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12/18/2017 - 06:50 PM
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The Great Gatsby

This work by F. Scott Fitzgerald, like his other publications, always presents me with certain difficulties.
Perhaps it is because I saw the film first and therefore approached the book with certain expectations.
"The Great Gatsby": no, not the film with Leo featuring the German grandmother in the lead role.
I am thinking of the 1974 adaptation, for which Francis Ford Coppola wrote the screenplay and Nelson Riddle received his only Oscar for the film score (now referred to as "soundtrack").
A film that brings to life the entire decadence of the late twenties, especially in America.
Jay Gatsby, a shady yet smart idler, is portrayed here by Robert Redford.
Robert Redford thus became the focus of many women; he has not really left that spotlight to this day.
The role of Daisy Buchanan, his now-married first love whom this millionaire oddball tries to win back, was played by Mia Farrow: very young, very fragile, very undefined, almost a little colorless.
Both dressed very elegantly, very cool in white and pastel, they appear by the swimming pool, at lavish parties with copious amounts of champagne and a lot of seemingly bored people, both elitist and pitiable at the same time.

After the loud colors of the Flower Power movement, suddenly shades of white and delicate pastel tones conquered women's and even men's fashion. It was worth taking a closer look.

From the colorful fragrance assortment put together for me by Angelliese, "Kid Mohair" stands out particularly.
"Le Vie della Lana" - the streets of wool: this is what Acqua di Biella calls a fragrance line whose name alone piques curiosity.
"Kid Mohair," with its perceived pastel colors, reminds me at first encounter of this mentioned "Great Gatsby."
A scent, so delicate and fine, mysterious yet radiating a floral freshness.

The pastel note begins right from the first appearance: mandarin and mango, both not particularly vibrant fruits, spread a pleasantly fresh aroma that evokes thoughts of sunshine and summer.
The rose, here not quite so dominant, but still very present in its beauty, meets the exoticism of osmanthus blossoms. These are highly valuable because the namesake tea hybrids bloom for just one night. During this night, the fragrant flowers must be harvested.
Pink pepper adds a certain spice to this delicate scent watercolor, which does it a lot of good.
This spice grounds the Ariel among fragrances a little; it makes it somewhat more tangible.
A relatively generous embrace of amber, musk, and patchouli impressively completes a tasteful painting.
This scent conveys a fragility that is rare in our times.
The delicate, fine touch of a valuable mohair sweater is captured here in a not overly intrusive, tasteful glass bottle.
I really like this arrangement.

The longevity of "Kid Mohair" is above average for me.
Since it is inherently a quiet, clean scent, it accompanies almost unobtrusively, in apparent simplicity, throughout the day.
You don't hear it, you don't see it - it is simply there!
It surely adorns almost every woman; I can hardly imagine it on very sporty, somewhat tomboyish personalities.

Thus, through Angelliese, to whom I thank here for this sample, I got to know a fragrance creation that speaks to me very much.
"Kid Mohair" is a scent I would very much like to add to my collection.
Just as of course some softly colored mohair sweaters to my wardrobe.
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4 Comments
Sweetsmell75Sweetsmell75 8 years ago
gern gelesen ...so ganz konnte ich mich mit dem Duft nicht anfreunden
Can777Can777 8 years ago
Ein toller Film,aber die Neuverfilmung ist auch nicht schlecht. Der Duft passt aber wahrscheinlich auch besser zum Original. Und gewiss besser zu Dir als zu mir!
PlutoPluto 8 years ago
Den Film hab ich nie gesehen, irgendwie hat der mich nicht gelockt. Trotz Robert Redford... Der Duft tönt fein, vielleicht zu zart für mich.
MeggiMeggi 8 years ago
Das Buch habe ich auch noch liegen - wie so viele andere.