A Good Idea Well Executed
Menard L'EAU DE KASANEKA opens very invitingly with a burst of brightness but also perfumey florality. It definitely seems to be an extraordinary and unique composition for a few minutes. After the enticing opening, this perfume starts to smell like a variation on the familiar sandalwood vanilla theme, although the heliotrope and jasmine are still detectable, along with a light dose of spices. The nutmeg, ambrette, and cardamom are not at all dominant, but they appear to work together to help produce the rich texture of this perfume. I've been noticing more and more that adding ambrette to nearly anything is a good idea!
In some ways, L'EAU DE KASANEKA seems to be an ideal model for all of the zillions of sandalwood vanilla perfumes launched by designers who decide to give perfumery a go to round out their fashion line. Having been launched in 2004, this was obviously not the first of the rash of sandalwood vanilla frags, but the quality of this one makes it stand out to my nose.
So often this sort of composition ends up smelling stale and yucky on my skin after only an hour or two. Not so with L'EAU DE KASANEKA. Although it smells less original in the drydown, I still find it appealing. After all, sandalwood + vanilla was always a good idea, it's just that it has been cheapened up and degraded through the use of poor quality synthetic sandalwood surrogates.
I recommend this perfume to those looking for a floriental sandalwood-vanilla composition with niche-quality components.
In some ways, L'EAU DE KASANEKA seems to be an ideal model for all of the zillions of sandalwood vanilla perfumes launched by designers who decide to give perfumery a go to round out their fashion line. Having been launched in 2004, this was obviously not the first of the rash of sandalwood vanilla frags, but the quality of this one makes it stand out to my nose.
So often this sort of composition ends up smelling stale and yucky on my skin after only an hour or two. Not so with L'EAU DE KASANEKA. Although it smells less original in the drydown, I still find it appealing. After all, sandalwood + vanilla was always a good idea, it's just that it has been cheapened up and degraded through the use of poor quality synthetic sandalwood surrogates.
I recommend this perfume to those looking for a floriental sandalwood-vanilla composition with niche-quality components.
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