Mon Parfum Cristal M. Micallef 2013

Mon Parfum Cristal is my first fragrance from M. Micaleff. Just last night he arrived with me. I ordered it blind based on the scents listed. I wouldn't have known where to sniff it either. He has never met me on my fragrance exploration tours so far.
I must confess that the perfume disappointed me a bit when I first sprayed it. Cinnamon I can hardly smell, but the red berries all the stronger. And these seem quite artificial at first. But they only last a short time in this intensity and are soon almost lost in the rose scent. While I usually don't particularly like overly dominant rose, this one is so nicely wrapped in vanilla that I like it. Quite subtly, I can still detect the berries as a pleasant balance to the sweetness of the vanilla and toffee. Amber and musk in the base make sure that nothing overboard and hold the whole thing together.
Over hours, a fragrance cloud rises again and again in my nose, which I perceive once rather a little berry and another time more rosy-vanilla. The sillage is pleasant and not overwhelming
All in all, a nice companion for everyday life. Perhaps less for the next meeting, but rather for leisure and output, for time at home, for cozy sitting together and whenever a little soul warmth would do well.