Top Notes 
Ginger
Sage
Mandarin orange
Thyme
Bergamot
Cardamom
Coriander
Black pepper
Heart Notes 
Clove
Neroli
Jasmine
Lily
Iris
Base Notes 
Chinese toon
Oakmoss
Styrax
Musk
Sandalwood
Amber
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Concrete and More
Some perfumes instill great respect in me because I like them TOO MUCH. I hardly dare to photograph them, make a statement, or even write a review. I don't want to limit the scent to my individual perception. On the other hand, I am tempted to present my very personal connection.
Concrete Flowers captivated me at first sight (the bottle, a gift, still half full, leaked in my car. What a fragrance experience!).
Whenever I wear it, images appear:
Concrete! Freshly poured! Just dry, in the sun it smells dusty. Bright.
Without weathering, without traces. No cracks where dandelions grow. No, that wouldn't be the scent.
My mind searches for places that match the images.
There is so much concrete here! But that's not it. Too old. Too gray. Too dark.
Then I think of the landscape park. Industrial culture. Old concrete, with a new purpose.
There is a "building" - I believe a former air raid shelter - a large block open at the top, the sky very close! Below mostly puddles. A walkway above, also made of concrete. On the high walls, nothing. It invites people to broaden their perception, to concentrate on the little. Unembellished, authentic.
Yes, that's how the scent is! Clear, spicy, fresh, a little bitter. Ginger, pepper, herbs. On concrete, of course.
And then floral. Again and again different facets. None are really tangible to me. It remains bitter, angular. Not sweet - or is it? But not with velvet and silk. Rather naked, with wrinkles, unadorned beauty. Like the cap of the bottle.
And when I have looked at it enough, it becomes calm, warm woody, earthy, without images. A gentle tone.
It lasts long - (almost) only for me.
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Unfortunately, production had to be discontinued because the perfume contains Lilial, a fragrance ingredient suspected of being harmful to health. In response to my question about whether there might still be a possibility to get a bottle, Daniel Plettenberg, the owner of PMP, told me that a new production with a substitute ingredient is in preparation and hopefully will go on sale in the summer.
Since it is one of his favorite scents, I hope it will be just as good as this one.
Concrete Flowers captivated me at first sight (the bottle, a gift, still half full, leaked in my car. What a fragrance experience!).
Whenever I wear it, images appear:
Concrete! Freshly poured! Just dry, in the sun it smells dusty. Bright.
Without weathering, without traces. No cracks where dandelions grow. No, that wouldn't be the scent.
My mind searches for places that match the images.
There is so much concrete here! But that's not it. Too old. Too gray. Too dark.
Then I think of the landscape park. Industrial culture. Old concrete, with a new purpose.
There is a "building" - I believe a former air raid shelter - a large block open at the top, the sky very close! Below mostly puddles. A walkway above, also made of concrete. On the high walls, nothing. It invites people to broaden their perception, to concentrate on the little. Unembellished, authentic.
Yes, that's how the scent is! Clear, spicy, fresh, a little bitter. Ginger, pepper, herbs. On concrete, of course.
And then floral. Again and again different facets. None are really tangible to me. It remains bitter, angular. Not sweet - or is it? But not with velvet and silk. Rather naked, with wrinkles, unadorned beauty. Like the cap of the bottle.
And when I have looked at it enough, it becomes calm, warm woody, earthy, without images. A gentle tone.
It lasts long - (almost) only for me.
---
Unfortunately, production had to be discontinued because the perfume contains Lilial, a fragrance ingredient suspected of being harmful to health. In response to my question about whether there might still be a possibility to get a bottle, Daniel Plettenberg, the owner of PMP, told me that a new production with a substitute ingredient is in preparation and hopefully will go on sale in the summer.
Since it is one of his favorite scents, I hope it will be just as good as this one.
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