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03/29/2024
Musicandarts
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Great perfume but mediocre longevity
This review is from a sample of 603 Leather, Incense & Tonka Bean that I bought from Bon Parfumeur.
This is a very nice perfume that is relatively inexpensive for the quality it provides. If you are lucky, you may be able to snag one for under $50 from the grey market sellers.
Bon Parfumeur 603 opens with leather and incense notes, though the manufacturer lists these much lower on the olfactory pyramid. My nose couldn’t detect any of the top notes (lemon, nutmeg and violet leaf) listed on their website. This is not a detriment because the leather and incense can hold the fort on their own. As “incense” is already a melange of notes, it is possible that nutmeg and cypress are all rolled into it. Within an hour, tonka comes to the forefront, though it is listed as a base note. The overall effect is very lovely for the first few hours. The notes mentioned in the name - leather, incense and tonka - are clearly the pillars that hold the 603 edifice up. Keep in mind that the leather note is mild, so 603 does not resemble Fahrenheit from Dior. I like the way Bon Parfumeur thinks. Use three dominant notes, and use other notes to add color to these dominant notes.
The challenge with Bon Parfumeur 603 is the longevity. It disappears from my skin almost completely in 6 hours, leaving only a vaguely pleasant dry down. It stays longer on clothes. 603 would have been a classic if the dominant notes stayed alive for a few more hours. This is the first Bon Parfumeur perfume I tested from the six samples I received. I will report if all their perfumes have the same longevity issue.
In spite of this issue, I would buy it if I can get a 100 ml/3.4 oz bottle for under $75.
This is a very nice perfume that is relatively inexpensive for the quality it provides. If you are lucky, you may be able to snag one for under $50 from the grey market sellers.
Bon Parfumeur 603 opens with leather and incense notes, though the manufacturer lists these much lower on the olfactory pyramid. My nose couldn’t detect any of the top notes (lemon, nutmeg and violet leaf) listed on their website. This is not a detriment because the leather and incense can hold the fort on their own. As “incense” is already a melange of notes, it is possible that nutmeg and cypress are all rolled into it. Within an hour, tonka comes to the forefront, though it is listed as a base note. The overall effect is very lovely for the first few hours. The notes mentioned in the name - leather, incense and tonka - are clearly the pillars that hold the 603 edifice up. Keep in mind that the leather note is mild, so 603 does not resemble Fahrenheit from Dior. I like the way Bon Parfumeur thinks. Use three dominant notes, and use other notes to add color to these dominant notes.
The challenge with Bon Parfumeur 603 is the longevity. It disappears from my skin almost completely in 6 hours, leaving only a vaguely pleasant dry down. It stays longer on clothes. 603 would have been a classic if the dominant notes stayed alive for a few more hours. This is the first Bon Parfumeur perfume I tested from the six samples I received. I will report if all their perfumes have the same longevity issue.
In spite of this issue, I would buy it if I can get a 100 ml/3.4 oz bottle for under $75.
