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Notes09/16/2018
Elysium
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Elysium
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An Airy Spell in Liquid Form
In mythology and literature, a magician usually makes a potion, dragon, fairy, or witch and has magical properties. It is used for various motives, including the healing, bewitching, or poisoning of people. For example, love potions for those who wish to fall in love with another, sleeping medicines to cause long-term or eternal sleep, and elixirs to heal/cure any wound/malady.
Potion Blue Cadet is a decisive spring and summer elixir, is an intoxicating blend of citrus and woody tones, powerful as the magical energy of the air, and dangerous as the highly poisonous herbaceous hemlock plant. The name Blue Cadet is not a case. Blue like the brightness of the sky, and its serenity, quiet, harmony. Cadet because it is the blue adopted by the cadets. It expresses all their strength given by education to discipline and pride of belonging to a group. This Potion is bottled in a transparent bottle that carries in itself the inspiration of the sapphire blue sky, with its immensity and endless depth.
That being said, Potion Blue Cadet is a deviation in DSquared2's fragrance aesthetic, for men at least. Usually, they are centered around woods — warm and pungent (He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood, He Wood Silver Wind Wood) or fresh and aquatic (He Wood, He Wood Ocean Wet Wood, He Wood Cologne). Potion for Men falls into the first category, and it goes on smelling like a cinnamon cookie, its spiciness enlivened with a drop of mint and perhaps a squirt of Angelica. Instead, Potion Blue Cadet is not a flanker of Potion and well, blue, and a cadet is almost always young and active. I expected Potion Blue Cadet to be a sports fragrance, and I was correct. I was also hoping to hate it, thinking about yet another aquatic, but I don't.
We're all familiar with "formulas" and "classic" combinations. Using the classic formula of a sport fragrance—citrus, some invigorating/menthol-like element, and light musk—DSquared2 "exchanged" some of the ingredients. It replaces standard sport-fragrance bergamot with strong "pink" grapefruit, which is sweet but not "sweaty," using blue hemlock with a pleasant green-pine aroma instead of salty, ambergris or Calone. More, adding a diffuse, almost-powdery white cedar and tonka accord in place of a blatantly synthetic wood-musk mixture.
Potion Blue Cadet has a masculine aroma inspired by the times where infusions of flower and plant aromas made by the master alchemists were considered authoritative sources to enrich and strengthen the spirit of victory.
Potion Blue opens up with rousing and citrus notes, bringing all vibrant energy with touches of bergamot, pink grapefruit, and mandarin. This mix is not ordinary citrus like a classic cologne, and there is a resinous note that gracefully blends with the zesty accord and keeps the opening brisk and clean. There's a youthfulness to the citrus notes off the top.
Slowly, the citrus aroma calms down and lets a more greenish heart made up of hemlock notes and spruce balm to kicks in. I don't think I have any other cologne in my wardrobe containing hemlock, the Devil's Beard, so to me, this heart aroma is pretty unique and so addictive. The white cedarwood and the pine leaves keep the heart balmy and airy as if you take a deep breath in a Canadian forest. However, it is the balsam fir note that makes an impression.
Finally, the woody notes that give the tone of the fragrance are revealed, in a harmonious combination of cistus, musk, and the exotic tonka fava. The dry-down is warm and woody, a bit animal and a tad sweet. Its woody redolence is a true magic elixir that transports you to a different universe, where calm and serenity live in perfect harmony.
Potion Blue Cadet is brisk, fresh, and clean, but not banal or dull. Best of all, it doesn't smell like a laundry room redolent of scented detergent, fabric softeners, and dryer sheets. It is one of the more pleasant sports fragrances I've smelled and worn, and not one person who knows me said: "That smells cheap." If you like sports fragrances, give Potion Blue Cadet a try, on my skin it has all-day lasting power and just-right sillage. Due to its moderate longevity and sillage, the cologne can be worn during the day or evening throughout the warmer seasons. This one is excellent in my view, and although perhaps understated, it is not in the least bit bland. I think it's also very versatile, being uniquely suited to daytime casual, sport, and work use. Overall, I recommend it without hesitation.
