Exit the King Etat Libre d'Orange 2020
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Chypre with a hairspray topnote
Oof that first hour or so is tough. I was expecting a clean soapy shavingcream but first hour is a very obnoxious, high in the nose, aldehydic rose smell. Kind of like hairspray. I can’t stand that and almost wanted to take a shower soon after.
But this is one of those classic ELDO’s where nothing is what it seems. During drydown it started to morph into something that somehow reminded me of Dior Sauvage (the king in this story?) . Maybe it’s the high doses of ambroxan. It’s getting more and more mossy and heavy and actually begins to smell acceptable. But nowhere near the classic signature scent that Sauvage got to be. “Just nice”, that’s where it ends.
Once again a perfume I respect for the art, but just doesn’t fully captivate me enough to justify a full bottle.
But this is one of those classic ELDO’s where nothing is what it seems. During drydown it started to morph into something that somehow reminded me of Dior Sauvage (the king in this story?) . Maybe it’s the high doses of ambroxan. It’s getting more and more mossy and heavy and actually begins to smell acceptable. But nowhere near the classic signature scent that Sauvage got to be. “Just nice”, that’s where it ends.
Once again a perfume I respect for the art, but just doesn’t fully captivate me enough to justify a full bottle.