al01 Biehl Parfumkunstwerke 2007

There are works of art that I find beautiful without wanting to hang them over my sofa, creations by fashion designers that I like without wanting to wear them myself, and so I find al01 successful and a truly beautifully composed perfume that I certainly will not acquire, because it was simply not made for me.

I usually flee from fruity top notes, but here once again nothing reminds me of fruit salad; rather, the fruity aromas remain mild and aromatic and somewhat bitter, gaining a slightly resinous note from galbanum. That is already well done and makes me want more. However, Arturetto Landi now aims at flower lovers, and as many as possible at once, which is a bit too much of a floral orgy for me. But those who enjoy Flora pouring out her cornucopia will be able to indulge in a dream of fragrance here. Nothing in this scent particularly bothers me; nothing pushes itself to the forefront, there are no abrupt breaks or disharmonies. It’s just simply not my direction.

It doesn’t help much that the beautiful chypre base somewhat curbs the overly romantic floral abundance for my taste and brings calm to the fragrance. A work of art? Yes, indeed, but the style is not among my preferences.