157 community ratings

Hypnotizing Fire (Parfum)

Name: Hypnotizing Fire (Parfum)
Brand: The Harmonist

Perfumer: Guillaume Flavigny

2016UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

8.3/ 10

Community score
157 ratings

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The Harmonist Hypnotizing Fire is a unisex gourmand scent in which a floral, sweet core is warmed by spice, resin and smoke.

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

How does it perform?

From 136 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.3 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.8 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.4 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

91% 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

Clove

Pepper tree

Jamaican allspice

Heart notesfirst few hours

Bulgarian rose Praliné Patchouli

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Benzoin Bourbon vanilla Oud

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Creamy
Resinous

What does Hypnotizing Fire (Parfum) smell like?

It opens with a spicy trio of clove, pepper tree and Jamaican allspice. In the heart, Bulgarian rose, praliné and patchouli come forward, the rose softened by a sweet, creamy backdrop. Benzoin, Bourbon vanilla and oud form the base, and the scent dries down resinous, woody and slightly smoky.

Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, and evenings and nights out lead the occasions. It leans slightly masculine in votes, though a sizeable share reads it as feminine, so it sits comfortably on either side.