Pure Wonder Ahmed Al Maghribi
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Beauty comes from within ...
... or something like that - Was that the message the designer wanted to convey with this extravagant bottle? Should the user think: "Baam! #Moschino", carelessly mist themselves and suddenly pass out in a cloud of lavender? Did the wealthy company owner think it would be a great idea to leave the flacon design to his four-year-old daughter? - Questions upon questions that arise for me.
To sum up: I hereby officially nominate "Pure Wonder" for the prize for the ugliest bottle of all time! - Which one is it for you?
Fragrance:
It starts with a tangy, sour freshness - currant and mandarin can be sensed. The green nuance of petitgrain resonates, which I really love as a fragrance note. Fortunately, I can smell it really well here for a short time. Lavender remains present throughout the fragrance and gives the whole thing a cool elegance.
Over time, jasmine becomes more prominent. But not a heavy bouquet jasmine and not the iconic "alien" jasmine. I would describe it more as "fresh laundry jasmine" - clean and pleasant.
After a while, the combination of mature, sensual lavender, accompanied by the fresh-laundry jasmine, remains. The sweetness that comes through in the course of the fragrance could be interpreted as tuberose, but there is definitely none - my tuberose migraine detector would have reported it immediately. I think it comes from the orange blossom.
A scratchy note develops in the late drydown. Whether it comes from jasmine, lavender or my skin? Hard to say. Some might find this scratchiness unpleasant or cheap, but in my experience, it is not uncommon for fragrances to fade on my skin in this way. The fragrance remains quite linear and ends on a floral, scratchy and minimally woody note. You definitely won't get a musky cloud or amber dream here.
Associations:
"Pure Wonder" reminds me in some facets of #ameera al arab - similar jasmine, similar elegance, complemented by lavender. I would also classify it in the #libre family.
When, where, who?
Do you need bright colors to find your way through the bottle chaos? Are you so skillful that a bottle never slips out of your hand? Then this challenge could be just the thing for you.
Olfactorily, you should like feminine interpretations of lavender and have no problem with the presence of jasmine in fragrances. If "Libre" and similar perfumes are among your favorites, this fragrance could be a good companion for everyday wear in subtle doses.
However, due to its rather strong sillage and sensuality, I see it more at evening events or in the cooler months such as fall and winter.
Conclusion:
My first thought was: "Nice, grown-up fragrance." Wearable, elegant. But then it becomes scratchy - not necessarily bad, but not perfect either.
Regardless of this, a bottle is out of the question. The attentive reader can probably guess why...
I hope to read more reviews of "Pure Wonder" soon, as I already quite liked the DNA. I would be particularly interested in a comparison with #libre and how "Pure Wonder" performs with lavender fragrance lovers.
*To Ahmed al Maghribi
If the bottle designer has spontaneously dropped out - I could take care of it. It can only get better than that...
To sum up: I hereby officially nominate "Pure Wonder" for the prize for the ugliest bottle of all time! - Which one is it for you?
Fragrance:
It starts with a tangy, sour freshness - currant and mandarin can be sensed. The green nuance of petitgrain resonates, which I really love as a fragrance note. Fortunately, I can smell it really well here for a short time. Lavender remains present throughout the fragrance and gives the whole thing a cool elegance.
Over time, jasmine becomes more prominent. But not a heavy bouquet jasmine and not the iconic "alien" jasmine. I would describe it more as "fresh laundry jasmine" - clean and pleasant.
After a while, the combination of mature, sensual lavender, accompanied by the fresh-laundry jasmine, remains. The sweetness that comes through in the course of the fragrance could be interpreted as tuberose, but there is definitely none - my tuberose migraine detector would have reported it immediately. I think it comes from the orange blossom.
A scratchy note develops in the late drydown. Whether it comes from jasmine, lavender or my skin? Hard to say. Some might find this scratchiness unpleasant or cheap, but in my experience, it is not uncommon for fragrances to fade on my skin in this way. The fragrance remains quite linear and ends on a floral, scratchy and minimally woody note. You definitely won't get a musky cloud or amber dream here.
Associations:
"Pure Wonder" reminds me in some facets of #ameera al arab - similar jasmine, similar elegance, complemented by lavender. I would also classify it in the #libre family.
When, where, who?
Do you need bright colors to find your way through the bottle chaos? Are you so skillful that a bottle never slips out of your hand? Then this challenge could be just the thing for you.
Olfactorily, you should like feminine interpretations of lavender and have no problem with the presence of jasmine in fragrances. If "Libre" and similar perfumes are among your favorites, this fragrance could be a good companion for everyday wear in subtle doses.
However, due to its rather strong sillage and sensuality, I see it more at evening events or in the cooler months such as fall and winter.
Conclusion:
My first thought was: "Nice, grown-up fragrance." Wearable, elegant. But then it becomes scratchy - not necessarily bad, but not perfect either.
Regardless of this, a bottle is out of the question. The attentive reader can probably guess why...
I hope to read more reviews of "Pure Wonder" soon, as I already quite liked the DNA. I would be particularly interested in a comparison with #libre and how "Pure Wonder" performs with lavender fragrance lovers.
*To Ahmed al Maghribi
If the bottle designer has spontaneously dropped out - I could take care of it. It can only get better than that...