Marine notes
Sea shell
Ambrette
Periwinkle
Meggi
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Strictly Theoretical
I was theoretically most curious about 'Mer' from my sample set, as the idea of wanting to make the sea smell with purely natural means seemed audacious to me. However, I quickly realized that I had underestimated Ms. Lindner's creativity. Instead of common maritime notes, she relies on other aromas.
After a brief, musty-fishy opening, the first central idea hardly moves towards the sea at all. Rather, it smells so biting of glue that I wouldn't have believed it possible in a natural fragrance. A hint of chewing gum mint quickly follows, and it becomes milder. In contrast, the animal notes now come through stronger. From glue to fish?
To the shell! "Shell" is surprisingly well captured. Perhaps a tad too lifelike. It brings to mind family vacations at the North Sea in my childhood: when the shells we children collected dried in the sun, and the not quite empty specimens eventually spread a moldy-fishy smell.
It is highly questionable whether I would have fallen for it without an appropriate announcement. It probably would have simply appeared to me as an erratic and by no means pleasant mixture. But at least it retains a certain fascination - and as an illustration, the described collection fits perfectly.
The actual shell is represented by a pebbly, rocky nuance, as I have encountered in the natural scents from Asklöv, which I traced back to patchouli. Here, however, it seems to me that vetiver is also at play, an impression that solidifies throughout the day with the increasing significance of the grass.
Unfortunately, my thoughts involuntarily drift towards mushroom foam soup in the middle part - an association I have been linking with ambrette for some time. In this case, that is not helpful (not even shell soup would have really fit, haha…). It should be mentioned for the sake of completeness; I am certainly the only one who thinks of a mushroom dish. Others probably find the whole thing simply creamy and are, of course, completely right.
Another pillar of the concept, according to the provider, is evergreen plants, explicitly referring to a variety of conifers. I also struggle with that. At least with needles in the stricter sense; the scent reminds me more of charred rosemary, as if from the oven. Or freshly struck flint. This bitter-stingy-charred must accompanies me throughout the afternoon, and the aforementioned cream has little to counter it.
Therefore, I am grateful for the reliable contribution of vetiver, which (as already mentioned) gains weight over time. And similar to 'Sel de Vetiver' by TDC or Annick Goutal's Vetiver Cologne, it is able - assuming a bit of goodwill from the recipients - to finally gain a maritime aura with its pebbly-salty quality and carry it through the rest of the day. Even my flint-rosemary can ultimately be saved to the sea, as with a bit of imagination one can concede the spice of a breeze sweeping through the dunes on the North Sea coast. Whether this also comes close olfactorily to a stay on the Oregon coast (the perfumer claims so), I cannot judge.
Conclusion: Difficult to draw one. 'Mer' is undeniably strikingly original. Moreover, it is educational. But at times undeniably unpleasant. Thus, I remain at a strictly theoretical acknowledgment, which can still be reflected in a decent rating. I do not enjoy wearing the scent.
I thank Jumi for procuring the sample.
After a brief, musty-fishy opening, the first central idea hardly moves towards the sea at all. Rather, it smells so biting of glue that I wouldn't have believed it possible in a natural fragrance. A hint of chewing gum mint quickly follows, and it becomes milder. In contrast, the animal notes now come through stronger. From glue to fish?
To the shell! "Shell" is surprisingly well captured. Perhaps a tad too lifelike. It brings to mind family vacations at the North Sea in my childhood: when the shells we children collected dried in the sun, and the not quite empty specimens eventually spread a moldy-fishy smell.
It is highly questionable whether I would have fallen for it without an appropriate announcement. It probably would have simply appeared to me as an erratic and by no means pleasant mixture. But at least it retains a certain fascination - and as an illustration, the described collection fits perfectly.
The actual shell is represented by a pebbly, rocky nuance, as I have encountered in the natural scents from Asklöv, which I traced back to patchouli. Here, however, it seems to me that vetiver is also at play, an impression that solidifies throughout the day with the increasing significance of the grass.
Unfortunately, my thoughts involuntarily drift towards mushroom foam soup in the middle part - an association I have been linking with ambrette for some time. In this case, that is not helpful (not even shell soup would have really fit, haha…). It should be mentioned for the sake of completeness; I am certainly the only one who thinks of a mushroom dish. Others probably find the whole thing simply creamy and are, of course, completely right.
Another pillar of the concept, according to the provider, is evergreen plants, explicitly referring to a variety of conifers. I also struggle with that. At least with needles in the stricter sense; the scent reminds me more of charred rosemary, as if from the oven. Or freshly struck flint. This bitter-stingy-charred must accompanies me throughout the afternoon, and the aforementioned cream has little to counter it.
Therefore, I am grateful for the reliable contribution of vetiver, which (as already mentioned) gains weight over time. And similar to 'Sel de Vetiver' by TDC or Annick Goutal's Vetiver Cologne, it is able - assuming a bit of goodwill from the recipients - to finally gain a maritime aura with its pebbly-salty quality and carry it through the rest of the day. Even my flint-rosemary can ultimately be saved to the sea, as with a bit of imagination one can concede the spice of a breeze sweeping through the dunes on the North Sea coast. Whether this also comes close olfactorily to a stay on the Oregon coast (the perfumer claims so), I cannot judge.
Conclusion: Difficult to draw one. 'Mer' is undeniably strikingly original. Moreover, it is educational. But at times undeniably unpleasant. Thus, I remain at a strictly theoretical acknowledgment, which can still be reflected in a decent rating. I do not enjoy wearing the scent.
I thank Jumi for procuring the sample.
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