L'Artisan Parfumeur MON NUMERO Collection - Initial Impressions?

Greetings. I was just wondering if there were any initial impressions out there to be shared regarding these new releases from the nose of Bertrand Duchaufour.

If so, PLEASE POST! :-)

Generally having liked everything by Duchaufour for this house, I did a blind buy of two in the initial launch: Numbers 6 and 10, based entirely on initial reports of the notes that sounded intriguing. (I don't live anywhere near a boutique, and the full range will only be sold through the online boutique, so sampling wasn't going to happen.) Not sure if this was wise, and note that my initial impressions are highly... well... INITIAL.

I wanted to be blown away by what I imagined to be a "higher end / exclusive ingredients" line for the house, but so far, it's a LIKE - not LOVE - experience.

#10 is an easy-to-wear incense, though not as noteworthy in my opinion as some of his other work. The opening does not deliver the ooooohhhh ahhhhhhhh factor synonymous with Duchaufour. My first impression is soap - not perfumey scented soap... but raw soap itself. Waxy, so when the leather and spice hits I'm transported to a Yankee Candle store. Not a bad thing. I like fragrant shops. For those who like a smoother incense, it is certainly creamier (ala Vanille Absolument) and more leathery than other, more RAW approaches. #10 becomes a solid comfort scent with time, and I preferred the base to the opening. In typical L'Artisan dilution, it does not scream. Leans toward the masculine IMHO.

#6 sounded beautiful when someone described it as wet, green - rain forest. It is, indeed, wet and beautiful, but far more floral than I expected. Sweet... more white and yellow than green in my eyes... tuberose? Liquid-smooth and really summery on initial application, but with some spices emerging with time. I think I prefer this of the two, though it probably tilts more toward the feminine... at least in the top notes. EDIT: Longevity is great on #6. Twelve hours into the two sprays to the arm... and this one is still chugging (while the other arm, sprayed with #10 disappeared in half that time). In the drydown, #6 has surrendered its overtly floral character. Really liking this one now.

Have any others been tried? Or comments on the two above?

Yes! The coca-cola, slightly carbonated, is a good description. I am totally feeling that accord.

Alfarom - so what did you think of #6? Not spraying it much these days (as I´m currently in the middle of the severe cold spell making international news) But I look forward to returning to its green MOISTURE in the Spring.

Since the last post, I dove into Mon Numero #3 - An oddly CREAMY-citrus-vetiver. That description makes it sound bad. It´s not. Just confusing. Despite the ad-copy that makes it sound "light and energizing" like a gin cocktail - I find it instead to be lush, with something strangely milky and lotion-like about it. It gives the impression of having spread a high end body lotion over my arms. Having little experience with the IRIS note, I wonder if this is lending to the creaminess (making #3 the one that SENT above referenced as a softer and less rooty Iris Pallida)

Marketed as a man´s vetiver, it is certainly floral and creamy enough to be unisex. (And some may find its spirited cocktail-like opening quite feminine, thought once this wears off - the citrus and cream turn more tart and dry, in a good way.) This one, for me, smells nothing like Duchaufour in the opening, but then smells ALL Douchafor in the heart and base. I keep thinking that it is an odd combo of notes, but nevertheless feel like it is impeccably blended so the sum of the parts is beautiful and sophisticated, especially as it approaches the spicier, Dzongka-like dry base of dry woods (ceder?) and vetiver. I don´t get much Lavender, though listed as a primary note, unless Lavender can be creamy. It has nothing of the bracing barbershop notes in Lavender-bombs like Azzaro pour Homme or Gris Clair.

Need to wear it a few more times, and maybe in warmer climes... it´s too freaking cold outside for this to lift much off of the skin. Still... I am liking it.

Thoughts, hednic? Favorites? I feel like nobody is talking about these. (or perhaps nobody is buying them... and instead of the initial concept of bespoke single owners... we're now up to about 10-20 people per bottle? :-)

And as for number 7... it is still listed as coming in autumn... as in LAST AUTUMN. Not sure what happened with that one.

No need to apologize; I didn't create the scent. LOL.

I suppose it could be deemed unnecessary, though it does fill a unique void in my collection. Green Floral, yes, though I don't get as much of the FRUITY vibe from the listed Lychee ( Fruity = Wet for me, as I sense little sweetness that is not either floral or leafy) A nice transition over time to something more spicy, and longevity that impresses for the L'Artisan line.