05/08/2022

BrianBuchanan
355 Reviews

BrianBuchanan
4
What do you get if you take very cold water - Eau Très Fraîche, and you cool it down some more? : Eau Givrée - frosty water.
The departure is a cool blend of sulfur, juniper, pepper and mineral citrus; like Terre meets Pamplelune on the rocks, but once that exquisite tang fades out the rest is not so impressive.
It develops a sticky side - like a Jardins’ drydown, then moves through a long period of viscid freshness; until finally, a woody-aromatic vetiver appears in the base.
The opening is the best grapefruit ever, but the longevity given by the musky ‘citrus’ is just marking time in my opinion. Personally, I would have preferred something more like an Eau de Cologne that fades cleanly - so you can respray and enjoy the bracing head notes, but ‘never mind the quality, feel the width’ is the rule these days.
Being a flanker in the style of the Jardin series, this doesn’t say anything new; except Nagel’s new style may be morphing into a flanker of Ellena’s old one.
It develops a sticky side - like a Jardins’ drydown, then moves through a long period of viscid freshness; until finally, a woody-aromatic vetiver appears in the base.
The opening is the best grapefruit ever, but the longevity given by the musky ‘citrus’ is just marking time in my opinion. Personally, I would have preferred something more like an Eau de Cologne that fades cleanly - so you can respray and enjoy the bracing head notes, but ‘never mind the quality, feel the width’ is the rule these days.
Being a flanker in the style of the Jardin series, this doesn’t say anything new; except Nagel’s new style may be morphing into a flanker of Ellena’s old one.
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