Top Notes 
Galbanum
Petitgrain
Bergamot
Heart Notes 
Green tea
Mastic
Pink pepper
Base Notes 
Cedar
Hay
Maté
08/22/2024
Creepwood
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Green freshness complements the Aesop range
I like Aesop's fragrances so much that I now buy new releases blind - so when the Aesop online store gave me 'early access' to Virere, I went for it straight away. The fragrance has just arrived and I think it's wonderful. This won't be a detailed review; I just want to jot down a few unsorted observations about this new release, which is still completely uncommented on here.
- Virere fills a gap in the Aesop range: fresh, green fragrances have been rather underrepresented up to now. The top dog in this segment is Tacit, in my opinion an almost unbeatable freshie. It is quite possible that in-house perfumer Barnabé Fillion felt inspired by this production by Céline Barel and wanted to add a 'green' creation with his signature to Tacit. Virere in no way replaces Tacit; the fragrances are complementary.
- Virere is almost perfectly balanced. The hay note is somewhat reminiscent of the previous fragrance Ouranon, but here it is embedded in a much lighter, fresher and more spring-like ensemble. I almost don't notice the pepper, which is an advantage from my point of view, but the mate, hay, tea and bergamot play with and into each other in a complex way.
- A few minutes after the first spray, the hay note and a certain grassiness come to the fore. Everything is very balanced, pleasing and tasteful, as is usually the case with Aesop fragrances. If you want to stand out or are looking for big bang effects, you won't be served here.
- Some associations: The much-hyped and really great "Imagination" echoes here, but it lacks sweetness and pepper spice; the hay note takes its place. I happen to be wearing Aventus today, and maybe I'm crazy, but I see a slight relationship here too, namely in the skillfully balanced interplay of slightly sour fruitiness and woody notes.
- Although fig is not listed, Virere also reminds me of fragrances like Ichnusa by Profumum Roma, Philosykos by Diptyque and Figuier Eden by Armani - it's probably the green, 'leafy' notes (and in the case of Figuier Eden, the teen notes) that invite these comparisons.
Overall, a very well-rounded, very pleasant and only supposedly simple fragrance. As always with Aesop, it is very subtle and well thought out - in my opinion, a very underrated house (or rather its in-house perfumer) shows once again what it can do. And that is a lot.
- Virere fills a gap in the Aesop range: fresh, green fragrances have been rather underrepresented up to now. The top dog in this segment is Tacit, in my opinion an almost unbeatable freshie. It is quite possible that in-house perfumer Barnabé Fillion felt inspired by this production by Céline Barel and wanted to add a 'green' creation with his signature to Tacit. Virere in no way replaces Tacit; the fragrances are complementary.
- Virere is almost perfectly balanced. The hay note is somewhat reminiscent of the previous fragrance Ouranon, but here it is embedded in a much lighter, fresher and more spring-like ensemble. I almost don't notice the pepper, which is an advantage from my point of view, but the mate, hay, tea and bergamot play with and into each other in a complex way.
- A few minutes after the first spray, the hay note and a certain grassiness come to the fore. Everything is very balanced, pleasing and tasteful, as is usually the case with Aesop fragrances. If you want to stand out or are looking for big bang effects, you won't be served here.
- Some associations: The much-hyped and really great "Imagination" echoes here, but it lacks sweetness and pepper spice; the hay note takes its place. I happen to be wearing Aventus today, and maybe I'm crazy, but I see a slight relationship here too, namely in the skillfully balanced interplay of slightly sour fruitiness and woody notes.
- Although fig is not listed, Virere also reminds me of fragrances like Ichnusa by Profumum Roma, Philosykos by Diptyque and Figuier Eden by Armani - it's probably the green, 'leafy' notes (and in the case of Figuier Eden, the teen notes) that invite these comparisons.
Overall, a very well-rounded, very pleasant and only supposedly simple fragrance. As always with Aesop, it is very subtle and well thought out - in my opinion, a very underrated house (or rather its in-house perfumer) shows once again what it can do. And that is a lot.
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