Mille et une Nuits Jean Louis Vermeil

... as Scheherazade tried to get to the bottom of this fragrance "... that remains my secret!"

It starts with the brand name and the bottle, which resembles a long flowing evening gown and is crystal clear throughout, designed by perfumer Jean-Louis Vermeil, while the one by Saudi Arabian fashion designer Adnan Akbar is milky and cloudy.
The contents are said to be identical.

The first glance at the pyramid suggests a sweet raspberry-vanilla-tonka pudding, but the first whiff clearly reveals that there is much more in this fragrance that gives it a fairy-tale charm. I would let myself be quartered, tarred, and feathered if galbanum does not play a crucial role here. Warm, balsamic, peppery-spicy galbanum that prevents the sweet fruits and flowers and vanilla from drifting into candy-like territory.

There are perfumes that I smell briefly and that's it, and there are perfumes that I inhale deeply, that I draw down into my belly - 1001 Nights invites inhalation.

I tested the scent on my skin, on my sweater, in my hair, and in the lambskin collar - it never became cloyingly direct or squeaky sweet, never intrusive but always full of warm, spicy-balsamic floral enigmas.

After about 12 hours, when the galbanum runs out of steam, amber, vanilla, and musk hold their ground unobtrusively but still wide awake.

A fragrance from the "old" school, where perfume was still perfume and not just fragrance water.

P.S.: Thanks to the charming inquiries from two dear perfume enthusiasts regarding the clove: both are present, both the clove flower and the spice clove.
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