Because Encre Noire seems to have a lot of fans on this board, I just ordered a bottle for myself. Is this a fragrance that I can wear in spring/summer during the day at work?
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its pretty versatile. it's very unlike other vetivers like Tom Ford and Guerlain, as it has ZERO sweetness or citrus. I find it very dark yet clean, which in my nose are two things that normally don't go together.
Encre Noir is nothing at all like Creed Original which is a soapy frag and I do not get any fruit or floral whatsoever. You may have to wait and see how the frag reacts to your body chemistry. I hear many people talk about "ink" notes and I have no idea where they are getting that. I get a dark and musty woodsy note which is deep and linear and has great longevity. Perhaps where I am getting dark and musty others may be getting ink. Because Encre Noir is deep and linear for me, I often layer it with other frags when I want to add depth to them.
Is it a heavy fragrance like Knize Ten?
Thanks for the info...I'm very intrigued by the Vetiver Bourbon & Cashmere Wood notes? How does it compare to Bulgari Black? Bulgari Black is the only wood/smoke EdT that I have and like.
Must be a body-chemistry thing because I get "no ink accord whatsoever". It is too bad that you cannot enjoy this vetiver powerhouse like those of us who even have a back-up bottle on hand.Vetiver is by far my favorite note. Now having said that ink accord I found in this fragrance just ruined the whole fragrance for me. Thus I found it to be an immediate scrubber. For those of you who enjoy this fragrance I hope you wear it, and enjoy it in good health.
I was trying to figure out where I could wear Encre Noire...would have to be on a cold fall/winter day or evening.
Because Encre Noire is a linear frag, I like to layer this with other frags and my favorite layering is:
Lalique Encre Noire & Creed Green Irish Tweed