Bing Ma Yong Auphorie 2019

The burial site of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable cultural finds in history. In his honor, the necropolis, or the city of the dead, was built in prehistory. Work on the mausoleum began around 246 BC and took on gigantic proportions. The emperor was to lack nothing after his death. Certainly not protection! An army was placed at his side. Estimated to be around 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 130 cavalry horses in total. All made of terracotta, and at the time, also painted to look lifelike and partially equipped with real sabers, bows and arrows, and spears. Depending on their rank, they were also dressed in leather harnesses and armor. Created from earth and minerals to protect the beloved emperor in the realm of the dead and to continue serving him. The experience of walking through the ranks of the terracotta army and standing before them has been captured in a very impressive way by Auphorie with Bing Ma Yong in a perfume. A perfume that is as impressive and powerful as the emperor's army itself!

Bing Ma Yong
The perfume is dry. Not to say even "dust dry"! Bing Ma Yong immediately opens the battle with a very piercing civet note and a strongly powdery iris, lightly underlaid with a bitter-sour mandarin. It stabs like a spear thrust in the nose, and is not exactly friendly. However, the first impression settles relatively quickly and becomes softer. A surge of ground and dry spices comes into play. Unclassifiable in its variety and abundance. At this stage, Bing Ma Yong remains present for quite some time before it transforms again and takes on a new battle position. Earthy and mineral notes emerge. It begins to smell of sour clay or terracotta just before it is about to be fired in the oven. Still soft and slightly creamy in its consistency. The earthy-sour aspects linger for a while before the scent literally crumbles to dust. A light leather accord sneaks in, and a dry iris note that can almost be described as chalky-mineral lays over everything with a delicate floral peony note. This final end allows the scent to age in a very mysterious way and gives it a very ancient appearance.

Conclusion
One thing must be said! Bing Ma Yong is not a scent for the faint-hearted. It is strong, impressive, powerful, and truly has warrior traits. If I didn't know better, I would say it was made by Francesca Bianchi. It is very powdery due to the iris butter and also very animalistic due to a high degree of civet. Powdery and sour-spicy notes characterize it. Earthy and darkest vetiver and mineral-dusty notes run through it, truly creating the impression of terracotta. The scent of aged leather and a subtly floral peony gives a very ancient finish. All notes seem to initially fight with each other, but ultimately arrange themselves in a staggered hierarchy into a very harmonious whole one after the other. Bing Ma Yong is very durable in its presentation. It is very concentrated and almost has the quality of a pure perfume. It stands guard and is at your service for a solid twelve hours. Personally, I am not into classification, but if I had to assign it a gender, it would definitely be categorized as masculine. Bing Ma Yong is an olfactory journey through time. Impressive, warrior-like, powerful, and proud. And one thing must be expressly stated again,...This army takes no prisoners!