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03/16/2013
Pipette
63 Reviews
Pipette
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What is in a name ?
When I started with perfumes, and that is many years ago, among the general impression of a scent I also paid attention to the notes. My favorite scent at that time, Shalimar, had among its base notes the ingredient "opoponax". Opoponax (or Oppoponax) ... what is this, I asked myself. Fast forward several decades and that name came up again and again in a perfume discussion group, as the label Les Nereides "Imperial Oppoponax" and mainly because of its medicinal smell. Alright, I said, if I like it so much in the base notes of my favorite scents ... now what would the ingredient in almost pure form smell like?
A 5 ml decant from The Perfumed Court was the first attempt to shed light on the matter. It was a simple roll-on. At first, there was nothing special except a huge waft of vanilla. On that day, after having generously applied the roll-on on my neck and arms, I ran to the Bank in the deepest Winter weather. Inside, as I leaned over the table to fill out papers, my nose picked up this very enticing scent. Who, what ... smells so good here? None other than myself, as I could sniff my arm while the warm air inside the Bank had magnified the scent after the cold Winter air. There was definitely that medicinal note, nothing really wrong with it, rather an interesting note with balsamic warmth. Comfortable and cozy, let's relax in front of a fire place, if only in fantasy.
OK, fine, I forgot about that little roll-on after a while and just by hazard, applied a little before grocery shopping, like a go-to scent one would grab without any particular plan. As compliments were extended while I was waiting in line before the check-out counter, there must have been something right about that scent after all.
Sometimes others can lead you to a good scent.
Technically speaking, this is a soft scent, round, warm, with a slight medicinal touch which is rather comforting instead of off-putting or demanding. This is a little master piece of a regular perfume which does not aim for more than simplicity.
A 5 ml decant from The Perfumed Court was the first attempt to shed light on the matter. It was a simple roll-on. At first, there was nothing special except a huge waft of vanilla. On that day, after having generously applied the roll-on on my neck and arms, I ran to the Bank in the deepest Winter weather. Inside, as I leaned over the table to fill out papers, my nose picked up this very enticing scent. Who, what ... smells so good here? None other than myself, as I could sniff my arm while the warm air inside the Bank had magnified the scent after the cold Winter air. There was definitely that medicinal note, nothing really wrong with it, rather an interesting note with balsamic warmth. Comfortable and cozy, let's relax in front of a fire place, if only in fantasy.
OK, fine, I forgot about that little roll-on after a while and just by hazard, applied a little before grocery shopping, like a go-to scent one would grab without any particular plan. As compliments were extended while I was waiting in line before the check-out counter, there must have been something right about that scent after all.
Sometimes others can lead you to a good scent.
Technically speaking, this is a soft scent, round, warm, with a slight medicinal touch which is rather comforting instead of off-putting or demanding. This is a little master piece of a regular perfume which does not aim for more than simplicity.
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