The Mariner's Rhyme Francesca Bianchi 2024
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Me, ghost driver
First of all, I'm well aware that I'm probably driving in the wrong lane here: once again in the wrong lane. This may also have something to do with the expectations of many lovers of Francesca Bianchi's fragrances: most creations are resinous, animalic, spicy and leathery, some powdery, but so far not aquatic or artificially synthetic. The Mariner's Rhyme | Francesca Bianchi" changes this fundamentally. The new FB could come from Christophe Laudamiel, who likes to provoke, compose loud and garish, innovative and edgy synthetic fragrances. I strongly recommend his compositions for unbiased testing.
for me, The Mariner's Rhyme is initially a powdery, dry iris fragrance and thus sets a counterpoint right at the beginning to the aquatic synthetic siren that follows shortly afterwards, which is composed of classic aldehydes and postmodern ozonic notes (again, an obviously deliberate contrast). This unconventionally shrill tone is heightened by the hersperidic, consistently acidic accents of bergamot and grapefruit. The incense mentioned above is not sacred, but rather very bright, sparkling, almost diffuse, which brings us full circle to the dry iris at the beginning of the fragrance's development.
As with the Laudamiel fragrances mentioned above, it seems to me that the decisive factor for acceptance is the restrained dosage. I applied a tiny spray to the back of my hand this morning and the fragrance has stayed with me all day: contrary to most previous reviews, the longevity and projection is enormous.
If you combine my impressions described above, the result is indeed a very artificial impression of plastic, sunscreen and chlorinated water (I can well understand Ergreifend's association with the rubber boat - and cognitively also the resulting rejection, but I myself am affectively reached by the fragrance).
Anyone who appreciates fragrances in the style of The Zoo, Humięcki & Graef or Comme des Garçons should give it a try and then correct my impression anyway. I've survived here long enough as a ghost driver.
for me, The Mariner's Rhyme is initially a powdery, dry iris fragrance and thus sets a counterpoint right at the beginning to the aquatic synthetic siren that follows shortly afterwards, which is composed of classic aldehydes and postmodern ozonic notes (again, an obviously deliberate contrast). This unconventionally shrill tone is heightened by the hersperidic, consistently acidic accents of bergamot and grapefruit. The incense mentioned above is not sacred, but rather very bright, sparkling, almost diffuse, which brings us full circle to the dry iris at the beginning of the fragrance's development.
As with the Laudamiel fragrances mentioned above, it seems to me that the decisive factor for acceptance is the restrained dosage. I applied a tiny spray to the back of my hand this morning and the fragrance has stayed with me all day: contrary to most previous reviews, the longevity and projection is enormous.
If you combine my impressions described above, the result is indeed a very artificial impression of plastic, sunscreen and chlorinated water (I can well understand Ergreifend's association with the rubber boat - and cognitively also the resulting rejection, but I myself am affectively reached by the fragrance).
Anyone who appreciates fragrances in the style of The Zoo, Humięcki & Graef or Comme des Garçons should give it a try and then correct my impression anyway. I've survived here long enough as a ghost driver.
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