Top Notes 
Mandarin orange
Apple
Blackcurrant
Grapefruit
Heart Notes 
Freesia
Rose
Iris
Base Notes 
White musk
Patchouli
Benzoin
Sandalwood
Sonjoschka
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Why blue and Vertige?
Why is the fragrance called Vertige? And why is the bottle blue?
Blue means freshness, sea, aquatic notes. Not at all - there’s none of that here.
So, who designed this fragrance in the blue bottle?
Or is it perhaps a royal blue? Yes, the bottle is almost royal blue. But when I compare it on Wikipedia, it’s "just" blue (color code: #0000CC).
Was the bottle perhaps designed first and then ultimately a completely different fragrance produced for it? No one knows.
Here, the color absolutely does not match the scent. The clear, graphic design also feels somewhat out of place. The bottle should be light beige or light pink and simple, straight or rounded. I would also accept yellow. But a solid blue just doesn’t fit somehow.
Vertige - dizziness or vertigo. Oh yes... I also feel dizzy and stagger when I’m blue.
Okay, maybe that’s it?!?
The fragrance starts very citrusy, bright, fresh with a scent of mandarin. I believe mandarin is the "new" bergamot in fragrances. A nice introduction. I don’t detect any blackcurrant. Although it does have diffuse fruity hints down to the base.
But the flowers are somewhat more dominant than the fruit. The scent becomes slightly velvety-creamy in the heart, I would say. I recognize a dark rose and a somewhat minimal powdery iris. Overall, however, it is kept rather synthetic.
The heart note is slightly sweet, floral-fruity, but by no means overwhelming.
The sillage is quite transparent. You have to get closer to really smell the fragrance well. So, you need to apply Vertige generously for it to be noticed. For an Eau de Parfum, it is very close to the skin.
Somehow, a scent similar to a pear briefly pushes through later and tickles the flowers (and me) awake a little bit.
The base, which emerges after about an hour, consists on my skin of a bit of floral blend, sandalwood, and musk. Patchouli has been used here only very subtly. Unfortunately, I don’t smell any benzoin at all.
I find the fragrance a bit too monotonous, I would say. I don’t really like diffuse floral-fruity blends. For me, everything could be a bit more pronounced, clearer, and more expressive. The fragrance is not bad, just not for me. I prefer it stronger. The longevity is also below average, with a maximum of four hours.
However, if you like very close, warm-creamy floral-fruity scents, you are well advised here. You should perhaps give it a try.
It’s a fragrance for everyday wear, not for special occasions.
I will probably give mine away.
And I wasn’t blue when I wrote this.
Blue means freshness, sea, aquatic notes. Not at all - there’s none of that here.
So, who designed this fragrance in the blue bottle?
Or is it perhaps a royal blue? Yes, the bottle is almost royal blue. But when I compare it on Wikipedia, it’s "just" blue (color code: #0000CC).
Was the bottle perhaps designed first and then ultimately a completely different fragrance produced for it? No one knows.
Here, the color absolutely does not match the scent. The clear, graphic design also feels somewhat out of place. The bottle should be light beige or light pink and simple, straight or rounded. I would also accept yellow. But a solid blue just doesn’t fit somehow.
Vertige - dizziness or vertigo. Oh yes... I also feel dizzy and stagger when I’m blue.
Okay, maybe that’s it?!?
The fragrance starts very citrusy, bright, fresh with a scent of mandarin. I believe mandarin is the "new" bergamot in fragrances. A nice introduction. I don’t detect any blackcurrant. Although it does have diffuse fruity hints down to the base.
But the flowers are somewhat more dominant than the fruit. The scent becomes slightly velvety-creamy in the heart, I would say. I recognize a dark rose and a somewhat minimal powdery iris. Overall, however, it is kept rather synthetic.
The heart note is slightly sweet, floral-fruity, but by no means overwhelming.
The sillage is quite transparent. You have to get closer to really smell the fragrance well. So, you need to apply Vertige generously for it to be noticed. For an Eau de Parfum, it is very close to the skin.
Somehow, a scent similar to a pear briefly pushes through later and tickles the flowers (and me) awake a little bit.
The base, which emerges after about an hour, consists on my skin of a bit of floral blend, sandalwood, and musk. Patchouli has been used here only very subtly. Unfortunately, I don’t smell any benzoin at all.
I find the fragrance a bit too monotonous, I would say. I don’t really like diffuse floral-fruity blends. For me, everything could be a bit more pronounced, clearer, and more expressive. The fragrance is not bad, just not for me. I prefer it stronger. The longevity is also below average, with a maximum of four hours.
However, if you like very close, warm-creamy floral-fruity scents, you are well advised here. You should perhaps give it a try.
It’s a fragrance for everyday wear, not for special occasions.
I will probably give mine away.
And I wasn’t blue when I wrote this.
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