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Musk! Not Vetiver! You have to figure that out first…
Before Christmas, I visited my favorite perfumery in Cologne on Mittelstraße again. On one hand, because they generally offer a 20% discount, and on the other hand, because they also provide perfume brands that are not typically found in the big boutiques.
Actually, I was there for "New West" by Aramis. However, since I couldn't test it, a blind purchase at the listed price seemed too risky. So my gaze wandered to the floor-to-ceiling shelves and landed on Cacharel. Somehow, I still had in mind that this perfume had received very good reviews here. The nice saleswoman had to fetch a step ladder because the perfume was right at the top of the last shelf under the ceiling.
She first sprayed it on a test strip and revealed that it supposedly contains a lot of vetiver. And that was my first association as well. Vetiver. So, a spray on my arm, waited half an hour, the impulse to buy was triggered, and I took home 50 ml at a very good price.
I was fascinated by what I perceived here. I had never smelled anything like this before. And to be honest, in my opinion, it is not a classic 80s scent. A fragrance that was probably ahead of its time. I'm just speculating, but I could imagine that it was overshadowed by other 80s monoliths and received less attention.
At home, I then subjected the scent to a more intense test. And the vetiver now seemed somewhat strange to me. No vetiver smells like this. It is the musk, unmistakably musk. Anyone who has ever smelled a real nutmeg will recognize it immediately. And it also explained to me why I had never smelled anything like this before.
I am still fascinated by this scent. You don't need to look to distant worlds to smell special. Are you looking for something extraordinary, the extravagant understatement, something that definitely not everyone wears? Here you go, there it is. And it has been around for 36 years. A classic that is still modern.
The longevity is good average for me, and the sillage is very pleasant. Also something that distinguishes it from its contemporaneous power scents.
The only negative point is actually the plastic cap. If you pull on it a bit too hard, you end up with the entire spray head in your hand.
Best regards
Your Profumorist
Actually, I was there for "New West" by Aramis. However, since I couldn't test it, a blind purchase at the listed price seemed too risky. So my gaze wandered to the floor-to-ceiling shelves and landed on Cacharel. Somehow, I still had in mind that this perfume had received very good reviews here. The nice saleswoman had to fetch a step ladder because the perfume was right at the top of the last shelf under the ceiling.
She first sprayed it on a test strip and revealed that it supposedly contains a lot of vetiver. And that was my first association as well. Vetiver. So, a spray on my arm, waited half an hour, the impulse to buy was triggered, and I took home 50 ml at a very good price.
I was fascinated by what I perceived here. I had never smelled anything like this before. And to be honest, in my opinion, it is not a classic 80s scent. A fragrance that was probably ahead of its time. I'm just speculating, but I could imagine that it was overshadowed by other 80s monoliths and received less attention.
At home, I then subjected the scent to a more intense test. And the vetiver now seemed somewhat strange to me. No vetiver smells like this. It is the musk, unmistakably musk. Anyone who has ever smelled a real nutmeg will recognize it immediately. And it also explained to me why I had never smelled anything like this before.
I am still fascinated by this scent. You don't need to look to distant worlds to smell special. Are you looking for something extraordinary, the extravagant understatement, something that definitely not everyone wears? Here you go, there it is. And it has been around for 36 years. A classic that is still modern.
The longevity is good average for me, and the sillage is very pleasant. Also something that distinguishes it from its contemporaneous power scents.
The only negative point is actually the plastic cap. If you pull on it a bit too hard, you end up with the entire spray head in your hand.
Best regards
Your Profumorist
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3 Comments
Parfumfreund 9 years ago
Indeed: nutmeg, as you wrote. Thanks for the great comment.
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Erno 9 years ago
I love the line: "You don't need to look to distant worlds to smell special." Yes, special! That's how I've always felt about it. ~ I was born in 1968. My circle of friends: Germans, French, Dutch. We're all born between 1966 and 1979. Sometimes, late in the evening, I put a bowl of unlabeled perfume samples on the table for testing... And ALL women know it (!), even if they don't always know the name. EVERYONE, men and women, finds it very pleasant!
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RobGordon 9 years ago
"Also something that sets it apart from its peers among powerful fragrances. It used to be much stronger. Also a victim of reformulation. That was the reason I parted ways with my signature scent."
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