Charogne Etat Libre d`Orange for women and men

Unfortunately, this fragrance didn't work on me, or at least I personally didn't like it. It reminded me of Shake'n'Vac... didn't pick up any leather, just outright freshly cleaned-carpet scent.

EDIT: Must have been having an odd day when I first tried this. On second and third application of this perfume, it seems to be massively different. I can still heavily detect the vanilla and lily, but now I definitely understand the 'leather' or 'dirty' aspect brought on by the leather and spices. It's actually quite interesting, sillage is quite close to the skin and longevity is a few hours.

The first 30 minutes it smelled perfect (I am a lover of leather fragrances) but after that the smell got a very strange accord maybe because of lily incense or ginger. Something turned dirty and animalic, so with all respect this scent is not for my skin and for my nose to enjoy.
Longevity is very good, about ten hours.

This was a pretty floral scent with a corrupted, indolic note that, along with the scent's name, really put me off.

I get an initial blast of amber from Charogne, and after 30 minutes or so this melts into a heightened clean skin scent, with buttery leather and a hint of lily and incense. Ridiculously clean, luxurious and sensual, I love it. This is a modest scent compared with other fragrances from this perfume house and sillage is low (this is one to wear for yourself).

Eldo's politic when it comes to naming frags has always focused on provocation and Charogne makes no exception. So many times we witnessed a launch of one of their fragrances expecting to smell something "out of the world", "extraterrestrial", but too many times we just found that the majority of their compositions where anything but weird (Tom Of Finland, Je Suis Un Homme, Eloge Du Traitre, Antiheros, Fat Electrician etc. etc.). In this context, Charogne definitely makes an exception being one of the very few that lived up to its name (Vierges y Toreros, Secretions Magnifique, Jasmin et Cigarette).

A rancid indolic accord joined by vanilla and animalic leather while white florals fly over very low. The overall effect is pretty odd but at the same time fascinating. There's something very intimate and private in Charogne, something you could only share with your long term partner, like chewing a bubblegum that just came out from his/her mouth.

Not among my favorite fragrances but still a great example of a "weird-composition".

Rating: 7.5/10

This fragrance didn't inspire me when I first tried it, but it's definitely growing on me.

It's quite unusual in that it gives a big hit of wood when you first apply it, combined with a sweetness I can't really pin down. After that come notes of suede - not unpleasant but a little jarring in view of the earlier sweetness. Finally, however, it dries down to a mellow and subtle skin-hugging incense that reminds me instantly of Buddhist temples in Hong Kong.

My advice to anyone unsure of this one is to give it a few tries before you decide whether or not to buy, because it's definitely a slow-grower.

I get lots and lots of leather from Charogne throughout its course. As much as I like leather, I prefer a more subtle approach.

The fragrance opens with leather, lily and ylang-ylang.
Some time later jasmine and a soft incense come out and mellow the scent down a little.
After about 1 1/2 hours the base notes start pushing in: vanilla, amber and still the leather even though it's gotten fainter.
It lasts about 7-9 hours on me.

I feel reminded of the smell out of a box of new shoes right after you open it: leathery, rubberry, a little stale. It may be at least partially the ylang-ylang, a note that just generally bugs me but I think as a whole it's still a weird scent. I certainly wouldn't consider Charogne blind buy material.

Leather? Hmmm. Interesting. I didn't get any leather notes from Charogne at all.

To me, this fragrance smells like someone with chronic halitosis that has tried to cover it up by chewing a piece of Double Bubble gum. Has that candy-like sweetness with a hint of mint that doesn't quite cover up the fact that someone is in desperate need of a dental visit, LOL! It does eventually dry down to a soft, skin-hugging floral musk that is much more wearable.

Interesting and unique, but not something I will purchase and wear. I recommend sampling and not making any blind buys for this one.

I'm not impressed by Charogne and Etat Libre in general, but it's not bad anyway. On my skin it smells mostly of vanilla with a hint of dirtyness and something else I can't really detect. It's an interesting fragrance. It's not so powerful, only a bold vanilla with no frilly edge, still very feminine and not unisex IMO.
It's nice to have it on, but once again not worthy a bottle.

This is one of my favorite perfumes. You may name it love at first scent.

I was trying to find smth new and get acquainted with Etat Libre d`Orange colognes. So I've tested all of their perfumes and left home without buying anything, but I was holding a paper stripe with the smell of Charogne. The farther I was from the perfume shop, the more I was in love with the perfume.

Finally after two days of depression I bought it. :)

It can hardly be described but it is the smell of the sexiest beast. Strong, intensive and enveloping scent. Vicious and creamy. Quite a seducing beast. ;)

The interesting thing is that Charogne somehow smells like a slate pencil. :)

I usually wear this perfume when the summer is gone and the weather is already chilly, so Charogne makes me feel cosy and relieved, as it lastes from the beginning of my day till it's already time to sleep.

What else could I say that SedNonSatiata has not already said, beautifuly that is.

I enjoy the creamy floral opening of this scent. The jasmine notes continuously introduce has you wear this scent. As it warms down the vanilla, leather and animalist notes develop in to a balanced symphony of fragrance notes which could be worn by all.