#402 M2 Black March CB I Hate Perfume 2006

What a scent. Perfume?? No, I wouldn't want to call it that. But the fragrances are designed for someone who doesn't like perfumes after all.

How M#2 Black March smells is clearly laid out in the pyramid. Yes, that's exactly how this "perfume" smells. Like wet earth, and not just any earth, but very dark, heavy earth that sticks to your hands. Like remnants of plants that are already a bit wilted, like crushed still greenish branches, and in the background, a few fragrant flower stems are lingering around. Where does it smell like this? In a greenhouse. And not in the fancy tropical houses of various botanical gardens, but at the gardener around the corner, who pots plants, makes wreaths, chops green waste, and has prepared a few fragrant blooming arrangements for the shop.

The scent progression doesn't change much either. It remains herbaceous-earthy, the moisture recedes a bit into the background, and the scent becomes slightly powdery-soft, as if the sun has warmed and dried the earth.

I must strongly advise against a blind purchase. Even those who, like me, enjoy earthy, mossy, and even slightly musty scents will quickly reach their limits here. So definitely test it. And I recommend a test not only to lovers of dark, earthy chypre scents but actually to every member of Parfumo, because experiencing such a scent is something extraordinary and in a cheeky way expands our general knowledge of perfumes.