Pêle-Mêle Galimard Eau de Parfum
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Fruit Salad at the End
The top note is initially softly citrusy (not a sharp, sour cleaning product lemon!). And then for a while, I mainly smell pineapple. Not an artificial, overly pronounced pineapple aroma, but delicate pineapple, as if a plate of freshly cut pineapple is nearby.
But soon a bouquet of flowers is placed next to the pineapple plate, and the bouquet quickly becomes much more prominent than the pineapple: lily of the valley, rose, jasmine - with my untrained nose, I certainly wouldn't have been able to name them so precisely, but the listing of the fragrance notes above is absolutely recognizable. All three keep each other nicely in check, each takes its turn to shine.
However, as it drifts towards the base, it goes in a pleasantly non-committal direction without any real grounding: the scent becomes subtly fruity, I don't notice much wood or musk, and after the lovely floral accord, this non-committal fruity finish seems a bit banal to me. I'm not a perfumer, but I believe that if there had been a bitter-woody note, or a bit of patchouli, or a hint of vetiver - in any case, some kind of bitter, sharp, or woody counterpoint - it could have become a really great fragrance.
As it is, Pêle-Mêle is still a very pretty niche fragrance for little money. But the beginning promises more than the fruity base delivers. However, Pêle-Mêle means fruit salad - so the fruity base is probably intentional.
But soon a bouquet of flowers is placed next to the pineapple plate, and the bouquet quickly becomes much more prominent than the pineapple: lily of the valley, rose, jasmine - with my untrained nose, I certainly wouldn't have been able to name them so precisely, but the listing of the fragrance notes above is absolutely recognizable. All three keep each other nicely in check, each takes its turn to shine.
However, as it drifts towards the base, it goes in a pleasantly non-committal direction without any real grounding: the scent becomes subtly fruity, I don't notice much wood or musk, and after the lovely floral accord, this non-committal fruity finish seems a bit banal to me. I'm not a perfumer, but I believe that if there had been a bitter-woody note, or a bit of patchouli, or a hint of vetiver - in any case, some kind of bitter, sharp, or woody counterpoint - it could have become a really great fragrance.
As it is, Pêle-Mêle is still a very pretty niche fragrance for little money. But the beginning promises more than the fruity base delivers. However, Pêle-Mêle means fruit salad - so the fruity base is probably intentional.
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