09/09/2021
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Rainforest shower
Anyone who trudges through the rainforest in full explorer's gear with pith helmet and machete in what is perceived as unbearable heat, is guaranteed to wish for a soothing shower now and then. Eau Papaguéna brings this wet-warm shower, which evaporates again very quickly and does not make the heat more bearable.
First rains down ripe grapefruit juice with a neat fructose sweetness to mix with a slightly sour bergamot. This results in a tropical-sweet orange, which gives off its aromatic citrus oils freshly peeled. An undertone of dry wood and vetiver then makes itself felt, and the scent that previously made you think of a colorful rainforest at the height of summer becomes bitingly clean. The cardamom compliments the woody orange peel and adds another exotic dimension to the scent. Up to this point, I only moderately like the scent. I attribute that to its artificiality, which strikes an extreme citrus chord, throwing off the balance. Partly, however, I also perceive pleasant natural (quite high-quality) notes.
The fragrance continues to undergo a change. Unexpectedly joins another smell, which leads those in a completely different direction: An extremely inconspicuous smoky-animalic component, which has character. I think here of withered fruits, which are eaten by small wildcats.
Unfortunately, the fragrance in the fade still turns into the generic-pleasing and thus leaves a rather unspectacular impression.
Although the fragrance could not convince me in the end, I am impressed by its successful development in the depth. It would be nice if this implied jungle scenery longer and more intense would come into its own. But the explorer also wants to find his way out of the undergrowth, of course...
First rains down ripe grapefruit juice with a neat fructose sweetness to mix with a slightly sour bergamot. This results in a tropical-sweet orange, which gives off its aromatic citrus oils freshly peeled. An undertone of dry wood and vetiver then makes itself felt, and the scent that previously made you think of a colorful rainforest at the height of summer becomes bitingly clean. The cardamom compliments the woody orange peel and adds another exotic dimension to the scent. Up to this point, I only moderately like the scent. I attribute that to its artificiality, which strikes an extreme citrus chord, throwing off the balance. Partly, however, I also perceive pleasant natural (quite high-quality) notes.
The fragrance continues to undergo a change. Unexpectedly joins another smell, which leads those in a completely different direction: An extremely inconspicuous smoky-animalic component, which has character. I think here of withered fruits, which are eaten by small wildcats.
Unfortunately, the fragrance in the fade still turns into the generic-pleasing and thus leaves a rather unspectacular impression.
Although the fragrance could not convince me in the end, I am impressed by its successful development in the depth. It would be nice if this implied jungle scenery longer and more intense would come into its own. But the explorer also wants to find his way out of the undergrowth, of course...