Une Fleur de Cassie Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle 2000
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One of Deep Emotions
Une Fleur de Cassie, composed by Dominique Ropion for Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, and part of the original lineup since 2000.
What a perfume! To me, this is a masterwork floral composition. A piece of olfactory art that needs to be studied and looked upon by all future generations of perfumers. There is so much emotion embodied in this creation. Retro, and old-world smelling. It plays on the duality of love. The maternal love, and the one of your lover. Mimosa and violet are used to suggest the first, cassie flower, jasmine, and musks for the latter. Cumin acts as a bridge, to instill the carnal embodiment, and breathe life into it. For me, these two themes are always suggested and interplay at all times. Ropion doesn't just create a perfect animalistic floral, he roots deep visceral emotions to it. The opening is an assault on one's senses. The juxtaposition of cumin, violet leaf, cassie, and musks emerges to create a salty, wet cardboard accord. Brutal right from the get-go and unlike anything else. It is curious, and so you keep on sniffing. It soon tames down to reveal the floral bouquet. Yellow strokes on an Oriental canvas. Mimosa and cassie flowers dominate the floral cortege. They are related, both in smell and appearance. But just like the maternal and your beloved, they call to different emotions of belonging. I adore the Cassie Flower absolute. It is among my favorite floral materials in perfumery. Unfortunately, there are very few compositions making use of it. And none like this one. It smells much like mimosa but everything is amplified, especially the animalistic quality. Heated love. The scent of your beloved's sweaty-salty skin. The base is infused with a generous amount of sandalwood, vanilla, and musk to complete the Oriental theme, and to provide extra warmth. A scent of deep mystery and lust. A perfume for introverted intellectuals with a dirty mind.
Unfortunately, this perfume seems to generate polarizing reactions, and for reasons beyond me, it flies under the radar among others from the house. To make things worse, over the years Lauder took care to cut off some of its flair. Nonetheless, in my books, this will always be Ropion's most artistic work, his diamond in the rough for the bypassers and his most precious jewel for the true connoisseurs.
IG:@memory.of.scents
What a perfume! To me, this is a masterwork floral composition. A piece of olfactory art that needs to be studied and looked upon by all future generations of perfumers. There is so much emotion embodied in this creation. Retro, and old-world smelling. It plays on the duality of love. The maternal love, and the one of your lover. Mimosa and violet are used to suggest the first, cassie flower, jasmine, and musks for the latter. Cumin acts as a bridge, to instill the carnal embodiment, and breathe life into it. For me, these two themes are always suggested and interplay at all times. Ropion doesn't just create a perfect animalistic floral, he roots deep visceral emotions to it. The opening is an assault on one's senses. The juxtaposition of cumin, violet leaf, cassie, and musks emerges to create a salty, wet cardboard accord. Brutal right from the get-go and unlike anything else. It is curious, and so you keep on sniffing. It soon tames down to reveal the floral bouquet. Yellow strokes on an Oriental canvas. Mimosa and cassie flowers dominate the floral cortege. They are related, both in smell and appearance. But just like the maternal and your beloved, they call to different emotions of belonging. I adore the Cassie Flower absolute. It is among my favorite floral materials in perfumery. Unfortunately, there are very few compositions making use of it. And none like this one. It smells much like mimosa but everything is amplified, especially the animalistic quality. Heated love. The scent of your beloved's sweaty-salty skin. The base is infused with a generous amount of sandalwood, vanilla, and musk to complete the Oriental theme, and to provide extra warmth. A scent of deep mystery and lust. A perfume for introverted intellectuals with a dirty mind.
Unfortunately, this perfume seems to generate polarizing reactions, and for reasons beyond me, it flies under the radar among others from the house. To make things worse, over the years Lauder took care to cut off some of its flair. Nonetheless, in my books, this will always be Ropion's most artistic work, his diamond in the rough for the bypassers and his most precious jewel for the true connoisseurs.
IG:@memory.of.scents