Aedes de Venustas by L Artisan Parfumeur

litldove7

Aedes de Venustas is definitely an Oriental-Woody fragrance. From the get-go, I smell the opulance of rich exotic woods, incense, & patchouli. I was expecting more pepper, but it didn't arrive on me. After the "come hither" calling of the Orient, I get a very soft rose. It seems to be trying to encourage the orange to show its face a bit more, but fails. So it's just a deep woodsiness combined with a bit of rose on me. This is unbelievably sensual, & definitely a must-try for Oriental-Woodsy lovers. Sillage doesn't seem to be all that bad (and I only dabbed it on). It gets somewhat softer as it dries down and turns into a sexy not-quite-skin-scent. I bet the sillage would be fantastic if this was in spray form, but I actually like that a little dab turns into an almost musky aroma on me. This has lasted about 7-8 hours on me. I woke up with a hint of rosey cedar & I loved it!

But I have to agree...Vickalena's artistic description would have sold this to me unsniffed! =)

dandrew80

I don't think that there could possibly be a more accurate description of Aedes de Venustas than that of Vickalenas. This is truly beautiful. Although it is masculine, I think a woman could pull this off because of AdV's softness. Quite sexy on a man though.

fragrancefiend

I was hoping the incense would be more prevalent. This fragrance is very spicy, reminiscent of the old Cinnabar (Estee Lauder?) and the patchouli is predominant later on. I think it is masculine and it must be kind of strong since one of my friends made a comment about me "wearing a lot of perfume." I think this might be ok as a man's cologne but I would not buy it for myself.