورت رگه مانند شمیم پاچولی رو هم در اختلاط با سایر روایح حس خواهید کرد. در نتهای عطر به عود اشاره شده؛ ولی من که زیاد متوجه این رایحه در عطر نشدم.
در مجموع عطر رین عطری هست که از نظر من در عرضه ی نتهای ابتداییش یه مقداری ریسک کرده. چون اکثریت مردم وقت که عطری رو روی دستشون تست میکنن و بلافاصله بویش میکنن؛ اگه از بوی مربوطه خوششون اومد اون عطر رو تهیه میکنن و اکثر افراد اینطور نیست که وقت بزارن و در طول یه بازه زمانی چندین ساعته مرتب موضع رو بو کنن تا شناخت کلی از عطر داشته باشند. در نتیجه این عطر به علت بوی انیمالیک خاصش در ابتدای اسپری؛ ممکنه که از نظر مالی فروش زیادی در سطح جهان نداشته باشه . ولی اگه افراد وقت بزارن و بیشتر راجع به این عطر کنکاش کنن؛ مسلما نظرشون نسبت به ابتدای تست تغییر خواهد کرد
Illizesluts – :
Raw rugged leather with a noticeably peppery kick and heavily infused with the smoke of some slightly fusty incense sticks. Bit of a hippie head shop aroma to the whole thing – those sticks are on the very verge of being cheap joss-stick territory – but overall it’s kind of bewitching, to me at least. Not wafting me to absolute, Ex Voto-style holy-smoke heaven, but definitely warm and dirty in most of the good ways. The incense blend is of the drier, airier, more outdoor sort – no warm cuddly resins or soothing cinnamon or any of that, and it does have a slightly pungent edge – so this is a rather less friendly and gothier kind of atmosphere than many other incense frags. Think of a moodier, rougher Casbah with much (tons) more leather added and you’re nearly there. Not a blind buy, for sure – and likely to be polarising. I am firmly in the camp which would like/love its pouty moody attitude.
Projection big at first but contracts drastically; longevity not amazing on skin (faded out in 5-6h) but much much more tenacious on fabric. I would say absolutely unisex, skewing slightly male, and definitely for those seeking a something a bit edgy and dark, rather than just beautiful or fragant.
(For some reason the aldehydes – which I normally *loathe* – just didn’t bother me at all with this one.)
will26644 – :
First impressions:
The opening reminds me of a shop in another land that sells handmade leather goods and incense. Sweet, heady, dense, very trasportive and emotive. Undoubtedly an incredible scent. A big powerful scent for someone who has presence. I like it a lot but where would I wear this? Hanging around a decadent old mansion house in gothic evening wear?
As it dries down it starts to smell more like a classic floral/powdery/aldehydic frag. and now the imagery is of a seedy, dimly lit, 60’s brothel with lots of red velvet and soft furnishings. I need to up my game so I have an opportunity to wear this out.
Contex87 – :
Like it, love it or hate it. It is one of the best perfume on the world, no doubt. Every time I’m smell I think the same thing, Rien is an olfactory revolution!
Trodoquox – :
Rien is a realistic and high quality leather/suede fragrance. To be exact, raw leather. At first, the leather smell is followed by strong incense cord, but incense cord abate gradually and the oakmoss starts to show up. Everything become softer (but not soft!) and probably more enjoyable. It’s not a scent that many people cherish. It’s not a crowd pleaser. But if it pleases you, it’s enough!
Rien is one those fragrances that smells better from far distance. We shouldn’t put our noise on our arm and sniff it. It’s a good smelling fragrance; however, wear less to enjoy it more!
It’s performance is very good.
If it carried the brand of Dior or Chanel, 70-80% of criticisms on Rien were become compliment.
B0gyB0dy – :
Sadly,it was a blind buy that did not work for me.So sorry cause it is a huge fragrance for someone else,here is just too much of everything for me and screams so loud..luckily did not buy intense version..so if someone is interested..
natalixxz – :
this one smelled really bad to me. this is really not at all what i expected it to be. i was wondering if i ordered sample by mistake, but then i saw it in my test list. i smell medicinal rubbery leather which is very strong. not my taste at all.
maybe i got the wrong sample anyway.
eduard1968 – :
love this: it goes on a very SWEET balsamic incense with resins and leather. I wish it had stayed in the top. As it dries down, the sweetness leaves and the leather takes over. For lovers of incense and leather scents, this is a must try.
volokolamsk2011 – :
Firstly, whatever amount of amber note there is here is only in the dry down of the fragrance. Anyone saying they got a ‘blast of amber’ is confused about what they are smelling. Amber is vanillin + resinoid of cistus (rock rose) plant. It’s a bit of a warm, vanilla incense type of note. Not a sugary sweet note or a volatile note that leaps from an atomiser. It’s a base that lies under other smaller molecules.
