Top Notes 
Bergamot
Mandarin orange
Watermelon
Ylang-ylang
Heart Notes 
Jasmine
Lily of the valley
Orange blossom
Orchid
Peony
Rose
Violet
Base Notes 
Blackcurrant
Cedar
Musk
Peach
Plum
Sandalwood
06/20/2015
Nasenschmaus
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Nasenschmaus
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Floral-fruity Freshness OR A Cool Cocktail of Summer Ingredients
Late morning.
She (from the hallway): "I'm off then."
He (from the living room): "What? Where to?"
She (from the hallway): "I told you. I want to pick out a new perfume with Gabi."
He (from the living room): "Why do you need that? You already have so many bottles!"
She (from the hallway): "Oh my God, we’ve been through this! I have to hurry, see you later."
He (from the living room): "Just don’t buy another heavy stinky thing! And remember; you wanted to bring flowers and fruit!"
Later in the afternoon.
She (from the hallway): "I’m back."
He (from the living room): "That took a while. Did you remember the flowers and the fruit?"
She (from the hallway): "Yesss..."
Even later.
He (from the kitchen): "Where did you put the flowers and the fruit?"
She (from the living room): "On the kitchen table."
He (from the kitchen): "But there’s nothing here."
She (from the living room): "Yes, there is."
He (from the kitchen): "Where? All I see is your weird perfume!"
She (from the living room): "Yes, flowers and fresh fruit. Smell it!"
(Based on a true story)
Natsumi is one of the best summer perfumes I know, and it has mainly two reasons:
It predominantly contains floral and fruity components and (re)presents in scent form what is typical for the summer season: A wide variety of fresh fruits and various types of flowers.
It provides the wearer with what is especially needed in the height of summer, particularly in very hot and/or humid temperatures: A pronounced freshness and coolness.
In my mind's eye, I see the fruits and flowers contained within it covered with a hint of moisture, which usually occurs when something comes directly from a freezing cold storage to normal room temperature.
This cool freshness of the scent clearly defines Natsumi for me as an exclusively summer perfume; it would definitely make me (as someone sensitive to cold) shiver in winter temperatures.
Depending on my current "daily condition," i.e., my momentary mental-emotional-physical state, I perceive the floral notes (especially lily of the valley and violet) more intensely at times, and at other times the fruity aromas (especially melon and peach) more strongly.
Overall, the scent strikes me as pure and clear, straightforward, harmonious, and somehow "innocent."
Natsumi has a strong sillage, and I noticed this among other things because its scent, which my late mother wore as a summer perfume, was still perceptible in the stairwell for hours after she visited me briefly with my father before heading home.
In connection with my mother as a scent bearer, I would like to mention something whose influence I often underestimate myself: The individual "skin chemistry" of the person in question.
Natsumi smelled many times better on my mother than on me or on a scent strip!!!
SHE was the one who truly made the magic of summer shine (so to speak, perfected the scent).
Conclusion: Since Natsumi is so inextricably linked to the memory of my (wonderful) mother, it will likely remain one of my summer favorites forever.
I can warmly recommend it to all lovers of floral-fruity perfumes.
P.S. The scene described above actually took place a few years ago between a friend of mine and her husband in connection with the purchase of Natsumi.
She (from the hallway): "I'm off then."
He (from the living room): "What? Where to?"
She (from the hallway): "I told you. I want to pick out a new perfume with Gabi."
He (from the living room): "Why do you need that? You already have so many bottles!"
She (from the hallway): "Oh my God, we’ve been through this! I have to hurry, see you later."
He (from the living room): "Just don’t buy another heavy stinky thing! And remember; you wanted to bring flowers and fruit!"
Later in the afternoon.
She (from the hallway): "I’m back."
He (from the living room): "That took a while. Did you remember the flowers and the fruit?"
She (from the hallway): "Yesss..."
Even later.
He (from the kitchen): "Where did you put the flowers and the fruit?"
She (from the living room): "On the kitchen table."
He (from the kitchen): "But there’s nothing here."
She (from the living room): "Yes, there is."
He (from the kitchen): "Where? All I see is your weird perfume!"
She (from the living room): "Yes, flowers and fresh fruit. Smell it!"
(Based on a true story)
Natsumi is one of the best summer perfumes I know, and it has mainly two reasons:
It predominantly contains floral and fruity components and (re)presents in scent form what is typical for the summer season: A wide variety of fresh fruits and various types of flowers.
It provides the wearer with what is especially needed in the height of summer, particularly in very hot and/or humid temperatures: A pronounced freshness and coolness.
In my mind's eye, I see the fruits and flowers contained within it covered with a hint of moisture, which usually occurs when something comes directly from a freezing cold storage to normal room temperature.
This cool freshness of the scent clearly defines Natsumi for me as an exclusively summer perfume; it would definitely make me (as someone sensitive to cold) shiver in winter temperatures.
Depending on my current "daily condition," i.e., my momentary mental-emotional-physical state, I perceive the floral notes (especially lily of the valley and violet) more intensely at times, and at other times the fruity aromas (especially melon and peach) more strongly.
Overall, the scent strikes me as pure and clear, straightforward, harmonious, and somehow "innocent."
Natsumi has a strong sillage, and I noticed this among other things because its scent, which my late mother wore as a summer perfume, was still perceptible in the stairwell for hours after she visited me briefly with my father before heading home.
In connection with my mother as a scent bearer, I would like to mention something whose influence I often underestimate myself: The individual "skin chemistry" of the person in question.
Natsumi smelled many times better on my mother than on me or on a scent strip!!!
SHE was the one who truly made the magic of summer shine (so to speak, perfected the scent).
Conclusion: Since Natsumi is so inextricably linked to the memory of my (wonderful) mother, it will likely remain one of my summer favorites forever.
I can warmly recommend it to all lovers of floral-fruity perfumes.
P.S. The scene described above actually took place a few years ago between a friend of mine and her husband in connection with the purchase of Natsumi.
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