Liqueur Charnelle Pierre Guillaume Paris for women and men

Liqueur Charnelle Pierre Guillaume Paris for women and men

main accords
sweet
fruity
woody
tobacco
vanilla
warm spicy
fresh spicy
aromatic
caramel
balsamic

Perfume rating 4.03 out of 5 with 400 votes

Liqueur Charnelle by Pierre Guillaume Paris is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for women and men. Liqueur Charnelle was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Pierre Guillaume.

"A voluptuous bouquet of Cognac ... In tasting, the five major aromas that give Cognac a unique character are vanilla, prune, caramel, orange and apricot ... While on the nose, "the bouquet of cognac" is composed of floral notes or fruit such as: dried linden, vine flower, dry branch, pressed grapes, nuances of violet and vanilla. Inspired by the olfactory richness of this eau-de-vie, Liqueur Charnelle is a voluptuous and deeply sensual accord where the perfumer offers us a "Bouquet of cognac" adorned with spices, blond tobacco and powdered wood. Smooth and vibrant, pink berries, elemi and black pepper rub shoulders with notes of tonka beans and raspberry ..." - a note from the brand.

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Pros

Pros

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Boozy and woody scent with subtle spice nuances
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High-quality fragrance
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Addictive fragrance
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Perfect for cold winter days or holidays
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Balanced and well-executed fragrance
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Unisex fragrance with a continuous presence
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Feminine and masculine scent
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Sweeter top notes compared to Spicebomb Extreme
Cons

Cons

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May smell like something edible on some people's skin
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May not live up to the stated objective of resembling cognac
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May be too linear and generic for some
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May have a chemical and musky drydown for some
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May have a sour or beer-like scent for some
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May not be as sustainedly sweet as Frapin 1270

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Fragrance Notes


Cognac
Tobacco
Dried Fruits
Black Pepper
Caramel
Grapes
Vanilla
elemi
Pink Pepper
Amber
Raspberry
Coumarin
Lime (Linden Blossom)

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Perfume longevity:3.34 out of5.

Perfume sillage:2.63 out of4.

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sw1707

This is a very expensive dupe of Spicebomb Extreme with worse performance. Very disappointing

Arxxz

This is basically spicebomb on steroids. I own both, and spicebomb is great, but maybe a little too sweet. This however, is a perfectly blended spice extravaganza. The subtle boozyness at the start and the BAM spice explosion. Dry down is beautiful and sweet however I’m yet to personally detect any of the fruit notes. Either way this is a solid 10/10 scent!

Matin mo

یک شروع تنباکویی-اسپایسی-رزینی
به مرور از فضای اسپایسی کم میشه
و تبدیل به یک عطر تنباکویی میوه ای و شیرین میشه
وانیل و کارامل و نت های میوه ای ترکیب خوبی ایجاد کردن
خوبه ولی عالی نه
********************
scent:7.5/10
longevity:8/10
sillage:7.5/10
purchase value:3/10
*******
overall:6.5/10

Compositeur

It starts stong enough with a symphony of spices, but interestingly enough I find licorice to be the strongest note. It's quite possible that this is the result of the combination of all those different notes. In fact, there's too much going on and it somehow lacks coherence. I don't find it 'boozy' in any way. My biggest complaint though is that this strong start fizzles out quickly, and there is no drydown to speak off. Even if I press my nose really close, all I get is something vaguely woody, and even this doesn't last very long before it disappears. I would expect vanilla at least, but there is none of that. Disappointing overall.

lejaimlefunk

V&R Spicembomb, Joop Homme Absolute and L’occitane Eau des Baux are all very much along the same lines as this as I’m sure many others are. Plenty of others have described it perfectly well below, all I would add is if this is the scent profile you’re looking for then go for one of the aforementioned, you’ll save yourself a lot of money and get equal if not better performance.

muzzbait

I get a boozy, vanillic note, possibly patch, but I'm not sure...
There might be a rum note in this, it's hard to say for certain.
I don't love it, I must say, but I certainly like it.
It's not that I have something like this already, or anything else related to redundancy and the like, it just doesn't have that 'different' punch.
It's kinda similar to other scents I already have.
The JM Oakwood and Whiskey, Joop Homme, and a few Tommy Bahama scents I've tried.
I don't think I need to try this out again...

