Top Notes 
Eucalyptus
Pepper
Heart Notes 
Lily
Rose
Ylang-ylang
Base Notes 
Musk
Balsam
Benzoin
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For some time now, there have been so many fragrances that make you smell more like a pastry shop or spice bazaar than a serious perfume for me. I skip this trend, with a few exceptions. I also think that I have enough beautiful fragrances for every occasion in my wardrobe. But I also like to test fragrances. A few months ago, for example, I bought a bottle of "Apotheose". Because the ingredients listed on ALzD appealed to me.
I can't understand the name's claim of "glorification, transfiguration, deification" as I looked it up old-fashioned in an analogue dictionary the German "Duden, to make sure I wasn't misremembering my terms. Nor do I understand its use in other contexts in relation to this perfume - completely.
At first, the initial phase of Apotheose struck me as very sharp, harsh and rough. To be honest, almost breathtaking and not really pleasant.
At the same time, I also smell fresh water that releases ozone into the air under the sun. In addition, I could sense something floral and green, transparent so to speak. However, Apotheosis also has a tart clove blossom scent, at least at the beginning.
Then Apotheose quickly presents a phase with a distinct floral blend that at best hints at sweetness with an almost dusty powderiness. I thought: No, this is not a fragrance I really wanted. It seems to be a typical Oriza L. Legrand fragrance, harsh, austere.
Even though I had already read the ingredients, I didn't look it up again and therefore tested it almost blindly. These two scents remained perceptible side by side for a relatively long time. I have to admit, I tested the fragrance several times and stopped at this stage each time and judged the fragrance to be unsuitable for me.
However, a few days ago I was in a hurry, couldn't decide on any of my perfumes and took the rest from the decant because I was sure that it was definitely not a fragrance that would involve those around me too much in its fragrance cloud and possibly be obtrusively annoying.
When I finally got back home and was able to relax, I noticed a very beautiful floral scent, I thought ylang-ylang, something soothingly creamy, perhaps sandalwood, a hint of balsamic, a familiar resin, but there was still a pungent note that I still perceived very clos on my skin . In short, I was enraptured. But what was it, where did it come from? Until I remembered: I had applied "Apotheosis" many hours ago and now I was smelling something like this on and around me? I almost couldn't believe it.
Because when I smelled it very carefully on my skin, I could detect something of the top note again.
Although I had already written a statement, I had never given the fragrance so much time to develop.
Only then did I look it up here: Eucalyptus? Eucalyptus also has different scent variations depending on the species. That explained a lot to me. And I really like it now. Above all, after a few days of testing, the heart is developing much faster, or rather I perceive it much more quickly, until the final phase. However, it is very much against the current trend of many fragrances.
If I think about it correctly, Apotheosis is one of the fragrances that were common towards the end of the 19th century. Grossmith fragrances, for example. It lasts very well on me, I can still perceive the finished fragrance even after many hours, the sillage is not too overpowering in my opinion and can also be clearly perceived around me.
In relation to the perfume Apotheosis, one could assign the name to the meaning in the theater world, in which a particularly meaningful final phase is meant.
Updated on 08/03/2025
I can't understand the name's claim of "glorification, transfiguration, deification" as I looked it up old-fashioned in an analogue dictionary the German "Duden, to make sure I wasn't misremembering my terms. Nor do I understand its use in other contexts in relation to this perfume - completely.
At first, the initial phase of Apotheose struck me as very sharp, harsh and rough. To be honest, almost breathtaking and not really pleasant.
At the same time, I also smell fresh water that releases ozone into the air under the sun. In addition, I could sense something floral and green, transparent so to speak. However, Apotheosis also has a tart clove blossom scent, at least at the beginning.
Then Apotheose quickly presents a phase with a distinct floral blend that at best hints at sweetness with an almost dusty powderiness. I thought: No, this is not a fragrance I really wanted. It seems to be a typical Oriza L. Legrand fragrance, harsh, austere.
Even though I had already read the ingredients, I didn't look it up again and therefore tested it almost blindly. These two scents remained perceptible side by side for a relatively long time. I have to admit, I tested the fragrance several times and stopped at this stage each time and judged the fragrance to be unsuitable for me.
However, a few days ago I was in a hurry, couldn't decide on any of my perfumes and took the rest from the decant because I was sure that it was definitely not a fragrance that would involve those around me too much in its fragrance cloud and possibly be obtrusively annoying.
When I finally got back home and was able to relax, I noticed a very beautiful floral scent, I thought ylang-ylang, something soothingly creamy, perhaps sandalwood, a hint of balsamic, a familiar resin, but there was still a pungent note that I still perceived very clos on my skin . In short, I was enraptured. But what was it, where did it come from? Until I remembered: I had applied "Apotheosis" many hours ago and now I was smelling something like this on and around me? I almost couldn't believe it.
Because when I smelled it very carefully on my skin, I could detect something of the top note again.
Although I had already written a statement, I had never given the fragrance so much time to develop.
Only then did I look it up here: Eucalyptus? Eucalyptus also has different scent variations depending on the species. That explained a lot to me. And I really like it now. Above all, after a few days of testing, the heart is developing much faster, or rather I perceive it much more quickly, until the final phase. However, it is very much against the current trend of many fragrances.
If I think about it correctly, Apotheosis is one of the fragrances that were common towards the end of the 19th century. Grossmith fragrances, for example. It lasts very well on me, I can still perceive the finished fragrance even after many hours, the sillage is not too overpowering in my opinion and can also be clearly perceived around me.
In relation to the perfume Apotheosis, one could assign the name to the meaning in the theater world, in which a particularly meaningful final phase is meant.
Updated on 08/03/2025
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