04/11/2019
Martine
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Once again something "very simple"
Vacation. A few days in Barcelona. I have all the time in the world to indulge in the scents of Cortes Ingles. And try some. My beloved Hermessencen (Myrrhe Eglantine begins to please me), the new 1957 from Chanel, also La Pausa, even Molinard fragrances, which I did not know until now (Chypre Charnel is interesting).
And despite all my enthusiasm, suddenly the desire for a "simple" fragrance arises in me. A fragrance like before, when I wasn't so spoiled olfactorically and could be very happy when the perfumes just worked well on me, like Allure by Chanel or No. 4 by Jil Sander.
My search focus changes immediately, suddenly I find myself at the Lancom stand. And reach for O d'Azur. And sniff something. Try O de Lancome, too. So, exciting. O de Lancome doesn't work. It must have appeared in 1969. You can smell it. But O d'Azur attracts me. I'll buy it!
I'm not so interested in the fragrances in the foreground, the citric ones in the opening, the rose and the peony in the heart note. I'm not even sure I can spot the rose as such. Anyway, it smells clearly flowery, not fruity.
As always, I am more interested in the plasticity of the fragrance. And I like it. It surrounds me a rather firm, not cloudy fraying fragrance field, with little Sillage, but close to the body warm and round. The "consistency" reminds of the fresh warmth in a pine forest in the late afternoon at heat. There is a lot of oxygen...and also a slight wood note, which is often very synthetic in newer fragrances. But here is bearable and fortunately very enigmatic.
You read O d'Azur doesn't smell intense. Seems to me that's what's wanted. Here the haptic is in the foreground. You can breathe freely, and yet there is something enveloping, warm summery.
All in all a beautiful fragrance with an acceptable shelf life (6 to 8 hours). A perfect modern interpretation of the famous O de Lancome! And an excellent choice if you want it to be something "quite simple" again!
And despite all my enthusiasm, suddenly the desire for a "simple" fragrance arises in me. A fragrance like before, when I wasn't so spoiled olfactorically and could be very happy when the perfumes just worked well on me, like Allure by Chanel or No. 4 by Jil Sander.
My search focus changes immediately, suddenly I find myself at the Lancom stand. And reach for O d'Azur. And sniff something. Try O de Lancome, too. So, exciting. O de Lancome doesn't work. It must have appeared in 1969. You can smell it. But O d'Azur attracts me. I'll buy it!
I'm not so interested in the fragrances in the foreground, the citric ones in the opening, the rose and the peony in the heart note. I'm not even sure I can spot the rose as such. Anyway, it smells clearly flowery, not fruity.
As always, I am more interested in the plasticity of the fragrance. And I like it. It surrounds me a rather firm, not cloudy fraying fragrance field, with little Sillage, but close to the body warm and round. The "consistency" reminds of the fresh warmth in a pine forest in the late afternoon at heat. There is a lot of oxygen...and also a slight wood note, which is often very synthetic in newer fragrances. But here is bearable and fortunately very enigmatic.
You read O d'Azur doesn't smell intense. Seems to me that's what's wanted. Here the haptic is in the foreground. You can breathe freely, and yet there is something enveloping, warm summery.
All in all a beautiful fragrance with an acceptable shelf life (6 to 8 hours). A perfect modern interpretation of the famous O de Lancome! And an excellent choice if you want it to be something "quite simple" again!
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