Coalita

It IS quite similar to Initio Rehab. Just Liquer Charnelle has a more spicy opening and spicies in the middle, but drydown is just the same.
Initio Rehab in winter time doesn't last on me almost at all, but Liquer charnelle is with me already 6 hours.
I adore Initio Rehab, but only in warm weather, because of sillage.
Liquer Charnelle is like an explosion on my skin in cold time - I can't wait until there will be summer - how this cosy, warm and beautiful scent will behave.
just LOVE from first sniff.

alit

Strong Spicebomb vibes. Not identical but definitely familiar. For me this sits somewhere between Spicebomb V&R and Noir Extreme TF. Not a bad thing, only redundant if you have the other two. Slightly more on the masculine side of the unisex.

Aama81

I have received a sample with my order. It is spicy, sweet and very pleasant. Minus the spices to me it reminds me FM musc ravageur and that is a very big complement. My first impression it is something I would add to me collection.

Allinug

On me it smells like something I could eat for dinner.

humean

Another Spicebomb clone. Sure, it's better than the original (smoother and a bit sweeter), but so are Histoires de Parfums 1899 Hemingway (which is spicier) and Initio Rehab (sweeter and the smoothest of the four). I'm incredibly bored with this scent and have not had any desire to wear it, in any of its iterations, for years now. It certainly has mass appeal and I get why, but it's just one or two steps removed from the Aventus clone mania. Anyway, there are much more interesting Pierre Guillaume fragrances that are worth trying, like Sorong, Cadjmere, and Cuir Venenum. Try those!

katrin.niisuke

Lushious rich boozy scent with crazy amount of berries and fruits. Very hypnotic stuff. Lots of people compare it to the spicebomb. I get why but I don't entirely agree with this comparison. Spicebomb is more sharp and loud. This on the other hand is a smooth symphony of notes. I get grapes, liqueur, oakwood in the mid and very christmas-like conipherous opening for first 20 seconds. Base is mainly sweet resins, vanilla and tonka. It's a seen before classic compostion, but with incredible level of execution.

Dandyman

Very dry tobacco. With black pepper.
Don´t be to fast to sort this one out, the opening is peppery and nothing more, but it has qualities that needs to be discovered in the dry down.

You should not expect a boozy scent, it´s not about cognac here. Kan you handle raspberry with an almost licorise/caramel take on it? Are you in to tobacco fragances? Becouse the tobacco is prominent.

This is "female" for me, and of course that is perfectly fine. It´s a winterscent. Let´s have a walk on Manhattan the day before christmas-day and buy our last christmas-gifts-sort-of-fragance...

The dry down is great! Longivety 6 hours. On clothes this will last a lifetime. Never tried Spicebomb, so can not compare.

It´s "black" in the colours, for sure. I´ll get some black tea in here. I get turned on...

Much better than i first thought. Opens heavy on pepper, but settles down to this mature, tobacco-woman we all need to experience in our lives before we die...

habib1979im

مرحبا هل يوجد عطر شبيه له

Singabera

Opening is sweet delicious balsams, very alluring and sexy.
In an hour on skin - turns extra chemical and musky, very typical for mass market drydowns.
Would not wear it just because of that cheapy development...

ncfym

lovely scent, very addictive, slightly more feminine

if a girl wants to seduce someone - this is it!

ericah12345

A boring fragrance. Smells nice but nothing special. I agree that this smells a lot like Spicebomb but less spicy and maybe a tad sweeter.

Atinea Noir

Spicy & fresh opening of pepper & lime. Tamed vanilla amber background. A fizzy grape keeps peeking in from time to time. Half an hour in, a beautiful tobacco stirs up the boozy sweetness. Warm, intoxicated, spicy and sweet tobacco dream that's equally feminine & masculine.

That's nuclear

This is such an underrated fragrance. Only 12 reviews on this! Really?? I can definitely see the similarities to spicebomb extreme but this has a little something different to offer. Spicy cherry raspberry cognac vibe and lasts longer in my opinion. Perfect for a cold winter day when the snow is about a foot deep. Definitely a holiday comfort scent.

I have spicebomb and extreme but always reach for this.


Till next time " Keep Rock'n frags" ®

Black Russian

Spicebomb minus spices. Plus more dried fruits and berries, and minus bomb. On my skin it turns even sweeter than sprayed on paper. Way too fem to be called unisex.
If you would take Bulgari's Man In Black and mix it with Liqueur Charnelle you probably end up with Spicebomb.

