Patchouli Patch L'Artisan Parfumeur 2002

ripe plums lie on the ground among the violets, star anise smells to me like finely ground cloves ... where from?

I stand in the antiquarian bookshop, take in the slightly dusty air and the dim lighting, photos of artists from the past hang on the walls, a slightly earthy smell emanates from the cellar ..

or have I ended up in the Moulin Rouge after all? Ah, plum liqueur is served... small bouquets of violets in glass vases smell beguiling... and another glass of plum liqueur!
The iris powders eagerly, I get warm, I take off my fur coat and put the osmanthus flower in my hair.

My companion leads me into the basement rooms, which exude an earthy smell; the walls here are wood-paneled with inlaid work in cedar and sandalwood. We reach a salon with a leather chaise longue and leather armchairs, take a seat and enjoy the pleasant jazzy atmosphere.

This perfume reminds me very much of some old fragrances from the 1920s or 1930s, hence the journey between locations or even times like in the movie "Midnight in Paris".