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Leonardo – :
I rediscovered a tester I had. It being used, but still somewhere in a box means it is at least interesting. So today, I sprayed it again, and my first reaction was “what the hell, this is just another sugary frag, why did I keep it?”, but now, several hours later, it lingers with a pleasant medicinal oudy vibe. That is the reason I kept it. Smokey medicinal oud with some rose. I now, it sounds pretty mainstream (how many rose/oud combo’s are there on the market today?), but still I love it, and it is special. Love it. Going to look for a full bottle….
VasiliISk – :
Great fume, one of the best tested recently, very intriguing and animalic, if you like the genre, you will love this but you also have to love rose. This is most similar to vintage Bal a Versailles and L’Air de Rien in vibe but of course there are differences. If you want a heavy hitting seductive fume but something new, try this. There is definitely oud here, it is listed and is most present in the opening notes but lingers on counterbalancing the very different notes. This is a complex fume with a definite presence for a strong, sexy woman from Film Noir or early film history, twenties, thirties, even fifties. In my opinion this is more feminine for sure due to the heavy rose and a slight sweetness. Fortunately for me this is very far from a gourmand, while there is sweetness, it leaves after the first ten minutes or so because it is true that it does open up quite sweet. Whatever remains of that is slight and necessary to counteract the strong rose, labdanum, oud combo, which notes most definitely dominate here in this order. I want this badly, I tried it last week loved it, got a sample which I used today and might go out and grab a bottle today. Very unique among what is made and sold today, while nothing is really unprecedented in perfumery, it is a new take and great interpretation on a more feminine animalic, dark and seductive fume.
CasyAvarrygat – :
Trance is a beautiful powdery rose that creates a retro-chic aura around the wearer. Definitely feminine and urban, I picture this on a confident, sensual woman who wears makeup everyday, is very admired and turns heads while passing by…
The drydown gives a red-lipstick and sweet leathery vibe that probably comes from the labdanum.
Beautiful, refined and sensual with good performance.
Lauredebrused – :
Opening was very intense to my nose. As a oud lover I just enjoyed my very first snip then go on. Actually I’m not a great fan of rose but this Parfume make me love it. Turkish rose with wormwood makes kind of bittersweetness. Love the resinous labdanium too. I just love this stuff. When I go out for a date I would wear it even spray around my belly bottom 🙂
hunt6527 – :
Ummm I just don’t understand this company and their “mission”. Aren’t niche fragrances meant to be “off the wall”? It’s yet another 80s candy mixture [aka flop] with “maybe” a rose somewhere~ over the rainbow lol…This scent would be awesome for girls under 15 [in the 1960s]…what part of Berlin does this represent? They really need to rethink their line of fragrances…you can’t justify the price for the juice you get. Sorry, this is a yet another PASS for me!
MoighHoni – :
This is strong stuff! If there ever was a love potion, Trance would be it. It is a sweet perfume for people who don’t like sweet notes, heavy but not cloying and sexy in a truly sensual way. It is pure seduction in a bottle. Wear this and you’ll never leave a party without a starstruck suitor or at least breaking a few hearts. In fact it is so seductive that I would feel uncomfortable wearing it to work.
One spray will be more than enough, Trance’s longetivity and sillage are phenomenal. It’s a quality perfume, definitely worth buying a sample if you’re looking for something that will turn heads and make hearts pump a little faster.
mihail1 – :
Sweet, gourmand rose and medicinal oud.
I have it, I like it but it’s one of the most changeable fragrances in my wardrobe. Trance is sometimes beautiful, and sometimes it evokes the smell of baby wipes.
It’s like a friend you have from childhood, in adulthood you don’t really ‘get them anymore’ but you don’t part ways because there’s no-one else quite like them.
obo247Diobtetty – :
This is a niche fragrance more on the commercial side as i sense allot of gourmand sweetness in this rather than floral or rose notes. kind of cloying to my tast more than captivating, it’s ok but not for me.
