Top Notes 
Blackcurrant
Violet
Bergamot
Heart Notes 
Rhubarb
Lily of the valley
Rose
Jasmine
Base Notes 
Black musk
White musk
Black amber
Vanilla
Patchouli
10/28/2012
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Light musky oriental of no particular interest
On the cardboard-wrapping of my sample, perfumer Christine Nagel "disclosed" her recipe for this fragrance.
Top notes: 2 bergamot peels, 3 fresh wild blackberries, 1 pinch of violet
Heart: 7 dewy rose petals, 3 jasmine flowers, 2 buds of lily of the valley,
1 drop of rhubarb
Base: 3 ½ cups of black and white musk, 2 dashes of black amber, 1 patchouli leaf,
1 ½ shells of golden vanilla
"A new recipe of olfactory seduction" - well, I was very curious to try this one. It turns out to be a very well-behaved, pleasant skin-scent with moderate sillage and no particular seductive powers whatsoever. Of course the recipe so kindly disclosed by the manufacturer is ridiculous - who would be such a fool to give away the tricks of the trade? Roses and jasmine are hardly discernable in this fragrance, which turns very musky on my skin (well, Nagel used "three and a half cups of black and white musk" - more than anything else, it's the dominant ingredient!)
"Postion" is an unobtrusive, slightly fruity and very light musky oriental, perfectly acceptable but neither interesting nor unique let alone outstanding. I used to admire Christine Nagel a lot, she's the author of great and truly original perfumes (e.g. Theorema by Fendi, Mauboussin, Miss Dior Chérie 2005, Si Lolita - ...) but her new "Potion" is nothing I'd want to call my own.
Top notes: 2 bergamot peels, 3 fresh wild blackberries, 1 pinch of violet
Heart: 7 dewy rose petals, 3 jasmine flowers, 2 buds of lily of the valley,
1 drop of rhubarb
Base: 3 ½ cups of black and white musk, 2 dashes of black amber, 1 patchouli leaf,
1 ½ shells of golden vanilla
"A new recipe of olfactory seduction" - well, I was very curious to try this one. It turns out to be a very well-behaved, pleasant skin-scent with moderate sillage and no particular seductive powers whatsoever. Of course the recipe so kindly disclosed by the manufacturer is ridiculous - who would be such a fool to give away the tricks of the trade? Roses and jasmine are hardly discernable in this fragrance, which turns very musky on my skin (well, Nagel used "three and a half cups of black and white musk" - more than anything else, it's the dominant ingredient!)
"Postion" is an unobtrusive, slightly fruity and very light musky oriental, perfectly acceptable but neither interesting nor unique let alone outstanding. I used to admire Christine Nagel a lot, she's the author of great and truly original perfumes (e.g. Theorema by Fendi, Mauboussin, Miss Dior Chérie 2005, Si Lolita - ...) but her new "Potion" is nothing I'd want to call my own.
