Narcis Hendley Perfumes 2019

Narcis is my favorite perfume from Hendley, followed closely by Myst, and there is a good amount of Myst that I recall in it. Mainly, the tuberose and orris pairing. However, Narcis is all about the Narcissus, although I wouldn't call it a floral perfume. An agrestic-floral, even a pseudo-chypre. Hans explores the honeyed and the hay-like facets of Narcissus in this composition. The use of beeswax here is superb. Hence you get that honeyed quality Narcissus has, yet amplified. The orris and tuberose pairing provides a buttery texture, as it does in Myst, while there is a nice animalic touch from the beeswax as well as a waxy feel. The sweetness is offset by a chypre accord that feels bitter, grassy, and earthy. I perceive what seems like hay, which is not listed, so perhaps it is just a phantom accord. The composition is very well thought out and put together, round, and without weaknesses. In the end, it feels like an agrestic perfume more than a chypre or a floral one. A grassy, honeyed narcissus with a prominent waxy/buttery texture.

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