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Are you my new number one?
I recently received a sample of Rose Ikebana's scent. Rose Ikebana is one of the few Hermessence fragrances that I have consistently ignored in the past. Because I don't like rose scents. And an unconcentrated test in a Hermes store in Frankfurt years ago left me with the impression of a watery, light rose water. I own and love Osmanthe Yunnan and Cuir d´ange and I was so far sure that the rose will never reach this level.
But sometimes it's different than you think. I sprayed a sample on it, didn't have any expectations. But suddenly, sitting at a wine bar, a stunningly gentle breath of hardly anything more than nothing rose into my nose. What the hell was that? Warm skin, that was my first thought. Somehow round and full, and at the same time fresh and slightly spicy. Simply fragrant!
I needed a moment to understand. So this is Jean Claude Ellena's rose tea arrangement! Brilliant! Both components were distinguishable by an exact "smell". But it felt as if the aromatic tea was darkening the rose over the course, taking away the sweetish-rose and giving it something slightly spicy. Anyway, it seemed as if he suddenly wrapped her in a gossamer warm veil. The overall result was not really "rosy", but rather material-silky. I felt like I could gently touch the scent. I was just so carried away. What a beautiful Ikebana!
A few days later I went to the office with the remaining droplets on my skin. A colleague asked me promptly what I smell like. Well, and then there was no stopping. Now I own two 15ml bottles of Rose Ikebana and don't think it can be ruled out that this fragrance will eventually become my number 1 in the Hermessence series. It is even more harmonious on the skin and "fuller" than Osmathe Yunnan, whose tea-flower-mixture sometimes unfolds in a slightly "scratchy" way. Compared to Ellena's masterpiece and the second skin scent of the series he seems even more subtle to me. And it is less prone to nicks, after all, leather, even if it is as velvety as the angelic scent, is not everyone's cup of tea.
By the way, one reads from time to time that Un jardin sur le Toit has a certain resemblance to Rose Ikebana. I think that's true, but it only reveals itself in the beautiful middle and final part of the jardin when the musk starts to play and the completely wacky compost notes emerge. A nice alternative for all who don't want to go straight to the top!
A last sentence on durability. I've got the rose there for up to 10 hours. As with the other Ellena-Hermessencen, the fragrance is not as intense, but at least with me it is perceptible for a long time. Stillage is very close to the body, anything else would make the fragrance in its core something else!
But sometimes it's different than you think. I sprayed a sample on it, didn't have any expectations. But suddenly, sitting at a wine bar, a stunningly gentle breath of hardly anything more than nothing rose into my nose. What the hell was that? Warm skin, that was my first thought. Somehow round and full, and at the same time fresh and slightly spicy. Simply fragrant!
I needed a moment to understand. So this is Jean Claude Ellena's rose tea arrangement! Brilliant! Both components were distinguishable by an exact "smell". But it felt as if the aromatic tea was darkening the rose over the course, taking away the sweetish-rose and giving it something slightly spicy. Anyway, it seemed as if he suddenly wrapped her in a gossamer warm veil. The overall result was not really "rosy", but rather material-silky. I felt like I could gently touch the scent. I was just so carried away. What a beautiful Ikebana!
A few days later I went to the office with the remaining droplets on my skin. A colleague asked me promptly what I smell like. Well, and then there was no stopping. Now I own two 15ml bottles of Rose Ikebana and don't think it can be ruled out that this fragrance will eventually become my number 1 in the Hermessence series. It is even more harmonious on the skin and "fuller" than Osmathe Yunnan, whose tea-flower-mixture sometimes unfolds in a slightly "scratchy" way. Compared to Ellena's masterpiece and the second skin scent of the series he seems even more subtle to me. And it is less prone to nicks, after all, leather, even if it is as velvety as the angelic scent, is not everyone's cup of tea.
By the way, one reads from time to time that Un jardin sur le Toit has a certain resemblance to Rose Ikebana. I think that's true, but it only reveals itself in the beautiful middle and final part of the jardin when the musk starts to play and the completely wacky compost notes emerge. A nice alternative for all who don't want to go straight to the top!
A last sentence on durability. I've got the rose there for up to 10 hours. As with the other Ellena-Hermessencen, the fragrance is not as intense, but at least with me it is perceptible for a long time. Stillage is very close to the body, anything else would make the fragrance in its core something else!
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