Cuir de R'Eve David Jourquin 2014
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Heaven and Hell
Let's start with the finely tied satin ribbon in the shape of a (for me) rose, which is casually kept in black. It cheekily deceives us, sitting accurately on the delicate
neck of the bottle, presenting a casual innocence, even a bit of Lolita. But let’s face the truth. What we are led to believe, eagerly
awaiting, is only superficially unblemished. The opening of the fragrance is young, bergamot fruity-sweet, juicy, briefly a bit schnapps-like, liqueur-like.
The slight bitterness of clove framed by bergamot and a sweetness that is present throughout the entire scent journey. It has something of a mandarin studded with cloves, also
slightly cake-like and simply biteable, juicy and delicious. This fruity mixture lasts a good hour, but the main character of the fragrance story, and it is not leather, waits impatiently. Our Eve is a true patchouli scent. Patchouli very skillfully woven into much soft, delicate, and powdery-sweet. A bit of Epic;) Jovoy's Psychedelique, a little Coromandel, but much more SEX is offered by the heart note, where this Eve arrives, you surely won’t meet the others.
Eve's heart screams loudly and passionately, longing, consumed, is glowing and demanding. This patchouli is wonderful, from warm hay - chocolate, to cool
depth, dirt, grave, everything is there. Eve is an old soul, I can’t describe it any other way. A heart note that fascinates and captivates me, dramatic, fiery, suffering, struggle, romance.
I can’t detect any iris butter, just a bit of whipped cream, (Cashmeran?? like a dollop
of cream on the flower's enchanting heliotropes. Iris takes on the role of a quiet but strong counterpart, with dry woodiness taking the moisture from the patchouli, trimming it to elegance, taming the raw, calming it. The only berries I smell, and not necessarily in the heart note, but repeatedly appearing in the base, are cranberries and perhaps cassie.
So innocently playful is the opening, captivating, mercilessly intense the heart, so
settled, mature, and calm do I perceive the fragrance in the base. Right there I can then sense a hint of leather, smooth, soft, vanillic leather, in a light, warm, almost golden color of the rising sun.
What can still be smelled hours later. Patchouli, dry, woody, slightly berry-vanillic sweetness, a bit from the beginning of the journey.
The first images I had in mind while testing were those of Wynona Ryder in
Bram Stoker's Dracula http://tinyurl.com/mxpt8ge
and this Mina is exactly what the fragrance embodies for me, telling her story.
http://tinyurl.com/pp49u5g
Innocence that senses evil, seduction, longing, desire, ruin, sacrifice, struggle, redemption through love. I find the fragrance at times very morbid.
DRAMA:)
The longevity is great, the scent profile is not overwhelming. For patchouli lovers of both genders, a must.
A not too heavy, classically elegant patchouli - spicy oriental,
with a gourmand touch, which reminds me of the Baldi fragrances.
About the fascinating (beautiful) woman behind the fragrance..
http://www.cecilezarokian.com/en/customized_fragances
neck of the bottle, presenting a casual innocence, even a bit of Lolita. But let’s face the truth. What we are led to believe, eagerly
awaiting, is only superficially unblemished. The opening of the fragrance is young, bergamot fruity-sweet, juicy, briefly a bit schnapps-like, liqueur-like.
The slight bitterness of clove framed by bergamot and a sweetness that is present throughout the entire scent journey. It has something of a mandarin studded with cloves, also
slightly cake-like and simply biteable, juicy and delicious. This fruity mixture lasts a good hour, but the main character of the fragrance story, and it is not leather, waits impatiently. Our Eve is a true patchouli scent. Patchouli very skillfully woven into much soft, delicate, and powdery-sweet. A bit of Epic;) Jovoy's Psychedelique, a little Coromandel, but much more SEX is offered by the heart note, where this Eve arrives, you surely won’t meet the others.
Eve's heart screams loudly and passionately, longing, consumed, is glowing and demanding. This patchouli is wonderful, from warm hay - chocolate, to cool
depth, dirt, grave, everything is there. Eve is an old soul, I can’t describe it any other way. A heart note that fascinates and captivates me, dramatic, fiery, suffering, struggle, romance.
I can’t detect any iris butter, just a bit of whipped cream, (Cashmeran?? like a dollop
of cream on the flower's enchanting heliotropes. Iris takes on the role of a quiet but strong counterpart, with dry woodiness taking the moisture from the patchouli, trimming it to elegance, taming the raw, calming it. The only berries I smell, and not necessarily in the heart note, but repeatedly appearing in the base, are cranberries and perhaps cassie.
So innocently playful is the opening, captivating, mercilessly intense the heart, so
settled, mature, and calm do I perceive the fragrance in the base. Right there I can then sense a hint of leather, smooth, soft, vanillic leather, in a light, warm, almost golden color of the rising sun.
What can still be smelled hours later. Patchouli, dry, woody, slightly berry-vanillic sweetness, a bit from the beginning of the journey.
The first images I had in mind while testing were those of Wynona Ryder in
Bram Stoker's Dracula http://tinyurl.com/mxpt8ge
and this Mina is exactly what the fragrance embodies for me, telling her story.
http://tinyurl.com/pp49u5g
Innocence that senses evil, seduction, longing, desire, ruin, sacrifice, struggle, redemption through love. I find the fragrance at times very morbid.
DRAMA:)
The longevity is great, the scent profile is not overwhelming. For patchouli lovers of both genders, a must.
A not too heavy, classically elegant patchouli - spicy oriental,
with a gourmand touch, which reminds me of the Baldi fragrances.
About the fascinating (beautiful) woman behind the fragrance..
http://www.cecilezarokian.com/en/customized_fragances
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