Secondly, I didn’t care for this fragrance. While it has a list of ingredients to nose around for, the patchouli and cistus absolute and to my mind even vetiveryl acetate are so effusive and cloying they turn my stomach. To boot, it’s a linear fragrance: what you spray now smells of one melange and continues to smell of that for quite a stretch.
Try before you buy, that’s my advice. If someone in your life is obsessed with Le Labo’s Santal 33, this could be a safe gift option to expand their cabinet.
kpvpvi – :
I received this in a trade, having never smelled it before and was really disappointed upon first sniff. I’m not the biggest fan of amber and that’s what I got the most, it was a huge blast of amber blended really well with a lighter leather and incense. I noticed it lasted a long time, even through a shower so I eventually decided to wear it. The first couple of times I didn’t care too much for it but got compliments so I kept it in my rotation. I now actually quite enjoy this scent, it’s grown a lot on me and I can appreciate more than just the 3 notes I’ve listed earlier. Around the 4 hour mark, the aldehydes really start to shine through, along with the pepper, patchouli and oakmoss. It’s also at this point where the amber, styrax and incense tone themselves down and the leather really blends itself well with the other ingredients I just listed.
This has great performance (recent formulation too, silver cap), +12 hours longevity, projects for 4-6 hours with a quite heavy sillage, all this with 2 sprays so be easy on the trigger. I would only bring this out in cold weather and as a casual scent, possibly for work and I could see this being someones signature scent, it’s definitely unique (maybe not in the niche world, but when most of the population only really deals with designer fragrances, I would tend to lean towards unique) and it might even be polarizing but if you like it, rock it.
Overall: 7.5/10, not my favorite in my collection, but I still reach for it and can appreciate that it’s blended really well.
sedase – :
One of my favorite perfumes by ELDO.
Rien is an extremely powerful and daring concoction. It is a unique piece in my collection because to my nose it delivers a completely different approach to “smokiness” in a perfume.
I love “smoke” in my fragrances but the majority of those I own, contain the “aristocratic” and “delicate, upper class” type, resulting from the usage of gentle ingredients like frankinsence, ambergris & the likes. Rien is nothing alike. It’s smokiness is extremely challenging bringing in mind a wild gang of bikers spinning their back wheels on hot asphalt thus creating a thick white fog of pipe exhaust, burning rubber, dry earth, dust & worn leather.
The discreet presence or rose & iris and the inception of aldehydes, manage to moderately “dilute” the heavy smoke allowing some light to shine through. Still, Rien does not cease to retain its retro macho untamed vibe, turning more bitter, slightly greenish & even drier, while revealing a more leathery and spicy animalic core throughout its everlasting drydown.
Rien is big, remorseless & bold. It doesn’t struggle to please, owes no apologies . . . it is what it is.
9/10
bhm813JeomiWogkig – :
Am I the only one who thinks that Rien is Chanel No 5 plus a serious overdose of leather and aldehyde?
GTR – :
Very nice balsamic slightly smoky though I was hoping for a stronger leather vibe this is very floral pachouli airy not bad, but feminine and not as edgy as I thought. I would say this is more of a floral balsamic than a balsamic leather.
Though as it dries down the leather shines through. Powdery leathery drydown. Like!
ZedfrareHep – :
I sprayed on my Comm de Garsons Avignon, incense fragrance thay smells like Catholic incense. It so reminded me of RIEN, that I didnt miss it.
I liked the vintage Rien, it was shockingly unusual, yet good.
I bouhht the new Rien a year ago and ended up throwing it out. It smelled good, I should have kept it, but it was just to wierd, I just sensed an unhealthy atraction to it, like some black art.
Avignon, has all the goodness of Rien, but it does smell like something, churcj incense. Rien is a synthetic smelling incense fragrance.
maestro39 – :
I’m not sure how anyone could say this is ‘thin’ or performs poorly. One spray on my normally perfume-eating skin lasts upwards of 12 hours, the second-best performance I’ve ever gotten out of a scent besides Rihanna Rogue. Lasts on clothes for at least a week in the closet. I have a sample, which as far as I know is whatever current rendition in production. I’ll miss it once it’s gone, because it is downright addictive- and far too expensive. The price would almost be worth it because of the quality of craft apparent in it.
I do have a bone to pick with ELDO in general because I find them off-puttingly pretentious, but have to concede that probably comes with the ‘outsider’ perfumier territory. I’m glad someone is making scents like Rien, at least.
