Indiscret Indiscrete Lucien Lelong 1935 Parfum
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Indiscreet tuberose
I basically have Fhfhfh to thank for the fact that this wonderful fragrance, which like many fragrances today is unfortunately almost forgotten, now graces my collection. He sent me a sample and I immediately fell for Indiscret.
On the one hand I love tuberose as a flower and on the other hand I love gourmands. Indiscret combines both.
The start is a full, intense and completely unsweet fruity-floral note. However, the tuberose joins in very early and brings sweetness. Anyone who knows the flower knows that it not only smells great, but also smells very sweet.
However, the top note of Indiscret does not initially contain the sweetness of tuberose, which may come as a surprise to some people. The advantage of this lack of sweetness is that the tuberose, whose real flowers can cause headaches due to the immensely strong scent, only shows the beautiful side here.
After about an hour, Indiscret slowly - very slowly - becomes darker, warmer and noticeably sweeter. At the same time, the tuberose decreases in size and leaves room for other flowers. Ylang-ylang in particular contributes to the enormous softness and creaminess, although it is not one of the fragrance building blocks.
Lucien Lelong speaks of the following scent building blocks on the website:
Mandarin, orange blossom, Algerian jasmine, French tuberose,
scarlet oak moss, Egyptian amber and exotic essential oils
A good sillage ensures a very nice scent distribution, but caution is advised, a little too much of the scent and the environment might not be very pleased. The projection is quite expansive and is stronger or weaker depending on the dosage.
The enormous durability ensures that the scent can be enjoyed for a long time, but can also lead to headaches. Therefore, caution is advised when using it, because as already mentioned, too much could result in a very unpleasant overdose.
For the base, most of the sweetness is removed again and the tuberose also leaves room for other fragrance building blocks. In my opinion, this includes spices - I would assume nutmeg and clove oil, and some vanilla is also noticeable, because the base is soft, round and gourmand, possibly supplemented with woody scent components. While the projection still has these spicy components, Indiscret is greenish and unsweet directly on the skin, which I particularly like and I wished this note was a little more prominent. Because the spicy-sweet note is difficult in the long term, so I would only use this scent in homeopathic dosage.
In direct comparison with "Tuberose" from Profvmum Roma, which simply offers extremely concentrated tuberose, Indiscret shows significantly more facets and also leaves room for other flowers without drifting into the kitschy floral. Finally, I would like to emphasize that Indiscret is not for the shy; this scent is definitely too loud and too strong.
Nevertheless: Another fragrance that should definitely continue to exist and is therefore - recreated - still available for purchase on the Lucien Lelong website today.
On the one hand I love tuberose as a flower and on the other hand I love gourmands. Indiscret combines both.
The start is a full, intense and completely unsweet fruity-floral note. However, the tuberose joins in very early and brings sweetness. Anyone who knows the flower knows that it not only smells great, but also smells very sweet.
However, the top note of Indiscret does not initially contain the sweetness of tuberose, which may come as a surprise to some people. The advantage of this lack of sweetness is that the tuberose, whose real flowers can cause headaches due to the immensely strong scent, only shows the beautiful side here.
After about an hour, Indiscret slowly - very slowly - becomes darker, warmer and noticeably sweeter. At the same time, the tuberose decreases in size and leaves room for other flowers. Ylang-ylang in particular contributes to the enormous softness and creaminess, although it is not one of the fragrance building blocks.
Lucien Lelong speaks of the following scent building blocks on the website:
Mandarin, orange blossom, Algerian jasmine, French tuberose,
scarlet oak moss, Egyptian amber and exotic essential oils
A good sillage ensures a very nice scent distribution, but caution is advised, a little too much of the scent and the environment might not be very pleased. The projection is quite expansive and is stronger or weaker depending on the dosage.
The enormous durability ensures that the scent can be enjoyed for a long time, but can also lead to headaches. Therefore, caution is advised when using it, because as already mentioned, too much could result in a very unpleasant overdose.
For the base, most of the sweetness is removed again and the tuberose also leaves room for other fragrance building blocks. In my opinion, this includes spices - I would assume nutmeg and clove oil, and some vanilla is also noticeable, because the base is soft, round and gourmand, possibly supplemented with woody scent components. While the projection still has these spicy components, Indiscret is greenish and unsweet directly on the skin, which I particularly like and I wished this note was a little more prominent. Because the spicy-sweet note is difficult in the long term, so I would only use this scent in homeopathic dosage.
In direct comparison with "Tuberose" from Profvmum Roma, which simply offers extremely concentrated tuberose, Indiscret shows significantly more facets and also leaves room for other flowers without drifting into the kitschy floral. Finally, I would like to emphasize that Indiscret is not for the shy; this scent is definitely too loud and too strong.
Nevertheless: Another fragrance that should definitely continue to exist and is therefore - recreated - still available for purchase on the Lucien Lelong website today.
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