Memoire de Daisen-in Ella K Parfums 2019

Apparently, Ella K's scents are meant to trigger wanderlust. That's especially nasty in Corona times, because who wouldn't like to sit in Ha Long Bay with an aperitif or listen to the cry of the Kalahari, whatever that is. I was there once, at least in the "miserable half", where it is dry. Nothing screamed there, at most a few grumblers in the tour group for water. And from the smell, I'd guess dust with sand. No idea what Ella K aka Sonia Constant smelled there. Probably nothing, because her publicity people probably came up with this pretentious stuff in front of the screen. But this is all about the memory of Daisen-In, that is, a wonderfully poetic temple near Kyoto. Which smells of delicate roses, that's the idea. If you bought ten bottles of it, you would have the equivalent of a ticket to Kyoto, which would be much more exciting than Ella's expensive rose water. The bottle looks like it came from a drugstore, so even the heavy cap doesn't help. Perfume closures that are reminiscent of Merovingian coffin lids in terms of weight (Heeley, Different Company, etc) should be out by now...
And what's in it? The fragrance is a delicate rose, wearable anywhere, quite fresh, even slightly bitter, which wins me over to the scent. It floats pleasantly in the room, is charming and light-footed. Short of facial tonic. Suitable for summer dresses and suits alike, definitely not for sweatsuits. But Daisen In has nothing to distinguish it from 100 other light rose scents. Of course, it lasts a long time, doesn't change into a rancid floral, or sag on the wearer's skin. No, the rose remains a rose remains a rose. That comes at a price for a fresh, elegant rose water with no unique selling point. Still, you can't go wrong with it, not at a restaurant, not at a dinner party, not at Grandma's 80th birthday party, not at your own wedding or someone else's wedding. You can wear the fragrance at 18 and at 80 - and you can throw it at yourself all you want, it will always remain equally delicate. Maybe that's its secret: a built-in boom reducer. This is a recipe Ella/Sonia could share sometime. It would be a gift to troubled noses that perish from Angel, Samsara, Alien or Amarige