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12/21/2015
Elysium
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Like a cup of remarkably flavorful Honey Orchid tea!
Whether I love SOLO Absoluto or not, I will try to give you my honest and detailed thoughts. Well, this is another spectacular fragrance from Loewe, which is not an intense version of the traditional one. Instead, it is very different. In my opinion, the main differences are the absence of the guava note, which is the important note in the original SOLO and the reason for its success, and the presence of the orchid, which makes SOLO Absolute so soothing.
It is meant to be a sweet-oriental, woody, spicy, and a bit powdery fragrance. Among the notes of lavender, neroli, orchid, sandalwood, frankincense, bergamot, tangerine, wormwood, basil, tonka bean, amber, and musk, there is a handful that I can detect as time goes by. More intense and sweet than the SOLO original, it reminds me of the traditional SOLO after the initial stage. Still, the development is pretty different, with more floral notes, a little bit darker. It has a beautiful orchid note, very well applied in the fragrance's heart, but perceivable from the very beginning on my skin.
I have to tell you that the first minutes after spraying gives me the most beautiful smell I have ever encountered with perfume. Yes, it's attractive! Then, there is a lovely blending of some unusual and bizarre ingredients, such as the sweetness of the orchid, the resinous woodsy, and the delicious smoky incense scent. That makes this fragrance so soothing and relaxing, like a cup of remarkably flavorful Honey Orchid tea (Mi Lan Xiang), descended from a long line of Phoenix Shui Xian tea trees all bearing the unique honeyed aroma and flavor. In addition to the orchid, both frankincense and tonka bean are present from the opening to the end, though they are neither annoying nor cloying, just the right blend.
Albeit musk, sandal, and other woodsy notes reveal after quite a few hours, I believe that LOEWE uses a secret formula for making his scents. The notes in the fragrance do not come in the usual order; instead, they reappear from time to time, which is uncommon and weird but appealing.
I recommend SOLO Absoluto for cooler temperatures like fall and winter, yet early spring. Longevity and sillage are above the average on my skin, an outstanding fragrance. Ultimately, the golden juice bottled into a transparent glass with golden metal parts deserves a 9/10. Absolutely!!!
-Elysium
It is meant to be a sweet-oriental, woody, spicy, and a bit powdery fragrance. Among the notes of lavender, neroli, orchid, sandalwood, frankincense, bergamot, tangerine, wormwood, basil, tonka bean, amber, and musk, there is a handful that I can detect as time goes by. More intense and sweet than the SOLO original, it reminds me of the traditional SOLO after the initial stage. Still, the development is pretty different, with more floral notes, a little bit darker. It has a beautiful orchid note, very well applied in the fragrance's heart, but perceivable from the very beginning on my skin.
I have to tell you that the first minutes after spraying gives me the most beautiful smell I have ever encountered with perfume. Yes, it's attractive! Then, there is a lovely blending of some unusual and bizarre ingredients, such as the sweetness of the orchid, the resinous woodsy, and the delicious smoky incense scent. That makes this fragrance so soothing and relaxing, like a cup of remarkably flavorful Honey Orchid tea (Mi Lan Xiang), descended from a long line of Phoenix Shui Xian tea trees all bearing the unique honeyed aroma and flavor. In addition to the orchid, both frankincense and tonka bean are present from the opening to the end, though they are neither annoying nor cloying, just the right blend.
Albeit musk, sandal, and other woodsy notes reveal after quite a few hours, I believe that LOEWE uses a secret formula for making his scents. The notes in the fragrance do not come in the usual order; instead, they reappear from time to time, which is uncommon and weird but appealing.
I recommend SOLO Absoluto for cooler temperatures like fall and winter, yet early spring. Longevity and sillage are above the average on my skin, an outstanding fragrance. Ultimately, the golden juice bottled into a transparent glass with golden metal parts deserves a 9/10. Absolutely!!!
-Elysium
Elysium
