Antiquity Areej Le Dore Vintage perfume review and score
by Therapeutic FragranceSCORE: 94
Don’t wait: Collection Worthy
Who? I See Wearing the Fragrance
Morgan Freeman "the ageless voice"
Where? I Use the Fragrance
When? The Season I Use the Fragrance
Colder Weather
What? Occasions or Events I Use Fragrance
Perfumer:
Russian Adam
#antiquity
Price Per Millileter
250 30ML
Perfume Classification
Extrait de Parfum
How? I Apply the Fragrance
One to Nine Sprays
Top notes:
Peach aldehyde 1930, Bergamot 1940-1950
Heart notes:
Carnation 1920-1930, Cambodian oud 1975, Angelica root 1930-1950, Patchouli 1940-1950
Base notes:
Cuir de Russie accord 1930-1950, Muskatone 1930-1950, Patchouli 1985 and 2017, Amber resin, Oakmoss
Fragrance Quick Story
I already did a video on this. This instantly gave me vibes of the Guerlain Mitsouko I own from the ‘50s. I didn’t know it was aged citrus I was smelling in Mitsouko until I smelled this composition. I didn’t know aged citrus could smell so good. Any information I received from perfumers was that citruses disappear or go rancid after time, not that they turned into this beautiful true citrus musk. Gradually, they are transformed into powerful base layers that can be smelled through the entire composition. The only one with oud from the collection? Yeah, that makes it a no-brainer for me. Then add to that the powerful rare ingredients all combined in one perfume, and yeah, it is named perfectly. The branding that was carried over from Siberian Musk and Ottoman Empire is perfect for Antiquity.The stencil work by ...... Muhammed Başdağ @muhammedbasdag on IG.
Fragrance in my opinion compared to Perfume’s Notes
“Old fashioned.” You are not going to get away from that as soon as this #daychanger is sprayed. Old-fashioned powder, old-fashioned patina effect on perfume. If it’s not a thing, Russian Adam has just gone ahead and made it a thing. It is dark powder; don’t let that term powder fool you. This is the most advanced powder I have in my collection and where the powder is from, I have no clue. This smells of old antique leather that has been taken care of very well. Think of an old cabin built from hundred-year-old logs, filled with leather furniture from years ago. That is a picture painting to get in the mood to smell this one. Mitsouko is the only thing I have for my imagination to compare this to. So I’m doing my best with the Russian Adam patina in perfume. The aldehyde I’m assuming is creating a rich liquer effect. Like when you age balsamic vinegar and it gets thicker and thicker with more flavor and richness. You just need drops of it, and it fills your mouth with a rich, luxurious flavor that is nothing like vinegar. Now let’s shift over to the smell of these oils. Take each of these notes and imagine that the acidic and the fresh aspects are taken off. They’re not bad, but what is left is the deepest, purest essence of each ingredient. No sharpness to patchouli—just the warm, rich aromas of patchouli. With the carnation and angelica root, the same thing: a unique floral spice that is deep, and nothing else smells like it. We are given a one-of-a-kind composition that is a must to be smelled.Perfumer's Notes:
Bottle Presentation
Company: | Areej Le Dore |
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Perfumer: | Russian Adam |
Fragrance Family: | Vintage Floral |
Classification: | Extrait de Parfum |
Pricing: | $8.33/fluid ml |
Country: | Thailand |
Year: | 2019 |
Sex: | Feminine |
Hashtag: | #antiquity |
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SCORE: 94
“Collection Worthy!!!”
For Antiquity, patchouli from…2017. Lol.
Very fun you get to smell this with so many old materials.
It's both an aged patchouli and a 2017 version,. My mind is so curious on smelling each ingredient on its own and reverse engineering this thing.
Oils like that turn up in antique markets, last year I had the opportunity to by 4 ounce bottles of: oil of Geranium from Algeria, Pine oil from Siberia and thyme oil in an antique shop in rural Michigan. They were manufactured by Fritzsche Brothers of New York and sold to pharmacies. The niche perfume shop in my city is in a 140 year old apothecary/pharmacy. A wall in it is lined with bottles or oils and resins that look like they are from when it opened. Blocki is another name in that stuff. That guy was making perfume in Chicago and coming up with distillation and isolation processes 150 years ago. The Blocki brand was revived 5 years ago but never really got its day in the sun. I like to imagine Italian farmacias still have old medicinal/perfume oils but I’ve never been ????
Superb information Cody ????????. It is now on the list to find a couple of these places. Was just in Chicago would of made sure I visited, won't be back until next September
Love the opening and mid the mix of buttery fruity resinous oud flanked by that peach aldehyde accord sitting on a bed of rich brown suede and encapsulated by an orris cloud, but unfortunately in the drydown the carnation dominates and smothers the other notes unfortunately.
Excellent take. I strangely enjoyed the strong carnation. I know quite a few people have mentioned how strong it is also. I thought the aldehyde hung around with it quite well.
@Therapeutic Fragrance I just wish it was a bit toned down the weather here wouldn't permit me to wear it comfortably lol
Thanks for putting these reviews up so quickly!
Thanks Rafael!!!
just smelling this now, really good but I think war and peace is even better.
I do need to give them both a full wearing though.
Perfumes can be good or bad, but we'll always have Pink Floyd
There both fantastic. Way different in what he gave us. One is classic eastern base layers at their best and the other is materials you just don't see anywhere.
