Méchant Loup L'Artisan Parfumeur 1997

Then the search ends here - at least for me! Sorry for these words, but I am still impressed or rather shocked that a fundamentally high-quality fragrance makes me feel nauseous. As soon as I finish this comment, I need to wash this stuff off. So I have to hold back a bit... but what is actually the reason for this nausea?

I don't like licorice, but I can hardly smell it - if I hadn't read the comparison in previous comments, I probably wouldn't have thought of it. I can rather confirm Blumfeld's buttery note, and the myrrh contributes to my bad condition. The sweet wood only reinforces this impression and makes me shudder with disgust - and I actually like sweet notes. Here, I rather associate it with a sickly sweet smell of decay in a leaf forest. Fairy tale style: It was autumn, the big bad wolf was long dead, and Little Red Riding Hood buried him under a thick layer of leaves because she could no longer stand the stench of rot. Bon Appétit!

- Break: No joke, I just had to run to the bathroom and scrub my arm because my nausea was getting worse. Now I feel a bit better... -

For me, and on my skin, the aforementioned (and possibly also unnamed) components combine into a deadly mixture that sets off alarms in all my senses! I felt similarly when I wanted to try "stinky tofu" (literally translated) in China, which is fermented tofu that is considered a delicacy there: My instincts forced me to spit the small piece out immediately, as my body was conditioned to reject spoiled food. I believe it is similar with this fragrance - I am simply not made for it. Have fun to everyone else - I do not envy you.