When a German company presents itself exclusively in English, I find that suspicious, I admit. Do they not want to sell their products in their own country or do they believe they cannot present such a website in their own language??? Whatever the reason, it is unsettling, especially the inadequate information about where to buy the fragrances (only an email address).
A dear member of parfumo sent me this sample, and I hesitated for a long time to engage with it, just like with the other H&G samples I received from parfumo members. In any case, thank you all for that.
Last night, I finally decided to try Multiple Rouge as the first of the three H&G samples and I must say, the attempt was successful, although the name should rather be Multiple Jaune, meaning multiple yellow, and not red. The fruits and flowers are definitely yellow, sunny yellow.
A balsamic-fruity cloud envelops me upon application and indulges me with a beautiful, light, floral, creamy, fruity, green scent. I enjoy it and lift my wrist directly to my nose... only to quickly remove it again.
Because directly on the skin, there is an extremely unpleasant note, somewhat metallic and stuffy.
However, the sillage, which is enormous with this fragrance, carries this wonderful scent into the room. Naturally, I wanted to know what could produce such a beautiful fragrance.
I cannot detect any orange, neither natural nor frozen, no pineapple, certainly not unripe, because unripe pineapple smells distinctly sour-green, but I can perceive fruits. Not overripe fruits on the verge of rotting, but ripe and fresh fruits.
These fruits are accompanied by chamomile flowers and an almond note - which is likely caused by the immortelle and peach kernels. Immortelle is a Mediterranean medicinal plant; customers of L'Occitane should know this, as they sell an entire skincare line based on immortelle. The plant has a balsamic, woody, warm scent; it is anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, etc., but also calming. Another component is the slightly green-fresh note from coriander. However, there is no trace of cinnamon.
I cannot make anything of the scent description ozone. I used to regularly visit a beautician, and she prepared the skin for cleansing in ozone steam. It smelled like nothing, just warm and humid. However, Multiple Rouge does not smell like that at all.
On the contrary, it is a very fresh and bright, sweet fruity-floral scent that spreads here in the room.
Unfortunately, the unpleasant note directly on the skin lingers quite a long time. It takes hours for it to gradually disappear and to give way to this gentle, beautiful scent that is distributed by the sillage, even directly on the skin. I am still not sure whether I should love or hate Multiple Rouge. Because the note directly on the skin is very unpleasant and makes me feel nauseous, but the scent that is spread by the sillage....... hmmmmmmm
I have never experienced such a, yes it is hard for me to really name it, but such a buoyant, bright, sweet-light, fruity-floral, feminine, and pleasant scent in any other "perfume."