Vikt Slumberhouse for women and men

The agarwood is dominant in Vikt, but it is quite a mild agarwood, not as pungent as some. At first this scent is quite deep and warm with hints of spices and licorice root. Then some note in here goes slightly sour... I'm suspecting the bay leaf. Rume also went sour in a similar, but more scrub-worthy, way and the only note I can see that they share is the bay leaf. Vikt fades quite fast on me, after about an hour there is only a subtle benzoin left.

Very strong Projection monster...an explosion of cloves, nutmeg, other "hot" spices...like an herbal muscle rub. From a distance, this isn't bad...but I can't spray it on myslef b/c it is so strong.

Delicious, smooth, slightly green and anise like. Soft, gentle sweetness. somewhat resinous. Hints of licorice. Slightly incensy.

Easy to wear.

Half way between Norne and Rume, leaning toward Norne.
Sweeter than Norne.

Very distinctive.

No slumber smoke in this one.


Love it, would wear it out anytime.

4.6 / 5

[Addendum]
For hot humid Australian conditions this is the best Slumberhouse.

Vict and Sova layer together insanely well.

[edit]
Try comparing Vikt and YSL Opium pour Homme
Tell me there are not similarities.

[double ed]
So now I own 3 bottles.
You like something - hold on to it before it disappears.

Taking this for a spin today and I'm struggling with it a bit. It's complex, extremely well done (as is the whole line), but it's a little challenging. For some reason, I'm getting a great deal of animalic musk in this which might be coming from one of the notes that I'm not familiar with. It's so strong a note that it's making me think of Muscs Koublai Khan, which I found equally challenging. I'm not getting anything smoky, but I'm definitely getting the woodsy effect that the line often references. It's not pine-woodsy, however--it's more like I've crawled inside an old hollowed out log and am surrounded by more fungal scents than anything. It's bizarre, yet fascinating.

[EDIT]: Having worn it all day, I can say that this one stays fairly stable and linear. I don't think it's for me, though. So far, Norne is the favorite.

Got my 30ml. Bottle just now and the opening reminded me of 1,001 Arabian nights. Strong & sour barnyard our scent on top. I have to wash my hand now coz I'm going back to work. I shall try this again later at home. So far am not pleased.

Update : It is growing on me now. Just be patient with the first 30 minutes of sour shit kick then it will turn into not too sweet burnt sugar with camphor that is so good to my nose. The oud is moderate, longevity and sillage is above average. Spray less and dont go out of your home until 30 minutes after.
This is a full winter scent. Can be use on fall nights. This is worth to try first on small samples.

Wow - this is some damn distinctive stuff! The notes listed above are just a starting point about what's going on in here. This is not my sort of scent, and I won't even try to dissect it - because it really is rather unique. A+ to Slumberhouse for pushing the envelope with this juice. The Fragrantica listing of Main Accords includes "camphor" which rings relevant to me. Never been a camphor type fan. Ya gotta smell this stuff if you think it sounds interesting, as words won't do it justice IMO. But Jeke is much more my style...

I bought the oil version of this (new and limited) and am enjoying this very much. Smells rich and somewhat sweet with almost a licorice smell mixed with agarwood and some scents I really can't identify. Smells very "round" and well blended and a bit strange, maybe a smoky note and has a syrupy feeling. Not your run of the mill scent! The profile above says there is bay leaf in here and I do smell something that hints at a green note so maybe that is bay leaf. This scent seems to grow as it heats up on my body. I will have to wear this some more and update this review, I have only worn this twice. I am loving it but I don't know why. Unique. And such a small house that I just know there is almost no chance of smelling this on anyone else. I like that!

What a suprise! Vikt has an incredibly bone-dry structure but it smells rich and satisfying. It opens with a bizarre laurel/agarwood (sort of) metallic accord that smells something like "liquorice wheels" and burnt sugar with a remarkable balsamic effect. Intense, dark and bold. Incense make its appearance and perfectly blends with agarwood assuring a warm and comfortable drydown that's not very far from Durbano's Black Tourmaline.

Extremely modern and bizarre, yet quite intriguing.

Rating: 8/10