Papyrus rolls enveloped in vanilla smoke in a light wooden box
Thanks to Dave for the sample, an interesting scent that unfortunately only ranks mediocre for me. Although it is actually a semi-gourmand with its airy, smoky vanilla note and sounds appealing to my taste. But I think Amour de Cacao from the brand CSP is more my style. Overall, however, CSP seems to me to be an affordable brand that receives too little attention for many beautiful, simple fragrances dedicated to a theme.
The fragrance starts with citrusy-powdery wood that is so dry that one could really associate it with the smell of old, dusty books. Slowly, a smoky but very soft vanilla joins in. This I have only previously experienced in Atelier Cologne's Vanille Insense. The scent lingers for about 2 hours before it fades into a woody base. A short time during which the heart note simply disappears for me. No pepper and no violet floral notes. The rest blends very well, high-quality but calm, almost meditative and too timid.
Bottle: more like a deodorant style than a perfume bottle.
Sillage: very tame. The sweet-woody hint of vanilla barely lifts more than 15 cm from the skin.
Longevity: for me just under 4 hours, then only faintly detectable to my nose.
Interesting vanilla and the powdery papyrus feeling, which does not quite reach Carthusia's 1681, are huge plus points. But these only feel really warm and nice in the later stages. Until then, too much bothers me. Too stuffy, almost too powdery and slightly bitter. Maybe it’s the violet that bothers me, but the fragrance shifts from 50% to almost 80%.
Smello 12 years ago