Fat Electrician 2009

Fat Electrician by Etat Libre d'Orange
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Fat Electrician is a perfume by Etat Libre d'Orange for men and was released in 2009. The scent is spicy-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Green
Resinous
Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Elemi resinElemi resin Black pepper Orpur®Black pepper Orpur®
Heart Notes Heart Notes
VetiverVetiver Cedarwood Orpur®Cedarwood Orpur®
Base Notes Base Notes
MyrrhMyrrh OpoponaxOpoponax Vanilla absolute Orpur®Vanilla absolute Orpur®

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7.4418 Ratings
Longevity
7.5326 Ratings
Sillage
6.5323 Ratings
Bottle
7.2298 Ratings
Value for money
7.2113 Ratings
Submitted by TVC15, last update on 17.04.2024.

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Sniffsniff

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Sniffsniff
Top Review 47  
Play me the song of failure..
If, as I did in a previous life, you once acquired a journeyman's certificate in the carpentry trade, the dubious pleasure of weekly vocational school attendance is not foreign to you. There you meet all kinds of fellow sufferers (the comrades are clearly outnumbered) from the most diverse trades, who crowd into the smoking corners during the much too short breaks and are very careful that carpenter A stays with carpenter B and bricklayer C does not talk too long with roofer D. To ensure that this relic of guild arrogance survives the 21st century unscathed, the ancillary trades (which are of course much inferior compared to their own godlike craft) have been given rather semi-creative nicknames in metronomic regularity. I suspect that (almost) all participants would have been abysmally embarrassed by using similarly questionable humour in areas of life outside of this microcosm. We were the woodworms, there were spatulas, pipe layers and of course cable monkeys. It seemed almost inconceivable that we would later meet daily at different construction sites and have to get along with each other. But there was one thing they had in common, the young men who sat so casually on the planters and flicked their butts onto the pavement. They did not smell good. When I made my way to the cafeteria, I walked through tons of shower-heavy deodorant clouds, whose pseudo-masculine aroma mixed unfavorably with the stench of the half-burning ashtray - in direct comparison, the walk to Canossa must have been a Sunday stroll.
So what does a perfume smell like that which the overweight electricians of this world seem to have been inspired by? The images in my head make me hesitate for a long time to test this perfume. I associate funny beer flags waving in the wind, cold sweat and cigarette breath. Not a good omen. But this name. Good marketing is cash money. And unfortunately, the marketing department with its name hits directly into my black heart. At least for now. The pyramid promises a fragrance that I could really enjoy. Chestnut cream sounds very tempting. With myrrh and vanilla. A little resin and vetiver. Well, I've often perceived vetiver as a note that can trigger a veritable flight reflex, but in combination with the other ingredients it could well have its appeal. A gourmand without a bitchy, sugary attitude.
And the fat electrician keeps his promise. He is a pragmatist and greets me with a full load of vetiver, which fortunately doesn't get too dry and bitter. Shortly afterwards the chestnut cream comes into play, which is really well hit and with its nutty creaminess makes sure that the electrician reveals his soft side. From now on, there is no longer any significant progression, the fragrance alternates between chestnut and vetiver, the other fragrances are discreetly restrained and support the perception of chestnut rather than pushing themselves to the fore. Like a good and attentive apprentice who hands in the cordless screwdriver at the right time and otherwise can just shut up. I perceive the scent clearly on myself for a long time and also the projection is stately - because even with corona distance my girlfriend could smell it clearly. By the way, she spoke of pleasantly bitter creaminess. When the scent becomes very close from the fifth hour on, the vanilla comes into play more clearly and makes the vetiver grass look even softer I only noticed by chance that the scent of ELDO was altered for men. I would have given it the unisex label, but my preference for harsh scents probably doesn't make me a very good reference for other women who fancy getting in touch with the fat electrician.
I like the fragrance very much, because it is exciting, versatile and fits actually in every season, because it is not too heavy to apply despite its intensity.
But maybe I should have left it at that and not listened to the sound message of the fat electrician on the ELDO homepage. For since I have known this proud and oppressive statement of the overweight stranger, he manifests himself in front of my inner eye while wearing the fragrance and reflects with me on failure as a state of mind. What did they put in the coffee for the marketing people at ELDO?
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Stanze