ConsumerThis

Ok so honest opinion here...I get the spice bomb reference. But this is way better in terms of smell and quality. It is not a clone either, so don't get that twisted. Don't be a fool and pass this up if you own spice bomb , Bc if you like spice bomb you will love this juice. It's boozy, woody and with nuances of a subtle spice. Perfectly done and so addicting. I am shocked this doesn't have more love than like, though how can I take this sites rating chart serious when a total of 37 people have and had it, and more (67) people want it ?! That means the scale is completely out of whack. You have to own and wear a fragrance a couple of times to have the honor of rating the scale, I wish people were more honest but oh well. Take a look at my collection and see how serious I am and trust me when when I say this is easily the top 10 best frags of all time !
Blind buy worthy
Full bottle worthy
10/10
Masterpiece!!!!!!!! Love this juice

Yogamarc

Immediately reminded me of Spicebomb Extreme. This has a sweeter top to it but shares a similar base. I like this better as I tend to enjoy the sweeter side. Some comments mention a boozy or beer scent. I get this but it's less on the sour side and a tad sweeter. I initially found it all berry sweet but after a few minutes, it's well balanced and very nice. Again, for me it fits perfectly in between spicebomb and spicebomb extreme - a good comparison.

Roge

What are we talking about here? Huitieme Art Parfums offering of Spicebomb or Victor & Rolf's Liqueur Charnelle(pun intended)? One is niche, the other is designer. Guess which one is better? You're right!!! Spicebomb is indeed the more premium, dandy, and admirable choice. But of course, suckers are born every minute thus ignoring this review and purchasing the more expensive less potent Liqueur Charnelle.

ranchorita

I've seen comparisons to Frapin 1270, but the sweetness of Liqueur Charnelle is not quite so sustained, and it's not quite as boozy. Fruity opening of the non-tropical variety (and therefore refreshing). This one is more of a booze-tinged resin fragrance. I adore Liqueur Charnelle, and I'm going to goad Le Boyfriend into trying this one, because I'd love to smell this on a man. Gorgeous, rich unisex that is a continual presence, but never cloying. Dries down quite light, indeed, so you won't have to worry about packing a wallop to someone over on the next block. Another added to my WANT list. Love it.

enieee5

OMG ! THIS IS LOOOOOVEEEEE!!!!!!!!

sweet, fruity,woody, sexy scent ! UNISEX

Sandra2

Beautiful notes, big disappointment. Tobacco dipped in jar of pickled cucumbers. At least on my skin.

uchini

this is very similar to spicebomb and 1899. It has the similar vibe although is not identical

rossyegio5

Cognac con un pizzico di limone.
Partenza aspramente alcolica che non si ammorbidisce.
Un'eco lontanissima di vaniglia, tutte le altre note riportate non pervenute.
Ha lo stesso aroma di un bicchierino di grappa.
Monocorde, semplice.
Apprezzabile forse da un alpino.
Per me, proprio no grazie.

blauriche

To me it smells pretty similar to Spicebomb, which I admittedly haven't smelled in a couple of years. Still, for this sort of scent I'd rather go with 1899 by Histoires de Parfums.

Q80

the top note is a very drawback note. it reminded me for once the essence of someone who had beer. too much cognac and too much dried fruits (mostly apples), some sour raspberries, and bitter caramel. after few minutes the vanilla arise and those top combination withdraws a little bit in away that you can sense the sweetness at least for awhile. but still the top combinations where blinded harshly in away that when all drawbacks and let the vanilla leads makes the essence in general smells slightly like Henna (حنا) it's the type of mixed herbals that indians uses to adorns their hands and legs, it's similar to tattoos but it vanishes in few days. in short it's what Madonna placed in her hands on Frozen music video.

tymanski

I really wanted to like this, but as in many of his main PG line and the rest of his Huitieme Art line I find that Pierre Guillaume falls short of his stated objective. In this case he is trying to achieve the essence of cognac. In fact he is channeling the ghost of Luten's Filles en Aiguilles but without the wonderful pines & delightful frankincense that elevates the sweet fruity base. This is rather lumpen in its linearity and generic, somewhat woody (Iso E?) sweetness. Last year's Monsieur was also a big generic yawn. He also does the rather pedestrian Phaedon line, leading me to think that he needs to develop far fewer frags and focus on SAYING something..... nice bottle though!

 
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