Traversee du Bosphore

L'Artisan Parfumeur

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3.6

22 reviews
55%
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    5.0
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    ellizam

    9 years ago

    Holy KAZOO! This isn't one perfume, it's about 4. The opening is very green, even a bit biting. It starts to pick up a leather note, and in about 5-15 minutes, it's primarily a dry, green...

    About reviewer (542 reviews)

    Age44-55

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    4.0
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    vmalenfant

    9 years ago

    Traversee du Bosphore was a blind purchase, I was looking high and low for a Tobacco perfume and all the review i read it state there was some tobacco note in the dry down. So the first time I...

    About reviewer (211 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

    EyesBrown

    2.0
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    tessture

    10 years ago

    First on, loved it. Tart, tangy with lovely candied floral note, but when I tried it again, it was much more complex and muddy. It isn't bad at all, but reminds me too much of something I've tried...

    About reviewer (1727 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

    HairBrunette, Other, Fine

    EyesBrown

    3.0
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    theresasampson

    11 years ago

    Traversee du Bosphorus is a powdery 'loukhoum' fragrance which is almost a sub-genre in itself. I find it to be a light powder gourmand skin scent that opens with a bit of a suede/leather "feel" &...

    About reviewer (35 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

    HairBrown, Other, Fine

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    cocorocha

    12 years ago

    yihaaa!!as soon as I started to realize that the more time it passes, the lesser are the chances to smell something unique, I got this generous decant and fell deeply in love... first of all,...

    About reviewer (203 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairRed, Straight, Fine

    EyesBrown

    3.0
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    mysterious_scent

    12 years ago

    Sweetened powdery apple tea, exactly feels like the apple tea I drank in Istanbul.

    About reviewer (100 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

    HairBlack, Straight, Fine

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    5.0
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    SmellyFaerie

    12 years ago

    I apologize in advance for this review…it may be long, subjective and maybe not that helpful. I really tried to do a left- brained review here, but it’s not really working. For the ones who are not...

    About reviewer (27 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

    HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

    EyesBrown

    3.0
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    AntFarm

    13 years ago

    I thought from the notes that this would be an HG for sure. Loukhoum and leather, the sweet and the naughty. And fruit to bott. On me this is all barbie doll wearing a leather vest. It is so...

    About reviewer (170 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairRed, Other, Medium

    EyesHazel

    3.0
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    blowfish

    13 years ago

    Start is juicy fruit (apple and/or cherry), wetness (like a grey day), and plush softness at the same time…I definitely get the suede note. Juicy fruit plus suede make for an unusually compelling...

    About reviewer (40 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

    HairBlond

    EyesBlue

    3.0
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    azjavagirl

    13 years ago

    I am so very disappointed. I love many in the l'Artisan line and had such high hopes for this fragrance based on the reviews here, as I was intrigued by the idea of Turkish candy married to...

    About reviewer (79 reviews)

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    SkinOther, Other

    HairBrunette

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    3.0
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    ccspringer

    13 years ago

    Traversee du Bosphore is a very unusual fragrance. It is sweet and dusty, like an oddly stale gourmand scent (I don't mean this in a bad way). A very distinct memory popped up in my head when I...

    About reviewer (32 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

    HairOther, Other, Other

    EyesOther

    4.0
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    WentworthRoth

    14 years ago

    Notes: tobacco smoke, apple, tulips, saffron, leather, Turkish Delight (rose and pistachio), musk. This fragrance starts with a delicious green apple note underneath of which I see an edible...

    About reviewer (308 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

    EyesBlue

    3.0
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    debrsl

    14 years ago

    The leather and loukhoum are too much for about an hour. I'm not sure I like the two together. When it calms down, this is a pretty nice scent.

    About reviewer (763 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinDry, Other, Not Sure

    HairBrown, Other, Other

    EyesBrown

    4.0
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    masha814

    14 years ago

    A delightful leather gourmand. Pistachio lokum paired with soft suede, a tad of apple in the background. Charming, watercolored, yet good longevity. My favorite L'Artisan.

    About reviewer (61 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

    HairRed, Straight, Fine

    EyesHazel

    2.0
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    ocarina

    14 years ago

    Traversee du Bosphore reminds me of two Etat Libre d'Orange fragrances that I have: Bendelirious and Encens et Bubblegum. It has Bendelirious' pale, cool iris married to a wretchedly sweet fruit...

    About reviewer (473 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinVery Oily, Fair, Neutral

    HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

    EyesHazel

    3.0
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    greydovefeatherwing

    14 years ago

    I bought a full bottle of this recently because I loved the unusual combination of suede and turkish delight. Its pretty and sweet but unique, without veering into the generic bimbo territory. At...

    About reviewer (80 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinDry, Dark, Cool

    HairBlack, Other, Other

    EyesBrown

    1.0
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    rasputin2

    14 years ago

    Oh my. I usually love the L'ARTISANS... I adore TIMBUKTU, have emptied two bottles of DZING!, admire MECHANT LOUP, even have a grudging respect for BOIS FARINE. But TRAVERSEE DU BOSPHORE is...

    About reviewer (74 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Medium, Cool

    HairSilver, Straight, Coarse

    EyesGreen

    5.0
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    HelenVanPattersonPatton

    14 years ago

    I am in love. Countless lippies. Traversée du Bosphore starts off a little like an apple-y Daim Blond; there's a soft leathery-suedeness I find extremely appealing if not a bit unusual due to the...

    About reviewer (132 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

    HairOther, Other, Other

    EyesOther

    5.0
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    Caramellane

    14 years ago

    Top notes are a bit strange and reminded me a bit of dzongkha plus the scent of dry paper (paper? odd isn't it), there wasn't much sweetness at all at this point. 10 minutes in, the scent evolved...

    About reviewer (147 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

    HairBrunette, Other, Other

    EyesHazel

    5.0
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    rodelinda

    14 years ago

    Traversee du Bosphore is a true journey in a bottle. It goes through three very distinct phases on my skin, starting with leather. I'm not a huge fan of leather notes, and when I sprayed my...

    About reviewer (22 reviews)

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    SkinVery Dry, Fair, Cool

    HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

    EyesBlue

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