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Encre Indigo by Lalique
I can't remember when and where I signed up for a sample of the new fragrance from Lalique, but at some point I was surprised to receive a chic blue envelope from France in my letterbox.
Nice idea and a brief moment of surprise: the enclosed test strip turns blue (or indigo) when sprayed - the perfume itself is clear.
"Encre Indigo | Lalique" starts slightly fresh with a little bergamot and a lot of saffron, which results in a slight doctor's office flair.
Fortunately, this phase does not last too long until juniper and pepper (not particularly subtle) make an appearance. The vetiver- and patchouli-heavy base is familiar from representatives of the series, namely "Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette) | Lalique" and "Encre Noire Sport | Lalique". Compared to the two predecessors mentioned above, it is definitely softer and more accessible.
There is a light, smoky teenage note over everything, which gives it additional independence.
For me, "Encre Indigo | Lalique" is an airy fragrance and therefore the most easily digestible of the Encre series, without drifting off into anything too arbitrary. This makes it a suitable fragrance for every day. It is a far cry from the typical and usually disreputable shower gel freshness.
I can only understand associations with Ganymede in the opening.
Comparisons with Elysium are very far-fetched for me. The fresh opening of Elysium is completely missing. The base is also very different due to the unmistakable relationship to "Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette) | Lalique" or the sport version. Anyone hoping for a replacement for Elysium here will be bitterly disappointed.
As I only had a manufacturer's sample to test, I can't say anything about the bottle. However, it looks quite chic in the pictures.
At 6 to 8 hours, the longevity is solid and could last a working day. Even though I usually find it difficult to assess the sillage, I can say with a clear conscience: this is not a screamer.
Although I couldn't do much with "Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette) | Lalique" and its previous descendants due to their rather creaky nature, I really like "Encre Indigo | Lalique". It remains to be seen whether the price will come closer to that of the series, which I would absolutely support.
All in all, a successful attempt to make "Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette) | Lalique" more accessible without denying its origins.
Nice idea and a brief moment of surprise: the enclosed test strip turns blue (or indigo) when sprayed - the perfume itself is clear.
"Encre Indigo | Lalique" starts slightly fresh with a little bergamot and a lot of saffron, which results in a slight doctor's office flair.
Fortunately, this phase does not last too long until juniper and pepper (not particularly subtle) make an appearance. The vetiver- and patchouli-heavy base is familiar from representatives of the series, namely "Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette) | Lalique" and "Encre Noire Sport | Lalique". Compared to the two predecessors mentioned above, it is definitely softer and more accessible.
There is a light, smoky teenage note over everything, which gives it additional independence.
For me, "Encre Indigo | Lalique" is an airy fragrance and therefore the most easily digestible of the Encre series, without drifting off into anything too arbitrary. This makes it a suitable fragrance for every day. It is a far cry from the typical and usually disreputable shower gel freshness.
I can only understand associations with Ganymede in the opening.
Comparisons with Elysium are very far-fetched for me. The fresh opening of Elysium is completely missing. The base is also very different due to the unmistakable relationship to "Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette) | Lalique" or the sport version. Anyone hoping for a replacement for Elysium here will be bitterly disappointed.
As I only had a manufacturer's sample to test, I can't say anything about the bottle. However, it looks quite chic in the pictures.
At 6 to 8 hours, the longevity is solid and could last a working day. Even though I usually find it difficult to assess the sillage, I can say with a clear conscience: this is not a screamer.
Although I couldn't do much with "Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette) | Lalique" and its previous descendants due to their rather creaky nature, I really like "Encre Indigo | Lalique". It remains to be seen whether the price will come closer to that of the series, which I would absolutely support.
All in all, a successful attempt to make "Encre Noire (Eau de Toilette) | Lalique" more accessible without denying its origins.
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Why stop there..
... if it has worked so far?
What Parfums de Marly has already been successful with on one or two occasions in the past is being practiced again here: select well-known fragrance DNA, fine-tune it a little, put a hefty price tag on the whole thing and hold out your hand. I have to admit, the result is not bad. Especially as I am a natural victim of the not entirely unknown fragrance DNA described below.
"Perseus | Parfums de Marly" starts strongly citrusy and a little bitter. Not quite as bitter and herbaceous as "Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée | Hermès", which is almost too "biting" for me at times. "Perseus | Parfums de Marly" is much smoother, which should be due to the absence of juniper. But it's pretty much in the same vein.
Toilet stone vibes? Maybe a little bit.
Grapefruit peeps through here and there, which may explain the parallels to "Elysium Parfum Cologne (Eau de Parfum) | Roja Parfums" perceived by some. Indeed, I cannot deny a hint of the Elysium opening. However, this does not last particularly long.
Something subtly floral becomes noticeable afterwards. At this point, I can understand the comparison to "A Midsummer Dream | Roja Parfums" with some imagination, but I wouldn't have thought of it myself.
