Les Abstraits - La Douleur Exquise Early Impression  

Ramsey, so glad you loved La Douleur Exquise, and find the quality compares to some of the most reputable brands. I'm honored to be part of this circle of space and to have you and everyone else in it, Thank you! ❤

What a gorgeous review! can’t wait to smell this beautiful creation.so happy for Eugene he deserves the best I’ve learned a lot from him just like I have from you brother Ramsey and brother Rich 🦆 awesome impression

Really looking forward to try this, hopefully there will be samples available in EU

The comparables you mentioned are all beautiful fragrances that I wear. Imitation Man is an overlooked gem, very classy. Hope to get a bottle of this soon.

Great review Ramsey! I love perfumery as conceptual art and sounds like Eugen and Antoinne really put so much heart and time into this. You do an incredible job of paining pictures for us of what it conjures and I really enjoy that detail and thoughtfulness of your reviews. Hope this will be at Luckyscent in NYC!

Hi Ramsey! Most Excellent review! Eugen will be proud! 🙌👏❤️ informative, descriptive, erudite; the comparison with Amouage makes me far more interested 👍🏻

Yep , I knew it would be on a to buy list for you, I think it’s a perfectly blended all weather,any time ,any event any season fragrance that behaves beautifully and never becomes overly linear and annoying in the dry down,as I feel POAL is and outside of similar notes in both Doulier is far more wearable for pretty much everyone in every situation. It can be applied liberally and not choke out the wearer ,nor anyone in close proximity. You cannot say that for the Fredrick Malle. It’s a damn good rose and The animalic should not scare anyone it’s a pussycat who purrs.great review fella 🙏👍😝

I am ecstatic to say.I get a strong COCO edp "vibe" with Douleur...Not sure why or how but, my nose and brain are definitely on to something, I strongly believe. I have been frequently sniffing them together ( Mr. COCO, lol). It is almost impossible for me to like a perfume as much as the CHANEL but, let's wait and see! Re: quality and craftsmanship, I think he knocked it out of the park.

Great review, Sir. It's very easy to compare it to Portrait Of A Lady, but when I try them side by side, I really don't get any significant connection. Love and own Imitation Man, which comes across "brighter" than La Douleur Exquise, which shouldn't be a surprise given the "douleur." Beautiful composition by Antoine and Eugen.

I don't blind buy bottles anymore for quite sometime so I skipped the EU offer. Want to sample it though. You did a great early impressions though and increased my interest further - would love to love those bottles as they come out because Eugen. Thank you and nice 👕and 👱job

Great review. I managed to sample it at Max Fragrance, jagged rose is a very apt description. I'm not that familiar with castoreum but I do get that animalic vibe in the dry down.

I agree completely about the opening, there are no sparkling top notes its just straight into this sensory overload and you're thinking where is this going to go. The first wear or two I was kind of wished it would have a bit more in your face wow-factor (maybe even dirtier and richer) but I think in the end the restraint probably means it is a lot classier and more wearable. I finished the sample Rich sent and ever since I've been really wanting to wear it again.

Ram, i received my sample pack from Eugen today. I get the Imitation Man comparison much more than the Portrait of a Lady comp, though I see both. This is truly beautiful. It makes me look at my collection (past and present) and makes me regret all of the trash and mid perfumes I’ve bought but also so thrilled for the future of (independent) perfumery. This is absolutely beautiful and no question full-bottle worthy. Well done, Eugen!

I really enjoyed this video. Thanks. 👍👍

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I wouldn't say its just artistic. I would say perfume lovers will love it and regular perfume wearers will connect to it as well. My wife wore this 1st day I had the bottle in she had 3 compliment on 1st wearing. I wore it my self and I love it.

Your description of La Douleir reminded me of Tori Amos’ song: Jagged Little Pill”. To me Exquisite Pain is being with someone you love and He/She doesn’t love “you”any longer. So you try making it again, and it still doesn’t work, but you are addicted to each other. Yes. a Rose is a Rose, is a Rose! I will not go into “Exquisite Pain”, because I can only think of one thing that could be the cause of that. But I could say that Iris and Rose are my favorite florals.

Interesting and enjoyable video as always and all the best to Eugene. Thank you Ramsey!

I Thought Maybe You Could Have A Interview With The Creative Director??? As Always PROFESSOR 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Nice review. I just received my bottle today and my first impressions are similar to yours. In addition to the wonderful rose, I really was hit by the antaeus vibe with the castoreum/myhrr combo in the base. I also really like the spicy incense vibe from the clove, saffron, cedar, oppoponax and frankincense.

That was Eugenious !!! Thank you sir for the analyses of a new indie fragrance. I will buy all from that trio, so the next year somebody can send me these fragrances when one of my two Serbian friends from the States comes to my city. So Eugen can dedicate his three fragrances to all of his sons and become a worthy competitor to Manuel Cross or Josh Meyer. Bravo maestro ! I've trust to your nose and experience, so your mark about the scent is adequate reason to buy it. And I love blind buying 'cause of the suprising element. Cheers man....

19:20 I think we all know that Rich Mitch is the only person who could've come up with the castoreum as ancient obelisk metaphor. 😂 Enjoyed the review and can't wait to try it, congrats Eugene!

Man I haven't worn Antaeus in ages. Great impressions here Ramsey. Never was that big a fan of POAL on my skin, so there's no question that LDE would work better for me. 🌹 Material quality should be what this comm is all about. 💎

Great review, Ramsey. Your review is very detailed and informative. Appreciate your honest opinion. I will sample it and probably get it. 🌹🐏

Great review. Looking forward to picking up a bottle myself

My mouth is watering for this...

This sounds incredibly wonderful.

Great review and description - I’m getting a bottle when they are available sotd tabac dore

I have a bottle already that I got on the presale. Is it unpopular to say this reminds you of POAL. I dnt no why it would be. That's a master piece after all. I personally do get a similarity. I just find this to be more wearable in every day situations. Rain or shine this stuff is great. Looking forward to trying it out in the colder weather too.

Interesting to me the juxtaposition of clean rose worn at his wedding (one of the Malle’s… can’t remember if it was Lipstick or Une) to this one. Really looking forward to this release

Are we going to be able to purchase samples, or is Eugene going to have his own website? I did watch Eugene's EU/UK release but don't recall him mentioning it. Sounds incredible. Congrats Eugene and Antoine Lie.

Great Company Eugene.. Can’t Wait For My Bottle.

From Epic woman to Portrail of a lady which is your favorite?

How do I order a sample? 😍

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Were Ican buy that one?

I’m just wondering if you could let me know where I can buy some of this from.

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I think imitation man leans really feminine, so hopeful this one doesn’t.

I honestly don't get the portrait of a lady comparisons and I'm very familiar with POAL 🤷‍♂️ I will say this, Eugen has managed to come up with a really beautiful fragrance that I drawn comparisons to anything I know personally.

I love the perfume. Great job, Eugene! Regarding pronouncing its name, I think Eugene won't mind if people call it on the English translation. However, for the french lovers, this pronunciation example might help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jdUeT6jk0QM.html

POAL or not, smth that could come from Amouage back in the days, Beauty and the Beast, heart ache... this one is most definately the scent of the past 10 years for me. Hoping for the next release in EU soon ❤️‍🩹