Sur la Route Louis Vuitton 2018

First of all: Readers who are only interested in my scent impression can find it in the second paragraph. Readers who also want to get an idea of the background of LV fragrances and H+S can refer to the third paragraph.

The first time I encountered Sur la Route was through a souk sample. After receiving my package with various samples, all rather heavily oriented towards the oriental (from Alexandria Orientale to Ensar Oud and 'Ilm, as well as all the western-oriental fragrances from LV), I found a sample of Sur la Route included.
Initially, I classically took a quick sniff from the atomizer and found the scent quite promising. So I briefly checked on Parfumo and only saw that the fragrance has a slightly greenish color and is also declared as fresh. - My personal aversion to green and fresh scents was directly addressed by this. But don’t worry, this will not be a bashing of the fragrance - on the contrary, I now have my own bottle...
In the past, I only had one fragrance, namely Cool Water, or Cool Water Intense. Back then, I wasn’t into fragrances and thought perfumes were primarily meant to smell fresh - but I was quite mistaken. This probably explains my tendency to dislike fresh scents, and well, green notes have never really appealed to me enough to want them in my perfume. Lemon usually reminds me more of toilet cleaner - not something I necessarily want to wear.

Back to the fragrance. After reading the notes, I was already very critical of the lemon, bergamot, and grass. Nevertheless, I decided to test and smell it. Initially, a strong lemon hit me, neither sour nor fruity, which becomes softer over time and clears the way for the grass. As the grass subsides, a beautiful musk-musk base emerges for me, giving the fragrance a clear, distinctive, rather masculine scent impression.
While the lemon and grass lend a carefree quality to the perfume, the combination of musk and musk adds seriousness to the scent and grounds it a bit, without completely losing the carefree nature.

Like all LV fragrances, a travel theme is picked up. Sur la Route does not lean particularly towards a western/oriental/asian direction and is suitable for almost any occasion. Since the fragrance surprised me so much and my collection mainly consists of heavier scents, had it been available, it could have joined my collection after just 3 weeks. Then there would also be a fragrance that is perfectly suited for the upcoming warmer season. However, this was not a forced acquisition due to a lack of alternatives, but actually because of the fragrance.
The longevity is okay for me, considering the notes, and rather French - needing refreshing now and then. A real drawback, in my opinion, is the sillage. The scent radiates only moderately the whole time, and for the price, I would expect a bit more, especially in comparison with other fragrances from the LV house.