Top Notes 
Watermelon
Angelica
Black pepper
Heart Notes 
Tobacco
Nutmeg
Sage
Base Notes 
Gaiac wood
Suede
Oak wood
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Maritime Understatement or what?!
The Seychelles ... undoubtedly a dream holiday destination, located in the Western Indian Ocean. And until the journey is ready to begin, one can already be olfactorily transported to this paradise by Baldessarini. At least that was the plan.
For a long time, I had given this edition a flawless 100 percent. However, yesterday it was rigorously downgraded. I almost feel like a rating agency that has discovered bonds from a European debt state in its portfolio.
Is it all just a dream again? An interesting, but for many still an unreachable distant travel destination. Some hastily mixed aromas presented with a pleasing name. The ruble is already rolling!
Yes - I am disappointed! Not because this Del Mar edition is bad, but unfortunately it is not really good either. Once again, I deceived myself, imagined something, and ultimately fell for the dazzling advertising promises. Where has the magic of the Seychelles gone?
The floral-fruity opening feels artificial, forced, and strained. There are colorful, exotic aromas wafting about that I have often smelled similarly from other ambitious "money-out-of-the-pocket-pullers." Only this time, it makes me feel unwell. However, I can rule out a pregnancy. If the goal was to imitate tropical sultriness, that has been achieved.
What was I thinking last year when I gave this a 100%? Blinded, dazed? Certainly not by nutmeg and sage. Maybe tobacco. A footnote - pardon, the base note with solid woods and suede? I know what leather smells like, and it doesn't smell like this.
To sum up: Overall, there is hardly any progression noticeable, and all in all, the impression is rather unobtrusively sweet. The longevity is frighteningly long, the projection acceptable. Last year, I used the Seychelles edition during the summer months. Since I apparently lost my objectivity with this fragrance, I cannot make any useful recommendations. Baldessarini's Del Mar Seychelles Edition probably only represents a footnote in the history of fragrance.
For a long time, I had given this edition a flawless 100 percent. However, yesterday it was rigorously downgraded. I almost feel like a rating agency that has discovered bonds from a European debt state in its portfolio.
Is it all just a dream again? An interesting, but for many still an unreachable distant travel destination. Some hastily mixed aromas presented with a pleasing name. The ruble is already rolling!
Yes - I am disappointed! Not because this Del Mar edition is bad, but unfortunately it is not really good either. Once again, I deceived myself, imagined something, and ultimately fell for the dazzling advertising promises. Where has the magic of the Seychelles gone?
The floral-fruity opening feels artificial, forced, and strained. There are colorful, exotic aromas wafting about that I have often smelled similarly from other ambitious "money-out-of-the-pocket-pullers." Only this time, it makes me feel unwell. However, I can rule out a pregnancy. If the goal was to imitate tropical sultriness, that has been achieved.
What was I thinking last year when I gave this a 100%? Blinded, dazed? Certainly not by nutmeg and sage. Maybe tobacco. A footnote - pardon, the base note with solid woods and suede? I know what leather smells like, and it doesn't smell like this.
To sum up: Overall, there is hardly any progression noticeable, and all in all, the impression is rather unobtrusively sweet. The longevity is frighteningly long, the projection acceptable. Last year, I used the Seychelles edition during the summer months. Since I apparently lost my objectivity with this fragrance, I cannot make any useful recommendations. Baldessarini's Del Mar Seychelles Edition probably only represents a footnote in the history of fragrance.
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