The Perfume Library

16 perfumes

Geist

La Curie · 2019

Green · Gourmand · Spicy

La Curie Geist is a unisex scent that pairs a green, earthy character with a gourmand sweetness, and it leans towards autumn and spring days. Geist reads as a single whole rather than a progression: oakmoss, soil and hemlock fir give it a cool, damp forest feel. Leather and stone add a dry, firm footing, while chocolate and ambergris soften that edge with a light sweetness. Ink adds a slightly unusual note of its own. The accords point to green, gourmand, spicy and woody sides. Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters recommend autumn, followed by spring and winter, with summer chosen less often. It is picked most for leisure time and evenings. Votes for masculine and feminine are close, so it sits comfortably on either. La Curie Faunus and Birkholz Leather N' Green have a close profile.

Incendo

7.9

La Curie · 2015

Green · Spicy · Woody

La Curie Incendo is a unisex scent that carries the green of pine and fir needle into a smoky, resinous space with frankincense and embers. Longevity is good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close without pushing itself on the room. Most voters pick fall and winter, with spring not far behind. It suits leisure time and evenings, and while more voters read it as masculine, a fair share find it feminine. The notes don't unfold in layers but read as one picture: pine, fir needle and sage set a cool, green, spicy base, frankincense adds a resinous weight, and embers give a smoky warmth. The woody accord runs through all of it. Santa Maria Novella Incenso and Laboratorio Olfattivo Sacreste have a close profile.

Faunus

8.0

La Curie · 2013

Green · Spicy · Woody

La Curie Faunus is a green, woody unisex scent built around leather, oud and hay, rounded out by cedarwood and bergamot. Faunus wears with good longevity and moderate sillage. Most voters pick spring, though autumn and winter are not far behind. It leans towards leisure and evening wear, and with masculine and feminine votes running close together, it reads as genuinely in between. As a whole it smells green, spicy and woody, with a resinous warmth over leathery, earthy ground. Leather and oud give it a dry, heavy frame, and hay adds a grassy edge to it. Cedarwood deepens the woody tone, while bergamot softens the severity a little.

Larrea

7.8

La Curie · 2014

Spicy · Woody · Resinous

La Curie Larrea is an unisex perfume with an earthy, smoky character, where leathery, resinous and spicy tones leave a calm but rugged impression. Its longevity and sillage are rated moderate. Voters choose it mostly for leisure, daily wear and evenings out, and it can also work at the office. It sits in an unisex lane, neither clearly masculine nor feminine. Ocotillo, leather and chaparral lead the scent, with petrichor bringing the smell of earth after rain, and everlasting flower and musk adding a soft base. The woody and spicy accords blend with smoke and resin into a dry, warm whole. Those looking for a similar profile may also check Laserra Obsessive Leather and Meo Fusciuni Buio.

Odyssey

6.8

La Curie · 2016

Sweet · Synthetic · Spicy

La Curie Odyssey is a unisex scent built on vinyl, liquidambar and an air accord, sitting between sweet and synthetic. The notes read as a single whole, with no split into top, heart and base. Vinyl brings a synthetic, rubbery edge, while liquidambar adds a spicy, woody warmth. The air accord softens the transition, and a smoky trace stays in the background. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays close rather than filling a room, though the small number of ratings means these values are tentative. Being unisex, it suits men and women alike. Clue Perfumery Warm Bulb and Treading Water Perfume Stel have a close profile.

Ossuary

7.4

La Curie · 2013

Floral · Spicy · Woody

La Curie Ossuary is a unisex scent that sets the smoky resin of palo santo, charred wood and frankincense against the powdery floral softness of violet and orris root. Longevity and sillage are moderate, though the small number of votes makes these ratings only a rough guide. The smoky, resinous character sits closer to cooler weather, and it reads equally well on men and women. The notes read as one whole rather than a top, heart and base. Palo santo, charred wood and frankincense carry a dry, spicy, woody smoke. Violet, Iris pallida and orris root soften that edge with a powdery, floral touch. Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Faustus and Afower Blue Iris have a close profile.

Cyllene

8.1

La Curie · 2017

Floral · Green · Synthetic

La Curie Cyllene is a unisex scent that sets jasmine, frangipani and carnation against leather and musk. The floral side leads: jasmine and frangipani come forward, and carnation adds a slightly spiced edge. Leather and musk soften those flowers, while the green, woody and leathery accords weigh in with a faintly synthetic sheen. The notes have no top, heart and base split, so the scent reads as one whole from start to finish. Longevity and sillage are both rated moderate, though the number of votes is small, so the picture is tentative. It reads as unisex and suits men and women alike.