21 community ratings

Deus Ex Machina

MenModern

6.3/ 10

Community score
21 ratings

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Alkemia Deus Ex Machina is a men's fragrance that blends sweet and synthetic accords into a cold, mechanical character.

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Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.

How does it perform?

From 16 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.3 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

5.8 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

4.6 /10

Plain bottle, the real show is inside.

Blind buy risk

High risk

Only 33% of votes are positive.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Metal

Lubricating oil

Ambergris

Cement

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Resinous
Earthy

What does Deus Ex Machina smell like?

The scent is built from metal, lubricating oil, ambergris and cement. Sweet and synthetic accords lead, with spicy, resinous and earthy sides alongside them. The notes have no top, heart and base split, so it keeps the same cool, industrial line from start to finish.

Voters rate both longevity and sillage as moderate, though the vote count is small, so this is only a rough guide. It is classed as a men's fragrance. Demeter Fragrance Library Tarnish and Avon Black Suede Intense have a close profile.