Name: Dark Neandertal
Brand: Neandertal
Rating: 3.6 (179 reviews)

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Dark by Neandertal is an aromatic woody fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2018, this composition features tomato leaves, grapefruit, pink pepper, pine, and ginger in its top notes. The heart reveals a marine and spicy blend of sea algae, frankincense, caraway, and geranium. The base settles on leather, oud wood, patchouli, amber, myrrh, vetiver, tobacco, sandalwood, and musk.

ngarcia May 10, 2020

I love that fresh opening, reminiscent of vetiver, with a complex blend smelling of dark forest pine, not like air freshener. You can detect the fruit and the spicy pink pepper, though the balsamic benzoin is barely noticeable. The wormwood acidity is definitely there. In the heart, leather and cumin dominate with a watery touch, while the base has something luminous and floral. It doesn’t yet smell of incense, oud, musk, or tobacco; the patchouli is heavily masked by the leather. There’s no cinnamon or amber. What I like most is how different and conceptual it is—it’s animalic and wild, but perhaps not for daily wear, especially given the price. One oil doesn’t quite fit; I think it’s the pepper, which is very strong in this phase with an algal afternote. The potency is below the Light version, projecting less but nothing serious, although longevity drops to around 6 or 7 hours. In the end, as it fades, you notice a somewhat chocolatey, earthy oud, Western-style, perhaps artificial, similar to other low-priced fragrances that dry down the same way.

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ngarcia May 10, 2020

I love that fresh opening, reminiscent of vetiver, with a complex blend smelling of dark forest pine, not like air freshener. You can detect the fruit and the spicy pink pepper, though the balsamic benzoin is barely noticeable. The wormwood acidity is definitely there. In the heart, leather and cumin dominate with a watery touch, while the base has something luminous and floral. It doesn’t yet smell of incense, oud, musk, or tobacco; the patchouli is heavily masked by the leather. There’s no cinnamon or amber. What I like most is how different and conceptual it is—it’s animalic and wild, but perhaps not for daily wear, especially given the price. One oil doesn’t quite fit; I think it’s the pepper, which is very strong in this phase with an algal afternote. The potency is below the Light version, projecting less but nothing serious, although longevity drops to around 6 or 7 hours. In the end, as it fades, you notice a somewhat chocolatey, earthy oud, Western-style, perhaps artificial, similar to other low-priced fragrances that dry down the same way.

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