Venom Incarnat Eau de Parfum STEPHANE HUMBERT LUCAS

This was a blind buy for me - SHL fragrances are an absolute nightmare to get samples of in the UK and thankfully I really like this one. I've tried quite a few other Strawberry dominant fragrances even the hyped up Mula Mula / La Capitale which I was expecting this to smell similar to with them sharing a lot of notes, I can confirm they go in totally different directions.

This one has just a hint of sourness to balance the sweetness, making it Unisex appropriate. The strawberry smells the most natural out of any strawberry fragrances i've ever tried and doesn't have that cloying effect that usually happens when this note is dominant. Anyways there is a lot more to this fragrance than just strawberry, its ever morphing.. some of the other notes shine in the back and add a lot of depth and a touch of smokiness. Truly a unique fragrance which I've come to expect from SHL. After wearing this for a few days everybody comments how 'different' this one is to my other fragrances and how they love it.

Would I Buy: Successful blind buy that I received today, may become an all-time favourite in time.
Recommended: Absolutely. I always recommend sampling (hypocrite in this case lol) but this is fairly safe.

Absolutely stunning fragrance! Tart strawberry, Caramel and leather is what I get and it blew me away! FB worthy!

This perfume. I am just… blown. Away. This is one of the most incredible perfumes i have smelled in my life! Absolute work of art, intoxicating, unique, just stunning. A dream come true for the niche fanatic i am. And let me tell you after collecting perfumes for years, it takes something special and different to wow me like this one did. This is a very unique take on the fruity patchouli genre.

My rule of thumb for scents, is that they have to be likeable and pleasant. Appealing. Enough w the weird unwearable sht. I do not feel the need to be a niche head wanna be that need something weird an off putting to call this art and masterpiece. To me this is a masterpiece on the fruity genre, a sexy iteration of feminity, gourmand, fall, sexy atmosphere. This is also right up the alley of gourmand niche lovers like myself.

The scent: the most gorgeous, sweet, juicy and powdery wild strawberry you’ll ever smell. I think ppl are calling this synthetic because wild strawberry is a rather unusual scent, with a very particular dna and because its really likeable. This pretty feminine too eh. And youthful. To me its a hyper real wild strawberry. Nothing about this scent points to simple or cheap scent whatsoever. If signature scents were still a thing, this would be it for me.

This a very patchouli forward scent. Yep a fruity patchouli. The patchouli here truly stands out in the best possible way. Its a minty, foresty and fresh camphoric and herbal type of patchouli, green and natural smelling. Think of a fresh, green botanical garden while you are eating a wild sweet strawberry bowl. Or a dark, green forest with wild strawberry bushes all around you. Sooo aromatic, sweet, powdery, rich, herbaceous… juicy.
The leather is very much in the background to ground this scent, barely perceptible and blended to perfection. You can not pick it out almost. It mostly gives to the scent an animalic, sexy af nuance. It does ever so slightly remind me too of a strawberry vanilla hookah scent, in the best possible way.

This is a dream fall scent, i see it more for a cooler weather, on a sexy outfit, something casual but not extremely casual. For a party, cocktails, dinner. Movies maybe if on a date.

The dna is super unique, i have not smelled a gourmand like this. Has the slightest similar category as la capitale, but very different scents. This is sooo yummy, likeable, sweet, juicy, powdery, sexy, unique. Intoxicating and super attractive with All the complexity and intrigue i want from a Niche house. A true fruity genre masterpiece that has gotten me totally addicted to this and in love w this house and i want all bottles now. Stephan Humbert… well done. 10/10 scent.
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I will start by saying, I absolutely love this!!
I am a big fan of La Capitale by Xerjoff and I personally 100% smell similarities. Venom Incarnet is a little stronger and the leather is more prominent. I get the strawberry, berries and caramel very strongly and the strawberry is a realistic note. I prefer this over La Capitale due to longevity and it’s slightly stronger on me.
I am surprised by the review below but everyone perceives fragrances differently.

OMG! This totally has the note of wild strawberries (the very small and super aromatic ones that grew wild in the forests I remember from my childhood). I cannot agree with the previous reviewer, this does not smell synthetic. Strawberries have been abused as odorants by cheap food and cosmetics manufacturers and it's indeed difficult to find a strawberry note that departs from that overly sweet and generic "berry" smell. But this is vibrant and real and so beautiful!