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08/30/2022
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NicheOnly
Very helpful Review
4
The original is better, but this is the one I'm buying
Royal Crown's "Sultan" is my all-time favorite scent and I figured I would look into Atelier des Ors once a well-known YouTuber offered her viewers a 15% code for the brand. I ordered 2 sample sets, but I was mainly looking to target both versions of Lune Féline.
Lets talk profile. In the air, Lune Féline smells incredible - it is probably the closest you will ever get to a cardamom pastry. It smells 1:1 with bakeries that I've been to, if not better, as there are hints of vanilla and cinnamon in the air that complete the blend.
The reasoning behind the clickbaity title stems from what the scent is like up close. While the original EDP smells very similar on skin as it does in the air, basically a hypothetical combination between Xerjoff's "Starlight" and Nishane's "Ani", it is the evolution of the EDP that dominates here in the opening of the extrait. What I mean by that is the EDP evolves from this pastry smell to a soft woody-balsamic scent with a smoky background whereas the extrait from minute ~5 or so, on skin, is this smoky-balsamic soft sweet scent. If you can imagine a hypothetical gourmand scent from Amouage, that's what you get here in the extrait's base on skin.
You can get a different vibe for the scent depending on your body temperature. To test the longevity on this, I put on 4 sprays on both arms 9:30 in the morning, knowing I would go to the gym at 5pm. Sitting at my computer, the extrait remained there even without heat as this smoky-balsamic scent while the original was almost entirely gone by hour 4-5. Once I got to the gym, with both scents 8 hours in, the extrait would radiate around a foot's worth - people would notice it when walking by. With heat, you get a smoky-vanilla, definitely sweeter than it is while just sitting around. The original was actually still there also, but you'd have to smell it from up close and even then it was not that noticeable.
Ratings.
Scent: Extrait is an 8.5, EDP is a 9. The original [EDP] keeps the best parts of the scent in tact both in the air and on skin.
Longevity: Extrait will give 10-12 hours at a relevant strength level, original I'd estimate 7-8 hours. So extrait gets a 9, EDP gets a 7.
Sillage: It's a bit hard for me to rate this still, even after 2 days of full-wears, but I believe the EDP is a 6 - it will be noticeable for 3-4 hours at arm's length; the extrait is likely to get at least 6 hours at arm's length, I'd give it an 8.
Bottle: It's the same bottle, to me it's an 8 - on par with Roja, Amouage etc. I might be giving them too much here even.
Value: So why am I buying the extrait at €350 over the original at €230 (to add - after a 15% discount, my relative prices are 297.50€ vs. 195.50€). To me, the extra 2 points on longevity and sillage make the extrait the better preposition since I love scents that command attention and the final price is half what I paid for Sultan. I'd value both an 8, but if you are fine with a less screechy scent in the form of the EDP, that could be a 9.
Lets talk profile. In the air, Lune Féline smells incredible - it is probably the closest you will ever get to a cardamom pastry. It smells 1:1 with bakeries that I've been to, if not better, as there are hints of vanilla and cinnamon in the air that complete the blend.
The reasoning behind the clickbaity title stems from what the scent is like up close. While the original EDP smells very similar on skin as it does in the air, basically a hypothetical combination between Xerjoff's "Starlight" and Nishane's "Ani", it is the evolution of the EDP that dominates here in the opening of the extrait. What I mean by that is the EDP evolves from this pastry smell to a soft woody-balsamic scent with a smoky background whereas the extrait from minute ~5 or so, on skin, is this smoky-balsamic soft sweet scent. If you can imagine a hypothetical gourmand scent from Amouage, that's what you get here in the extrait's base on skin.
You can get a different vibe for the scent depending on your body temperature. To test the longevity on this, I put on 4 sprays on both arms 9:30 in the morning, knowing I would go to the gym at 5pm. Sitting at my computer, the extrait remained there even without heat as this smoky-balsamic scent while the original was almost entirely gone by hour 4-5. Once I got to the gym, with both scents 8 hours in, the extrait would radiate around a foot's worth - people would notice it when walking by. With heat, you get a smoky-vanilla, definitely sweeter than it is while just sitting around. The original was actually still there also, but you'd have to smell it from up close and even then it was not that noticeable.
Ratings.
Scent: Extrait is an 8.5, EDP is a 9. The original [EDP] keeps the best parts of the scent in tact both in the air and on skin.
Longevity: Extrait will give 10-12 hours at a relevant strength level, original I'd estimate 7-8 hours. So extrait gets a 9, EDP gets a 7.
Sillage: It's a bit hard for me to rate this still, even after 2 days of full-wears, but I believe the EDP is a 6 - it will be noticeable for 3-4 hours at arm's length; the extrait is likely to get at least 6 hours at arm's length, I'd give it an 8.
Bottle: It's the same bottle, to me it's an 8 - on par with Roja, Amouage etc. I might be giving them too much here even.
Value: So why am I buying the extrait at €350 over the original at €230 (to add - after a 15% discount, my relative prices are 297.50€ vs. 195.50€). To me, the extra 2 points on longevity and sillage make the extrait the better preposition since I love scents that command attention and the final price is half what I paid for Sultan. I'd value both an 8, but if you are fine with a less screechy scent in the form of the EDP, that could be a 9.
