Noir de Réminiscence Réminiscence 2009

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7.3 / 10 140 Ratings

Noir de Réminiscence is a perfume by Réminiscence for men and was released in 2009. The scent is spicy-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Resinous

Smoky

Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Elemi resin

Eucalyptus

Galbanum

Coriander

Bergamot

Lemon

Heart Notes

Patchouli

Rose

Violet

Woods

Cedarwood

Base Notes

Frankincense

Bourbon vanilla

Opoponax

Sandalwood

Musk

Perfumer

Jacques Flori

Ratings

Scent

7.3140 Ratings

Longevity

7.6107 Ratings

Sillage

7.1101 Ratings

Bottle

7.298 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius, last update on 03.09.2023.

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/23/2020

8
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

VanAllan
19 Reviews

VanAllan

Very helpful Review 5

Unusual quality incense

I've (kind of) blind bought Reminiscence Noir and it took me at least 2-3 full wearings to actually love it.
It's an unusual scent at first, a very smooth combination of fresh and oriental notes: moist-resinous eucalyptus with a fresh bergamot welcome you in top notes, followed by a smoky non-sweeten balsamic incense middle stage, very realistic (reminds me of our orthodox churches in Sunday). The lovely base notes are coming their way much further (6-8 hrs), with few sweet flowers, amber and a faint vanilla, all surrounded by the dry incense vale.
A good quality not-so-known scent and a valuable addition to my collection. My personal rank 9/10. Recommended.

04/21/2020

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Smellavision
205 Reviews

Smellavision

1

Dry yet sweet incense...

This opens with a great, dusty dry incense/pencil note without any sweetness at all - kinda like Gucci PH or a cleaner blast of Balmain Carbone with incense and peppery coriander. The sweetness then comes slowly creeping from the opoponax disguised as a resinous vanilla wrapped in amber. I do get a hint of the menthol/eucalyptus note every now and then through the opening, but it seems quite subdued to me.
This combination of "opposing" notes makes it very unique to me - it's a very rich and modern scent with good projection and longevity.

I'm not sure I get the gender determination on this one : on top of this page it says "for men".
IMO it's for everyone who enjoys a dry incense...

02/24/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

3

Criminally underrated gem!

Noir by Reminiscence opens with a really powerful and hyper-dark blend, somehow fresh somehow stale and dusty (and also fairly harsh initially), in a way similar both to many niche scents, and several vintage masculine scents (Arrogance, Trussardi Uomo...). Basically it’s a really gloomy concoction comprising bitter-minty herbs (eucalyptus), balsamic woods, patchouli, incense, a shady and sour resinous base with a bold indolic-urinous musky aftertaste, softened by a subtle ambery-resinous accord and brightened by a light citrus-floral accord which is barely perceivable initially. I think I also get something salty (vetiver?), and perhaps something like leather too. Basically Noir can be roughly defined in my opinion as a really dark herbal-woody-resinous Oriental fragrance mostly tending to mossy-earthy-incense territories, and for a while with quite a bold indolic-roasted note underneath, well contrasted by a refreshing quite bitter citrus-minty head accord. It reminds me of several fougères as I said, but with a decidedly contemporary texture – so shortly, don’t worry about smelling “outdated”: this is a modern, sharp, polished scent. The drydown is really pleasant, more tending towards soft, velvety notes of smoke, incense, resins, sandalwood, still dark overall but less raw. It also emerges better the soapy-dusty accord of violet and rose. All smells solid, rich, and also quite unique in a way: I named a couple of scents as a rough reference, but actually Noir smells much “new” to me to many extents – new, yet nostalgic in some way. It’s interesting because it can easily be pulled off by fougères nostalgics as much as “niche-heads”, which I guess makes it a particularly solid scent. Surprisingly creative, although a bit linear once it enters the (endless) drydown. Another cheapo (I forgot to mention that; 35 eur/100 ml here) easily surpassing so many expensive scents quality & creativity-wise. Addictive!

8-8,5/10

03/16/2013

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Miaw2
339 Reviews

Miaw2

Helpful Review 1

Complex and unique scent

Think about resins. Then add an eucalyptus note.

Now a bit of vanilla. Shake well with a incense note. Now you have Noir.

This is a very complex fragrance that is mostly about resins with eucalyptus that sometimes can burn your nose.

Very unique and not easy to wear.

Sillage, projection and lasting power are medium-high. Definetely thumbs up!

Updated January 2014