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Filippo Sorcinelli Lavs vs Majda Bekkali Mon Nom est Rouge
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Notes
Top
Black PepperCardamomJasmine
Heart
elemiLabdanumClovesCoriander
Base
OpoponaxOakmossPalisander RosewoodAmberTonka Bean
Accords
Amber
100%
Aromatic
89%
Warm spicy
79%
Balsamic
77%
Fresh spicy
66%
Woody
57%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Lavs by Filippo Sorcinelli is a Oriental fragrance for women and men. Lavs was launched in 2014. Top notes are Black Pepper, Cardamom and Jasmine; middle notes are elemi, Labdanum, Cloves and Coriander; base notes are Opoponax, Oakmoss, Palisander Rosewood, Amber and Tonka Bean. The first essence conceived by UNUM wants to celebrate the Atelier where Lavs was born. Lavs means excellence, a factory where arts and ideas together generate spirituality , beauty and mysticism.LAVS, extrait de parfum is an hymn to the Spirit: UNUM celebrates it with the Bois de Rose, whose symbology take us back to protection, harmony and balance.The rosewood becomes custody of the senses, a protecting and accompanying energy. From this dark background, a mystic symphony of Oak Moss, Oriental, and Tonka Bean, opens up. This last spice, from Columbia, requires one year drying and emanates herbs, vanilla, tobacco, caramel, honey because of his main essence named Coumarin.It also contain cloves flavor. Tonka Bean in South America is considered as a lucky charm. An other fundamental ingredient of LAVS is Opponax, a sort of sweet myrrh , a plant that produces a purifying golden resin. Opponax comes from Somalia, Egyptians used it for fumigations and to flavor wines.Passing by Ambra, Lavs moves us with Elemi’s musics, an oleoresin obtained by engraving, Elemi is very aromatic and spicy. In the ancient time this oil has been used by Arabic and Turks. His balancing qualities lead us to a deep peace feelings,and open us to an unique mystic experience.Deep inside LAVS we also find cloves, coriander and labdanum notes. Labdanum, with the heat of the sun, exudes from Citrus Ladanifer bushes in the area western Mediterranean area. Egyptians used Labdanum as a component of their holy incense and it seems that the fake beards of the Pharaohs were made by goat hair soaked in this kind of resin. Labdanum is also called Gilead in the Holy Bible. Nowadays Labdanum is harvest in Crete with a special tool.This parfume is very complex, amber, antique, the smell of an old trunk full of dusty clothes, but its nuances can be close to the leather, to the sweet and honeyed, woody, smoked musk.Concerning the head notes, Lavs prefers three essences: the precious, mild, sensual Jasmine, the tropical Cardamom, and the evocative, intense Black Pepper, the spices king since ever. Around the Black Pepper the whole Lavs symphony play and harmonize.
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Notes
Top
IncensePink PepperelemiCuminGeraniumPalisander Rosewood
Heart
Turkish RoseGingerCardamomCinnamon
Base
AmberCedarVanillaTonka BeanLabdanumPatchouliWhite TobaccoSandalwoodMusk
Accords
Amber
100%
Warm spicy
97%
Fresh spicy
83%
Aromatic
75%
Rose
72%
Balsamic
72%
Performance
LongevityEternal
SillageEnormous
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Mon Nom est Rouge by Majda Bekkali is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Mon Nom est Rouge was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Cécile Zarokian. Top notes are Incense, Pink Pepper, elemi, Cumin, Geranium and Palisander Rosewood; middle notes are Turkish Rose, Ginger, Cardamom and Cinnamon; base notes are Amber, Cedar, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Labdanum, Patchouli, White Tobacco, Sandalwood and Musk. “I am on the petals of roses and on the wounds of war. My name is red. I am scarlet or carmine. I embody desire, passion, seduction and strength. I reveal myself and catch the eye. But what does being a colour really mean? If you had to describe me to a person blind from birth, what would you say? Well, you see, I am primarily a feeling. If I were a fabric, I would be velvet. If I were a flavour, I would fill the mouth with a taste of flesh and blood. And if I were a perfume? I would be both powerful and enveloping, vivid, scandalous and enchanting; I would be reassuring and narcotic, majestic and hypnotic” — press release of the brand.
Notes in Common
24% sharedShared (6)
CardamomelemiLabdanumPalisander RosewoodAmberTonka Bean
Only in Lavs
Black PepperJasmineClovesCorianderOpoponaxOakmoss
Only in Mon Nom est Rouge
IncensePink PepperCuminGeraniumTurkish RoseGingerCinnamonCedarVanillaPatchouliWhite TobaccoSandalwood+1 more
Rating
4.19vs4.14
Ratings
1,704vs1,618
Concentration
ExtraitvsEDP
Launch Year
2014vs2012
Which should I buy?
Too close to call on ratings — choose on character.
- The community rates them about the same (4.19 from 1,704 ratings vs 4.14 from 1,618).
- Longevity votes lean "long lasting" for Lavs and "eternal" for Mon Nom est Rouge.
- Sillage votes lean "moderate" for Lavs versus "enormous" for Mon Nom est Rouge.
- Both are voted best for fall and winter.
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