10/12/2020
Landshark321
522 Reviews
Landshark321
4
Beautiful rendition that has the best of Clouds Illusion and Clouds
4160 Tuesdays Both Sides of Clouds is the latest and current version of Clouds that feels midway between the more opulent, richer, more natural Clouds and lighter, fresher, and more synthetic Clouds Illusion. Both Sides of Clouds, like its predecessors, is available in both EDP and parfum concentration, and like Clouds Illusion, my bottle of Both Sides of Clouds.
It incorporates the common thread throughout the Clouds journey: an elegant blend dominated by vanilla, orris/iris, and narcissus, which, like the other versions, is deftly neither too sweet nor too powdery. I love sweet fragrances but am very careful when it comes to orris/iris, and the Clouds line walks the line beautifully. Both Sides of Clouds in particular is rich but still accessible, highly vanillic and floral yet still fresh and versatile. Overall, it performs very well, and while being year-round friendly, can stand up to colder weather while not being deafening in the summer heat.
Both Sides of Clouds is sold in the US via Perfumology and Krystal Fragrance, both great boutiques, at $245/155 for 100/50ml. For perspective, the pricing is appropriately greater than that of Clouds Illusion but lower than that of Clouds, and somewhat higher than most of the house, but that’s undoubtedly due to the cost of raw ingredients. As the main blend moving forward, Both Sides of Clouds EDP is lovely, and captures what is most liked about Clouds and Clouds Illusion alike.
8 out of 10
It incorporates the common thread throughout the Clouds journey: an elegant blend dominated by vanilla, orris/iris, and narcissus, which, like the other versions, is deftly neither too sweet nor too powdery. I love sweet fragrances but am very careful when it comes to orris/iris, and the Clouds line walks the line beautifully. Both Sides of Clouds in particular is rich but still accessible, highly vanillic and floral yet still fresh and versatile. Overall, it performs very well, and while being year-round friendly, can stand up to colder weather while not being deafening in the summer heat.
Both Sides of Clouds is sold in the US via Perfumology and Krystal Fragrance, both great boutiques, at $245/155 for 100/50ml. For perspective, the pricing is appropriately greater than that of Clouds Illusion but lower than that of Clouds, and somewhat higher than most of the house, but that’s undoubtedly due to the cost of raw ingredients. As the main blend moving forward, Both Sides of Clouds EDP is lovely, and captures what is most liked about Clouds and Clouds Illusion alike.
8 out of 10
