Timbuktu (for women and men)

tessture

Exotic spices, dry woods, incense. Very very nice, and not unlike Olivier Durbano's Black Tourmaline, but much easier to wear, lacking the often harsh wood edge of Tourmaline. Easily unisex. Dries down with a resinous edge that I adore. Wish the overall experience lasted a touch longer though.

pimentosugars

Such a pretty opening! Timbuktu takes me to a magical place, always far away on the horizon, a place to be half remembered and half dreamed.

Incense and spice, but never the heavy spice that makes, say, Serge Lutens Arabie such a terrifying experience in wind and curry, no this is delicate, subtle and light, a fantasy of grasses and woods brought by nubian traders, rolled in Egyptian papyrus and added to myrrh and cardamon. If this was a spell, it would work on me!

Sadly, like many spells, the effects are powerful but short lived. These notes disappear quickly, and benzoin is all that stays on my skin, pleasant enough but not extraordinary, a little rose-ish. I must give it another go sometime but for now, I am disappointed at the lack of hold, or I would be really tempted.

elpidiodm

After reading all positive reviews for Timbuktu, I ordered the fragrance through the Internet. When it arrived, I wore it right away and it has become my my signature scent. This will be the fragrance I would save and take with me if my house would burn. It's pricey but it's worth it. I don't smell this fragrance much here in Honolulu, Hawaii.
I'm so glad I have it.

rebella

It seems like Timbuktu is quite popular now. :) And it does deserve it. One of my favourites from L'Artisan. It is something melancholic about this fragrance and it is deep and mysterious. Like the smell of handmade paper that have been dried over the smoke of holy insence and secret african spices. Not a warm, loud oriental, but a secret, quiet one... In my european ears the name of Timbuktu always have make me want to go there, but I´ve heard it nowadays nothing but a sleapy little african town... but this fragrance makes me want to go there no matter it is a sleapy little town or at the point of it´s power and glory. Maybe thats why the fragrance is melancholic? It reminds of the past greatness and mourning what is now lost? I do hope that after all, they still have secret rituals and burning holy insence.

It is dry, airy and absolutly delicate and well put together.

No matter who you are, this is a must try!

Leesee

Of all the masculines I have been sampling recently in search for potential gifts, and even, I confess, just for me, Timbuktu may be the most alluring. There is something about the woody note in this scent that keeps my nose firmly pressed to my wrist. This wood is creamy-smooth, bone-dry, and without a hint of bitterness. And this scent is an absolute must-try, must-buy, all out winner.

Goldberry83

I have fallen completely in love with this scent. When I wear it, I feel transported, powerful, magical, and incredibly sexy. It smells almost earthy to me, with the spices blending together perfectly. I absolutely adore incense scents, and this is without a doubt one of my top two (my other favourite being Andy Tauer's L'Aire du Desert Marocain). I have a feeling that Timbuktu and I will go a long way together.