Mixanikus2005 – :
I find this scent truly superb! The opening is very intense, and rather similar to other scents in the line (Namely Rausch) but you really have to stick it out for about an hour until it really comes into its own. As mentioned in previous reviews, the darkness and is really something that is difficult to describe as its not characteristic of anything else I’ve smelled. Boy oh boy is this stuff strong, the staying power is also top notch – interestingly enough though the Rose does not get overpowered by the Oud and the pairing of the two in this instance is really great! FYI I am not at all the type to like an oud based scent usually. Perhaps years of living in the Gulf have thrown me off it for good. All in all I think this stuff is killer and it should at least be tested. I don’t believe its for everyone though so do be warned – to my nose it seems very youthful and the same goes for some of the others in the line (Rausch – 1A33).
bk 777 – :
wow – this scent is so sensual and seductive!! the rose develops into something beautiful, sweet (probably the turkish rose), but not too sweet and really tempting. I can also smell something dark here, maybe oud! you can almost see the good quality of the ingredients! next to treffpunkt 8 Uhr this was my favorite of the sample set!
EnigmAHAS – :
Oooh lala, aren’t you a sexy little noir thing? That’s it. I can stop looking for perfumes now. I know I like rose, I know I like oud and I know I like a perfume like a foghorn. This tix all the boxes and it tickles mine so this one will be my next purchase.
From the bottle, on to my skin and now 3 hours later it has my nose glued to my hand. It sustained icy wind and freezing temperatures, this is one hardcore fume. She lifts, she definitely squats and she listens to Armin van Buuren. Yes!!! Tis me indeed.
This not particularly baby is a fantastic, one of a kind, enchanting sorceress of the notes. Yes I’m in a trance… yum, yum all high on the fumes. Happy, lucky, hot scent you. Grrrrrrr, Come to mama!
AL2723W – :
As a relative fragrance newbie, I have never smelled anything quite like this. On my skin I actually find it unwearable, and I have given it several tries. However, maybe more experienced or sophisticated noses may appreciate it more, or maybe it’s about my skin chemistry.
Trance is potent and I get little rose explicitly although there is lighter subtle sweetness on the top which probably comes from that. However, the most powerful notes are the accord which must be created by labdanum with oud. The labdanum is a dense heavy subtly sweet resinous scent, but here qualified by the oud to create a base that for me is almost faecal. On my skin it is not really pleasant even with the ‘sugar on top’ from the floral note.
On someone else’s skin it may smell differently, but be aware that it’s definitely a ‘try before you buy’ fragrance
mixail452008 – :
Aaaahhhh…I stumbled upon something that will improve my blind sampling batting average. Simply put, Trance is like olfactory hypnosis. It’s a few things in life that I can’t live without; Trance and the NFL Red Zone Channel are a few of them. Once I purchase this, it will replace my Incense Rose for the title of Signature Scent. This is an incredibly delightful and effervescent rose. The labdanum on the other hand has a darker tone disabling any feminine dominance. Not really a fragrance intended for that muscle bound man whom can bench press Delaware but more suited for the kind of gentleman who wears a scarf. A very versatile fragrance that can pitch, hit, play 1st, 2nd and 3rd base. For my taste, this is a pure homerun.
super1penguin – :
This resolutely modern, in style, composition, connotations. No way telling whether there is any resemblance to the original Trance or whether that was even the inspiration of this fragrance.
It starts with an interesting and bold oud and rose combo creating a medicinal, sharp and invigorating, almost antiseptic mix. The oud/rose is not of oriental proportions, this is not a Montale, but is quite pertinent and maintains interest throughout the opening phase. I’m sure it is my imagination, but something reminds me of the smell of nightclubs, of the amphetamines in the air con, mixed with strong colognes.
The second phase sets in fairly soon and this is more herbal, quite similar to the base in the other creations from this brand. The staying power is excellent, sillage is great. Somewhat linear, but still interesting. I find it difficult to rate it and I don’t want to be too negative about it because my expectations were for a more classic, historical fragrance. This confirms the dangers of using these kind nostalgia based marketing strategies and it might be worth just stating that this is brand new stuff. As a contemporary fragrance, maybe 6 out of 10 overall.
tattooo – :
Oud isn’t mentioned in the official notes of this fragrance, and I don’t smell it either. What I do smell is tart and sweet Turkish Rose, praline-like sweetness balanced with bitterness and resinous qualities in excellent Labdanum and wormwood. I caught some patch but that could be an illusion. I think this is excellent perfumery, I recommend it very highly, it’s sold as EdP but is actually much stronger than that, more like Extrait.