662 community ratings

Taklamakan

Perfumer: Stéphane Humbert Lucas

2016UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

8.2/ 10

Community score
662 ratings

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Stéphane Humbert Lucas Taklamakan is a sweet, spicy unisex scent that suits autumn and winter evenings best.

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Skunky's take: Sleeps by day, goes out at night; very skunk of it.

How does it perform?

From 601 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.4 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.8 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.8 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Value for money

7.0 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

90% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Neroli Osmanthus Calabrian bergamot

Heart notesfirst few hours

Indian patchouli

Chinese toon

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Musk Cistus Vanilla Benzoin

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Creamy
Resinous
Earthy

What does Taklamakan smell like?

Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with evenings and nights out leading the occasions. Most voters read it as masculine, though a fair number find it feminine.

It opens with neroli, osmanthus and Calabrian bergamot, and Indian patchouli and Chinese toon sit in the heart. The base leans on musk, cistus, vanilla and benzoin. A sweet, powdery, creamy body is dried down by resinous, earthy and smoky tones. Stéphanie de Bruijn Paris-Saint Honoré and Chanel Coromandel (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.