Top Notes 
Fig leaf
Italian bergamot
Heart Notes 
Jasmine sambac
Ceylonese cinnamon
Rose
Base Notes 
Myrrh
Indonesian patchouli
Virginia cedar
Cistus
Tonka bean
Vanilla
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At the Crossroads
Many scents from the Lalique "Noir Premier" series make it difficult for me; I cannot simply categorize them as "like" or "dislike," and I struggle even more to put them into words.
Perhaps that is why I often shy away from a comment.
Here again with "Illusion Captive 1898," I find myself at a crossroads.
Yes, I admit it:
I too am captivated, caught by the power of this fragrance being, yet I am not ready to fully surrender to it. This is something that is usually not so hard for me with other scents.
One thing is certain, "the one and only," as Can compellingly reports, will never be "Illusion Captive" for me.
I am not ready for such absolute devotion, perhaps not even capable; after all, other mothers/fathers have beautiful daughters and sons too.
This fragrance composition is beautiful; it is even very beautiful - and it knows it!
Just the opening with the juicy-aromatic bergamot, which shyly wraps itself in a fig leaf, is enough. It doesn’t need to hide at all!
I believe I can still sense a hint of fresh fig, which is not entirely impossible.
The white power and splendor of jasmine blossoms are dusted with exotic-warm cinnamon, and the rose gets its share too; how the two vain fragrance beings enjoy this.
Thus, a soft, floral-heavy fragrance blanket emerges, laying over the fresh-spicy opening and awakening the senses for the first time.
For they should be ready for the pleasure of the erotic-warm aroma bath of vanilla and tonka bean that Aphrodite prepares here: it tempts one to dive into this fragrance world, to surrender, to succumb to its magic and follow.
The slight barbs of spicy cistus and resinous myrrh tease in return, while the silky cedar spice gently and balsamically caresses, soothing the powerful waves of emotions a bit.
The golden-brown, creamy patchouli stream also calms these waves of sensuality that have brought its companions in the fragrance to life.
"Illusion Captive" thus unfolds its power over the wide-open senses, wanting to possess and keep!
And that for hours, preferably forever!
This fragrance conveys the illusion that there are no other fragrance deities beside it because it is the "Non plus Ultra" and alone knows what you yearn for!
For it, the saying goes: "Love me or leave me!"
Following the first part of this demand is not difficult for me; but not absolutely, and therefore "Illusion Captive" will ultimately leave me as soon as Can's bottle is empty!
I realize how hard it is to put this fragrance composition into words; I already knew this when I read Can's once again excellent and sensitive contribution.
And yet I follow his advice to never hide behind it!
Thus, this comment is neither pro nor con Lalique's "Illusion Captive."
I am still at the crossroads where I stood before the first sentence:
Caught yet free!
Perhaps that is why I often shy away from a comment.
Here again with "Illusion Captive 1898," I find myself at a crossroads.
Yes, I admit it:
I too am captivated, caught by the power of this fragrance being, yet I am not ready to fully surrender to it. This is something that is usually not so hard for me with other scents.
One thing is certain, "the one and only," as Can compellingly reports, will never be "Illusion Captive" for me.
I am not ready for such absolute devotion, perhaps not even capable; after all, other mothers/fathers have beautiful daughters and sons too.
This fragrance composition is beautiful; it is even very beautiful - and it knows it!
Just the opening with the juicy-aromatic bergamot, which shyly wraps itself in a fig leaf, is enough. It doesn’t need to hide at all!
I believe I can still sense a hint of fresh fig, which is not entirely impossible.
The white power and splendor of jasmine blossoms are dusted with exotic-warm cinnamon, and the rose gets its share too; how the two vain fragrance beings enjoy this.
Thus, a soft, floral-heavy fragrance blanket emerges, laying over the fresh-spicy opening and awakening the senses for the first time.
For they should be ready for the pleasure of the erotic-warm aroma bath of vanilla and tonka bean that Aphrodite prepares here: it tempts one to dive into this fragrance world, to surrender, to succumb to its magic and follow.
The slight barbs of spicy cistus and resinous myrrh tease in return, while the silky cedar spice gently and balsamically caresses, soothing the powerful waves of emotions a bit.
The golden-brown, creamy patchouli stream also calms these waves of sensuality that have brought its companions in the fragrance to life.
"Illusion Captive" thus unfolds its power over the wide-open senses, wanting to possess and keep!
And that for hours, preferably forever!
This fragrance conveys the illusion that there are no other fragrance deities beside it because it is the "Non plus Ultra" and alone knows what you yearn for!
For it, the saying goes: "Love me or leave me!"
Following the first part of this demand is not difficult for me; but not absolutely, and therefore "Illusion Captive" will ultimately leave me as soon as Can's bottle is empty!
I realize how hard it is to put this fragrance composition into words; I already knew this when I read Can's once again excellent and sensitive contribution.
And yet I follow his advice to never hide behind it!
Thus, this comment is neither pro nor con Lalique's "Illusion Captive."
I am still at the crossroads where I stood before the first sentence:
Caught yet free!
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