A quick note upfront: this is the original 2006 Encre Noire, genuinely distinct from the later, more intense Encre Noire À L’Extrême flanker. Lalique Encre Noire EDT is an enigmatic woody aromatic fragrance built around cypress, vetiver and cashmere wood, and Maids Scents carries the authentic Eau de Toilette with delivery across Nigeria and beyond.
What is Lalique Encre Noire EDT?
Lalique Encre Noire EDT launched in 2006, created by perfumer Nathalie Lorson. The name itself translates from French as black ink, and the bottle draws directly on the genuine Biches inkpot originally designed by René Lalique himself, tying Lalique Encre Noire EDT directly to the house’s real, historic legacy in decorative glassmaking.
That legacy connects directly to Lalique’s genuine heritage as a house of crystal and glass artistry, a lineage that runs through nearly every bottle the brand has ever produced.
Fragrance Profile
Lalique Encre Noire EDT opens with cypress, a genuinely abstract, almost ink-like impression more than one reviewer specifically compares to freshly cut Christmas trees on a rainy day.
As Lalique Encre Noire EDT develops, the heart brings in Haitian and bourbon vetiver, dark and brooding, a genuinely distinctive twist away from the lighter, sunnier vetiver most fragrances lean on. One especially thoughtful reviewer describes this transformation as turning vetiver’s usual levity and sunlight into something dark and dramatic, a quality genuinely lauded among perfume critics and vetiver enthusiasts alike.
Lalique Encre Noire EDT’s base settles into cashmere wood and musk, closing out an inky, earthy dry-down one reviewer memorably describes as both masculine and feminine at once, classic and modern, primal and sophisticated. It’s genuinely worth being honest that reception is sharply divided, some finding it a genuine masterpiece, others describing it as smelling closer to dark, damp earth than anything conventionally pleasant.
Top Note: Cypress
Heart Note: Vetiver (Haitian, Bourbon)
Base Notes: Cashmere Wood, Musk
Who Should Wear Encre Noire?
Lalique Encre Noire EDT suits anyone who wants a genuinely artistic, distinctive vetiver signature rather than a crowd-pleasing, compliment-chasing scent. More than one long-time wearer specifically notes this isn’t the type of fragrance built to earn constant praise, and that’s genuinely not the point, it’s a fragrance you wear for your own appreciation of its craft.
Performance and Longevity
It’s genuinely worth being honest that Lalique Encre Noire EDT’s reported performance varies dramatically here. One long-time fan reports excellent, all-day wear with no problem whatsoever, while another separately found it an instant, super-faint skin scent that had all but disappeared within two hours.
One especially useful, genuinely specific tip more than one reviewer offers is to let a fresh bottle mature for several weeks before judging it fully, since performance is widely reported to genuinely improve with time.
Best Time to Wear Encre Noire in Nigeria
More than one detailed reviewer specifically recommends Lalique Encre Noire EDT for cool spring and fall days or damp evenings, which maps naturally onto Nigeria’s harmattan season, where cooler, drier air lets the vetiver and cashmere wood base fully develop for considered, artistic evening wear.
Buying Encre Noire From Maids Scents
Every Lalique bottle we stock, including Lalique Encre Noire EDT, comes from verified suppliers, so what you receive matches what you’d get through an authorised Lalique retailer.
We deliver across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Enugu, Benin City and the rest of Nigeria, and we ship internationally for orders placed from outside the country.
You can read more about the fragrance on the official Lalique website.
If you’re exploring more distinctive vetiver signatures, Issey Miyake Nuit D’Issey EDT is worth comparing given how closely reviewers connect the two, or browse our full range of masculine perfumes in Nigeria.
Lalique Encre Noire EDT is in stock now at Maids Scents.
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