Nohiba E. Coudray 1978

After testing my first fragrance from E. Coudray, Musc et Freesia, and still remembering this delicate fairy-like scent, I approached the next sample completely unsuspecting. The ingredient list sounds quite harmless.
But, wow! What a contrast to Musc et Freesia this is.
The clove in the heart note is a SPICE clove. And what a one!!! Hardly have bergamot and lemon said hello in passing, the spice clove rushes past the coriander into the room and stands there sternly. Anyone who handles spice cloves in the kitchen and has ever smelled a full bag of these powerhouses knows what I'm talking about.
It's not unpleasant, but very spicy.
This remains for a while, cautiously surrounded by something softer that is not yet clearly identifiable.
It takes about an hour for the flowers to finally dare to emerge slowly from under the long black-gray striped garment of the governess clove. But they flatter the old aunt so sweetly and nicely that she no longer seems so strict.
A lovely powdery hint develops now, roses on a spice-wood bed. Not as balsamic as some heavy rose scents, rather herbaceous and scruffy, but in its own way very interesting. A great blend that still seems strict, but no longer so extremely authoritarian as at the beginning.
If Musc et Freesia is the little fairy flitting here and there, Nohiba is truly the strict governess who brings everyone to reason and demands respect.
This scent is definitely suitable for men as it has nothing sweet about it. I wouldn't wear it in summer.