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Entertaining fragrance pleasure
Personally, I love the citrusy, aquatic tea fragrances, in which category l'eau can undoubtedly be categorized. Tangy-fresh lemongrass iced tea describes the immediate first appearance quite well. Unfortunately (as perfectly balanced as the interplay of nuances is), the liaison is very short-lived. Back when Kenzo was released, I thought it and Kenzo Power were unbeatable in this category in terms of fragrance. But even at that time, l'eau was for me personally more of a self-serving freshie that you could put on after sport or a sauna session without it being annoying. However, you didn't impress your fellow human beings with it, as it was simply imperceptible to anyone after 15 minutes.
The other day I was in a drugstore again and there it was, so after all these years of abstinence I couldn't resist and sprayed it on. Immediately, the stored associations with this fragrance came flooding back. Somehow, however, I also had the feeling that the fragrance faded even faster than before. But this could also be because I have aged a lot and my skin no longer stores the molecules identically :)
Overall, l'eau would no longer be an option for me today. There are too many much more durable and technically brilliant perfumes on the market that serve exactly this olfactory track. A Nishane Wulong Cha, for example, with significantly better longevity, or the minted by Nomenclature with a more beautiful resolution of the individual components. Strictly speaking, a Xerjoff 400 can also be placed in this category, but without the "tea-meditation-I'm-in-the-pure-with-me" experience.
But if you were looking for a perfume for everyday situations in life such as "oh shit, the letter carrier rang and wants me to sign for it, but I've just crawled out of bed, I stink and need a quick freshness suggestion", this is the perfect perfume for you. Afterwards, you can lie back in bed next to your wife completely relaxed. At least she definitely won't smell the short excursion through the stairwell to the front door and back.
The other day I was in a drugstore again and there it was, so after all these years of abstinence I couldn't resist and sprayed it on. Immediately, the stored associations with this fragrance came flooding back. Somehow, however, I also had the feeling that the fragrance faded even faster than before. But this could also be because I have aged a lot and my skin no longer stores the molecules identically :)
Overall, l'eau would no longer be an option for me today. There are too many much more durable and technically brilliant perfumes on the market that serve exactly this olfactory track. A Nishane Wulong Cha, for example, with significantly better longevity, or the minted by Nomenclature with a more beautiful resolution of the individual components. Strictly speaking, a Xerjoff 400 can also be placed in this category, but without the "tea-meditation-I'm-in-the-pure-with-me" experience.
But if you were looking for a perfume for everyday situations in life such as "oh shit, the letter carrier rang and wants me to sign for it, but I've just crawled out of bed, I stink and need a quick freshness suggestion", this is the perfect perfume for you. Afterwards, you can lie back in bed next to your wife completely relaxed. At least she definitely won't smell the short excursion through the stairwell to the front door and back.
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