I am not normally a fan of aldehydes, but here, they are balanced and give some lightness to the fragrance. Not nose-burning at all. These are also sniffable from the spritzer before spraying.
The scent is staunchly unisex. Like Eau de Gaga, elements of both typically masculine and feminine fragrances have been well-blended into something that would work on anyone.
This is STRONG. Despite being slightly powdery, the incense and leather- more like a suede- take center stage almost immediately and don’t give up until the next day. There is a resinous, ever-so-slightly sweet depth to it after a few hours. This is one of, if not the, best leather scents I have tried and I wish I could afford an FB.
Askeladden – :
What starts with incense soon becomes civet and shimmering aldehydes. I’ve read a lot of discussion about suede here, and though I definitely detect that, to my olfactory faculties, leather’s not what this fragrance is about, but rather serves as a compliment to the aforementioned animal note.
There are really two wonderful things about this fragrance. Firstly, the silage is incredible. I could ~literally~ smell it before I opened the box. Secondly, the civet, which I think most would agree is a decidedly difficult note for a contemporary perfume, is paired so perfectly with aldehydes. In this way, it doesn’t bear too much resemblance to a Victorian-era concoction.
VELDER – :
I’ve had this on for about 20 minutes and my impression is that this is a pared-down version of vintage Knize Ten. It doesn’t have the strong oriental aspects of KT, but it is a great blend, if you want strong leather but don’t want to feel like your nose has been assaulted. I can see myself swapping for a bottle of this one, but due to the price and the number of strong leather scents I already own I would only buy a bottle at a steep discount.
UPDATE: A couple hours in and it smells like vintage Red for Men but with leather instead of the sequoia note, and not as complex as Red. One day I think I’ll try layering Red with my basic leather scents to see if that is similar.
UPDATE #2: Another 1-2 hours and now it smells too “chemical,” which, if nothing else, reaffirms my enjoyment of the “vintage greats.”
oleg_21 – :
This I had to do many tests to be able to write something about, I found it difficult to distinguish the notes, and took me time to indentificar them, or what i think they are, and every time I did a test, a new chord surprised me, and his power too, so I start describing it with a word, brutal!
At the exit after sniffing and sniffing repeatedly, he sent me slightly to Tuscan leather, less sweet and more oily, but it was short lived. It’s almost like kerosene, but with an aroma that I can not describe otherwise except with the word airy, like when you open the window of a room long closed time. It is possible also feel the leather, a well resinous amber and very soft background a little cumin and pepper.
After 40 minutes the incense comes along with a sweeter flavor and both come kicking the door, but not enough to cover leather, amber and aerated note that I believe are aldehydes, which are the stars of the fragrance on my skin.
After some time the pepper appears a little more together also with a floral accord softening the incense and leather, but without compromising the performance of both notes.
After almost 6 hours begins to smooth, but remains perceptible by a further 2 hours, after I only can feel it approaching the nose of the wrist.
Seriously I need a bottle of about 2 liters of this perfume.
sawa.grikolovskii – :
C’esr grâce au guide de Luca Turin et Tania Sanchez que j’ai découvert ce parfum et État libre d’orange. Un chypre avec un nom pareil ne pouvait que m’attirer. Lors d’un séjour à New York je couru chez Henri Bendel afin de le découvrir. Je suis toujours tellement impatiente de sentir un nouveau parfum. Le coup de foudre fut immédiat. L’originalité et la note d’encens m’a immédiatement séduite. Je voulait tellement porter RIEN…
Paradoxalement, le parfum le plus tenace de ma collection.
mischanj – :
Smells like a lighter version of Dzing! without the cotton candy note. Slightly less gluey.
Not what I would think of as a skin scent unless you buying it for a a sweaty cowboy.
mirij1976 – :
Deri zor bir nota. Bu noktanın baskın olduğu birçok parfüm denedim. Sevdiğim Hermessence in deri kokusu oldu. Pudrali bir deri, yumuşak. Ama çok etkilendiğimi söyleyemem. VİCTORİOUS un Complex ı ise kullananı deri bir kemerle resmen dövüyor. Çok sert ve ağır. Nasıl kullanılacak pek anlamadım. Rien ise yukarıda saydığım iki parfümün arasında yer alıyor. Complex kadar sert değil, Hermessence kadar yumuşak değil ve ikisinden de daha karakterli. Tabiki deri olduğu için dikkatli kullanmak lazım. Koku tam formal ile casual arasında bir yerde. Hava soğuk ise formal klasik bir adama yakışabilir. Sıcakta ise koklayan hayatından bezdirebilir. Ama sevdim bu kokuyu. Tereddüt içinde aldım ve yaz boyunca yanına yaklaşmadim. Ama havalar serinlediginde denedim ve sevdim. Derinin etrafı sarılmış. Baharat, patchouli vb. Var sanırım. En az 20 dk. Teninize denemeden karar vermeyin. Bu parfümü kadınların kullanmasını mümkün görmüyorum. Erkeklerde ise liseden mezun olduysanız tamamdır. Kesinlikle serin havaların parfümü. Nem ve sıcak varsa ulasamayacaginiz bir yere bırakın. Kalıcılık ve koku dağılımı kuvvetli olduğu için fazla kullanmayın.
grey_ks – :
Just another big no-no for me from ELDO, but this time it is very big, not just meh.
