The Perfume Library

Belle Âme

8.2

Les Abstraits · 2022

Floral · Sweet · Gourmand

Les Abstraits Belle Âme is a unisex scent where iris root and ginger soften into cocoa, vanilla and tonka, leaning powdery and gourmand. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring not far behind and summer a small minority. Evening and leisure wear come first. It reads slightly more masculine to voters, though a fair share call it feminine. It opens with iris, Moroccan orris root and Madagascan ginger, cool, spicy and powdery. In the heart, Trinidad cocoa, frankincense and cardamom sweeten it and add a smoky warmth. The base of tonka bean, vanilla, musk and sandalwood dries down creamy and woody.

Des Cendres

8.4

Les Abstraits · 2023

Green · Spicy · Woody

Les Abstraits Des Cendres is a green, smoky and leathery chypre: birch tar and Swiss pine tar sit on an earthy base, and it reads masculine. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, though spring is not far behind. It leans towards leisure, evening and business settings, and most voters call it masculine and classic. It opens with birch tar, Swiss pine tar, aniseed and galbanum. In the heart, Moroccan mint, violet leaf, clove and leather soften the smoke and green, while Indian tuberose stays in the background. The base of Indonesian patchouli, Haitian vetiver and oakmoss dries down earthy and woody.

La Douleur Exquise

8.4

Les Abstraits · 2022

Fresh · Floral · Sweet

Les Abstraits La Douleur Exquise is a unisex scent that pairs Turkish and Bulgarian rose absolute with Iris pallida and frankincense, leaning both floral and spicy. The top is built from the two rose absolutes, Iris pallida and frankincense, while clove, saffron and cumin add a spicy weight in the heart. The base of Atlas cedar, patchouli, myrrh and opoponax settles into a woody, resinous, smoky ground, with castoreum absolute adding an animal, leathery edge. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick fall, with winter and spring close behind, and evening and night-out wear lead the occasions. Feminine and masculine votes are nearly even, so it reads balanced between the two. Rasei Fort. The Oud Caravan and Serge Lutens Cuir mauresque share a close profile.

Les Abstraits · 2025

Fresh · Citrus · Sweet