L'artisan Parfumeur · 2021
Obscuratio 25 EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
gourmand
sweet
intimate
creamy vanilla sauce with patchouli earth
Scent Notes
Floral
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About This Perfume
Think creamy vanilla sauce with patchouli earth: that is L'artisan Parfumeur Obscuratio 25. It opens with ylang-ylang, moves into Bourbon vanilla and settles on patchouli. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. Reach for it for date nights. Released in 2021.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike sweet fragrances.
Around $330.
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The verdict
Best for
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The Brand
L'artisan Parfumeur
L'artisan Parfumeur is one of the earliest modern niche houses, the Paris maison founded in 1976 by Jean Laporte and widely credited with helping shape the modern niche perfumery category. Across 76 L'artisan Parfumeur perfumes, the price spread is about $46 to $435. Mentions are highest for L'artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier, followed by L'artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer and L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu.
Inside the three picks
L'artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier (1994) opens with fig leaf and galbanum and ends on coconut milk, pine needle and sandalwood; overall it reads as fig leaves and peach with creamy almond milk. For L'artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer (1999), expect smoky rose incense over woody resin: ginger and rose up top, benzoin, cedar and sandalwood underneath. L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu (Eau de Toilette, 2004) comes across as smoky, resinous incense over green vetiver grass, with green mango and cardamom at the start and vetiver, myrrh and benzoin at the base.
The Scendira brands page has every house, and woody perfumes and fresh perfumes are the nearest families to the picks above.
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FAQ
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It smells like creamy vanilla sauce with patchouli earth. It opens with ylang-ylang, moves into Bourbon vanilla and settles on patchouli.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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