L'Artisan Parfumeur
Timbuktu
unisex · Launched 2004
Where to buy
All 1 offers by size
| 100 ml | |
|---|---|
| Ditano ProfumeriaDelivery: check at the shop · €1.65 per ml | €165.00 |
Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 179 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- moderate39% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate53% of votes
- Season
- autumn31% of votes
- Time of day
- day63% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 71 votes
- very weak6%
- weak15%
- moderate39%
- long lasting30%
- eternal10%
Sillage · 78 votes
- intimate23%
- moderate53%
- strong23%
- enormous1%
Season · 179 votes
- winter21%
- spring26%
- summer22%
- autumn31%
Time of day · 91 votes
- day63%
- night37%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
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About L'Artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu
Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour
Timbuktu is a dry, smoky, woody fragrance from L'Artisan Parfumeur, composed by Bertrand Duchaufour and released in 2004, worn by anyone. Woody is how everyone describes it, most also find it spicy and resinous, and about a third notice sweet or ambery touches.
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Timbuktu is a dry, smoky, woody fragrance from L'Artisan Parfumeur, composed by Bertrand Duchaufour and released in 2004, worn by anyone. Woody is how everyone describes it, most also find it spicy and resinous, and about a third notice sweet or ambery touches.
Mango opens the scent, green and slightly resinous rather than sweet, and pink pepper and cardamom add a dry, aromatic spice. In the heart, papyrus brings a dry, smoky, almost burnt-paper woodiness, incense a cool, resinous smoke, and karo karounde, an African flower, a strange, slightly animalic floral note. The base is dry rather than sweet: vetiver adds a rooty, earthy smokiness, patchouli depth, and myrrh and benzoin a bitter-sweet, balsamic resin.
Wearers mostly report moderate longevity and moderate sillage. It is voted mainly for daytime, in autumn and spring, which suits a dusty, incense-led scent for anyone who prefers smoke and dry woods to sweetness.
Timbuktu — unisex fragrance by L'Artisan Parfumeur (released 2004). Top notes: Mango, Pink Pepper, Cardamom. Heart notes: Incense, Papyrus, Karo Karounde. Base notes: Vetiver, Myrhh, Patchouli, Benzoin. — Parfica open fragrance database
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How much does L'Artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu cost in Italy?
From €165.00 for 100 ml at Ditano Profumeria. Price from one partner shop in Italy, checked daily, unchanged since 4 Nov 2026.
Which sizes are sold?
100 ml.
What does it smell like?
Mainly woody, spicy, resinous and gourmand. It opens with cardamom, mango, pink pepper; the heart is incense, karo karounde, papyrus; the base is benzoin, myrrh, patchouli, vetiver.
Who makes it?
L'Artisan Parfumeur (France). Launched in 2004. The perfumer is Bertrand Duchaufour. Marketed unisex.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as moderate and its sillage as moderate. Based on 71 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in autumn and spring, mostly daytime.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors. Prices and stock come from the partner shops’ own product feeds and show the last update date.