03/24/2021
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At home with dad at the breakfast table....
My favorite meal is and always has been breakfast. I love to take my time in the morning, prepare something neat and cover the table with lots of goodies.
When my dad used to come home from the night shift, he prepared a sumptuous breakfast for me and my three siblings every day for years.
He was home regularly at half past six and by 7 sharp everything was set.
There were fresh rolls with croissants, roll cakes, doughnuts, or other slightly sweeter foods from the bakery. Cream cheese, sheep cheese, Gouda cheese in slices, various sausage slices, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers were also always there. Eggs too, of course; sometimes boiled, sometimes scrambled in the pan. And in addition to freshly squeezed OJ, he always made us black tea.
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There are several kinds of tea and altogether one distinguishes between six diverse kinds, which are won from the tea plant: Black Tea, White Tea, Green Tea, Yellow Tea, Pu Erh Tea and Oolong Tea.
In addition to these six traditional types of tea, there are of course many other tea-like varieties, but they do not contain any real components of the tea plant, and therefore in principle are not listed in the same breath with the above six. As examples one can call herbal or also fruit tea.
I myself, in any case, drink the very favorite black tea (coffee, for example, I do not drink at all), and still every day and preferably in the morning for breakfast. And this fragrance, the L'ombre des Merveilles, I have when testing immediately associated with my childhood, because it reminded me so much of the morning ritual of breakfast together.
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So far, I have been able to test a few fragrances that contain a tea note, but I have never before smelled such an expressive and authentic tea scent as L'Ombre des Merveilles.
The beginning is very fresh and somewhat spicy or herbal, where you can perceive but clearly the typical Merveilles DNA. Here you smell namely an orange-like "earthy" note out, which is characteristic of the Terre d'Hermès, for example. Say if one knows TdH and the first time with the Merveilles DNA is confronted, one will mMn slight similarities - in the prelude at least - can determine.
This initial freshness keeps the fragrance actually until the base, where it becomes spicier in between and in the further course then the black tea note comes to the fore and takes over the main role, so to speak. For me personally, it smells incredibly fine and genuine, as if you would pour on very fresh black tea and let the smoke soak into the nose.
The sweet tonka bean, which resonates slightly in the background, gives the base an additional minimal sensual nuance, but it is clearly restrained, which I personally find very good, because it would rather harm the character of the fragrance at more intense expression mMn.
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I tested the fragrance in the late afternoon or early evening on my wrist and could still easily perceive it in the morning after. Accordingly, I can speak of an exceptionally good durability.
Due to its composition, I think the fragrance is except always high summer all year round and for all occasions easily portable. Where I personally feel the spring and autumn as the most suitable seasons.
He is indeed declared as unisex, but personally I would classify him a little more of the masculine side, since he - I think - for one or the other lady can appear a little too spicy and a little woody. But of course everyone must find out for themselves when testing.
Conclusion:
L'ombre des Merveilles comes from the French and means translated "shadows of miracles" (would also be a nice title for a gripping novel).
When testing, the scent evoked memories of my dad and breakfasts together and made me emotional. That, among other reasons, is why I appreciate this hobby so much...
I sincerely thank dear button nose for the sample and the opportunity to have been introduced to this great scent.
For all black tea lovers, I can recommend it unconditionally. It exudes a fine elegance with both cool and warm aspects.
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Thank you for reading!
When my dad used to come home from the night shift, he prepared a sumptuous breakfast for me and my three siblings every day for years.
He was home regularly at half past six and by 7 sharp everything was set.
There were fresh rolls with croissants, roll cakes, doughnuts, or other slightly sweeter foods from the bakery. Cream cheese, sheep cheese, Gouda cheese in slices, various sausage slices, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, red peppers were also always there. Eggs too, of course; sometimes boiled, sometimes scrambled in the pan. And in addition to freshly squeezed OJ, he always made us black tea.
[...]
There are several kinds of tea and altogether one distinguishes between six diverse kinds, which are won from the tea plant: Black Tea, White Tea, Green Tea, Yellow Tea, Pu Erh Tea and Oolong Tea.
In addition to these six traditional types of tea, there are of course many other tea-like varieties, but they do not contain any real components of the tea plant, and therefore in principle are not listed in the same breath with the above six. As examples one can call herbal or also fruit tea.
I myself, in any case, drink the very favorite black tea (coffee, for example, I do not drink at all), and still every day and preferably in the morning for breakfast. And this fragrance, the L'ombre des Merveilles, I have when testing immediately associated with my childhood, because it reminded me so much of the morning ritual of breakfast together.
[...]
So far, I have been able to test a few fragrances that contain a tea note, but I have never before smelled such an expressive and authentic tea scent as L'Ombre des Merveilles.
The beginning is very fresh and somewhat spicy or herbal, where you can perceive but clearly the typical Merveilles DNA. Here you smell namely an orange-like "earthy" note out, which is characteristic of the Terre d'Hermès, for example. Say if one knows TdH and the first time with the Merveilles DNA is confronted, one will mMn slight similarities - in the prelude at least - can determine.
This initial freshness keeps the fragrance actually until the base, where it becomes spicier in between and in the further course then the black tea note comes to the fore and takes over the main role, so to speak. For me personally, it smells incredibly fine and genuine, as if you would pour on very fresh black tea and let the smoke soak into the nose.
The sweet tonka bean, which resonates slightly in the background, gives the base an additional minimal sensual nuance, but it is clearly restrained, which I personally find very good, because it would rather harm the character of the fragrance at more intense expression mMn.
[...]
I tested the fragrance in the late afternoon or early evening on my wrist and could still easily perceive it in the morning after. Accordingly, I can speak of an exceptionally good durability.
Due to its composition, I think the fragrance is except always high summer all year round and for all occasions easily portable. Where I personally feel the spring and autumn as the most suitable seasons.
He is indeed declared as unisex, but personally I would classify him a little more of the masculine side, since he - I think - for one or the other lady can appear a little too spicy and a little woody. But of course everyone must find out for themselves when testing.
Conclusion:
L'ombre des Merveilles comes from the French and means translated "shadows of miracles" (would also be a nice title for a gripping novel).
When testing, the scent evoked memories of my dad and breakfasts together and made me emotional. That, among other reasons, is why I appreciate this hobby so much...
I sincerely thank dear button nose for the sample and the opportunity to have been introduced to this great scent.
For all black tea lovers, I can recommend it unconditionally. It exudes a fine elegance with both cool and warm aspects.
[...]
Thank you for reading!
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