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Stanze
Stanze
Top Review 25  
In Denmark women smoke cigars
"In Denmark, women smoke cigars," explained my childhood friend (then). And because Danish women were our role models for some reason I forgot, we tried (in vain) to smoke a cigar. Since that was too disgusting, we tried whistling. And because that wasn't better either, we tried perfumed pipe tobacco. Vanilla pipe tobacco smells totally good (except for the smoker himself). Smoking him is a waste.

On the official website there is again a very nice soundfile in which a medieval man, who claims to be a random user of the perfume, explains that he is the fat electrician. Sounds authentic.

"Fat Electrician" starts very short alcoholic sweet-spicy smoky like Islay Whisky (not like Bourbon Whiskey). Then the good man lights himself a pipe. It doesn't smell so much like smoke, but it does smell like vanilla pipe tobacco. I like Vetiver pretty much anyway. But this vetiver is almost gourmandig. Great.

The shelf life is good, at least 7 hours, maybe more. The projection is mediocre. "Fat Electrician" is also suitable for older women. And of course for men, it was also tested on Tester M. You can always wear "Fat Electrician" (except for sports). The fat electrician himself must wear it when he goes to football games.

I don't know if I dare wear it at work yet. When I wore "Itinerario Olfattivo I" the other day, a colleague asked why it smells "like aftershave" here. And Itinerario Olfattivo I doesn't smell of aftershave at all. My colleagues have very firm ideas about what women are allowed to smell.
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Pflanze

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Pflanze
Pflanze
Top Review 27  
Electrified

Not a sweet vanilla scent.... no. No wildly spicy leather scent either...nope. No lovely delina, nor dark patchouli rose or warm amber scent.... etc. pp... no no no!
THIS scent is what I find sexy.
To be exact, fat electrician is the sexiest scent in my collection for me. And I think the name fits the scent perfectly in a special way. Because the (or is it called?) vetiver smells downright electrifying. It shimmers in bright green tones and makes you feel joy. Then, like many previous reviewers, I smell some rubber. This may sound strange at first, but it smells to me together with the green, sparkling notes, so special and (please excuse me for straining the word so) sexy.
Vetiver is clearly dominant here, but the combination with the "rubber" and the resinous, "fat" notes triggers something for me, seems so seductive and I haven't smelled it like this anywhere else.
How I would love to smell Fat Electrician on someone else. For my sensation, the fragrance is totally unisex and I plead for more people to wear it.
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Augusto

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Augusto
Augusto
Top Review 12  
Fatty Vetiver - please open this electrician's door when he rings!
Spray Fat Electrician on and Vetiver full. Hhmmm, this green, somewhat austere freshness, the wood, this peculiar smell that cannot be compared to any other. And an unusually bright, almost cheerful tone that makes AugustA sit up and take notice, perhaps it's the myrrh.

But this vetiver also begins with a peculiar sweetness. Sweetie, reminiscent of chocolate, of nougat maybe. Well, all right, chestnut cream, olive leaf, opoponx, vanilla, if it's already there. I'm not really a Gormand lover at all, but this top note has a grandiose melodiousness and makes the eyelids flutter a little. Beautifully done, very beautifully, if a Vetiver arrives times over this sweet side. It's clearly a vetiver to spray on, but unlike the classic and the new vetivers, it doesn't come into the nose from the very green or from the grapefruit. Which is beautiful, admittedly, but has a very different character. This one here begins very flattering by the sweetness, is tasty, pleasant and elicits at the same time this liberated breathing, as it is strange for the vetiver, I think, as an effect.

