An unknown star., 6 Jun. 2013

i am reluctant to praise this too much, in case it becomes too popular. Encre Noire, "black ink" is superb, and has become a firm favourite of mine. Strong but not overpowering, with great legs, it has great sophistication, and is in a select handfull of fragracences that people have actuallyasked me "what is the fragrance that you are wearing?"

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5 star for fragrance, 2 star for staying power, 0 star for sillage, 12 Oct. 2013

So I knew Encre Noire before I bought it on Amazon. I smelled it and got a sample off a parfumeur, where the 100ml EdT retailed at ca. £70. I really liked it, loved its tamed vetyver blended with musk and that woody base note that is so evocative of ink on paper. And that sample had some staying power - a dab on the chest, and I felt inked for the day.

£30 odd off Amazon sounded like an amazing bargain, but this must be a different formulation, or perhaps a batch that suffered production quality issues. The blend of the fragrance is definitely right, exactly as it is compared to the sample I have - but a generous few sprays on the chest and neck and within 5 minutes of my getting dressed, there's barely anything left. After a few hours my wife couldn't smell anything. There is no sillage, and even though this is an almost completely new fragrance to my nose, I can't really smell it on myself during the day - so much for the pleasure of wearing fragrance.

Before...

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Masterpiece niche perfume, BUT PLEASE READ..., 9 Oct. 2015

I've purchased Encre Noire once before and fell in love with it...it really is a masterpiece. Just take a look at some of the YouTube videos, pretty much all rave about it...

Due to this I feel I have a decent base to right this review.

Sillage and projection are very, very poor. So much so, I've actually given up using it. Yes there's a strong scent of 'Encre Noire' when straight out of the bottle, but it doesn't last long on skin AT ALL.

I need to emphasis that this is not a reflection of the perfume Encre Noire, as with my previous bottle, I did not have this issue....

...but something just isn't quite right with this bottle/supplier. It just evaporates, pretty much immediately and as I mentioned earlier, it's got to the point I don't use it now (literally a week later).

So, here's my advice... You're looking to buy encre noire because you've heard great things about it, well that's correct. I personally think it's an...

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