Uruk Chronicles
Uruk Chronicles by Etat Libre d'Orange is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with strawberry and mandarin, moves into saffron, iris and rose and dries down to tonka bean, cypriol and cedarwood. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Strawberry Sweet and candied. Rarely smells like the real fruit.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
Heart
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
Dry-down
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Cypriol Also called nagarmotha. Smoky, leathery, earthy — a vetiver relative.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
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