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04/21/2024
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Unique, long-lasting, old school, wow factor.
... impressive, dream location, room-filling, arrogant, powdery, unisex, versatile, spring in a bottle, fresh, attracting compliments, fantastically beautiful, special, unusual and yet pleasing, airy, nostalgic, fascinating, addictive, hard to describe, wonderful, great blend, qualitative, constantly changing, creative, artistic, multi-faceted, barely tangible, out of this world
Henry Jacques' Fragrance - a fragrance that flies far under the radar, receives far too little attention, has a rather unimpressive fragrance pyramid but undoubtedly impresses with its composition, because it is not only fantastically beautiful, but also surprisingly unique. An absolutely unique and special fragrance, not only in the world of fragrances, but also in the Henry Jacques lineup. Enough raving, back to the hard facts, serious notes and strict evaluation criteria.
Let's start with the notes. The fragrance begins to reveal its aldehydes immediately after application, and there are plenty of them. These immediately radiate out into the entire room and spread incredibly quickly - the sillage is already incredibly strong here. Once again a little unusual for Henry Jacques, but surprisingly bearable. Ylang-ylang and all the other floral notes are not individually recognizable to me here, but are rather noticeable as a mixture, cedar is completely absent, the aldehydes retain the upper hand by a wide margin. Iris and labdanum can be seen in the drydown, the iris in particular stands out together with the aldehydes and creates a powdery, floral, old-school creation that is reminiscent of classic Chanel fragrances. Vanilla is completely absent here, but I wouldn't know if it would be in the right place either. This aldehyde-floral-iris creation continues to the end with the same strength. Certainly one of the strongest HJ fragrances. What should be particularly exciting here is the fact that both the longevity and the sillage are enormous. Of all the test strips, it is the fragrance that has lasted by far the longest, and after applying several HJ fragrances to the skin, it was only the fragrance that was able to create a cloud behind it and drown out all the other fragrances. After many, many hours, it eventually came to an end. It ends just as it began - with the aldehydes, which have persisted throughout and certainly form the framework of the entire composition. Despite some difficult notes, this is a wonderful creation that I really like and still long for months later.
Henry Jacques' fragrance is captivating in a strange way. The powdery floral notes, combined with the great and perceptible, yet airy and unobtrusive sillage, make you crave this fragrance over and over again - even though the notes would not normally suit my taste. The performance is great, as is the development. Surprisingly good and with the right budget, this fragrance can also be layered wonderfully with one of the greener Henry Jacques creations. I tried it with the No. 9 d'Igor and the 1995, in both cases a really nice result.
This fragrance is one of the most beautiful that I have come across so far, and even if I can unfortunately say this over and over again with Henry Jacques, I think this composition is simply extremely successful and courageous, because aldehydes, powder and floral must be skillful and require a certain self-confidence. The fragrance has an old-school feel, but at the same time is also reminiscent of modern studios, art exhibitions and alternative people who are artistically talented and creative. White galleries, still completely devoid of works of art, with a slight smell of paint. An artist sits alone in the middle of this gigantic space and creates controversial sculptures. Here I see the scent - a signature for an artistic person. White canvas, white space, the color is provided by the person carrying it.
Henry Jacques' Fragrance - a fragrance that flies far under the radar, receives far too little attention, has a rather unimpressive fragrance pyramid but undoubtedly impresses with its composition, because it is not only fantastically beautiful, but also surprisingly unique. An absolutely unique and special fragrance, not only in the world of fragrances, but also in the Henry Jacques lineup. Enough raving, back to the hard facts, serious notes and strict evaluation criteria.
Let's start with the notes. The fragrance begins to reveal its aldehydes immediately after application, and there are plenty of them. These immediately radiate out into the entire room and spread incredibly quickly - the sillage is already incredibly strong here. Once again a little unusual for Henry Jacques, but surprisingly bearable. Ylang-ylang and all the other floral notes are not individually recognizable to me here, but are rather noticeable as a mixture, cedar is completely absent, the aldehydes retain the upper hand by a wide margin. Iris and labdanum can be seen in the drydown, the iris in particular stands out together with the aldehydes and creates a powdery, floral, old-school creation that is reminiscent of classic Chanel fragrances. Vanilla is completely absent here, but I wouldn't know if it would be in the right place either. This aldehyde-floral-iris creation continues to the end with the same strength. Certainly one of the strongest HJ fragrances. What should be particularly exciting here is the fact that both the longevity and the sillage are enormous. Of all the test strips, it is the fragrance that has lasted by far the longest, and after applying several HJ fragrances to the skin, it was only the fragrance that was able to create a cloud behind it and drown out all the other fragrances. After many, many hours, it eventually came to an end. It ends just as it began - with the aldehydes, which have persisted throughout and certainly form the framework of the entire composition. Despite some difficult notes, this is a wonderful creation that I really like and still long for months later.
Henry Jacques' fragrance is captivating in a strange way. The powdery floral notes, combined with the great and perceptible, yet airy and unobtrusive sillage, make you crave this fragrance over and over again - even though the notes would not normally suit my taste. The performance is great, as is the development. Surprisingly good and with the right budget, this fragrance can also be layered wonderfully with one of the greener Henry Jacques creations. I tried it with the No. 9 d'Igor and the 1995, in both cases a really nice result.
This fragrance is one of the most beautiful that I have come across so far, and even if I can unfortunately say this over and over again with Henry Jacques, I think this composition is simply extremely successful and courageous, because aldehydes, powder and floral must be skillful and require a certain self-confidence. The fragrance has an old-school feel, but at the same time is also reminiscent of modern studios, art exhibitions and alternative people who are artistically talented and creative. White galleries, still completely devoid of works of art, with a slight smell of paint. An artist sits alone in the middle of this gigantic space and creates controversial sculptures. Here I see the scent - a signature for an artistic person. White canvas, white space, the color is provided by the person carrying it.
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