Cristalle
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Cristalle
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Scent Cloud
For some who know this Etro fragrance, the title may be a bit confusing. Etro is not known for drawing attention with clouds; rather, it practices extreme inconspicuousness at times. Via Verri from 2006 is certainly not extremely inconspicuous, but it’s also not really eye-catching. Buuut:
A spray from the square bottle (which doesn't quite match my idea of velvety soft flowers - but whatever, boars don’t evoke associations with roses for me either) and I find myself in the garden of my childhood, where a many-petaled, fully bloomed rose grew in the rose bed, on whose surface beautiful, huge, crystal-clear drops formed after the rain. Its name, SCENT CLOUD, did it justice: This rose exuded clouds of opulent rose fragrance, so dense that it seemed tangible, so intense that a fully bloomed specimen alone was enough to transform our large living room into a rose garden. Once, my mother brought me one of those roses in the hospital, a piece of summer to hold, which I could only longingly admire from the inside during those days. My beloved scent cloud immediately unleashed its olfactory hammer and was quickly evacuated by a nurse. In smaller rooms, this rose definitely had headache potential for some people.
While Via Verri does not unleash the hammer like the real SCENT CLOUD, the little cloud that envelops me embodies, despite everything, this rose from my childhood ideally, just in a milder form: naturally spicy, yet fresh - radiant like a beautiful summer morning after a heavy rain shower, when the air smells freshly washed. Large drops form on the velvety petals, promising a bright, sunny day, devoid of any summer sultriness.
I can confirm the herbaceous fresh opening, even though I remain completely unaware of which herb is involved. The opening, by the way, dissipates so quickly that I cannot identify which little fruit has rushed past me. Just this much: It was the bitter peel, not the fruit itself. Then the rose breaks through - full throttle! Like a SCENT CLOUD, it makes its presence known, hand in hand with a lemony-rosy scented geranium that I used to have as a houseplant, accompanied by a basket of clove spices. Unlike Ergoproxy, I recognize pepper; for me, it clearly smells of clove, only slightly sharp. Only in the drydown does it lose some of its vigor and becomes a bit powdery-vanilla, with a new companion, sweet-heart sandalwood, stepping in - with great restraint - by its side, so refined that you have to get close to notice it. And one more thing: Just before I can smell nothing at all (after about 6 hours), only vanilla remains as a small memory on the skin, Mr. Cinnamon has refused me.
Via Verri is an ode to the rose. Delightfully floral, wonderfully rosy, and in contrast to some other Etro fragrances, it is indeed perceptible to those around, at least when you use the sprayer every 4 hours. It’s truly a shame that Via Verri in the 2006 version has left the stage. Such a rose deserved a longer-lasting applause!
A spray from the square bottle (which doesn't quite match my idea of velvety soft flowers - but whatever, boars don’t evoke associations with roses for me either) and I find myself in the garden of my childhood, where a many-petaled, fully bloomed rose grew in the rose bed, on whose surface beautiful, huge, crystal-clear drops formed after the rain. Its name, SCENT CLOUD, did it justice: This rose exuded clouds of opulent rose fragrance, so dense that it seemed tangible, so intense that a fully bloomed specimen alone was enough to transform our large living room into a rose garden. Once, my mother brought me one of those roses in the hospital, a piece of summer to hold, which I could only longingly admire from the inside during those days. My beloved scent cloud immediately unleashed its olfactory hammer and was quickly evacuated by a nurse. In smaller rooms, this rose definitely had headache potential for some people.
While Via Verri does not unleash the hammer like the real SCENT CLOUD, the little cloud that envelops me embodies, despite everything, this rose from my childhood ideally, just in a milder form: naturally spicy, yet fresh - radiant like a beautiful summer morning after a heavy rain shower, when the air smells freshly washed. Large drops form on the velvety petals, promising a bright, sunny day, devoid of any summer sultriness.
I can confirm the herbaceous fresh opening, even though I remain completely unaware of which herb is involved. The opening, by the way, dissipates so quickly that I cannot identify which little fruit has rushed past me. Just this much: It was the bitter peel, not the fruit itself. Then the rose breaks through - full throttle! Like a SCENT CLOUD, it makes its presence known, hand in hand with a lemony-rosy scented geranium that I used to have as a houseplant, accompanied by a basket of clove spices. Unlike Ergoproxy, I recognize pepper; for me, it clearly smells of clove, only slightly sharp. Only in the drydown does it lose some of its vigor and becomes a bit powdery-vanilla, with a new companion, sweet-heart sandalwood, stepping in - with great restraint - by its side, so refined that you have to get close to notice it. And one more thing: Just before I can smell nothing at all (after about 6 hours), only vanilla remains as a small memory on the skin, Mr. Cinnamon has refused me.
Via Verri is an ode to the rose. Delightfully floral, wonderfully rosy, and in contrast to some other Etro fragrances, it is indeed perceptible to those around, at least when you use the sprayer every 4 hours. It’s truly a shame that Via Verri in the 2006 version has left the stage. Such a rose deserved a longer-lasting applause!
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