Emilie Cerchi Nell'Acqua 2013

The merchant enters the castle. A huge table is set with everything one could wish for. The merchant enjoys this time-out for a few days and then leaves the castle, taking a beautiful rose from the rose garden as a farewell. But the beast says: You have taken from me the most beautiful thing I own. The rose was for his youngest daughter, for he had promised to bring something back from the journey for all his daughters. The youngest and most beautiful daughter wished for a rose.

He is allowed to go, but must promise that he or one of his daughters will return in return. Agreed, he is given a rich gift and sent on his way. He cannot hide his experience at home, however, and his youngest daughter returns to the castle in his place. After initial fear, she gets used to the Beast. Every night, the Beast asks her if she will spend the night with him. She says no. The Beast asks her again and again to marry it, but she refuses. She loves him, but only as a friend, but at night she dreams of a prince she suspects is hidden in the castle but never finds.

She has it good with the beast, but homesickness plagues her and so she asks the beast to visit her family. She is allowed and stays away for 2 months. The Beast worries and loses hope that Beauty will return, falls ill on it and is dying. Beauty dreams this and realizes she loves the Beast after all and rushes back to save him.

Emilie is the beauty, a dreamlike fragrance composed of patchouli, rose, fruity berries, saffron and a touch of leather - the leather for me barely noticeable and saffron is also used discreetly. This fragrance is meant to cling to its wearer as a matter of course. And it does. There's something liqueur-like about it, longevity and sillage are really bomb. Not a fragrance that has a great progression, but just smells great and accompanies you for hours. And you should dose Emilie carefully, because here less is more.