@Therapeutic Fragrance house accords can be repetitive sometimes but I really hope this co- absolute will be used in other compositions, especially ones with oud . Besides that this is the first time I can detect orris in a composition and still love it. Overall I'm glad I picked this one to be my blind buy,and I know it will only become richer and darker overtime.
@DMR true
I agree wholeheartedly with you. It is an unreal drydown. And what people are starting to figure out is every year it only improves. Wearing right now and I still am getting new aromas from the drydown.
I hope I like it. I bought two bottles of Antiquity.
I was fortunate enough to get part II and don't take it lightly that I was able to get it. Feel very blessed to have it.
@Therapeutic Fragrance I was also able to get SMII. If you had two bottles of Antiquity, would you trade one of them for war and peace.
Not straight across, War and Peace is more hyped, but Antiquity is better and more expensive in my book. I would want fair value and I would swap. Basically the price difference.
@Therapeutic Fragrance A friend gave me the war and peace sample from his sample set. He couldn't get antiquity but was able to buy a bottle of war and peace. He prefers antiquity. I will give another use to war and peace, although in the first use I did not like it. None of the bottles of Antiquity have come home yet.
If I was you I would hold Antiquity for a decant of something from the first collection if possible. Inverno Russo is the one I am dying to try. Flux de Fluer I own and would trade in a heart beat for equal value. War and peace to me is only about the exquisite dry down materials. But I don't hold it as high as others. The materials are there and that's why I am taking my time formulating a score. Antiquity is the special one that is worthy to get your hands on stuff from the older collections if people didn't get it. Unfortunately most of those people know about and weren't sleeping, but you never know.
Great review!! This fragrance is pretty special and lasts and lasts. So glad I got a bottle.
Yes anyone who got a bottle has a treasure in the collection. We are both fortunate to have one. Cheers.
Great description! I am still getting to know it. Totally agree about the Mitsuoko vibe????. Vintage french parfumerie at its best!.
Yes, this is why you can't just wear these compostions once. There is so much to them. Environment really plays into the wearing also. Heat, outdoors, humidity, etc….
@Therapeutic Fragrance Absolutely! We in Mumbai,India have heavy mosoons , hot and humid summers and winters where the temperarure rarely goes below 12-13 deg C . Every time you wear these naturals you see a different facet shine or smell something you did not even notice before. You rarely see that happen with the synthetics. That is why i love ALD????
Man that gets me excited to know other people get the power of naturals. That is exactly my experience over this summer. That some of the so called darkest ingredients in perfume actually work with your body and heat just as nature intended.
Dude, I love your reviews. You can see the love and passion for this fragrance all over you face! Good work.
Thanks Oscar that means a lot.
Love the way you paint the picture of the scent.any way you can sell me 5ml decant????????????????
Brother I don't decant, but if you look hard enough some are available.
I understand .If you have a change of heart i would kill for a chance to smell this masterpiece,ive tried to find it ????????.thank you for likeing my comment keep up.the good work .
Great review. I like the detailed ratings card at the end. Antiquity is my favourite from ALD5, followed by Siberian Summer and Plumeria de Orris in joint second. War and Peace is last, not a bad fragrance but I don't understand all the hype around it, definitely not one of the best Adam has made.
Thanks Bilal. Definitely agree War and Peace got a lot of hype. Shows you the power of a name and darker ingredients. I am going to put my review up but I know once it's out there it lives, but are thinking is in line.
I bought two bottles, I had to favors and I had to sell the one that was used 4 or 5 times when I bought it at the time. Today I used the other bottle I bought for the first time, and this has changed. Everything makes a lot more sense. In my skin peach lasts 4 hours, I've never heard anyone say it. The oud does not stand in the way of leather or patchouli but go hand in hand to form the brown leather that people talk about. It's been on my skin for six hours and still has to say a lot yet, How can people say there is no evolution?
These are probably the same people that couldn't get a bottle after sampling. A lot of bitterness you have to swim through with Areej. Yes it has a lot going on for it.
@Therapeutic Fragrance All I can say is that it's a marvel, maybe what I've said before doesn't make much sense technically. Now I feel how Mitsouko echoes come from and it's been almost 7 hours, before leather and fur, it's a constant shape-shifter on my skin, I love it
YES!!!! Glad you did. Got your email will be catching up in a bit. This is a crazy time for me. If I don't stay on it I will miss out on a bunch of olfactory magic.
whats your baseline for 5/5 longevity? I know you've said in other videos you aren't too concerned with longevity with natural fragrances
When I first came up with it, it was 8 hours was a five period. I have learned so much since then. 90% of fragrance that last this long generally speaking all smell the same as there are only a small amount of musks that last this long. And having so many perfumes as we all do who watch videos there is no sense to having one fragrance for a day. I'm up to the point I could wear four fragrances a day for the rest of my life and still couldn't go through my stuff. So yeah I am in the middle of flipping the switch on this. It's not as easy as just doing it as I have about four different templates and such I have to change. I also have a whole software built around my scoring system. It's the stuff we do on our down time, pet projects and such. Sorry for the long answer it's just where I am at.
@Therapeutic Fragrance no need to be sorry! I agree completely 5 hours is fine for me. I rather smell something amazing for 4 hours and its done than something that's great for 2 hours and smells blah for 10 more after that lol