05/13/2016

BrianBuchanan
351 Reviews

BrianBuchanan
Very helpful Review
4
Desiccated floral V syrup bomb
Designing a fragrance which is half monster youth scent and half 80’s relic is somehow both inspired, and wilfully bizarre.
It's the typical Jardins d'Ecrivains shtick: a core of dusty orange flower - backed up by demerara cake and joss sticks, all going head to head with a weird disinfectant syrup. The messed up froot and antique orange flower make a Frankenstein hotchpotch of crudely fitting pieces...
You may applaud the oddness of it all, pour scorn on such pretentious twaddle, or simply come to wonder who spilt his Red Bull on granny's potpourri.
In the end however, La Dame aux Camélias is one of a minority of perfumes that improve over time. As the details fade, the profile pulls together into a nice confectionary floral but, as with all craft disciplines, it's a matter of swings and roundabouts; the nicer it gets, the less good it becomes.
It's the typical Jardins d'Ecrivains shtick: a core of dusty orange flower - backed up by demerara cake and joss sticks, all going head to head with a weird disinfectant syrup. The messed up froot and antique orange flower make a Frankenstein hotchpotch of crudely fitting pieces...
You may applaud the oddness of it all, pour scorn on such pretentious twaddle, or simply come to wonder who spilt his Red Bull on granny's potpourri.
In the end however, La Dame aux Camélias is one of a minority of perfumes that improve over time. As the details fade, the profile pulls together into a nice confectionary floral but, as with all craft disciplines, it's a matter of swings and roundabouts; the nicer it gets, the less good it becomes.