500 Years
500 Years by Etat Libre d'Orange is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with bergamot, cardamom and saffron, moves into rose, oud and geranium and dries down to amberwood, patchouli and suede. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
Heart
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
Dry-down
- Amberwood Dry synthetic warmth, sharper than amber. Everywhere in modern masculines.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Suede Soft, powdery leather. Much gentler than the real thing.
Smells like this
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