I didn't actually think that I'd end up liking something this much when I ordered the Coffret Extraits from Maison Crivelli's website (that's the 4x2ml discovery set which includes the three 2022 releases and the 2021 release
Hibiscus MahaJád ).
My only experience with Maison Crivelli before this set actually was with Hibiscus Mahajad. I got a sample of it when I bought a bottle of "Oud for Greatness | Initio" in September 2021, that was when I was fairly new to the game, had probably sampled 20 fragrances up to that point. I remember that experience vividly because to this day, Hibiscus Mahajad ranks in my top 5 for scents in terms of longevity (across 500+ scents), lasting a full week on the jacket that I was wearing to the office on a daily basis.
Regardless of whether you're experienced or not, when you first spray on Ingredients 072012, I suspect you won't find an exact comparable, but the accords tell a lot of the story. In the initial drydown, the main accords I get are green, woody, and synthetic. It didn't take long for me to think of this as a feminine play on the
Ganymede Eau de Parfum profile. Subsequent to this release, Ex Nihilo has also tried to dabble in the "women's Ganymede" genre with a fruity-floral take, that being
Blue Talisman.
Since we don't have the official notes, I am guessing that the main note here is akigalawood. That is balanced with either fig leaf or fig wood, to the point where this scent is very much a combo play on
Ganymede Eau de Parfum &
Philosykos Eau de Parfum (take your pick of fig fragrances, whether it be Philosykos,
Parisian Musc Eau de Parfum,
Gris Charnel Eau de Parfum etc). The green edge might also be coming from a note like papyrus which M. Crivelli has previously utilized in scents like
Bois Datchaï and
Papyrus Moléculaire. In the deeper drydown, say from hour 2 onward, a certain smokiness appears, but this is strictly testing in-doors. Profile remains in-tact from beginning to end on my skin, suggesting little evolution overall.
Overall, this is a spring-fall daily for women. Due to the outgoingness of the profile, this has both conversation-starter and compliment-getter potential. On Crivelli's website, this scent is dubbed "surprising, audacious and provocative". Performance is a potential selling point - the scent is absurdly loud for the first 3-4 hours, remains strong for up to 6 and moderate even 8 hours in. The driver of the sillage is the longevity - it is still strong and noticeable on skin 12 hours in, I'd suspect ~16 hour longevity.
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