Bortnikoff L'huere Exquise Perfume Extrait Review and Score

L'Heure Exquise Notes
Bergamot, neroli, cardamom, champaca, champaca leaf, jasmine, attar motia, cedar, cacao, clove, camphor, nagarmotha, myrrh, Vietnamese oud roots, Indonesian oud, styrax, tolu balsam, ambergris
Fragrance Quick Story
How can run khus do this. On its own it is so dark and earthy, but used against these heavy naturals my goodness everything just floats in a sillage of bliss. Ready to enter bliss. I spray it on so careful to touch as much skin as possible. I want to be bathed in this sillage, I want to be in a bubble, I want to carry it all around. This is a #daychanger.
This perfume is one you can pick notes out of and can’t at the same time. There is a gourmand feel with wild earth hanging. This is Al fresco in the summer evening. I long for these days in the Pacific Northwest. This escape I can now get a piece of in a wearing of L’Heure.
How to choose from the Bortnikoff line? I have no problem admitting I really wanted something with one of those super cool Oud names from the house Mysterious (My sherlock holmes marathon companion), Maximus (a gladiator fragrance finally), Monarch (perhaps a downton Abbey sidekick). But this just struck me. To me it is the house’s best work thus far and an example of what raw natural materials can be.
I highly recommend getting samples and applying on one arm these against modern designers to really see the difference of these powerful ingredients on skin. I just write with words the true power is to smell for yourself.
Fragrance in my opinion compared to Perfumes Notes
It's just a.special accord from Dmitry Bortnikoff. A bubble gum scent comes over the top of it, I have smelled this in other Bortnikoff’s. I swear I smell honeysuckle though not listed but there is a great floral bouquet supported by the champaca. The dark cacao hits but a bouquet sweetens it. In the royal way I often talk about. There it is again Royal. Chocolate Oud is this my favorite combo. Don’t want to talk about it to much or every house under the sun will make a chocolate oud combo. This I would put in the Gourmand Floral category. My number one compliment or couldn't explain but he's said it's pulling him in and he couldn't help himself. "What is that". His words not mine.
In the heart I clearly get a smooth cedar note backed with the camphor adding some burnt cedar vibes to the fume.
Sweet, sweaty, pretty floral, burnt woods all make appearances in this thing. A lot of vibes happening on the wearing and it attracts people to it for this reason.
This dries out with a sweet clean one to two foot sillage and an animalic dirty vibe when smelled close to the skin, if you’re a hugger like me people will get both effects. For me its perfect I like having a transformer as a perfume, unfortunately a lot of people strangely enough have no clue what to do with animalic scents, especially if they don’t have pets.
Overall this is Chocolate on the skin and heaven in the scent bubble.

[@karaklabs]

by far the most technical, best review ever!

[@AW-qe2el]

I adore your reviews. Hope you’re well.

[@gunmetal2445]

I also think this is Dmitry's best work. Very original composition...and high quality materials. What niche should really stand for. Fantastic breakdown and review Brandon!

[@TherapeuticFragrance]

Wholeheartedly agree on this one.

[@ChildofGodforevr]

Awe I love this one. I’d love to buy a first year release

[@sicklicksbyzwick6312]

I blind bought a bottle because of you. And oh my God what a good decision that was.

[@hocineted7594]

How does it smell ? Is it too flowery or just little ?

[@IODell]

Thanks for the review. I just received a sample and agree completely. I noticed Bortnikoff is also offering this as an attar on his website. I would have to say I like his attars more than his perfumes but both are fantastic. Bortnikoff is my favorite perfumer.

[@hocineted7594]

Is l’heure exquise too flowery or just little ? Does it lean masculine or feminine ?

[@IODell]

@@hocineted7594 I found it a little too flowery/feminine for me personally.

[@antoniohopson5287]

Thank You For The Education 👏🏾🙏🏾

[@CrappyProducts]

This one smells so earthy to me, almost like moist soil. Musk Khabib is my favourite and the one I got the full bottle

[@TherapeuticFragrance]

I get the earthy don't know if I could personally say soil. That is my least liked note in perfume so far. I like it at first, but becomes nauseating as it wears. Cheers on Khabib glad you got a bottle.

[@hocineted7594]

Is l’heure exquise too flowery or just little ? Does it leans masculine or feminine ?

[@omerinflow]

Bortnikoff is my favorite. I keep falling for his stuff. In the long run, I might just wait for his stuff and get full bottles after sampling and may be avoid most other stuff.

[@TherapeuticFragrance]

I always find it best to buy the stuff you love. It makes this whole thing worth it.

[@omerinflow]

@@TherapeuticFragrance very true. I am experiencing the same.

[@cyberbully3074]

the only ones I really like from this house are maximus and monarch the other ones are too floral for me. I prefer adam's work. bought any perfumes on black friday?

[@TherapeuticFragrance]

Couldn't of been said better. Definitely not getting away from the florals in this the entire wearing. I bought oud and some indie stuff for black friday so far. Now playing with Hiram Green.

[@cyberbully3074]

Therapeutic Fragrance I hope to see you review all of those indies and ouds

[@wutru3142]

“Lur exkeesu”

[@GloriousV12]

What are your thoughts on Musk Khabib?

[@TherapeuticFragrance]

It's decent not for me personally. Have to narrow down what I buy been a crazy year.

[@terencequek1121]

Love LE❤️

[@TherapeuticFragrance]

Absolutely!!!