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Notes06/29/2021
Serenissima
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Serenissima
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at a crossroads
Many fragrances of the Lalique "Noir Premier" series do not make it easy for me; I can not simply classify them into "I like" or "I do not like", can even worse put them into words.
Maybe that's why I shirk commenting so often.
Again, with "Illusion Captive 1898", I'm at a crossroads.
Yes, I admit it:
I too am captivated, captivated by the power of this fragrance, and yet I am not ready to fully surrender to it. Which, as you know, I don't find so difficult with other fragrances.
Only is certain, "the one and only" as, for example, Can so grippingly reported, will also "Illusion Captive" for me not become.
To such absolute devotion I am not ready, perhaps also not capable; have nevertheless also other mothers/fathers beautiful daughters and sons.
This fragrance composition is beautiful; it is even very beautiful - and it knows it!
Just the opening with the juicy-aromatic bergamot, which wraps itself bashfully in a fig leaf. She does not have to hide at all!
A touch of fresh fig I vermeine also still to feel, which is not quite impossible.
The white power and splendor of the jasmine flowers is powdered with exotic-warm cinnamon, the rose also receives its portion, what the two so vain fragrance beings enjoy.
Thus arises a soft floral-heavy fragrance blanket, which lays over the fresh-spicy prelude and awakens the senses already for the first time.
For these should be ready for the pleasure in the erotic-warm aroma bath of vanilla and tonka bean, which Aphrodite prepares here: this verlockr to dive into this world of fragrances, to give up, to succumb to its magic and to follow.
The light barbs of spicy cistus and resinous myrrh, irritate for their part, whereas the silky cedar spice only gently and balsamic caresses and thus somewhat soothes too powerful waves of emotions.
The golden-brown creamy patchouli current also calms these waves of sensuality that have brought their companions to life in the fragrance.
"Illusion Captive" thus unfolds its power over the wide-open senses, wants to own and keep!
And that for hours, preferably forever!
This fragrance gives the illusion that there are no other fragrance gods besides him, because he is the "Non plus Ultra" and knows only alone what you crave!
For him is probably only: "Love me or leave me!"
The first part of this requirement to follow, I do not find difficult; but not absolutely and therefore "Illusion Captive" as soon as the bottling of Can is empty, will leave me for good!
I realize myself how difficult it is to put this fragrance composition into words; I also knew it already when I read Can's again so excellent and insightful post.
And yet I follow his advice to never hide behind it!
So this comment is neither pro nor con Lalique's "Illusion Captive".
I'm still at the crossroads I was at before I read the first sentence:
Captive, yet free!
Maybe that's why I shirk commenting so often.
Again, with "Illusion Captive 1898", I'm at a crossroads.
Yes, I admit it:
I too am captivated, captivated by the power of this fragrance, and yet I am not ready to fully surrender to it. Which, as you know, I don't find so difficult with other fragrances.
Only is certain, "the one and only" as, for example, Can so grippingly reported, will also "Illusion Captive" for me not become.
To such absolute devotion I am not ready, perhaps also not capable; have nevertheless also other mothers/fathers beautiful daughters and sons.
This fragrance composition is beautiful; it is even very beautiful - and it knows it!
Just the opening with the juicy-aromatic bergamot, which wraps itself bashfully in a fig leaf. She does not have to hide at all!
A touch of fresh fig I vermeine also still to feel, which is not quite impossible.
The white power and splendor of the jasmine flowers is powdered with exotic-warm cinnamon, the rose also receives its portion, what the two so vain fragrance beings enjoy.
Thus arises a soft floral-heavy fragrance blanket, which lays over the fresh-spicy prelude and awakens the senses already for the first time.
For these should be ready for the pleasure in the erotic-warm aroma bath of vanilla and tonka bean, which Aphrodite prepares here: this verlockr to dive into this world of fragrances, to give up, to succumb to its magic and to follow.
The light barbs of spicy cistus and resinous myrrh, irritate for their part, whereas the silky cedar spice only gently and balsamic caresses and thus somewhat soothes too powerful waves of emotions.
The golden-brown creamy patchouli current also calms these waves of sensuality that have brought their companions to life in the fragrance.
"Illusion Captive" thus unfolds its power over the wide-open senses, wants to own and keep!
And that for hours, preferably forever!
This fragrance gives the illusion that there are no other fragrance gods besides him, because he is the "Non plus Ultra" and knows only alone what you crave!
For him is probably only: "Love me or leave me!"
The first part of this requirement to follow, I do not find difficult; but not absolutely and therefore "Illusion Captive" as soon as the bottling of Can is empty, will leave me for good!
I realize myself how difficult it is to put this fragrance composition into words; I also knew it already when I read Can's again so excellent and insightful post.
And yet I follow his advice to never hide behind it!
So this comment is neither pro nor con Lalique's "Illusion Captive".
I'm still at the crossroads I was at before I read the first sentence:
Captive, yet free!
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