Charogne Etat Libre d'Orange 2007
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...a lot of light at the end of a very dark tunnel
Sometimes it's good that there are scents whose names cannot be immediately translated meaningfully due to the language. I did take French as an advanced course, but the term "Charogne" has, to my knowledge, never come across my path (and I have a good memory for languages).
At least I would have found it quite difficult to spray something that bears the "sounding" name "Carrion." But without this burdensome knowledge, I approached it fresh and unbiased.
And to get straight to the point: This scent confuses me to the max! The top note is somehow medicinally fresh, followed by an overwhelming amount of lily. I love lilies because they seem so noble and sublime. However, I struggle a bit with the scent as it reminds me too much of a cemetery. For that reason, I only have artificial lilies at home. This escalates minute by minute and culminates in an extremely unpleasant fermentation smell that really takes my breath away. I can no longer detect individual scent components because of this. Up to this point, the name of the fragrance fits like the famous fist in the eye.
And now? Should I stop the test here or (once again) endure? I choose the latter and ignore the "fumes" that are rising from my wrist to me.
My patience is rewarded, as suddenly the stench disappears and I am greeted with almost heavenly vanilla scents! Can this be, or am I already hallucinating from the fermentation fumes? No, it really is so. Very intense, almost heavy (dark?) vanilla. Heavy, but not sweet. I am truly delighted and suddenly crave vanilla pudding on the spot ;-)
As the scent is now, it would be worth at least 90% to me, but due to the more than unappetizing prelude, it ultimately only gets 60%. The longevity is enormous, and the vanilla impression is still there after hours. So everything is great in that regard.
Nevertheless, it's not a scent for me, as I absolutely have no desire for such an annoying prelude. But definitely worth a test, as one can experience a very unusual scent journey here.
Equally wearable by women and men in the cooler seasons, who would like to take a ride on the scent rollercoaster.
At least I would have found it quite difficult to spray something that bears the "sounding" name "Carrion." But without this burdensome knowledge, I approached it fresh and unbiased.
And to get straight to the point: This scent confuses me to the max! The top note is somehow medicinally fresh, followed by an overwhelming amount of lily. I love lilies because they seem so noble and sublime. However, I struggle a bit with the scent as it reminds me too much of a cemetery. For that reason, I only have artificial lilies at home. This escalates minute by minute and culminates in an extremely unpleasant fermentation smell that really takes my breath away. I can no longer detect individual scent components because of this. Up to this point, the name of the fragrance fits like the famous fist in the eye.
And now? Should I stop the test here or (once again) endure? I choose the latter and ignore the "fumes" that are rising from my wrist to me.
My patience is rewarded, as suddenly the stench disappears and I am greeted with almost heavenly vanilla scents! Can this be, or am I already hallucinating from the fermentation fumes? No, it really is so. Very intense, almost heavy (dark?) vanilla. Heavy, but not sweet. I am truly delighted and suddenly crave vanilla pudding on the spot ;-)
As the scent is now, it would be worth at least 90% to me, but due to the more than unappetizing prelude, it ultimately only gets 60%. The longevity is enormous, and the vanilla impression is still there after hours. So everything is great in that regard.
Nevertheless, it's not a scent for me, as I absolutely have no desire for such an annoying prelude. But definitely worth a test, as one can experience a very unusual scent journey here.
Equally wearable by women and men in the cooler seasons, who would like to take a ride on the scent rollercoaster.
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A scent for "undertakers": urn+