Eau de Gloire Parfum d`Empire for women and men

To id : in fact, it's a false EDT and a real EDP ! The perfumer told me that it was his first fragrance for Parfum d'Empire, and at that time his colleagues recommended him to call it EDT, in spite of its EDP concentration. Because it was more usual at that time for a mixt fragrance, I suppose. Afterwards, he asserted himself and called EDP all his other creations.

The opening reminds me of Zig Zag by Dana because of prominent lavender and anise notes. The difference comes only after but still it is not worth the money. I was expecting leather and tobacco but all I got was, as tessture already mentioned, only tobacco dust and no trace of leather at least on my skin. Alas. Longevity is good considering this is EDT.

For me, there is no problem of remanence, it stays all day long, and very faithfully to the first minutes' olfactive image ; so it's not very "progressive" on my skin, just deliciously fresh, aromatic and quite syrupy. It reminds me of sweet liqueurs such as the french Chartreuse. We should point out the presence of everlasting flower (immortelle), which play an important part in that Corsican inspired fragrance. The nose Marc-Antoine Corticchiato is Corsican himself, and maybe you can feel that this composition really tells a true-life story.

To me this smells like woody oriental fragrance, starting off with quite a lot of bergamot (which I adore, when it's done well), lavender, some licorice and a leathery background. About fifteen minutes in, I can smell mainly leather, a lot of tobacco and some incense, and I find it very nice, up to the point of considering a purchase. It's mildly sweet, well rounded and completely wearable for a girl. Doesn't last that long, but it lingers on your skin for some time.

Could I say that this eau de toilette has a particular character? I think it has the character that we want to take, leading to the memory of an important moment of our lives. In my case this scent takes me to decisions, to distant places, but not for its components but by what it makes me feel. There is an olfactory journey, it is rather an introspective journey through an olfactory pathway.

I bought a sample of this and I really like this scent. It doesn't last too long but I like it enough to consider buying a larger size.

Listed notes are: Lemon, orange, bergamot, lavender and Neroli, leather, sweet tobacco and olibanum. Starts bright and fresh,a lovely summery scent, but dry down turns dusty on me, as if it burned out all that lovely olfactory sunshine in the first two hours then had nothing left to give but a faint residue of tobacco dust and the gray soft dust you find on books when the library really needs attention. A shame. Hopefully it works better on others: The onset is very refreshing and light.