Copal Azur by Aedes de Venustas

Copal Azur 2014

Lilienfeld
08/21/2015 - 12:56 PM
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6.5Scent 8Longevity 7.5Sillage 8Bottle

A Lot of Smoke About...

Transported back
it literally pulls me backward;
the monastery school in Aussee calls me to piano lessons.
Mid-July, it's even summery hot in Salzkammergut, now and then, indeed. The wing windows of the study are wide open, white batiste curtains on both sides, tied to the wall with cords.
They billow in the wind and I sit once again in the middle of the train.
Sister Paula, the terror of my childhood, I can already smell her, even though she just rushed over the threshold with precise steps. Bubble bath, brand Pine Needle. *ui; and
once with the stick to the left, then to the right on the ankles.
Dull, the reading of notes, when one suffers from trained dyslexia as a converted left-hander.
It smells clean, sparse - strict and feels that way too.
Very tidy, very controlled the scent, from top to bottom in a corset, played like a leaf.
The scent is stiff, somehow, so much summer breeze can't possibly blow, it's like looking through a window,
as if I held a glass marble in my hands, as if something inside were watching me.
From the first spray, I have the feeling that if I don't follow now,
there will surely be fennel for lunch as a reward. Spiced saltwater is already prepared in the monastery kitchen, I can smell it, but food is only served after polishing the parquet, of course.
Very strange return and always this artificial pine needle bubble bath note.
In the bowl on the side table, right next to the piano, lie a few white-tinted lemons and from the decanter right next to it, frankincense and myrrh (little incense sticks) - it wafts under my nose during the whole hour of torment...
incredible. Next to me Sister Paula, with the bamboo stick, neatly tucking her hair under the cap with golden hairpins.
The perfume must have been around for 40 years already...
I perceive Copal Azur as dry, hot, salty, with a spiciness that comes across as flavor-enhanced, slightly musty.
Head in the salt barrel.
Pine resinous, woody, sweet at the back, ohhh,
cardamom and tonka, it smells like banana to me at the back.
Since I can't imagine any iso, it must be calone,
which creates this maritime, for me dry-salty, fruity note..
through this resinous-woodsy charm, which also makes me think a bit of moss,
the familiar depth of the scent is explained to me - it comes across as chypre.

The base, where the salt unfortunately completely disappears, is too tonka-heavy for me..
almost buttery, I don't need the scent anymore..
If the base doesn't work, I can hardly...

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So a clear yes-no, or, better not;) at 60%, or so...
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A bit too much, a bit lush, a bit pretentious, affectedly sexy, in a strange way prim, strict. Sister Paula.
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25 Comments
VerbenaVerbena 3 years ago
Wow, you've really been through a lot! The scent doesn't exactly lift my spirits either, even though I usually like incense. It was nice to read your thoughts again, though. I don't get to do that nearly enough.
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MissPiggyMissPiggy 9 years ago
Oh, you really "took me back" - to Kaiserswerth on the Rhine, but I also had a sister Ruth in this case. Strict. With Waigel-like eyebrows. Floor wax and needle smell, sago soup during Lent. I really didn't want to remember!!!
Great comment, the language! A true wordsmith!!
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MeggiMeggi 10 years ago
Well written. The horror described succinctly.
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Rebirth2014Rebirth2014 10 years ago
Very original comment. Extremely well done and understandable.
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SkjomiSkjomi 10 years ago
Great description! I find it rather sharp and cold at the beginning, I can also smell the pine needles and especially the salt; it's too harsh and strong for me, even without the monastery vibe...
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ShaharShahar 10 years ago
Right on point! I'll save my own comment - my opinion is readable above, but described much more beautifully, artificial pine needle bubble bath note. Exclamation mark!
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PaloneraPalonera 10 years ago
Oh dear, that wasn't a nice trip down memory lane, not for you! And yet, you've made me curious about the scent - not so much about Sister Paula and her cane, ;-).
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ZoraZora 10 years ago
Great comment, scent not for sister Zora :).

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ErgreifendErgreifend 10 years ago
Nice comment! But 60% is too low for a new addition to the perfume collection.
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ErgoproxyErgoproxy 10 years ago
Not a candidate for me either.
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KugeldistelKugeldistel 10 years ago
Great comment, but it won't make it to my wishlist. The Ursulines in Mauer used a similarly plain and strict perfume back in the day, like pine needle bubble bath.
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Escada1970Escada1970 10 years ago
Well described, Madame. I'll try the new one from Aedes right away and skip this one.
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EstateEstate 10 years ago
Great comment! I don't think I'll be trying that one...
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OrmeliOrmeli 10 years ago
Bittersweet memory - strong comment :-)
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HasiHasi 10 years ago
Wonderful Lily, I just love how you write!!!
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MinchenMinchen 10 years ago
Nice to see you "doing it again" :-D. Great comment! Atheists' trophy ;-)
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PlutoPluto 10 years ago
Glad to read it ;o) I don't really notice this sister Paula..
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DOCBEDOCBE 10 years ago
Great comment with strong imagery.
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DerailroadedDerailroaded 10 years ago
I was in a monastery boarding school in Vienna. Instead of becoming a nun serial killer, I became a Buddhist. Still, it's probably best not to open the Copal Azur bottle...
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ExhaleExhale 10 years ago
Not for brother Exi, but really well described :*
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LottiLotti 10 years ago
Not for Sister Lotti, no way :))
Well described, kisses*
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0815abc0815abc 10 years ago
Very good, inverted left-handed solidarity trophy!!!!!!!
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KirthiKirthi 10 years ago
No way.. Not for Kirthi... Kisses
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SarungalSarungal 10 years ago
Different associations, but somehow a similar result. I enjoyed reading your comment! Hairnet & Bun Trophy.
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MidiaMidia 10 years ago
Perfectly described!!! I can relate to a lot of it. Cheers, Madame! :*
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