What follows is once again familiar: the distinctive, vetiver-heavy "Terre d'Hermès (Eau de Toilette) | Hermès" DNA. And it has come to stay, because a little help has been given. Synthetic bomb? Not a bomb, but still noticeable. They probably want to do justice to the zeitgeist of the "performance beasts".
The H/S is therefore beyond reproach - comparable to "Basso | Sospiro". For some, this at least justifies the price.
The color of the bottle is halfway right, but it could have been one or two shades darker. In its current state, however, I don't like it quite as much as other bottles from the brand.
All in all, "Perseus | Parfums de Marly" is a little less digestible than the previous Parfums de Marly lineup, but still comparatively easy to wear, especially as an everyday fragrance. it can be mentioned in good conscience in the same breath as "Terre d'Hermès (Eau de Toilette) | Hermès", "Terre d'Hermès (Parfum) | Hermès", "Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée | Hermès" or even "Basso | Sospiro", whereby the Hermès representatives offer the most coherent overall package for me.
What Parfums de Marly has already been successful with on one or two occasions in the past is being practiced again here: select well-known fragrance DNA, fine-tune it a little, put a hefty price tag on the whole thing and hold out your hand. I have to admit, the result is not bad. Especially as I am a natural victim of the not entirely unknown fragrance DNA described below.
"Perseus | Parfums de Marly" starts strongly citrusy and a little bitter. Not quite as bitter and herbaceous as "Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée | Hermès", which is almost too "biting" for me at times. "Perseus | Parfums de Marly" is much smoother, which should be due to the absence of juniper. But it's pretty much in the same vein.
Toilet stone vibes? Maybe a little bit.
Grapefruit peeps through here and there, which may explain the parallels to "Elysium Parfum Cologne (Eau de Parfum) | Roja Parfums" perceived by some. Indeed, I cannot deny a hint of the Elysium opening. However, this does not last particularly long.
Something subtly floral becomes noticeable afterwards. At this point, I can understand the comparison to "A Midsummer Dream | Roja Parfums" with some imagination, but I wouldn't have thought of it myself.
What follows is once again familiar: the distinctive, vetiver-heavy "Terre d'Hermès (Eau de Toilette) | Hermès" DNA. And it has come to stay, because a little help has been given. Synthetic bomb? Not a bomb, but still noticeable. They probably want to do justice to the zeitgeist of the "performance beasts".
The H/S is therefore beyond reproach - comparable to "Basso | Sospiro". For some, this at least justifies the price.
The color of the bottle is halfway right, but it could have been one or two shades darker. In its current state, however, I don't like it quite as much as other bottles from the brand.
All in all, "Perseus | Parfums de Marly" is a little less digestible than the previous Parfums de Marly lineup, but still comparatively easy to wear, especially as an everyday fragrance. it can be mentioned in good conscience in the same breath as "Terre d'Hermès (Eau de Toilette) | Hermès", "Terre d'Hermès (Parfum) | Hermès", "Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée | Hermès" or even "Basso | Sospiro", whereby the Hermès representatives offer the most coherent overall package for me.
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He doesn't want to be heard.
Preliminary skirmishing
When perfumes were still something special I got them for Christmas, Easter and my birthday. There they were still something special. My family obviously had a weakness for fresh, fruity and sweet scents. When I carefully hinted that I wanted to try something more distinctive, at Christmas there was something under the artificial Christmas tree that many people were afraid of (not the artificial Christmas tree, but what was under it): "Sauvage (Eau de Toilette)@Dior". For a long time the Holy Grail of my fragrance shelf and the impulse to invest my money more or less sensibly in new fragrances and blind purchases (in both cases often the latter). In the end, this new hobby has brought me into the elitist circle of scent fetishists, that is, to you here. A curse and blessing at the same time.
As I have just rung the bell, I am quite taken with the Sauvage DNA, which is why I was allowed to add the eau de parfum to my drawer/cabinet combination or something similar. Even if I use common sense with the dosage, regardless of the perfume, I don't always find the Ambroxan bomb to be the ideal companion.
Since I usually wear Prada L'Homme (whose iris is increasingly getting on my nerves), I stumbled across Luna Rossa Carbon in their range of products, which solves my ambroxan-pepper dilemma.
Scent
A similarity to Sauvage is unmistakable (I will not use the name from now on, I promise). "Luna Rossa Carbon@Prada" is its prepubescent little brother.
The top note (you know, the thing right after spraying) differs m.M. from all BigBrother variants (including "Writer@Yves de Sistelle") and comes out of the spray head very fresh, metallic, synthetic. A pleasant breeze of bergamot and citric notes resonate.
