Berberiades (2006)
by Stéphanie de Saint-Aignan

The opening is gourmand like a tangy lemon tart pastry. In the mddle it's less overtly "foody" and more dry woody/spicy. I get what seems like sandalwood and ginger. In the far dry down it smells faintly like Jicky. Except for the opening, the sillage is not great and it disappears rather quickly on me leading me to believe that this is an EDT sample. In my opinion this is not a scent I need a full bottle of, but it is nice, light and definitely unisex. While I don't usually like classifying something as a "winter" or "summer" scent, this one is better in the summer as it is so light, it would get lost in the winter.

Berberiades Extreme review:

This is a very poor attempt at emulating something akin to Tauer’s L'Air du Desert Marocain (based on the description of this creation).

I can hardly detect most of the notes in the composition (such as patchouli, incense and amber) but I do get a hint of vanilla, cinnamon and ginger in the background. Unfortunately, all I can smell is a muddied woody scent with the cedar dominating. It also lacks any complexity and has average longevity (but decent sillage). In the end, all I’m left with is an inferior version of Feminitè du Bois.

As a side note, I’m also very confused about its concentration – Luckyscent advertises it as an EDP but my official sample claims it’s an EDT. Hmmm, very strange…

As this is the only Stephanie de Saint-Aignan creation that truly interested me, I’ll have to pass on this house.

[Original submission date: 22 July 2008]

an intriguing scent, with spicy notes creating a feeling like one is in the middle of a bazaar waking up - when the odour of people has not yet domunated the goods. jasmine and citrus adding freshness to the scent.