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FredStern
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THE NEW TIME
2002, when this fragrance came onto the market, was something like the beginning of a "new era". The millennium (century) was young, the Internet was young and much of what we take for granted today did not exist back then, or was only just emerging. Marc Jacobs fell into this period. He was simply everything back then. He opened one store after another and was (for me) the face of this new era. He helped shape it. The fragrance blew me away back then. I discovered it at Breuninger in Stuttgart. The perfumery there hadn't changed since the 80s and black and lots of gold were still predominant. In the middle of this overloaded 80s drama stood this rather simple, beautiful bottle. I don't know why I tried it at the time, but I was so taken by it that I went back the next day and bought it. My impression at the time was that it was an incredibly elegant fragrance. Very light, barely perceptible, but always noticeable and present. It had something very fresh and shimmering about it. It was like a short, warm, fragrant rain on a warm day. It brought with it something longing, but also something familiar. It was modern and (for me) also very American. In contrast, everything else suddenly seemed old to me. Old and heavy. I can't say what you smell first or last here. It is rather interwoven, like a scarf. Sometimes it's the bergamot, sometimes the fig and sometimes the rose. For me, it didn't change much when I wore it. It was always the same - and equally pleasant. I had it for a while and then I suddenly forgot about it. A few years ago, I was lucky enough to find it available (for a few months only) and I bought two bottles. I don't know if it was later watered down, blended or something else was done to it. It no longer seemed so impressive to me. Everything that I had previously perceived as intense seemed rather flattened. It was still beautiful and fresh, but no longer as captivating. I guess that's the fate of being rather "quiet". However, I still find the bottle one of the most beautiful. I use it as a paperweight. It has lost none of its former elegance and has that beautiful heavy base. The fragrance, however, is more of a memory for me. Like a photo that has faded a little over time.
Top Notes 
Bergamot
Cardamom
Cypress
Ginger
Cumin
Heart Notes 
Fig leaf
Aquatic notes
Cyclamen
Rose
Base Notes 
Cedarwood
Moss
Patchouli
Tonka bean
