Explorer Boadicea the Victorious 2008
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Patchouli, from the Best
Objection to my predecessors! Explorer is one of the best patchouli fragrances you can get. Even if it doesn't meet certain expectations.
How do we imagine a patchouli scent? Naturally somewhat "oriental," sweet, earthy, voluminous, and heavy. This image had been in my head for a long time as well. It stems from the cheap patchouli oils that were smeared on the Palestinian scarf back in the early 80s.
Explorer has nothing to do with such a hippie patchouli. It comes across quite dignified in a smart suit, has gray temples, drives a luxury car, and would dismiss its former hippie existence with an arrogant expression as a youthful folly - oh yes, weren't we all like that at some point?
By the way: Patchouli is not listed as a fragrance component in the pyramid. Is one ashamed of its origins? Or is my nose being misled here?
Explorer explores different areas than the ones mentioned. The scent is bone-dry, harsh, and bitter. This is likely due in good part to the labdanum. At the same time, it smells quite green-herbaceous (galbanum?), a bit ethereal, and somehow like swampy underbrush, peat, and moor. I cannot make sense of the iris and rock rose (what does that smell like?). Like some patchouli fragrances, Explorer also comes across as somewhat cold and pale. Amber provides only limited warmth. As for the cedar mentioned: if the usual fragrance substances were used, they do not stand out further.
I think the classification here into top, heart, and base notes is only partially justified and cannot really be gleaned from the Boadicea website. Once again, Boadicea presents a perfume with a complex but cohesive scent. After a bit of initial back and forth, I could not discern any development. For me, that's OK. If a chord is truly excellent, I don't want it to change constantly. Explorer is marketed as a unisex fragrance. However, it contains nothing that one would conventionally describe as feminine.
Patchouli fragrances are difficult for me to wear; they often give me headaches. Maybe I should use it along with aspirin!
How do we imagine a patchouli scent? Naturally somewhat "oriental," sweet, earthy, voluminous, and heavy. This image had been in my head for a long time as well. It stems from the cheap patchouli oils that were smeared on the Palestinian scarf back in the early 80s.
Explorer has nothing to do with such a hippie patchouli. It comes across quite dignified in a smart suit, has gray temples, drives a luxury car, and would dismiss its former hippie existence with an arrogant expression as a youthful folly - oh yes, weren't we all like that at some point?
By the way: Patchouli is not listed as a fragrance component in the pyramid. Is one ashamed of its origins? Or is my nose being misled here?
Explorer explores different areas than the ones mentioned. The scent is bone-dry, harsh, and bitter. This is likely due in good part to the labdanum. At the same time, it smells quite green-herbaceous (galbanum?), a bit ethereal, and somehow like swampy underbrush, peat, and moor. I cannot make sense of the iris and rock rose (what does that smell like?). Like some patchouli fragrances, Explorer also comes across as somewhat cold and pale. Amber provides only limited warmth. As for the cedar mentioned: if the usual fragrance substances were used, they do not stand out further.
I think the classification here into top, heart, and base notes is only partially justified and cannot really be gleaned from the Boadicea website. Once again, Boadicea presents a perfume with a complex but cohesive scent. After a bit of initial back and forth, I could not discern any development. For me, that's OK. If a chord is truly excellent, I don't want it to change constantly. Explorer is marketed as a unisex fragrance. However, it contains nothing that one would conventionally describe as feminine.
Patchouli fragrances are difficult for me to wear; they often give me headaches. Maybe I should use it along with aspirin!
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The rest is also very well written…thank you.
I got a sample today…I'm currently chasing after the iris…