Year: 2014
Notes: petitgrain, plum, saffron, tuberose, frankincense, papyrus, leather, amber, benzoin, vetiver, musk
When will some niche houses realise that colouring their liquids is a cheap and tacky gimmick? In the case of Olfactive Studio, this French niche house probably needs as much help as it can possibly get.
As with all its creations, there's a contrived, artificial and clinical aura about Ombre Indigo. There's no deftness or evidence of any masterful blending. Taking all this into account leaves one viewing this house as nothing but a shady business operation, where pretentious conceptual marketing and attractive packaging prevails – all for the sake of profiting from selling cheap-smelling mainstream swill at heavily inflated prices. After all, in this day and age, masquerading as a niche house has never been so lucrative...
Mainly compromised of synthetic grape (as opposed to plum), resins and woods, the composition is somewhat leathery with a spicy tuberose heart. However, apart from not smelling convincing enough, it's also structurally weak – resulting in a thin vetiver and musk drydown, alongside sweet traces of whatever aroma chemicals were lying around at the time of its ill-fated conception.
With minimal projection and poor longevity, this effort is lacking on so many levels. But, hey, at least the colour of the juice is alluring, right?
As with all its creations, there's a contrived, artificial and clinical aura about Ombre Indigo. There's no deftness or evidence of any masterful blending. Taking all this into account leaves one viewing this house as nothing but a shady business operation, where pretentious conceptual marketing and attractive packaging prevails – all for the sake of profiting from selling cheap-smelling mainstream swill at heavily inflated prices. After all, in this day and age, masquerading as a niche house has never been so lucrative...
Mainly compromised of synthetic grape (as opposed to plum), resins and woods, the composition is somewhat leathery with a spicy tuberose heart. However, apart from not smelling convincing enough, it's also structurally weak – resulting in a thin vetiver and musk drydown, alongside sweet traces of whatever aroma chemicals were lying around at the time of its ill-fated conception.
With minimal projection and poor longevity, this effort is lacking on so many levels. But, hey, at least the colour of the juice is alluring, right?
