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Come Closer
Not all fragrances labeled as aquatic are actually typical aquatics. Luckily! Cašmir Festival Blue, for example, is not, and neither is this little treasure here from GAP. Close has a similar top note to my blue Cašmir. It is more floral, meant to evoke the sea, water, and beach, and definitely not the Calone that I despise.
Once again, this is a scent that has landed in my collection more or less by chance. My dear Gold had a feeling about it. And that feeling was right. Yes, this little Close is absolutely refined. After having it on my nose for a while, it quickly felt like I was smelling something very familiar. Even though this is a light and very fresh fragrance, I can definitely identify similarities with Kenzo Amour. Yes, this could be a summer version of Amour. This fluffy-woody aspect, referred to as rice steam in Amour, is also present in this little GAP. Musk, jasmine, vanilla. Any questions? Although I just noticed that Kenzo does not list a jasmine note, which has always been there for my nose.
The vanilla here is indeed very subtle. This is truly a fragrance for spring and summer days. I can also find similarities with Etro Musk. And later in the base note, partially with Bvlgari Blv, which a very dear colleague of mine used to wear. This woody-warm aspect, as well as the salty note, I know very well from both. Yes, Tom Ford’s White Suede has that too, just with a touch of leather in the dry down, which is missing here. Close is quite a skin-close scent that doesn’t come off as very perfumey to me. What smells so pleasant here? Was there something? Or maybe not? That’s exactly what GAP Close is. Come closer, sniff, but whether that’s the perfume you’re perceiving, I won’t tell you. My skin but better.
Yes, I’ve also developed a bit of a crush on this one. And I’ll tell you right away. It is, of course, set. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be me writing this. I wouldn’t rule out that I might look for a large bottle of this cute little egg (it fits, after all) or, specifically, go hunting for it. Like many fragrances I love, this one also has a very typical style from the nineties. Just in a fresh and delicate way.
It is beautiful. Absolutely! Thank you, my dear Gold.
Once again, this is a scent that has landed in my collection more or less by chance. My dear Gold had a feeling about it. And that feeling was right. Yes, this little Close is absolutely refined. After having it on my nose for a while, it quickly felt like I was smelling something very familiar. Even though this is a light and very fresh fragrance, I can definitely identify similarities with Kenzo Amour. Yes, this could be a summer version of Amour. This fluffy-woody aspect, referred to as rice steam in Amour, is also present in this little GAP. Musk, jasmine, vanilla. Any questions? Although I just noticed that Kenzo does not list a jasmine note, which has always been there for my nose.
The vanilla here is indeed very subtle. This is truly a fragrance for spring and summer days. I can also find similarities with Etro Musk. And later in the base note, partially with Bvlgari Blv, which a very dear colleague of mine used to wear. This woody-warm aspect, as well as the salty note, I know very well from both. Yes, Tom Ford’s White Suede has that too, just with a touch of leather in the dry down, which is missing here. Close is quite a skin-close scent that doesn’t come off as very perfumey to me. What smells so pleasant here? Was there something? Or maybe not? That’s exactly what GAP Close is. Come closer, sniff, but whether that’s the perfume you’re perceiving, I won’t tell you. My skin but better.
Yes, I’ve also developed a bit of a crush on this one. And I’ll tell you right away. It is, of course, set. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be me writing this. I wouldn’t rule out that I might look for a large bottle of this cute little egg (it fits, after all) or, specifically, go hunting for it. Like many fragrances I love, this one also has a very typical style from the nineties. Just in a fresh and delicate way.
It is beautiful. Absolutely! Thank you, my dear Gold.
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I’d love to sniff such an Aquatic.
😘