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Richard Fraysse's reformulation
Just to get right down to it: I clicked that 2013 version of Parfum Sacré is a fragrance twin to the original Nevertheless, both versions have significant differences.
But I don't understand "fragrance twin" in the sense that the fragrances have to be 100% the same, but also as a hint ("If you miss the old Sacré because it has been discontinued, then take a look here" or "If you like the old Sacré, but you are looking for it with a stronger emphasis on the cozy aspects, then this one could be for you").
I got to know Parfum Sacré in the 2013 version and found it rather trivial. Thanks to a lovely perfuma that knows my Caron enthusiasm, I now had the opportunity to get to know Jean-Pierre Béthouart's original formulation. Thank you very much for that.
Both scents I perceive as myrrh scents with spice. Myrrh scents seldom arouse my enthusiasm at the first go, I have had this experience e.g. with Myrrh & Délires, which I now also appreciate
I don't think both versions are spice bombs. Rather, they are balanced compositions in which spices have been skillfully and harmoniously integrated and which, thanks to musk, have a certain airiness that I don't like elsewhere, but which fits well here.
Now what are the differences?
The 1990 version is more elegant, finely soapy and that it also has a certain sweetness is hardly noticeable to me. I only perceive it when I ask myself whether the fragrance has sweetness at all.
Richard Fraysse has added more cosiness to the current fragrance. The delicate sweetness fits - for me it is by no means dominant. The fragrance emphasizes the floral aspects that myrrh has for me, even when smoked, more than the original. This version has a warmer effect and noticeably smells of vanilla and orange. I notice a discreet soapiness only very late.
I think both versions work. But my heart is not in both.
If Parfum Sacré from 1990 were my signature, I would certainly be indignant about how big the differences are and would firmly deny that this is a fragrance twin of the original.
But I don't understand "fragrance twin" in the sense that the fragrances have to be 100% the same, but also as a hint ("If you miss the old Sacré because it has been discontinued, then take a look here" or "If you like the old Sacré, but you are looking for it with a stronger emphasis on the cozy aspects, then this one could be for you").
I got to know Parfum Sacré in the 2013 version and found it rather trivial. Thanks to a lovely perfuma that knows my Caron enthusiasm, I now had the opportunity to get to know Jean-Pierre Béthouart's original formulation. Thank you very much for that.
Both scents I perceive as myrrh scents with spice. Myrrh scents seldom arouse my enthusiasm at the first go, I have had this experience e.g. with Myrrh & Délires, which I now also appreciate
I don't think both versions are spice bombs. Rather, they are balanced compositions in which spices have been skillfully and harmoniously integrated and which, thanks to musk, have a certain airiness that I don't like elsewhere, but which fits well here.
Now what are the differences?
The 1990 version is more elegant, finely soapy and that it also has a certain sweetness is hardly noticeable to me. I only perceive it when I ask myself whether the fragrance has sweetness at all.
Richard Fraysse has added more cosiness to the current fragrance. The delicate sweetness fits - for me it is by no means dominant. The fragrance emphasizes the floral aspects that myrrh has for me, even when smoked, more than the original. This version has a warmer effect and noticeably smells of vanilla and orange. I notice a discreet soapiness only very late.
I think both versions work. But my heart is not in both.
If Parfum Sacré from 1990 were my signature, I would certainly be indignant about how big the differences are and would firmly deny that this is a fragrance twin of the original.
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