MAL-AIMÉ by Parfum d'Empire

Brand: Parfum d'Empire ^{pronounce in French} 
Perfume: Mal-aimé ^{pronounce in French} 
Concentration: edp
Notes:* Dittrichia graveolens essential oil, thistle, nettle, bramble, roots
♔Ingredients: Alcohol Denat. (80% vol.), Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Benzyl Salicylate, Hydroxycitronellal, Eugenol, Methyl 2-Octyonate, Linalool, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Farnesol, Citral, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Cinnamal
♔Information on the packaging: Viastella - 6, rue Barye, 75017, Paris, France
♔Brand owner (now): Viastella SAS, France - parfumdempire.com
♔Made in France.

 Although it has its own personality, I perceive elements from other fragrances in Mal-aimé.

The perfume emanates a warm, sun-baked smell, similar to the fenugreek seeds that I have in my spice rack, having the texture of the cracked, dry soil that one can find on the open countryside trails on a hot summer's day. 

Mal-aimé also goes in the direction of cigar tobacco, revealing a subdued animalic component (the idea of faecas) as the one I encountered in Romanza by Masque Milano and Tabac tabou by Parfum d'Empire.

Mal-aimé smells of a low-alcohol drink, aromatic and bitter, made of herbs, one which additionally includes peach skin and maybe even dried plums. Together with the aforementioned fenugreek, I am reminded of Fougère bengale by Parfum d'Empire.

There is a fish-like facet in Mal-aimé that I find intriguing. All I can add is that the fish is not raw so it does not smell metallic. And it would be inexact to use "marine" as a descriptor.

The fragrance does not change too much with time. A slightly sour and citrussy nuance appears in the drydown, only on skin and not on clothes, and I like that. The next day, the tobacco note persists on the fabric and the earthiness now comes from what it seems to be patchouli.

When I first smelled Mal-aimé, something from it made me think of the arnica body oil that I used years ago called Sport- & Massage-Öl by the brand Alverde**. I should try it again to see if my memory serves me right.

With good intensity and persistence, this dense, mature and unisex fragrance conquered me completely.

My verdict: 10 out of 10.
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* The notes were taken from parfumdempire.com
** The picture was taken from www.amazon.de