Terre de Sarment Frapin for women and men

I've to be honest, I'm not very impressed by Terre De Sarment. The first time I tested it, it was on paper and the spicy-citrus opening was way more appealing if compared to the skin test. A full wear revealed a spicy woody fragrance that, while it's far from being unpleasant, it's still a little too pale to be outstanding or even remarkable. For the same price you can have much better alternatives (i.e. Idole de Lubin, Bois D'Ombrie). Nice but somehow not completely satisfying.

Rating: 6.5/10

This is a very pleasant perfume. It´s kind of slowstarter and very comforting.

As F_A I detect a note of some kind of nettle in it, very green but in a light and subtle way. It warms up very slow, but all the time I find it to be a perfect perfume for spring, the time of spring when only the earliest flowers bloom, and you can see the first butterflies...

Sensual, laidback and softspoken. This is very unique but in a quiet way. Would be excellent on men to.

Recommend you to try this one, maybe not a super wow favourite at once, but you might like it more than you think from the beginning. In the top among perfumes that are very personal but still not make a lot of noise.

I find Terre de sarment as a solifloral fragrance. Why, you would ask. On my skin, it smells like the blossoms of White dead nettle from the beginning to the very base! For those who doesn't know how this plant smells like, it has the flowery scent of sweet honey with some powdery notes. Very specific and extremely pleasant:) A must try!

All the Frapin fragrances are slowly unfolding stories, journeys of discovery that lead to unique memories in the corners of your mind.

I have to admit that the opening of intense neroli made me judge too quickly that I wasn't going to like this one. I find it a little headache-inducing for its slightly sickly qualities on my skin. This, luckily, faded quite quickly into the grapefruit & caraway. Somehow the caraway takes the edge off the grapefruit and turns it slightly soapy - only slightly, and a very pleasing stage which makes one feel fresh, reminds you of clean sheets dappled by sunshine.

Next we have the beautifully creamy orange blossom cushioned by nutmeg, cinnamon & myrhh. Often with Frapin's perfumes you find yourself reading the notes as you let the fragrance settle on your skin and ask "where is that? I don't smell it at all.... aha! There it is!" as a fresh wave of notes bursts forth. This is what I mean by a story unfolding - you think you know where it's going and then, turning the page, you discover something new & exciting.

As the incense appeared, I found myself sniffing more deeply at my wrists - just beautiful and my favourite stage thus far. Subtly handled, never harsh, as usual for Frapin: a perfectly balanced masterpiece of the perfumer's art. The drydown of benzoin, vanilla & tobacco is so comforting, so warm & all-enveloping. Frapin use a very light hand with their vanilla, by the way, in case you don't usually care for that in a perfume. They blend it in such a way that you aren't really aware it's there, but the perfume would be all the less wonderful without it. A true skill.

For men and women? Yes, certainly, I can imagine myself wearing this on a fresh spring day, or a warm summer's morning. However, I think this one edges slightly more into the category of masculine. I'm going out for a meal with my fiance later this evening and have asked him to test it for me - it will be interesting to smell it on his skin, too, so I can compare.

I am sorry for eulogising, but even though I haven't liked this as much as their divine '1270' (which was the first Frapin perfume I reviewed), it is still head and shoulders above so many other fragrances out there. To me, Frapin are creating some of the most enchanting, stunningly blended fragrances I have smelled for a VERY long time. Bravo, Frapin! Long may they continue their stories in scent...