It’s so harsh and basically leather, leather, leather! Dusty aldehides in the opening and a punch of sweaty spices.
I’m all for trying everything and I did.
So sorry for the oakmoss, which I like, but the whole composition is sooo heavy to bear. I’m not sure if they tried to make a male Mitsouko here. They failed.
DWERROURN – :
I strive to be the man who can wear this gorgeous scent.
BONE – :
Rien smells like an ash tray sniffed through a dryer sheet. The synthetic musks* make this fragrance thin rather than ‘sparkling’. I keep sniffing for depth, but I hit– tonalide (eau de dryer sheet; synthetic ‘fresh spring breeze’). Boo. What I perceive as ‘dryer sheet’ others seem to read as ‘dusty’; at any rate, that would be those cursed synthetic musks!
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EDIT: For some reason I decided to re-test this frag. Sprayed on, went “UGH!”, and then I left to take my dog for a run. This perfume actually smelled better when I got back from jogging! I guess the added sweat + body heat helped the other notes over power the synthetic musky smell that I find so objectionable.
…the more you know.
vasuuuuu – :
The name symbolizes the origin of all scents.
If the perfumery was a world, “Rien” would be the smell of the nothingness before the beginning of the world.
It suits a man or a woman, deeply intriguing, authentic and carnal.
vitalik6820 – :
Wow, this is really, really intense and very incense heavy. I honestly don’t smell much besides incense, leather and spices. Almost kind of edible. Sillage is absolutely incredible! Not fit for summer, this would be best (and not too overwhelming) on a cold, snowy winter day..
srakopuzzz – :
Incense/civet/leather! IN CAPITAL LETTERS! but on first sniff, the rose/iris are there too: I thought, oh a floral note or two, before the leather took over. This is strong stuff, it’s an I’M HERE, WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? type of scent, and I love it. Sadly the impact is limited to 3 hours, after which it disappears, but what an impact (it probably lasts longer in winter). This is my favourite ELDO – it’s not really office-friendly, unless you’re the boss. It’s the equivalent of Shalimar/Rive Gauche/Opium; i.e. it announces itself with trumpets and leaves a trail through the building. I’m the ideal person for this, as I love civet, incense and leaving part of me in the room I just left. It’s exotic and smoky. *adores*
Skorf09 – :
Rien is quickly becoming my new signature scent.. One spray quickly takes me back to that isolated, burnt out corner of my psych where the bonfires are burning bright 🙂
Pleriogrera – :
Indeed, RIEN is really powerful and long lasting!
Cause of those aldehydes, it may be too strong for a lady – but I think it’s wonderfully suited for a man.
Leather, leather and leather in between – a citrusy one, but also smokey floral, a bit boozy and balsamic overall. Add some tar and you’ll have a picture of this 🙂 🙂 .
Wearing it, you will have a journey through the history of perfumes – as others said below, it’s a kind of 30s’ vibe and magic plus the contemporary industrial refinement.
Gorgeously laid down and directly emanating off your skin, it is dry, it has an impressive sillage and will give lot of surprises after the first hour.
Antoine Lie gave us a piece of art.
In this case, “Rien c’est tout” – nothing is everything (but remember: everything means here nothing more than 2, max 3 sprays!).
A deserved 9++/10
ELComandante – :
I ordered 2 ELDO’s… My firsts
69 and Rien
This one arrived today.
Initial whiff…
….Pretty Strong Stuff!
Its like a Missile just flew over my head, a missile fueled by Zesty lemon peel and Oud Oil. All burnt up and exhausted… Descending to rest on a beach 5 miles from here… Landed with ease without killing a soul.
My Dear Friends of Planet Earth! …. Patience Please !
You need to give this one time to breath. Be at peace with your nostrils for half an hour. Drink Some coffee, Take a break, eat some cake.
Just 2 sprays (max) and all away from your face neck area, It is just that strong and can be nauseating.
I can sympathize with my colleagues who don’t like this one.
This one is for the risk-takers and people who simply speak their mind and are not following any social norms or etiquettes. Simply breaks all the rules and enjoys it, because it tic