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Brutal Fruit
“Wow, what is this?! Amazing thing! It could become my signature scent.” - These were probably my first impressions when I introduced myself to Byredo's Oud Immortel (the addition from my favorite fragrance house). It is certainly an extraordinary scent. However, it is rare for me that an overwhelming beginning turns so completely into its opposite.
The start features an almost brutal artificial fruitiness (the Limoncello?), perhaps pushed along by the patchouli, although the papyrus is highlighted in the fragrance pyramid. (But I have no idea what papyrus smells like.)
In any case, this beginning and this fruitiness remain present in the following hours. It reminds me a bit of the “scent progression” in the ripening process of a mango. I love mango, but when it is overripe, the smell is almost unbearable in its intensity.
Aside from this fruitiness, Oud Immortel ultimately offers little; it leaves the impression of a very loud, one-dimensional fragrance that knows no development. I probably won’t wear the scent anymore and will only keep it for “study purposes,” because - as I said - it is indeed interesting.
The start features an almost brutal artificial fruitiness (the Limoncello?), perhaps pushed along by the patchouli, although the papyrus is highlighted in the fragrance pyramid. (But I have no idea what papyrus smells like.)
In any case, this beginning and this fruitiness remain present in the following hours. It reminds me a bit of the “scent progression” in the ripening process of a mango. I love mango, but when it is overripe, the smell is almost unbearable in its intensity.
Aside from this fruitiness, Oud Immortel ultimately offers little; it leaves the impression of a very loud, one-dimensional fragrance that knows no development. I probably won’t wear the scent anymore and will only keep it for “study purposes,” because - as I said - it is indeed interesting.
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