Poetique La Rive 2024

I really like La Rive. Yes, some brands of this kind appeal to me more, but La Rive also has some lovely treasures. The alternative to Br540 develops on me, for example, almost identically. If someone looks into my comments, my collection, or my profile, they will quickly realize that I have an abnormal love for Delina Eau de Parfum. It is by far my number 1; I have emptied one bottle and recently acquired a second. Additionally, I own alternatives that can match Delina in my nose and evoke the same feelings in me. Accordingly, I was curious about La Rive's version, but it shocked me more than it delighted me. It smells as if someone had ground Delina through a meat grinder multiple times and doused it with piercing hairspray, and I mean none of the fruity pleasantly scented ones, rather one of those synthetic, sharp, stale kinds. The question arises, what did I expect at this price? Honestly? quite a lot, because I know that even in this price segment, there are better options, and elegant woman, the sister of BR540, is one of those positive examples. I could have lived with a softer Delina, but this pale and simultaneously piercing, shapeless creature that doesn't even come close to Delina is unfortunately not for me. I let Poetique mature, yet I couldn't warm up to it, and so this scent had to move on. To a friend who appreciates the beauty of this perfume, just like some others here do, but unfortunately, this beauty did not reveal itself to me. I would have loved Poetique very much...