The scent is also somehow not so superficial, on the contrary. But, hello: After five to fifteen minutes the fragrance then suddenly fluctuates quite violently in the classic masculine vetiver compartment that you know where the vetiver hammer hangs, namely: here comes no sweet treat, and I think: a pity! Because that opening chord was so tempting. But now he digs the water from the Encre Noir from my nose-view very sensationally for a short time, then in the intensity also from the Malle Vetiver. In short, without reaching this massiveness.
And then he lies down on my skin. And stays there for a long time, which I very much welcome.

And softening. Still a hint of sweet and nutty. The fragrance oscillates between a vetiver-flavored spread (igitt, bizarre - how delicious...) and the green green sweet grass with its cooling and for me always simply root-himmlischen qualities. The sweet impression disappears, flies by, soon it is forgotten. The woody lush grass comes, rises fragrantly from the ground to the sky and disappears to give room to the nutty nuance again.
For me, that's the ingenious thing about this fragrance - it does it very playfully and yet still smells seriously good. Cloud by cloud, change by change.

He plays around with some unfamiliar nuances, even a little coquettish and tickle creeps in every now and then, but above all and exclusively remains a vetiver scent. No citrus, no flowers. In one moment it's almost a little too dark for me, maybe something for autumn. Then again the austere freshness, the woodiness, which brings a certain moisture and lightness, so that the fragrance appears completely transparent.

Beautiful, no question, and also somehow cheeky for an established and actually very serious (men's) fragrance classic. At the first test strangely not too exciting after the first hours - and the next - and then after 8 hours...and then I went to bed sometime. In the second test, I followed the games more willingly with my nose and now find it very exciting. And, as I said, it smells really long and very good all the time. It's always swaying back and forth between standard vetiver, even if it's modern, and the just so decisive little bit different. Nothing you just put away after trying the first one. I think that's a clear recommendation. For Vetiver fans always.

P.S.: And the name is great anyway. But nobody cares, it's the scent that counts, right? If you do, just have a look at the clip.
P.P.S.: Who of the ladies loves Vetiver - he makes himself very well on woman skin - this electrician please absolutely open the door when he rings...!
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Manogi

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Manogi
Manogi
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Rehabilitation
This is the first time I've had to completely rewrite a comment on a fragrance. The reason is that I have to apologize to the fat electrician and rehabilitate him.

What is the issue? I originally wrote:

"A lot of people smell vetiver strongly out here. I do not at all. For this comes to me fat Oropax ... Pardon me, Opoponax of course. And I hate that. There's a hint of vanilla, but it's completely lost next to the opoponax. Myrrh or chestnut cream, which I actually like, I don't smell at all."

I have to admit unapologetically that my nose was probably just on vacation or on strike. Of course, vetiver is quite clearly to smell! It is obviously an older, matured, strong vetiver. Because that's almost exactly what a pure vetiver oil I have smells like. How I came up with Opoponax is beyond me.

The rest of my assessment, however, I keep. From myrrh and chestnut cream no trace.

Thus, I also rate the fragrance much better. Nevertheless, I find him difficult as a perfume. Vetiver is a great oil, whose properties I appreciate very much. Especially it helps me sometimes to fall asleep. But this strong, mature, very dark vetiver is not very suitable as a dominant perfume component in my opinion. I would rather choose a milder and more nuanced oil, preferably an Indian Ruh Khus.

And now I talk again a serious word with my nose, what she comes up with to let me down so. That's not the way to do it!
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KimJongKimJong 4 years ago
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6.5
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I love almost every vetiver fragrances, but this is too sugary and gourmand. Some may like this... but it's a bit odd formula for my nose.
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FreshKatsuFreshKatsu 9 months ago
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8
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Mellow vetiver, amber & pepper but surprisingly light after an initially smoky opening. Feels very unisex to me
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 3 years ago
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7
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8.5
Scent
The opening is nutty and resinous, burned sugar sweetness. Then a dominant earthy/woody vetiver with myrrh, a hint of vanilla and smoke.
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KuraiKurai 3 years ago
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A nutty cream liquor opening that fades into vanilla vetiver. Too much of an "acquired taste" for my nose and stomache
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MarythoughtMarythought 8 months ago
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Leathery, almost rubbery skin scent. Not my fave on me.
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