Daimiris Laboratorio Olfattivo 2009
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Lessons in Ambergris
Laboratorio Olfattivo DAIMIRIS opens very boozily, so the rum note is no joke. From there, I am reminded of Balmain AMBRE GRIS because that edgy ambergris accord (I believe it is the synthetic component which is used to mimic the salty quality of natural ambergris...) is very much on display. Not labdanum amber, no. The texture (not the scent...) is closer to a titanium metal mesh than to a viscous golden gleam.
In neither AMBRE GRIS nor DAIMIRIS is the rich, thick, quality of labdanum-vanillin-benzoin amber perceptible. This may be a source of disappointment to some, if they were looking for amber as opposed to ambergris (same story for AMBRE GRIS, which many reviewers have criticized for lacking amber, apparently unaware that synthetic ambergris does not smell like labdanum amber at all...). But it is what it is, and it's not what it's not.
Anyway, the most distinctive part of DAIMIRIS to my nose is definitely the saffron note, which crescendos as the perfume develops and abides in the drydown. This is a unique perfume well-worth testing by anyone who likes saffron. I like the rum opening, too, despite the fact that I do not like rum. I think that the booziness is not specifically rum-like, perhaps because it is moderated somewhat by the "daim" candy note? Don't know. I only know that this perfume smells good at every stage and is absolutely unisex.
In neither AMBRE GRIS nor DAIMIRIS is the rich, thick, quality of labdanum-vanillin-benzoin amber perceptible. This may be a source of disappointment to some, if they were looking for amber as opposed to ambergris (same story for AMBRE GRIS, which many reviewers have criticized for lacking amber, apparently unaware that synthetic ambergris does not smell like labdanum amber at all...). But it is what it is, and it's not what it's not.
Anyway, the most distinctive part of DAIMIRIS to my nose is definitely the saffron note, which crescendos as the perfume develops and abides in the drydown. This is a unique perfume well-worth testing by anyone who likes saffron. I like the rum opening, too, despite the fact that I do not like rum. I think that the booziness is not specifically rum-like, perhaps because it is moderated somewhat by the "daim" candy note? Don't know. I only know that this perfume smells good at every stage and is absolutely unisex.