Description
Etat Libre d’Orange presents new fragrance True Lust Rayon Violet De Ses Yeux which arrives for sale in February 2015. Fragrance True Lust unites two editions of the house, Putain des Palaces and Dangerous Complicity. It is a marriage of mystery, an uneasy merger of hearts and minds and flesh. A blend of Putain des Palaces and Dangerous Complicity, a union of temptation and peril.
The composition of True Lust results in a passionate union full of risk, created of rum, ginger, rose, violet and coconut in opening notes. As it develops, it highlights notes of osmanthus, lily of the valley, jasmine, ylang-ylang and tangerine on a base of rice powder, ambergris, leather, animal notes and sandalwood.
Etat Libre d’Orange TRUE LUST arrives in a strong red flacon with characteristic tag with the logo of the brand and name of the fragrance. It hits the shelves in February 2015, as 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
rinat-koresh – :
This dark, resinous scent is so well-blended that I find it challenging to describe it in terms of its notes- I have to resort to visual and textural images
It evokes the dark viscosity of an oil slick, with little iridescent rainbows swirling through it…
Great sillage, but it only lasted about 3-4 hours…
крек – :
I get violets, a lot of violets and then some other notes. Unfortunately, the smell disappears before I can even begin to enjoy the fragrance or even try breaking down the notes. What a shame because the initial smell is very promising. I so badly want more out of this but I just cannot get what I want, even when I have oversprayed. So frustrating!
The assertive red bottle is like a perfect deception unlike the black bottle of rien intense which is a monster. Going by that, one would expect that kind of monstrosity but nope, it’s dressed in deception just like the fakeness of the postmodern times that are seemingly perfection personified but inside they are without any substance, being real is just out of question.
I am a new fan of the ELDO line after having encountered Une Amourette which is so fantastic! If Putain Des Palaces smells like this and allows enough time for me to enjoy it then I’d rather have that.
BakyElaby – :
this is putain des palaces minus the cumin , is good but not lusty enough
Fealsrelm – :
not powdery at all due to the other notes in the top but gets powdery in the middle and base; the violet dominates but it is rich and deepened by the other notes though still a skin scent. This is not boozy. The rum just makes the violet richer. There is a creaminess due to the leather, rice and sandalwood. There are supporting florals but they do not overpower the violet. The osmanthus is there. The ylang gives it a sweetness. Very well blended and pretty. A unique take on floral.
SkazochnikPro – :
Based on the description, I really wanted to like this scent. It ends up pulling all baby powder on my skin. The dry down reminds me of a Prada Candy type gourmand.
Not a terrible scent and I’m sure lovely on some, but it doesn’t work for me.
GritlyDythilk – :
True Lust is quite dainty.
The opening is all powdery violet and powdery rose. It’s a cosmetic powder scent, and very ladylike and delicate. The ginger and osmanthus show up in the middle notes and continue on the ladylike theme. Drydown is light leather and warm ambergris.
True Lust is very nice but very restrained. It rides close to the skin and it would a good choice of the office. It’s hard to see this as the union of two huge ELdO powerhouses, Putain des Palaces, and Dangerous Complicity.
Not at all what you might expect based on the red bottle or marketing hype, but lovely for what it is.
hunt2033 – :
A powerful violet dominates! The parfum opens with the strong note of violet, rum and coconut feel a lot. It’s semi-dark and dusty charismatic! nightclub,urban scent. The drydown is the part I prefer … probably unisex!
Sillage: 7.5/10
Longevity: 7./10
Scent: 7.5/10
Overall: 7.5 / 10
kurd1208 – :
This smells great, leans on the feminine side but still a great unisex scent.
The only negative…it’s too soft,close to skin after few minutes of application.
pui092intitytek – :
Cherry leathery lipstick kisses car interior high rose sweet incense love drunk head shop.
Love.
666fas – :
It’s nice, but not as powerful or crisp as Putain. It seems sweeter or more wearable, but Putain lasts much longer and has a more interesting character. I like it better than Dangerous Complicity however, which is too fruity and doesn’t last on me.
Viiv – :
ELDO’s scents are fun and tricky to describe. It depends on how you try them. When you try them on paper it gives something, which will be something different and new on your skin, and if you try to get a whiff of it, it’s usually a smoother smell.
This is a hot and carnal scent which speaks about being true to his desire. True Lust’s smell is a powdery rose/violet combo with a lipstick accord supported by some well-blended notes. Notes in the composition seems amplified, making it not an heavy scent but definately a bold one.
A deep and unapologetic juice.
vzc467speagoessenda – :
Immiediatly in love…I just don’t know how to justify to myself to buy another bottle. If I hade none and was to buy a signature, it would be this.
Rodriguez For Her gone naughty !
mifka312 – :
At first it’s too heavy, lots of rum I guess! However, later it gets smoother and a lot nicer. It’s very sexy scent indeed, its name suits it well. I like it, but I also think that there is too much of everything in it for me.
bigfig – :
Powdery slightly gourmand. So yeah, putain with a bit of sweets
leonva – :
“True lust” doesn’t smell bad, but it’s a bit messy. The overall sweetness is just a bit too much. Firstly it did remind a lot of baby wipes and shampoo, the violet and osmanthus gives this syrup vibe, making it almost unbearable for the first hour. On top of the powdery leather it’s a bit suffocating.
It does get more calm and floral at the heart part, but it still feels more feminine and romantic than sexy and lustful as the name would suggest. I don’t see this as unisex at all for this reason.
I hoped for more depth and sensuallity, but got none of that. The bitterness was also expected, but never appeared.
The lasting power was mediocre – around five hours, but it projected rather strongly.
As with most perfumes by Etat Libre d’Orange this is a hit or miss. For me it wasn’t bad, but also not something I’d aspire to wear/try again.
gwindler – :
To me this just smells like “Dangerous Complicity” mixed with baby wipes.
It’s sharp, sort of iris-like, with breezy white florals. There is a varnishy rum note and a tinge of something milky.
I’m not really picking up on any leather or ambergris (although to be honest I’ve no idea what the latter smells like), however my first impressions are that it’s another clean, inoffensive shampoo type smell which isn’t particularly lusty at all.
Still, it’s definitely a wearable day scent.
nerngk – :
ok, mostly a kind of intensive version of Putain Des Palaces pimps discretly with the good side (the sweet osmanthus) of Dangerous Complicity. I really appreciate Putain and I appreciate as much this new whore :-).
karabas-2 – :
Il nome più giusto di questo profumo : True Delicacy.
Delicatissimo bouquet nuziale di mughetto e osmanto sul quale è stato vaporizzato latte di cocco e polvere di riso.
Un’innocente dolcezza. Totalmente assenti cuoio, ambra e sandalo.
Presente forse una molecola di rum, che svanisce subito.
Fiorito luminoso ma monocromatico. Bianco.
Mughettissimo soliflore.