Another challenging little stink water from beaufort London, this time Coeur De Noir, which means Black Heart in French, for the record... Almost romantic.
Man. I wish I could smell anything in this except the birch tar. On my skin it's pure birch tar. My wife said it smelled like I was burning wood. After 4 hours I faintly smelled vanilla and ink and books but my nostrils were burned out by that point.
I find with this one the colder the weather is the better it works. I wore it a few months back when it was below zero walking through town and it projects this big clear version of it where there's a bit more separation kind of like this big old wooden drinks cabinet smell around you with the vanillic and vegetal smells reminding me something that's had a liqueur or spirit spilled on it and the darker ink and old paper deeper beneath . The middle bit wasn't so bad compared to when I was sat at home trying it in the warm where it did get a little funky as you've described with the sweaty leather middle.
Hi man! You like Beaufort, don't you?;) I find them very challenging and gothic but since they are so unusual I really appreciate this line. To me most wearable is tha one that won Art&Olfaction Awards-Fanthom V it is green watery and freshly floral. Smells like a flowershop
Fascinating cuz I find the Iron duke to be very challenging and this to be much easier to digest... I, personally really love this one. The way you described this leather i was both a little scared and incredible intrigued. But I really don't think it's that animalic. I also just love the smell of leather.
Great review. Just got a sample and tried it out. Very nice and actually easy to wear. Got lots of vanilla from the start to the end. Perhaps I am not that trained yet, nevertheless the scent is great. Very similar to Vi Et Armis, just smoother? Something like this :) Perhaps at my top-3 from the house.
Coeur De Noir is my favourite to dat even though I have only sampled it but I have a FB. I found it takes you on a twisty journey. Hated the first 10 mins though.
Musty paper, rank animals and stale sweat. Reminds me of the high school gym after the basketball game is over... I love hearing about these "difficult" fragrances, but I don't think I'm chic enough to pull this off. I'd love to smell the dry down - on someone else. Fascinating! :)
Only ones off my head would be Beaufort Couer de Noir, Creed Silver Mountain Water and Comme Des Garcons 2. I don't think the ink is prominent at all in silver mountain water though. Couer de Noir is quite inky, but it has a lot more going on too, quite dusty, old leather and soft vanilla, a bit strange. CDG2 is great, but again there is a lot more going on with the ink. I reckon there must be a lot more but maybe someone else can chime in, I'd like to know too!
Wow great suggestions and coincidentally I have been wanting to try both of them (unbeknownst of inky notes). Keep going, I love the way you describe these indescribable scents.
I liked Iron Duke as well. “Thunderstench”🤣🤣🤣I love it! This one was my favorite of the ones I’ve tried from the house, I really enjoyed the ink note.
Lovely isn't it? I was quite pleasantly surprised how prominent the ink was! Definitely up there with my favourite from them too 😊
perfect review of a special and great scent :-)
Man. I wish I could smell anything in this except the birch tar. On my skin it's pure birch tar. My wife said it smelled like I was burning wood. After 4 hours I faintly smelled vanilla and ink and books but my nostrils were burned out by that point.
I find with this one the colder the weather is the better it works. I wore it a few months back when it was below zero walking through town and it projects this big clear version of it where there's a bit more separation kind of like this big old wooden drinks cabinet smell around you with the vanillic and vegetal smells reminding me something that's had a liqueur or spirit spilled on it and the darker ink and old paper deeper beneath . The middle bit wasn't so bad compared to when I was sat at home trying it in the warm where it did get a little funky as you've described with the sweaty leather middle.
Hi man! You like Beaufort, don't you?;) I find them very challenging and gothic but since they are so unusual I really appreciate this line. To me most wearable is tha one that won Art&Olfaction Awards-Fanthom V it is green watery and freshly floral. Smells like a flowershop
I do really like them! I love their creativity, can't wear them every day but always love it when I get the chance :)
Fascinating cuz I find the Iron duke to be very challenging and this to be much easier to digest... I, personally really love this one. The way you described this leather i was both a little scared and incredible intrigued. But I really don't think it's that animalic. I also just love the smell of leather.
Great review. Just got a sample and tried it out. Very nice and actually easy to wear. Got lots of vanilla from the start to the end. Perhaps I am not that trained yet, nevertheless the scent is great. Very similar to Vi Et Armis, just smoother? Something like this :) Perhaps at my top-3 from the house.
Coeur De Noir is my favourite to dat even though I have only sampled it but I have a FB. I found it takes you on a twisty journey. Hated the first 10 mins though.
Musty paper, rank animals and stale sweat. Reminds me of the high school gym after the basketball game is over... I love hearing about these "difficult" fragrances, but I don't think I'm chic enough to pull this off. I'd love to smell the dry down - on someone else. Fascinating! :)
lol when you put it like that I wonder why I like it, because you're not wrong, that's the long and short of it 😂
I must try this! Thanks and do you know other inky scents?
Only ones off my head would be Beaufort Couer de Noir, Creed Silver Mountain Water and Comme Des Garcons 2. I don't think the ink is prominent at all in silver mountain water though. Couer de Noir is quite inky, but it has a lot more going on too, quite dusty, old leather and soft vanilla, a bit strange. CDG2 is great, but again there is a lot more going on with the ink. I reckon there must be a lot more but maybe someone else can chime in, I'd like to know too!
Wow great suggestions and coincidentally I have been wanting to try both of them (unbeknownst of inky notes). Keep going, I love the way you describe these indescribable scents.