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Attack Of The Powdery Iris and Cocoa...
La Memoire Retrouvee opens with a gorgeous almost ginger-like cinnamon spiced orange accord. During the heart phase, the spiced orange takes a back seat to a strong powdery iris and cocoa powder tandem that remain the co-stars of the scent through the end of its relatively linear development. During the late dry-down the powdery semi-gourmand assault continues, sweetened slightly by sandalwood in the scent's base. Projection is above average and longevity is average at about 8-9 hours on skin.
The spiced orange opening to La Memoire Retrouvee is absolutely incredible smelling, and after trying all the initial twelve scents in the line briefly I singled it out as the one I thought smelled the best initially. Unfortunately, while things start off with a bang, they end up as a semi-gourmand powdery iris and cocoa powder assault that is quite popular with many, but not I. Iris and powdery cocoa are notes I tend to run from like the plague and they are certainly the stars here. The powdery cocoa is a bit more prominent than the iris as time passes, but the end result comes off as very similar. The execution really is quite good, and those that enjoy semi-gourmands should find a lot to love with the "good" to "very good" smelling 3 to 3.5 star out of 5 La Memoire Retrouvee, but alas for me this one can be appreciated but is not to my taste.
The spiced orange opening to La Memoire Retrouvee is absolutely incredible smelling, and after trying all the initial twelve scents in the line briefly I singled it out as the one I thought smelled the best initially. Unfortunately, while things start off with a bang, they end up as a semi-gourmand powdery iris and cocoa powder assault that is quite popular with many, but not I. Iris and powdery cocoa are notes I tend to run from like the plague and they are certainly the stars here. The powdery cocoa is a bit more prominent than the iris as time passes, but the end result comes off as very similar. The execution really is quite good, and those that enjoy semi-gourmands should find a lot to love with the "good" to "very good" smelling 3 to 3.5 star out of 5 La Memoire Retrouvee, but alas for me this one can be appreciated but is not to my taste.