...was actually over two years ago...and I really have neither the time nor the muse to sit down and write about it...but this one deserves a review from me. Most of you may not like fig scents, which I can't quite understand, but well...live and let live *laugh*...I on the other hand LOVE fig scents and I have sniffed through quite a few over the last years, but this one is the best of all...why? Because it has the most authentic fig I have ever smelled in a perfume.
Right from the first spray, you can smell the fig...green, fresh, light and spritzy (probably due to the blackcurrant)...but it doesn't stay that way...after a few minutes, cocoa and honey join in along with a hint of cinnamon...I know cocoa and cinnamon...I also know cinnamon with honey...but cocoa, honey, and cinnamon is a daring combo that is incredibly successful in this case. At this point, the scent also reminds me a bit of Sorriso by Profumum Roma. While Sorriso envelops you in its chocolate embrace and is a prime candidate for headaches, Methexis manages to keep the fig "green," while still sweet and powdery. After a while, I also pick up the cedar, which has been very well integrated, but just lets enough spiciness through that this scent truly remains unisex...if it were stronger, I would rather want to smell it on a man.
As it develops, in the drydown I perceive the musk, benzoin, and amber, always with the fig in the background, which carries a trail of bitter cocoa with it...
The scent doesn't have monster sillage but isn't a wallflower either...so just right for my taste...lasting power is easily eight hours, after which it becomes skin-close. Towards the end, I only smell the vanilla and amber on my skin with a bit of honey...
Seasonally, I see this for autumn and winter...hmm...I will try layering it with Sorriso on a really cold day, and if I survive the combo, I will report back to you *g*
Manos Gerakinis has awakened in me the desire to test even more of his fragrances...I will keep an eye on him...
Oh yes...here's a little fun fact about me...I love the smell of figs, but I don't like to eat them....*laugh*
Fig rarely works for me. But I really like fig leaf. And if it's fig, it can't be too sweet. Then it’s fine..! By the way... "My last review." You scared me with your headline. 😱 No way, I'm staying here... not the last one! 😂
By the way... "My last review." You scared me with your headline. 😱 No way, I'm staying here... not the last one! 😂