Scent Notes: Sumptuous leather, old yellowed books, pipe tobacco, soft sandalwood, white musk.
Julia looked over the edge of her whiskey glass and sighed. Bored. Incredibly, damningly bored. She had barely left the house in what felt like years, but was actually just over a week, according to the newspaper scattered on her floor: Wednesday, November 2, 1870.
She looked around her study at all the relics from her travels: various antiques; exotic liquors; rare books; trinkets and knick-knacks from all over the globe. So many adventures had; so many mysteries solved; so many asses kicked. And now here she was, in her house, doing her least favorite thing: waiting. Waiting for the Queen to pardon her after the last, uh, incident, just over two weeks ago. It’s highly unfair that she should have to be sequestered in her home because of the accidental shooting of a diplomat in Spain. He was in her way; the jewel thief was getting away, and the diplomat wasn’t exactly stopping the thief! Plus, the guy was barely harmed; he only lost a toe.... Click here to read the rest of the story!
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Overall rating: 4.7 / 5 from 29 reviews.
Antiquarian is one of my all time favorites. It reminds me of a book store, a library/study, leather chairs, and pipe smoking. It’s very comforting. It’s a good unisex scent. I’m watching for it to come out of retirement so I can order a Roller ball.
I loved the idea of this, and found it delightfully bookish. Starts with strong leather, then soft sweetness, grounds into leather, dirt, candles and books. Ends up with an aquatic note in addition to books and leather, which is interesting, but not for me.
I got this scent with a 5 ML samples as a Dealers choice. I had taken a quiz and it said this would be a good scent for me but I saw the scent notes and was unsure so I picked 4 and Dealers choice. When I got this one I was surprised and thought well, guess its fate. And fate it is. My husband use to work at a place and come home smelling like bleach and his leather jacket. This smell starts off exactly like that smell. A bite of chlorine then a soft perfect scent of leather jacket. Highly recommend this scent for anyone who has a husband, grandfather, or father who smells of leather as this will be very close to that scent.
I'm a professor and wanted something that reflected the academic fantasy. Books, tea, old things, deep conversations, mentorship. (Rather than the reality of student complaints, sleepless nights, and digital books). This does it. I can smell my wrist while typing a reminder to students not to use chapGPT to do their assignments and pretend I'm in some happy overlooked archive pursuing esoteric tidbits of information towards a deeper understanding of our world, instead of acting as a customer service agent to students who have never been asked to read a full book before in a failing neoliberal education system. Thank you for the olfactoral escapism! Leather and musk.
I LOVE this company. After building a few tester sets I found Antiquarian to be my perfect, signature scent. I'm so sad it's retiring! I'm going to have to order more to have a backlog!
I guessed I would like this based on the description, and I'm thrilled that I was right! It smells so good, warm and comforting.
This one is intriguing. Like being in the best old library with so many amazing books.
Just not a fan, the description is amazing, I love the concept but the scent overall was just not amazing like pretty much all the other scents so far.
You have no idea how long I've been searching for a really good "book" scent - and this one is AWESOME!!
This one was like a kick to the cerebellum- every time I put it on I am transported to a different time- and it's amazing.
I love Antiquarian! Being a lover of books, it made perfect sense that this was a must have! It’s warm and comforting and will always be a favorite!
Antiquarian is my favorite perfume of all time. I love the combination of leather, tobacco, sandalwood, and musk. It has the potential to be such a masculine scent but there’s something really soft about it. It absolutely smells like opening an old book and flipping through the pages. It brings me so much joy every time I smell it.
A full, robust scent, redolent of leather and dust, with wood tones. Makes me think of a desert archeology dig. Sun warmed leather and wood, with a sense of age. Something old and treasured. Not my absolute favorite scent, but that's only because Suc makes so many amazing options!
This was not a scent I originally picked out for myself, but rather a tester they sent me with my order. My biggest mistake was trying this before any of the other 10 oils that I ordered. I absolutely LOVE it!!!!! I had to buy a bigger bottle ASAP! Antiquarian reminds me of the smell of a new leather or suede bag right after you bring it home from the store. It also brings back memories of going to the bookstore in the mall as a kid - the smell of the bookstore mixed with the perfumes from all the department stores wafting throughout the mall. It's such a warm, comforting, and grounding scent. I'm sure I will find others that I love, but for now Antiquarian is at the top of my list for sure!
Antiquarian was part of a large batch of 1mls I bought for figuring out which scents I preferred, and it was the best surprise. I thought it would be more like a leather scent, but somehow, it smells exactly like a room full of old books. When I open it up it comes across more musty and sharp like a cologne, but applied you can smell the pages of a book and worn covers. At least on me, it settles into a fresh scent candle wafting in a library.
I love this scent, antiquarian is like cracking open your favorite book and settling in to adventure on the page! It's warm and fresh at the same time, not sweet or astringent at all, well worn and comfortable. It's a favorite!
This scent is a mood. I wear this when I'm going to relax in my favorite armchair, sip my favorite scotch, and read an Agatha Christie novel. I love it.
This smells amazing
I wanted a scent that read sexy librarian and this nailed it! So happy to see it back in stock!!
Got this as the Dealer's Choice option in the pack I bought. It needs to settle longer but the old leather shop scent smells amazing on my husband!
My partner said, "Mmmm, you smell like leather and old books!"
I love all the unique names and can't wait to try them all out!!
Y’all are awesome!
This is one of my favorites, I was shocked by how spot on the scent was, the leather comes through strongest on me but the paper is definitely there too!
I spilled my sample vial one night when aggressively trying to cover myself in it. Antiquarian was instant comfort in a bottle and my next one will be significantly larger so I can more effectively dump it all over myself.
I orginally made the order for this one in particular and i really like the cool leathery notes of it
I love Sucreabeille! You guys are infinitely creative with these scent pallettes. I appreciate your spirit of adventure in experimenting with scents most would never think to combine.
Antiquarian is my favorite scent in which I’ve tried so far….AMAZING!! It smells like old worn leather books, burnt parchment paper, maybe a little cigar smoke.. it reminds me of the bookstore owner in The Neverending story, the bitter old dude.. smells like it should be associated with oracles.. I’ve been searching for a while now for a new signature scent, and I think this one is top 3 so far!! The only thing is that I wish the scent of the oil lasted a smidge longer on the skin.. However, I just recently learned that boils are metabolized by the skin faster. Hence, the accelerated dissipation💁♀️🤔 I might be wrong?? Anyway, I’m really looking forward to trying the EDP, and sooo many more! I especially love the stories that coincide with the scent.! Very Cool!! 💜
I love it so much!!!
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