Osmo Scents Patchouli Noir Il Profvmo for women and men

Il Profumo PATCHOULI NOIR is my first experience with this house, and I have to say that I am impressed. This composition is truly beautiful and remarkably well-balanced, avoiding all of the excesses that so often mar patchouli perfumes. Yes, the patchouli is detectable from start to finish. No, it is not overwhelming. Yes, the noir element is important. No, it does not drown out the patchouli.

There is a touch but only a touch of dirtiness here, and the golden, only slightly sweet drydown is simply a dream come true. I would describe the overall effect as similar to a smooth layer of very lightly sweetened caramel. It's as though the texture of caramel were captured but with only a fraction of the sugar.

I've had the pleasure of wearing PATCHOULI NOIR twice now, and I can honestly say that I love it!

Wow, this has some serious throw! This scent seems backwards, but in a good way! I love patchouli, and this one is deep and a little musty, maybe even a little green and dirty...then it warms up with the resin and woodsy notes. Just when you think it stops there, the florals kick in. The drydown seems to be a combination of all the notes, blended into smoky, cozy goodness. This smells great on my DH too.

This is quite amazing! It opens with a dark, smokey, dustyness of patchouli and mint - i can definitely smell the mint on opening! It takes a while to discover the other notes but the cedarwood creeps through and then the patchouli becomes stronger. The middle stage is exactly as kterhark says - camp fires and cedar logs and incense - although I did still find the mint jiggling away in there! I get a tobacco scent as well not too pronounced but definitely there!

Then and only then comes the sweet delicious floral and vanilla - wow!

This is a most unusual fragrance and something which I don't think many would purchase on initial blast (although I would) - it's unique in the way it performs on my wrist which I keep on sniffing to get the next layer in this scent! Once you understand the scent and it's notes it becomes really addictive. Not one to wear to impress but I think a more personal perfume - truly unique in my opinion!

I can see the unisex at the start and middle but I'm not sure about the ending as it finishes quite sweetly on me! One I think more for autumn and winter - think cosy nights in around the fire or cosy nights out around the campfire!!!

A kind of back to front fragrance!

Divine!

I ordered this expensive perfume expecting at least a nice patchouli smell. I have been wearing different types of patchouli perfumes for twenty years and this stuff is crap. I couldn't wait to open the bottle and put some on. As soon as I did I thought "This can't be right." It stunk like old pipe tobacco and vanilla. I couldn't believe how awful this "perfume" was. I couldn't get into the shower fast enough. All I can say is "yuck" and "what floral notes?"

il mio profumerie mi ha consigliato di unire almeno due fragranze
io metto insieme al patchouli la vaniglia e viene fuori una
meraviglia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At first you get the dusty furniture note of patchouli after one hour it becomes more woody and sweet,trust me it gets better and better as the time moves on.

If you stumbled upon this review because you are interested in sampling Il Profvmo, you're probably scratching your head right now. Patchouli as the top note? Florals as the base?

Here are the notes from Lucky Scent:
Mint, cedarwood, patchouli, poppy, vanilla

But yes, from the alpha to the omega sniff, it's savory, resinous, don't-hate-me-because-I'm-beautiful Patchouli.

I like the mint burst in the opening, it's refreshing and unexpected.

The middle act is very 'Western' to me. Think moccasins lined with sheep's wool; campfires crackling with cedar logs; and incense sticks smouldering on a rock.

And then...no you aren't hallucinating ...the delicate smell of poppies and the luscious, seductive scent of vanilla.

I'm in love.