Les Jeux sont Faits Jovoy 2013

I bought my first Jovoy fragrance as a bottling because my favourite YouTuber at the time kept mentioning it. It was "psychedelics," and at first I found him really hideous. "Les Jeux sont fait", which I bought at about the same time, was much more compatible. And yet: The astringency with which he starts made me distance myself early on. Inspired, however, by others who found his drydown appetizing, he still got a chance.
The initial astringency was still to be overcome at first. (I am now sure that this is the angelica root.) But I found it increasingly attractive and charming, but also very masculine. (A sincere compliment to all the ladies who use the scent!) But what comes next, this tobacco aroma + rum/gin: No, it doesn't smell like a pub. It took me a long time to figure out what I was reminded of: A few years ago I went on an old flat bottom boat on the Jsselmeer and there was this magical moment when I sat below deck and the concentrated smell of old warm wood overflowed me. This moment - and the associated feeling of security - I found again in "Les jeux sont faits". In the meantime it has become my signature scent.