Potion Blue Cadet is a decisive spring and summer elixir, is an intoxicating blend of citrus and woody tones, powerful as the magical energy of the air, and dangerous as the highly poisonous herbaceous hemlock plant. The name Blue Cadet is not a case. Blue like the brightness of the sky, and its serenity, quiet, harmony. Cadet because it is the blue adopted by the cadets. It expresses all their strength given by education to discipline and pride of belonging to a group. This Potion is bottled in a transparent bottle that carries in itself the inspiration of the sapphire blue sky, with its immensity and endless depth.
That being said, Potion Blue Cadet is a deviation in DSquared2's fragrance aesthetic, for men at least. Usually, they are centered around woods — warm and pungent (He Wood Rocky Mountain Wood, He Wood Silver Wind Wood) or fresh and aquatic (He Wood, He Wood Ocean Wet Wood, He Wood Cologne). Potion for Men falls into the first category, and it goes on smelling like a cinnamon cookie, its spiciness enlivened with a drop of mint and perhaps a squirt of Angelica. Instead, Potion Blue Cadet is not a flanker of Potion and well, blue, and a cadet is almost always young and active. I expected Potion Blue Cadet to be a sports fragrance, and I was correct. I was also hoping to hate it, thinking about yet another aquatic, but I don't.
We're all familiar with "formulas" and "classic" combinations. Using the classic formula of a sport fragrance—citrus, some invigorating/menthol-like element, and light musk—DSquared2 "exchanged" some of the ingredients. It replaces standard sport-fragrance bergamot with strong "pink" grapefruit, which is sweet but not "sweaty," using blue hemlock with a pleasant green-pine aroma instead of salty, ambergris or Calone. More, adding a diffuse, almost-powdery white cedar and tonka accord in place of a blatantly synthetic wood-musk mixture.
Potion Blue Cadet has a masculine aroma inspired by the times where infusions of flower and plant aromas made by the master alchemists were considered authoritative sources to enrich and strengthen the spirit of victory.
Potion Blue opens up with rousing and citrus notes, bringing all vibrant energy with touches of bergamot, pink grapefruit, and mandarin. This mix is not ordinary citrus like a classic cologne, and there is a resinous note that gracefully blends with the zesty accord and keeps the opening brisk and clean. There's a youthfulness to the citrus notes off the top.
Slowly, the citrus aroma calms down and lets a more greenish heart made up of hemlock notes and spruce balm to kicks in. I don't think I have any other cologne in my wardrobe containing hemlock, the Devil's Beard, so to me, this heart aroma is pretty unique and so addictive. The white cedarwood and the pine leaves keep the heart balmy and airy as if you take a deep breath in a Canadian forest. However, it is the balsam fir note that makes an impression.
Finally, the woody notes that give the tone of the fragrance are revealed, in a harmonious combination of cistus, musk, and the exotic tonka fava. The dry-down is warm and woody, a bit animal and a tad sweet. Its woody redolence is a true magic elixir that transports you to a different universe, where calm and serenity live in perfect harmony.
Potion Blue Cadet is brisk, fresh, and clean, but not banal or dull. Best of all, it doesn't smell like a laundry room redolent of scented detergent, fabric softeners, and dryer sheets. It is one of the more pleasant sports fragrances I've smelled and worn, and not one person who knows me said: "That smells cheap." If you like sports fragrances, give Potion Blue Cadet a try, on my skin it has all-day lasting power and just-right sillage. Due to its moderate longevity and sillage, the cologne can be worn during the day or evening throughout the warmer seasons. This one is excellent in my view, and although perhaps understated, it is not in the least bit bland. I think it's also very versatile, being uniquely suited to daytime casual, sport, and work use. Overall, I recommend it without hesitation.
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