Indolice
Providence Perfume Co.

Indolice from Providence Perfume is carnivorous, vampiric jasmine perfume infused with a generous dose of earthy elements and frankincense. A dark take on jasmine, something that I expected from Serg Lutens' Sarrasins, with no luck. The latter always felt innocent and inoffensive to me. This one, however, delivers that dark allure.
The opening is very punchy from the mushroom note, having an almost unami-like, meaty, organic quality to it. The jasmine follows shortly, in its entire glory. Heady, sweet, indolic, and delightfully narcotic. It is juxtaposed by the strong earthbound facets in this perfume but also complemented by the musky, sweet flavor of the spikenard, and the meaty quality of the mushroom. Therefore, it almost feels alive. Like it is made of flesh and breaths. There is a strange accord that sometimes makes me think of blood, maybe a suggestion of the perfume's color which is a deep dark red that you need to make sure doesn't reach your garments. There is a slight aromatic touch from basil at times providing yet another interesting facet to the whole picture. As it dries down on the skin, it becomes earthier, as oakmoss starts to join the mushroom and the nard. To the floral-earthy concoction, the base adjoins a beautiful frankincense accord, completing the mysterious aura around this composition.
It feels like a floral-chypre, more organic and earthy, with a nice smoky touch at the end. Dark, mysterious, alluring, like all the children of the night.

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I bought a sample of Indolice merely because I'd heard there was a mushroom note, and that it is a chypre. Both these are true, but much was not mentioned!

Indolice certainly begins with a note of mushroom, but also something rather sulfurous, as well as something cocoa-like I recognize from other Providence offerings. Within a couple of hours, though, anything that might be unpleasant has vanished, leaving a really ravishing chypre base in the classical style and dosage. Sillage is very good, and longevity is all day in normal wear, and on fabric at least 3 days! Beautiful stuff, and a gorgeous color to boot.

I ended up buying a half bottle, even though it is no longer offered on their site. Just ask and they'll bottle some for you.