Craft by Andrea Maack
Bottle Design Maddalena Casadei
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7.5 / 10 101 Ratings
A popular perfume by Andrea Maack for women and men, released in 2010. The scent is woody-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody
Fresh
Synthetic
Resinous
Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes Ice accordIce accord
Heart Notes Heart Notes
MetalMetal CedarwoodCedarwood
Base Notes Base Notes
Elemi resinElemi resin PatchouliPatchouli

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.5101 Ratings
Longevity
7.374 Ratings
Sillage
6.374 Ratings
Bottle
7.063 Ratings
Submitted by Imel, last update on 27.09.2023.
Interesting Facts
The name of the fragrance is a composite of the term Couture Art.

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions
5
Pricing
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
7
Scent
Mlleghoul

353 Reviews
Mlleghoul
Mlleghoul
3  
a sleek, chilly cybernetic download
There’s something about Craft from Andrea Maack that feels sleek and reflective, like the soaring chrome spires of a retrofuturistic sci-fi megastructure and its mechanized cybernetic inhabitants. It’s a cool, bloodless scent, like frost flowers on glass, and wintry chilled metal. I hadn’t read the description prior to writing down these thoughts and now I’m simultaneously pleased and peeved because I picked up on this perfume’s vibe to such an extent I’ve almost quoted the website’s copy about jet packs and robots right back at you. This is one of those instances when it seems the concept and the execution align in an almost preternaturally perfect way... like the android overlords have implanted these ideas directly into my brain!
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Xeniakirsova

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Xeniakirsova
Xeniakirsova
1  
Church on a cold winter's day
This fragrance is really something quite unique! It opens very "aldehydic" and metallic so that it already smells cold. After a short time, the smoky resin is added which gives the fragrance a churchy touch. It actually smells like a winter walk in January, walking past a church where the incense is being lit. Definitely not a blind buy candidate but a must have for aldehyde lovers. A fresh fragrance for a cold day!
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7
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
7
Scent
Taurus

310 Reviews
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Taurus
Taurus
Very helpful Review 17  
Now I'm really irritated
Yes, really, because what I'm sniffing out here and what I'm feeling doesn't necessarily correspond with all the comments and statements I've read here about this mysterious fragrance.

But what I totally d'accord is the perception of this cool to coniferous incense. There has already been speculation that Iso-E-Super might be in play, which I wouldn't rule out either. Thus, this Elemi-resin core, which is actually reminiscent of the Series 3: Incense series by Comme de Garcons between Kyoto and Avignon, remains the absolute pivotal point. This is on the one hand fascinatingly beautiful, but surely also for some people strangely metallic to cold.

What is personally confusing to me now is the warm and dull note that comes later, which I somehow place between earthy patchouli and benzoin. Patchouli is also officially stated and had also mentioned Aava. The experienced perfumer knows that both earthy patchouli and benzoin quickly bring up associations with chocolate or cocoa. In this case just discreet and absolutely unsweetened.

Who knows me well, knows that I think about chocolate too often. Unfortunately, Gustorisch may be right, but olfactorically I am not always present with these thoughts. Nevertheless, I feel this note, which can also be classified as balsamic and organic, is a little out of place. Certainly it is an acceptable contrast to the light incense, but without it I would have found Craft much more interesting. It's just a matter of taste, as so often.

Maybe it is also a totally subjective perception or my bottling was not flawless. Due to the lack of Andrea Maack fragrances in the perfumeries I was unfortunately not able to do a cross check. And what Craft can deduce for the design of a white paper dress is something I also cannot decide. Anyway, I'm confused.
13 Comments
10
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
9
Scent
ScentFan

332 Reviews
ScentFan
ScentFan
Helpful Review 5  
Seduced by Elemi
I guess I'm going to love almost anything with Elemi in it, assuming the rest is competently done. Curious that it was showing up in the notes of so many incense perfumes I liked, I obtained a sample to isolate the smell. What is Elemi? Canarium Iuzonicum, a tree native to the Philippines which yields this delightful resin. Bontanically, it's related to frankincense and myrrh. Aromatherapy people says it's calming and good for respiratory problems. Cosmetics people use it in skin care products. My nose certainly is happy when it's around. Not sure how the metal and ice notes are created, but they do wonders for the heart of this perfume, sitting on fragrant cedar and patchouli. The result is hynotic, entrancing, so delicious that I'm probably going to end up with an FB. Pretend Ex Idolo Thirty Three is Cinderella. Craft is the result when the fairy godmother waves her magic wand.
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