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07/23/2012
Coutureguru
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Coutureguru
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Humble Pie
Lately, I find myself having to shove humble pie down my throat at a rate of knots as my nose develops in it's ongoing education. This is not necessarily a negative ... I thrive on learning, even if it is from myself!
I've just posted in the section about 'favorite notes' in the forum here on parfumo , and claimed that I loathe Patchouli in a fragrance when it is blended with Musk. Well ... I've just given my left hand two hefty spritzes of Warrior and I'm very surprised to find that I like it ... SEEING THAT MUSK AND PATCHOULI ARE LISTED AS NOTES. Teehee *embarrassed grin*.
Warrior starts life all fresh and sprightly, the Amalfi Lemon (how is this different to regular lemons? ... must investigate) tempered from a piercing whine to more acceptable levels by the Almond, sort of like lemon flavored marzipan on a carrot cake ... where the Clove comes in. I don't know if carrot cake contains cloves, but for the purposes of this review, let's just say it does :). The effect is delicious ... exacerbated by the Vanilla, adding to the 'cake icing' vibe.
Whatever Rose is contained here is quite brutally 'dead headed' by the Patchouli, which roars (Warrior like) to life ten minutes or so in. Elsewhere, the Rose note in this frag is listed as 'tincture of Rose' ... which is probably the cause of it meagre showing. Thankfully, I don't get any Musk.
On my skin, Warrior retains it's 'lemony sherbet-ness' right into the Patchouli bomb dry down and beyond. It's very gratifying, if a little hippie-ish :).
I can't help thinking that 'Warrior' is a misnomer for this fragrance. This fighter seems quite effeminate, more suited to waging war with a bowl and spatula as opposed to shield and spear. I keep thinking of Master Pâtissier Eric Lanlard (whom I adore!!!) ... strange, but true!
All in all I find Warrior a lovely experience! I have a 10 ml decant of it ... which should be plenty ;o).
I've just posted in the section about 'favorite notes' in the forum here on parfumo , and claimed that I loathe Patchouli in a fragrance when it is blended with Musk. Well ... I've just given my left hand two hefty spritzes of Warrior and I'm very surprised to find that I like it ... SEEING THAT MUSK AND PATCHOULI ARE LISTED AS NOTES. Teehee *embarrassed grin*.
Warrior starts life all fresh and sprightly, the Amalfi Lemon (how is this different to regular lemons? ... must investigate) tempered from a piercing whine to more acceptable levels by the Almond, sort of like lemon flavored marzipan on a carrot cake ... where the Clove comes in. I don't know if carrot cake contains cloves, but for the purposes of this review, let's just say it does :). The effect is delicious ... exacerbated by the Vanilla, adding to the 'cake icing' vibe.
Whatever Rose is contained here is quite brutally 'dead headed' by the Patchouli, which roars (Warrior like) to life ten minutes or so in. Elsewhere, the Rose note in this frag is listed as 'tincture of Rose' ... which is probably the cause of it meagre showing. Thankfully, I don't get any Musk.
On my skin, Warrior retains it's 'lemony sherbet-ness' right into the Patchouli bomb dry down and beyond. It's very gratifying, if a little hippie-ish :).
I can't help thinking that 'Warrior' is a misnomer for this fragrance. This fighter seems quite effeminate, more suited to waging war with a bowl and spatula as opposed to shield and spear. I keep thinking of Master Pâtissier Eric Lanlard (whom I adore!!!) ... strange, but true!
All in all I find Warrior a lovely experience! I have a 10 ml decant of it ... which should be plenty ;o).
