Hasu-no-Hana Grossmith 1888 Eau de Parfum

And when I go now and feel…
in the evening, so lonely for me and here!
No stumbling, I dare, I am now, we are.
I dare to smell you, your skin and me.
You let me, no hold me!
Don’t dare, no stirring!
Fear, losing destiny, no breathing, seducing.
Lustfully fueling your desire, I want to give in, I am here!!

Don’t search for me, find me!
Don’t want me, have me!
I am here!

And when it’s done, when everything is over.
In the morning, in the evening just me,
then live, don’t stumble, have strength, I am me!

Hasu-no-Hana leaves me astonished, only to smile and extend a hand a moment later!
The Japanese meaning of “Hasu-no-Hana,” water lily or lotus flower, I do not smell.
But I think the name is meant to hint at the fragility and delicacy of the scent!
Words, what words, unnecessary!
Chypre, yes! Surely the most delicate I have ever encountered!
This scent is so finely structured that the designation Chypre seems very coarse to me!
A Chypre, not harsh, not bitter, softly mossy, who still knows that?!
The most fragile, most sensitive, most fleeting that I know!!
Such a Chypre? Noble, fine, gentle, a wonder.
A wonder of freshness, the opening over the orange bergamot sky!!
Where can one find this, jasmine, ylang-ylang in harmony, no one takes anything?
So reserved and cautious, so, so beautiful!
Hasu-no-Hana has a heart of crystal, of snow crystal, melting
so gently and mixing with cool moss.
A woody iris embraces you and holds you in her
arms, pulls you into her chamber, there you lie so gently!
The rose, it lifts you up and preserves you,
because, very deep it will now stay, and beautiful it is!
Damp moss, patchouli, mainly patchouli with fine drops of friendly tonka.
In soft wood you lie and are safe, waiting for morning.
I also want to say it smells a little spicy. A little clove
and a bit of leather are also hidden somewhere;-)
The clearest, friendliest, most beautiful chypre I know, pure hope!
In this case, I think it suits better on female skin!
Although I was allowed to try Hasu on a man and found it beautiful.
It’s just so delicate, maybe too delicate??
It lasts, just like Shem-el-Nessim, an eternity, but with softer sillage.
As Medusa already said, “Soul catcher!”