09/11/2021
UntermWert
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sophisticated and animalistic at the same time
In search of a sweet-woody-resinous autumn fragrance I wanted to test a few Bianchis. Somehow I had expected a sugary gourmand with the name of this fragrance, which is why I have long left him...
I could now lecture on why he reminds me neither of the Stones nor curry sauce, but actually I'm glad that by chance a sample came to me, while I was actually curious about The Dark Side. I would have begrudged the fragrance being called that, because I think it stages a dreamy, mystical iris patchouli darkness in precious indigo velvet. This particular combination takes away the tuffy powderiness of the iris and prevents the patchouli from rushing off into the base. There is also almost a note of fruit just before fermentation and together with castoreum, fine leather and tobacco notes, I experience an earthy, magical ephemeral nature connection, but not too derived into the animalic...
(although Mr. UntermWert meant "come', admit it, there's somehow something in it")
The fragrance strikes me as a wonderful blend of Iris Fauve (Atelier des Ors) and Precipice (Gather) with an elegant side and a share of natural scent. Maybe that sounds a bit weird, but that was actually my first association, and I experience the fragrance at the same time very sophisticated, classy and dark, but also frivolous-animalic and earthy with its spicy, herbaceous notes and castoreum (also in case I repeat myself, I find the name of this perfume inappropriate). It could be a witch as well as an evening fragrance, with its warm, deep sweetness, rather personal in its sillage, not lush, although it comes across as anything but light, and it adds a special touch to any wardrobe in my opinion. In fact, with its particular staging of patchouli, it strikes me as very balanced and somewhat quieter than the other Bianchis I've encountered. To my delight, I wouldn't think of biting into it and fortunately I don't have the curry sauce effect described by some here.
With very kind thanks to Violet - I wanted to know The Dark Side and got Sticky Fingers to go with it - the scent won... I wish you could swap the names.
Addendum 5 months later: something prevented me at the time to include it in my collection; today I understood that in recent weeks then but the leather notes have crept secretly into my heart ... not all of them, but this one too. Thanks to the dear Vinyldates I can test it again extensively - and this time it convinced me! And today it's also a 10 for me.... ;-)
I could now lecture on why he reminds me neither of the Stones nor curry sauce, but actually I'm glad that by chance a sample came to me, while I was actually curious about The Dark Side. I would have begrudged the fragrance being called that, because I think it stages a dreamy, mystical iris patchouli darkness in precious indigo velvet. This particular combination takes away the tuffy powderiness of the iris and prevents the patchouli from rushing off into the base. There is also almost a note of fruit just before fermentation and together with castoreum, fine leather and tobacco notes, I experience an earthy, magical ephemeral nature connection, but not too derived into the animalic...
(although Mr. UntermWert meant "come', admit it, there's somehow something in it")
The fragrance strikes me as a wonderful blend of Iris Fauve (Atelier des Ors) and Precipice (Gather) with an elegant side and a share of natural scent. Maybe that sounds a bit weird, but that was actually my first association, and I experience the fragrance at the same time very sophisticated, classy and dark, but also frivolous-animalic and earthy with its spicy, herbaceous notes and castoreum (also in case I repeat myself, I find the name of this perfume inappropriate). It could be a witch as well as an evening fragrance, with its warm, deep sweetness, rather personal in its sillage, not lush, although it comes across as anything but light, and it adds a special touch to any wardrobe in my opinion. In fact, with its particular staging of patchouli, it strikes me as very balanced and somewhat quieter than the other Bianchis I've encountered. To my delight, I wouldn't think of biting into it and fortunately I don't have the curry sauce effect described by some here.
With very kind thanks to Violet - I wanted to know The Dark Side and got Sticky Fingers to go with it - the scent won... I wish you could swap the names.
Addendum 5 months later: something prevented me at the time to include it in my collection; today I understood that in recent weeks then but the leather notes have crept secretly into my heart ... not all of them, but this one too. Thanks to the dear Vinyldates I can test it again extensively - and this time it convinced me! And today it's also a 10 for me.... ;-)
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