Sienne l´Hiver Eau D`Italie for women and men

I am no ta blond (Kterhark) :-)
but I love it.
No bleach on me.
Its a fresh and uplifting pefrume.
Spring Summer-very light.

Its very close to skin
after an hour thogh,it gets a bit moldy on me
for some reason.
Longevity poor
But I still WANT it.

Sienne L'Hiver opens with a delicious woodsy-spicy scent that makes you think distantly of a rustic Christmas, and a little pungent like the spices that emanate from arts/crafts shops (like Michael’s). It’s woodsy; it’s spicy; it’s just a little citrusy underneath it all. It is strong, though. Within a few hours, the projection is cut to a third, but it’s still present.
 
The next phase is interesting – it opens up to become an incense-y, lightly vegetable aroma. That lasts about thirty minutes, and then it is a skin scent.
 
On subsequent wearings, the fragrance seems better blended, and while the woodsy/spicy scent still rocks, it’s not as pungent, and underneath is something classy/rich. It has this almost magically transportative rustic aroma to it – is that hay? However, longevity is still an issue. It lasts about six hours.

This is unique and quite appealing.

I was expecting a lot from this frag after reading its review in one of many perfume blogs. My impression was that it should be herbal and windy yet a bit smokey.

Indeed, it is herbal in the start, in a very bitter way - smells like slightly withered geranium leaves. Then it develops into... carrot juice! Sweetly-bittery in a way that only carrot juice can be.

I still can't decide whether I like it or not.

I tried it from the shelves of a shop. I didn't know Sienne l'Iver is by Douchafour, one of my favourite noses. I was astonished by its originality. New, interesting notes giving a precise idea of winter snowy days in Italy. Now that I have read it has an olive note I can detect it. Honestly it's disturbing the idea of wearing olives .... but still the parfume is a masterpiece. Douchafour is always able to seduce me with olfactive landscapes. A great smell painter, this man.

Oh, dear. At first I detected cucumber--not necessarily a bad thing. Then a stemmy, leafy, summer vegetable garden smell took over. Tomatoes? Alas, yes. I don't know which put me off the most: the summer fragrance with a winter name, or the idea of smelling like tossed salad. And as others have observed, there is an unpleasant chemical product note in the drydown. I'm reminded of depilatory creams.

Oh god, yes, Kterhark - bleach! This is what I'm getting as well. I applied it on my wrist while I was at work and after I applied a client came in, so I had to speak with him not sniff my wrist. We spoke and I got whiffs of what I can only describe as - oh my god this smells so disturbing and bad. I have tried almost all Eau D'Italie line and it's somehow very god, but this one is such a no no for me.
It's not green, it's incensy, woody, bitter and very wrong on my skin.

You'll have a hard time bonding with this fragrance if you're not blonde.

Because if you are, you're familiar with the two hour process it takes to keep it that way. This smells just like the bleach creme that goes on your head every few months. This is probably why I'm drawn to it- I associate the smell with pampering.

L'hiver is a frosted pane of glass looking out on a fat lady's high note. It's both off putting and alluring at the same time, and I keep going back for more to see if I can better wrap my head around it. I really thought there was iris here, and suspect it's the fern that brings the opening chill.

I highly recommend trying, because scent wears differently on everyone and you never know. For me it's not a color I"ll keep, but I"m glad we crossed paths.

whoever described it as floral green must have missed something out..i smell wood, and a lot of it too. wood, incense and geranium.
quite a peculiar smell. very square, very clear and confident. i see a person wearing it as ambitious but a little shallow. i think that the scent is lacking deepness and character. on the other hand it's quite easy to wear, might be perfect for the office:-)

Not that great as I expected... SAD!
Another not too bad but not too great for Eau D'Italie. I don't like much the olive note. I don't want to smell like an Italian pizza.

For now, the only one I like (Love) is Paestum Rose.



6/10

Not my cup of tea.
I do not find anything feminine here, it is too herbal and bitter, headache giving fragrance.
The papyrus note is not beautiful as in Midnight Oud by JHG, I can hardly detect it.
Really interesting fragrance, unusual enough to be given a try,but I will never buy this and I think I will not like it on a man too.

ELMIFRA, how funny, I think it's cold, distant and serene, but I agree it's strikingly beautiful. Like the foggy streets of a medieval city at dawn. It actually feels like chilly air.
Would I be saying this if it had a different name? Probably not, but this name (Siena in winter) conjures up such a powerful visual to me, and the scent composes the perfect background music to it. It's a perfect match. I can't say it smells of this or that, because it doesn't. This is one of those etheral scents that have an atmosphere rather than a scent made up of distinct, recognizable components. And a very interesting and rarely experienced one at that.

A little masterpiece!
Very warm, comfortable, sweet, a little smokey, but it has the smoothy, greasy but sweet note of black olive which makes this parfume so interesting and really particular.

Another must try!