Little by little pepper and ambroxan were added, which is why parallels to the "savage" become apparent. The role model literally screams for attention, the little brother waits his turn. The metallic synthetics are distorted and make way for a sweet patchouli note, which contrasts with the dominant ambroxan pepper and smoothly undermines and defuses the well-known pungency (the pungency is defused, I don't believe it). Thus less pungent, more elegant, more filigree, more mature than its older brother and in total more pleasant for all involved. Always accompanied by light lavender notes.
My imagination also tells me: a pinch of powder. Possibly because I am damaged by Prada or because the writing on the bottle is emblazoned.
The graphite note I take was not very pronounced. Under certain circumstances my beginner's nose might have to take lessons here.
Shelf life and silage
While I currently perceive (or rather do not perceive) a manageable up to an almost questionable H/S for many fragrances (including more expensive non-designer fragrances), I find this one here quite acceptable. A high flyer (I hate the term "beast") is not to be expected. At least with me, which one has to struggle with durability problems now and then, I can still perceive it after about 8 hours, even if very close. At the shirt collar accordingly longer. The projection returns relatively fast.
Flacon
Nothing unusual and no total failure. Doesn't knock anyone's socks off, but doesn't bump into anything bad either. There is no lid, but a transparent attachment has been included for travelling so that the sprayer does not become self-sufficient.
À propos sprayer: I find the amount of a spray burst to be above average.
Last autumn, as Dumb Reach (cheers for Denglish neologism), he provided me with valuable services for the office. This year it's the turn of others
Now after all this blah-blah I'm surprised that my first comment (at this point I promise to improve the content and lyrics) after almost 2 years falls on "Luna Rossa Carbon@Prada" of all things, because I have a whole bunch of other favourite (perfume) children.
On that note, a good evening to you all
When perfumes were still something special I got them for Christmas, Easter and my birthday. There they were still something special. My family obviously had a weakness for fresh, fruity and sweet scents. When I carefully hinted that I wanted to try something more distinctive, at Christmas there was something under the artificial Christmas tree that many people were afraid of (not the artificial Christmas tree, but what was under it): "Sauvage (Eau de Toilette)@Dior". For a long time the Holy Grail of my fragrance shelf and the impulse to invest my money more or less sensibly in new fragrances and blind purchases (in both cases often the latter). In the end, this new hobby has brought me into the elitist circle of scent fetishists, that is, to you here. A curse and blessing at the same time.
As I have just rung the bell, I am quite taken with the Sauvage DNA, which is why I was allowed to add the eau de parfum to my drawer/cabinet combination or something similar. Even if I use common sense with the dosage, regardless of the perfume, I don't always find the Ambroxan bomb to be the ideal companion.
Since I usually wear Prada L'Homme (whose iris is increasingly getting on my nerves), I stumbled across Luna Rossa Carbon in their range of products, which solves my ambroxan-pepper dilemma.
Scent
A similarity to Sauvage is unmistakable (I will not use the name from now on, I promise). "Luna Rossa Carbon@Prada" is its prepubescent little brother.
The top note (you know, the thing right after spraying) differs m.M. from all BigBrother variants (including "Writer@Yves de Sistelle") and comes out of the spray head very fresh, metallic, synthetic. A pleasant breeze of bergamot and citric notes resonate.
Little by little pepper and ambroxan were added, which is why parallels to the "savage" become apparent. The role model literally screams for attention, the little brother waits his turn. The metallic synthetics are distorted and make way for a sweet patchouli note, which contrasts with the dominant ambroxan pepper and smoothly undermines and defuses the well-known pungency (the pungency is defused, I don't believe it). Thus less pungent, more elegant, more filigree, more mature than its older brother and in total more pleasant for all involved. Always accompanied by light lavender notes.
My imagination also tells me: a pinch of powder. Possibly because I am damaged by Prada or because the writing on the bottle is emblazoned.
The graphite note I take was not very pronounced. Under certain circumstances my beginner's nose might have to take lessons here.
Shelf life and silage
While I currently perceive (or rather do not perceive) a manageable up to an almost questionable H/S for many fragrances (including more expensive non-designer fragrances), I find this one here quite acceptable. A high flyer (I hate the term "beast") is not to be expected. At least with me, which one has to struggle with durability problems now and then, I can still perceive it after about 8 hours, even if very close. At the shirt collar accordingly longer. The projection returns relatively fast.
Flacon
Nothing unusual and no total failure. Doesn't knock anyone's socks off, but doesn't bump into anything bad either. There is no lid, but a transparent attachment has been included for travelling so that the sprayer does not become self-sufficient.
À propos sprayer: I find the amount of a spray burst to be above average.
Last autumn, as Dumb Reach (cheers for Denglish neologism), he provided me with valuable services for the office. This year it's the turn of others
Now after all this blah-blah I'm surprised that my first comment (at this point I promise to improve the content and lyrics) after almost 2 years falls on "Luna Rossa Carbon@Prada" of all things, because I have a whole bunch of other favourite (perfume) children.
On that note, a good evening to you all
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