Rien (for women and men)

desmondorama

I have to say I like this fragrance very much; yet I have to be in the mood to wear it and also bear in mind the destination I'm wearing it to.

It's not a scent you can wear early in the morning on your way to work at the office, but it's very personal. You wear it because you want to be by yourself and want to experience what Rien has to offer.

I initially thought the the incense that dominates this perfume was frankincense, but it's actually an Indian incense which is unique and definitely not your average 'churchy' smells that I have in my 'incense' collection of perfumes.

This fragrance may suit men more than women, but it needs to be worn with extreme caution (like Secretions Magnifique) as it may irritate some sensitive noses around you and needs to be worn sparingly - you may still smell it after 2 showers!

mariotgomez

This morning I was testing out Etat Libre d`Orange Jasmin et Cigarette which is a beautiful blend but while getting ready to head out for the afternoon and reading such contrast reviews of this fragrance, my curiosity was peeked. So I looked for my sample of this fragrance.

"Nothing is everything" the tag line for this scent.

At first it is overpowering but soften has it warms up.

"It has a meticulous elegance and hypnotic beauty of a modern Dorian Gray..." As we continue to search for immortality between masculine and feminine balance in a fragrance, we will continue to protect the portraits of perfumes in our collections.

On my skin, this a beautiful blend of incense, floral and leather notes after the aldehyde notes disappear.

Follow up entery (6 hours later):
This fragrance has mellowed out into a powdery & incense fragrance. If you allow this fragrance several hours to develop, you may come to enjoy the contrast from the beginning notes to the final notes is beautifully drawn out in this master piece of contrast notes.

andyray

It was kind of half-day and half-night as I anxiously crept along the edge of the room and brushed closely with the dank heavy old flock wallpaper moving ever closer towards an ajar door over in the far corner. Beyond this it was increasingly dark and my fear was accelarating out of control. I was utterly alone and felt sea-sick: my legs felt weak, my head was spinning and pounding with a strange deep humming noise and my heart was in my mouth. I was overwhelmed by the irrational sense of not being able to turn back and get away from this place as I new that this thing I'd dreamt of once before was here just round the next corner and I was getting closer and closer. I felt the sheer terror of this impossible situation as I passed through the door and shivered with horror as the darkness gathered: an old, familiar childhood toy of mine now lay threateningly on the ground and I daren't reach for it... cloying smoke and foul-smelling odours of rotting, burnt flesh and blood filled the room and made me want to retch, but I dare not make a sound in case I alerted it to my presence.

Maybe there was nothing...

...but I could sense its eyes burning into me: those hellish teeth and nails ready to bite and maul...my claustrophobia intensified: I couldn't 'hear' my own thoughts anymore just an ever increasing pounding sound and I just wanted this to be over right now! I kept willing and willing myself to wake up....


Yes, this fragrance was a Nightmare for me!

Andyray.
Ps. I'm indebted to David Lynch for this one and I apologise profusely to all those that like Rien.

guest_SOS

brilliant job! very strong in the bottle, on my skin it became feminine but power scent. Wearing it in the evening I am feeling ready for flirt and may be ...more. Really sexy scent for night adventure when I wear black dress and red lipstick. But it works good with jeans and leather jacket too. Yes,it's "nothing" without you, but you are "everything" with it. One of me favorite . Benefit: long lasting.

guest_Darius

It's wonderful especial strong scent, a little bit resemble to YSL KOUROS or very strong woman's perfume Agent provocateur

F_A

I guess this fragrance smells better on men than on women. I know one guy for whom this fragrance is no.1 and on him it really smells nice, different.Even hard to believe it's rien! There's no bad rotten smell on his skin. I guess it's our skin chemistry again....

rebella

PS. Do you want to know what it actually smelled like? I don´t have a clue, I didn´t wear it long enough.

rebella

????? OMG! It maked my stomach turn upside down... have to washed it off right away? Shold be fun to hear if someone actually pull this one off? I would rather name it "To much of everything... bad"

PS. I would almost call this a absolutly not try, but since I guess you are a curious bunch I know you wont pay attention to it anyway! ;)

jillsy

Eek! Too strong on the aldehydes. Not really much of a skin scent which was what I had expected with a name like "nothing".

F_A

My oh my! It's one of those fragrances that my nose just cannot stand.On my skin it smells like rotten pickled cucumbers with mould on top:/ had to wash it off immediately...