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Crushed
What a coniferous cornucopia! The variations of the opening of "Forest" range from 'subtly scorched' to 'dry' and 'juicy, water-saturated green' to 'dripping wet after a rain.' Fir all around and excellently done. Days of needle forest walks of all olfactory colors, presented in fast forward.
However, a thuja sharpness quickly joins in. I suspect that the occasionally mentioned cough syrup impression will take its origin here, but I (still) do not make it my own; as a garden owner, other associations prevail for me.
I only fall for this when the sweetness appears after about a quarter of an hour. Honey: yes, maple syrup: if you say so. The result gradually leads even the most well-meaning gardener to think medicinally, and as the morning progresses, a cough syrup attitude can no longer be denied. One could even discuss a pseudo-medical herbal liqueur. That would be quite a strange forest.
By noon, however, the cough syrup unexpectedly gives way to a truly astonishing norne-like needle forest smoke mixture - thus, our "Forest" indeed gets back on track. The smoky aspects, however, do not carry as much weight as initially seemed indicated; they balance well with the coniferous components. The latter are even still ethereal-fresh: until the afternoon, you can still experience that "certain bite" in your nose! Although quite cautiously and fundamentally lovely...
Only from the later afternoon does the smoky aspect slowly gain the upper hand. And that is really well done: calm in presence, distinct and voluminous in character. In style (not in terms of volume!) again closely resembling Norne. That a forest in real life should not smell like this is completely irrelevant to me.
Lastly, it should be noted that the forest is extraordinarily close to the skin.
Regarding the comment title: With "Crushed," I do not mean the obvious image of crushed pine needles. Rather, the forest in my scent experience stands between or next to two strong forest fragrances with some significant similarity. One, Norne, I have already mentioned; the other is the unfortunately not widely available, more realistic one from Divergent. Against these two, it simply cannot distinguish itself clearly enough, and the cough syrup phase in the earlier part could have been "formulated" a bit more reservedly, no matter how great the latter part may be. But of course, that should not prevent me from giving a decent overall rating.
I thank Gerdi and Ergoproxy for the opportunity to test.
However, a thuja sharpness quickly joins in. I suspect that the occasionally mentioned cough syrup impression will take its origin here, but I (still) do not make it my own; as a garden owner, other associations prevail for me.
I only fall for this when the sweetness appears after about a quarter of an hour. Honey: yes, maple syrup: if you say so. The result gradually leads even the most well-meaning gardener to think medicinally, and as the morning progresses, a cough syrup attitude can no longer be denied. One could even discuss a pseudo-medical herbal liqueur. That would be quite a strange forest.
By noon, however, the cough syrup unexpectedly gives way to a truly astonishing norne-like needle forest smoke mixture - thus, our "Forest" indeed gets back on track. The smoky aspects, however, do not carry as much weight as initially seemed indicated; they balance well with the coniferous components. The latter are even still ethereal-fresh: until the afternoon, you can still experience that "certain bite" in your nose! Although quite cautiously and fundamentally lovely...
Only from the later afternoon does the smoky aspect slowly gain the upper hand. And that is really well done: calm in presence, distinct and voluminous in character. In style (not in terms of volume!) again closely resembling Norne. That a forest in real life should not smell like this is completely irrelevant to me.
Lastly, it should be noted that the forest is extraordinarily close to the skin.
Regarding the comment title: With "Crushed," I do not mean the obvious image of crushed pine needles. Rather, the forest in my scent experience stands between or next to two strong forest fragrances with some significant similarity. One, Norne, I have already mentioned; the other is the unfortunately not widely available, more realistic one from Divergent. Against these two, it simply cannot distinguish itself clearly enough, and the cough syrup phase in the earlier part could have been "formulated" a bit more reservedly, no matter how great the latter part may be. But of course, that should not prevent me from giving a decent overall rating.
I thank Gerdi and Ergoproxy for the opportunity to test.
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