Aaron Terence Hughes
Aaron Terence Hughes
115 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Rose absolute hits with an almost candied intensity, bright and immediately enveloping, before the plum and raspberry notes begin their fermented whisper at the edges, suggesting depths that aren't yet visible.
The chocolate and vanilla emerge fully, their sweetness anchored by ylang ylang's creamy, slightly medicinal presence, whilst the plum darkens into something approaching leather—a genuinely indolic, fermented quality that transforms the gourmand into something far more troubling and seductive.
Thai oud, amber, and ambergris solidify into a resinous, animalic foundation that makes the remaining vanilla and chocolate taste like they're being viewed through smoke, with oakmoss and sandalwood adding an earthy, almost medicinal weight that lasts without aggressiveness.
Onyx Extreme announces itself as a fragrance for those who find sweetness not cloying but architectural—a dark confectionery built on genuinely sinister foundations. The rose absolute opens with an almost candied intensity, yet it's immediately pulled into shadow by the promise of what lies beneath: chocolate and vanilla don't cuddle here, they clash with a plum and raspberry accord that tastes more like fermented compote than fruit juice. There's something deliberately contradictory about the composition—the ylang ylang brings a creamy, almost soapy femininity that refuses to soften the edges.
What makes Onyx Extreme distinctive is how it refuses to be a simple gourmand. Yes, there's chocolate and vanilla, but the Thai oud waiting in the base isn't decorative; it's a structural element that turns the fragrance into something far more complex and slightly unsettling. The amber and ambergris create a luminous sweetness, but it's one that's been bruised and darkened. This is a scent for those drawn to contradictions—the person who wants their comfort foods laced with something dangerous, who appreciates beauty with an edge of decay.
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