Elessâr Faberlic
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Now you smell it, now you don't
Okay, full disclaimer, I fell victim to marketing here. I bought it because of the name (fan of Tolkien’s work) and a beautiful bottle. The scent is rather weak.
It starts bitter and clean, like some organic herbal soap bar. Then it slowly turns into something more floral, yet still very green and herbal, with just a hint of blossom sweetness underneath - a lone pinkish head of clover in a green patch. I detect no citruses, unfortunately.
Thankfully, I don’t smell full-on aquatic notes either, because in other stuff they give me headaches. Maybe the bitterness I get is from that ingredient that is supposed to represent the spring water. I couldn’t tell because me and aquatics just don’t click.
The longevity is okay, you might want to reapply it in the afternoon, but projection is non-existant: it's a skin scent, like something you get from powder, shampoo, or lotion. Overspraying to compensate doesn't help - quite the opposite. I suspect it only makes you nose-blind instead of intensifying the very understated fragrance this is.
All in all, clean, green, fresh, and quite pleasant, but underwhelming. I must say that Elessar improves upon acquaintance and develops better in high temperatures. It is still a very faint scent in hot weather but I can feel peony now, and musk, and creamy woods, that together blend into something slightly sweet and powdery. It's nice. Still less than I expected from the name and the look, but pretty enough for a summer scent.
It reminds me a bit of Yves Rocher’s Naturelle that I used to wear for summer about 10 years ago. Maybe they smell alike because I’m not very experienced in floral-green fragrances. Still, they do share 5 accords in the pyramid. They are not the same, of course. Naturelle was fruitier and sweeter, which I loved.
As for the elf-like beauty and enchanted forest feel, with mossyness and cleanliness of icy spring, I think Jeanne Arthes Sultane White Pearl did it better (even if it never intended to, judging by the name).
It starts bitter and clean, like some organic herbal soap bar. Then it slowly turns into something more floral, yet still very green and herbal, with just a hint of blossom sweetness underneath - a lone pinkish head of clover in a green patch. I detect no citruses, unfortunately.
Thankfully, I don’t smell full-on aquatic notes either, because in other stuff they give me headaches. Maybe the bitterness I get is from that ingredient that is supposed to represent the spring water. I couldn’t tell because me and aquatics just don’t click.
The longevity is okay, you might want to reapply it in the afternoon, but projection is non-existant: it's a skin scent, like something you get from powder, shampoo, or lotion. Overspraying to compensate doesn't help - quite the opposite. I suspect it only makes you nose-blind instead of intensifying the very understated fragrance this is.
All in all, clean, green, fresh, and quite pleasant, but underwhelming. I must say that Elessar improves upon acquaintance and develops better in high temperatures. It is still a very faint scent in hot weather but I can feel peony now, and musk, and creamy woods, that together blend into something slightly sweet and powdery. It's nice. Still less than I expected from the name and the look, but pretty enough for a summer scent.
It reminds me a bit of Yves Rocher’s Naturelle that I used to wear for summer about 10 years ago. Maybe they smell alike because I’m not very experienced in floral-green fragrances. Still, they do share 5 accords in the pyramid. They are not the same, of course. Naturelle was fruitier and sweeter, which I loved.
As for the elf-like beauty and enchanted forest feel, with mossyness and cleanliness of icy spring, I think Jeanne Arthes Sultane White Pearl did it better (even if it never intended to, judging by the name).
Julipet
