09/30/2023
Kurai
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Kurai
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Realistic guava
Having spent a significant part of my younger years in East Asia, the scent of guava -or any tropical fruit for that matter- instantly takes me back to those unbearably humid summer days without aircon. Of those tropical fruits guava may have a less pronounced taste and scent but its refreshing effect is incredible. Generally fresh-juicy, sometimes a bit mealy and with just enough sweetness to it.
In Delta of Venus, Antoine Lie has rendered a photorealisitic guava that lingers on for quite a long time. Refreshing not just scentwise, but also because of his choice for this less common note. It has been done before in Paradisi and even before that in Paradis Perdu, but the difference is that Delta of Venus really puts the fruit -and only the fruit- on a pedestal.
The transition into a greenish jasmin-vetiver-musk drydown feels natural and keeps the memory of the guava note alive, so to speak, even after it has faded. It is a pity that summer has already past; now I have to wait till next year to try it out in an aircon-less humidity in order to get the full East Asian flashback experience. Anyway, I would not mind if this release triggers a little guava hype in perfumery.
In Delta of Venus, Antoine Lie has rendered a photorealisitic guava that lingers on for quite a long time. Refreshing not just scentwise, but also because of his choice for this less common note. It has been done before in Paradisi and even before that in Paradis Perdu, but the difference is that Delta of Venus really puts the fruit -and only the fruit- on a pedestal.
The transition into a greenish jasmin-vetiver-musk drydown feels natural and keeps the memory of the guava note alive, so to speak, even after it has faded. It is a pity that summer has already past; now I have to wait till next year to try it out in an aircon-less humidity in order to get the full East Asian flashback experience. Anyway, I would not mind if this release triggers a little guava hype in perfumery.