Édition Rare - Vici Histoires de Parfums 2013

Here, victory is celebrated with drinking and inhaling anesthetic gases until unconsciousness. An alcoholic, yet somehow fresh, sparkling, champagne-like note opens the fragrance, accompanied by something solvent- and adhesive-like. This makes the opening somewhat aggressive, novel, unfamiliar. But soon everyone is numb and it becomes quiet. A hint of smoke lingers in the air, one can still sense the orgy. Lavender and vanilla gradually create a familiar harmony that feels almost cozy. Even the morning dew can be interpreted... a fresh, slightly menthol-like note is added. Is that basil? This note has been present from the very beginning, but it creates a different context. It no longer contributes to the solvent-like impression, but provides a fresh contrast to a fragrance that increasingly becomes slightly sweet, soft, and calm.

Édition Rare - Vici is something different. It's interesting to smell for a test. However, the opening is more strange-different than particularly special and beautiful; afterwards, the fragrance drifts into something not really exciting, which evokes no feelings of joy or victory for me. A weak victory!