32 Venenum L'Artisan Parfumeur 2016

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8.1 / 10 48 Ratings

32 Venenum is a popular perfume by L'Artisan Parfumeur for women and men and was released in 2016. The scent is spicy-woody. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Creamy

Gourmand

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Rice steam

Sandalwood

Wheat

Masala chai

Perfumer

Daphné Bugey

Ratings

Scent

8.148 Ratings

Longevity

7.544 Ratings

Sillage

6.845 Ratings

Bottle

8.949 Ratings

Value for money

6.911 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 09.04.2024.

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/03/2023

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

KathrynA66
40 Reviews

KathrynA66

Gourmand Plus

I had really been looking forward to trying this, especially after reading Telekinetic's review, and Venenum did not disappoint. This is a beautifully done fragrance, rich and complex. I just love it.

On me, it opens with a strong masala chai, which I like very much. It's warm and cozy.
After an hour or so, I start to get the sense of the wheat note more than a definite wheat scent, but it brings something important to the fragrance, in my opinion. The rice steam is wonderfully realistic and maintains the rich (but not heavy) quality of the fragrance.

Venenum is very gourmand in the first couple of hours. As the sandalwood develops, the fragrance becomes more complex, although definitely retaining a gourmand vibe, as the sandalwood is very creamy. It's definitely not linear.

I think it is a mature fragrance, which does not preclude young people from comfortably wearing it. To me, It's more fun than serious, but I think it could be very versatile. The performance is very good, good longevity, sillage/projection is about arm's length for 5-6 hours and fades down slowly.

I have avoided L'Artisan Parfumeur because their fragrances are quite expensive, but I was very impressed with this one. I'll argue with myself over whether or not it is worth the price for a while, which will give me time to save up to buy it.

09/12/2023

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Telekinec
156 Reviews

Telekinec

A smooth, velvety cup of woody chaï

This perfume is the second reason why I decided to go to Etiket and the second full bottle that came home with me after the trip. I've read the polarizing reviews about this scent: there are those who say it smells like a warm cup of chaï tea and those who said it smelled like BO (or something along those lines). I was hoping I'd be part of the first group. Here's my review!

Of course, I tried the perfume on my skin before heading home with a full bottle which is a spoiler in itself of my love of this fragrance. Fortunately, I'm part of the people whose skin chemistry vibes well with it. At first spray, there's this deep and complex scent of wheat and rice. Organic, smooth, it permeated my skin with a unique scent I had never smelled before. It ends up fading a little bit in favor of masala chaï, a well-blended mix of oriental spices. On my skin, the balance is maintained: not one spice is above another and they blend harmoniously well to create this delicious chaï scent. The sandalwood gives off this creamy, almost milky aspect, further emphasizing it all. I absolutely love it: it's a cozy staple in my collection ever since I bought it and there's a creamy warmth to it that's comforting. After awhile, I can still catch whiffs of it, although it becomes a bit more subdued. The sillage retreats to something just above the skin. Sandalwood becomes a bit more pronounced as time goes by: the creamy aspect of it evolves into a warm woody accord.

Warning: it's not a blind-buy for anyone. When I first smelled it, it had this strong "perfume" scent, almost pungent, oriental and unusual for my newbie nose. It took a bit of time for my sense of smell to adjust to it, even though I knew I'd come home with a full bottle. Although it's now a permanent staple in my collection, I can understand people who didn't like it: some skin chemistry might amp the spices too much or wreck the sandalwood note. The line is thin. For those whose skin chemistry vibes well with it just like mine, you'll gain access to a delicious, cozy, warm and comforting woody chaï tea scent fit for colder weather!

07/02/2020

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

NorthernSky
8 Reviews

NorthernSky

Dry spice

From the notes I imagined it slightly differently. But then again, this is often the case, isn't it? What is on paper does not always happen on our skins I suppose.
Venenum is a wonderful mix of dry spices. Wonderful, yet somehow lacking. I did hope for more milkiness and sweetness coming from the milk, but really, there is hardly any. Milk has not really found its voice on my skin- I can smell a lot of spicy notes: pepper, cardamon, cinnamon, ginger, star anise. And a fresher tea note goes through it. It reminds me a bit of Jaisalmer minus the incense, and SL Arabie- they share the dryness of the freshly ground spice.
I suppose if it was sweeter, it would be more alike Artisan's own Poivre Piquant, and therefore be redundant in the lineup, but I still wish it had more of a sweeter touch to it to break through the powderiness of the spice.
I am a bit on the fence about it, I admire it and wear it gladly, but yearn for more depth.
The bottle however is stunning. The scent lasts long and projectspretty well. Definitely one to try!

07/15/2018

6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Stanze
101 Reviews

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Stanze

Top Review 10

In a city in India

Family tester Q was once in Pune (formerly anglised Poona) and narrowly missed the Baghwan Osho (at that time probably Acharya Rajneesh) there. But she lived at the ashram for a while. Today I tested "32 Venenum" which, according to the official website of L'Artisan Parfumeur, brings back memories of India. And I was happy to have a suitable subject. Tester M and I found "32 Venenum" super great (!) and so I ran down the stairs and held Q right after the greeting my arm under the nose. "Good morning, smell this!" At first I didn't tell her what to smell, because blind testing is much more exciting. Her first comment was, "You've had a better time." I think she's more into gourmands and greens. Which would be clear, "32 Venenum" is no gourmand at all, at least not on my skin. I then asked her directly whether the perfume smelled of India and explained the scents it contained. She said:

"We lived a little outside, but sometimes we went into town on a motorized tricycle (with 4 seats). There were flying merchants on the streets and in the cafés (tea shops) there was Chai tea, which smelled exactly the same (like "32 Venenum"). So yes, now that you say it, I can imagine India as it was then." Then she got a can of real Chai tea and let me smell it. And the Chai tea smelled like "32 Venenum" but much sweeter. Because "32 Venenum" on me is a bitter, woody scent. Then she said, "The milk makes sense, it's in the tea. Sandalwood smoke sticks were burning everywhere. Flying traders sold rice and pita bread."

I think it's great that a perfume delivers what it promises and can really bring back memories of distant places or events.

I myself found the scent a little fresh at first, but then increasingly dark and warm. Sandalwood prevails for me. The Chai tea is also very intense. I could guess milk, rice maybe, but pita bread rather not. Therefore, I would describe the fragrance as woody and spicy. The official website lists him under "woody". I don't understand why he's called "gourmand" at Parfumo. The sandalwood plate or the sandalwood smoke sticks probably none of us eats with.

The Sillage is rather modest and body-hugging, although the smell goes somewhat in the direction of "oriental" and such perfumes are often full of the firecrackers. The advantage is that you don't bother anyone with it and you could wear it at work. Shelf life is okay. I can imagine the fragrance for women of all ages, but I would say that it is something for older women. Men of any age can wear "32 Venenum". I think you can wear it on any occasion, except sports, because it's known to be murder.

I can't say anything about the bottle, because I only have one sample for now. If it's empty, it's probably gonna be expensive.