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Carlitos01
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My 99 per cent perfume
Consider this:
What if we had to fight to get 99 percent satisfaction on any issue important to us? Sounds good, doesn't it? But how good is that really?
99 percent means you almost have it, but... there's still some minor issue to complain about. How much does the end result of 100 percent cost? Is there even such a perfect option to begin with? Depending on perspective, sometimes 99 percent is simply not enough. Other times it is quite satisfactory or even more than enough.
I always hope never to find my 100 percent perfume. If I happen to find that perfect perfume, half the fun of this scent hobby will be gone. However, there are some perfumes that really do seem to have been "tailor-made" for me.
In this Étui Noir by Miller Harris I find my notes of choice, and so well blended together that the scent is simply divine for my nose.
On opening, we get a resinous, citrusy puff of balsamic pine. It's a bold note of elemi resin lightly sweetened by tangerine. Just a slight freshness diluted by the dominant resin, exactly the way I like it.
The heart accentuates the balsamic register which gradually grows, evolving into a smoky incense mixed with a note that is slightly floral and also presents woody and earthy nuances. The elemi resin ambiance surrendered, at this point, to the purest incense combined with my favourite masculine near floral note, the iris butter note also known as orris root wax.
The solemnly resinous and balsamic (but not liturgical) environment is now created to fully develop the fragrance's main chord, a pungent leather reminiscent of tanned hide, amplified by smoky birch tar and dry, earthy, woody, leathery, and smoky Haitian vetiver... but just enough vetiver to keep the global scent away from being just another good variation of Encre Noire Eau de Toilette. Its uniqueness is totally preserved.
It's not a master of versatility, but I'm not looking for that either, because I like to vary the fragrances I wear. It's not ace when it comes to compliments, but I'm always more concerned with pleasing my nose as a priority. The price is ok, or even cheap for the amount of pleasure it gives me. The presentation is very much in the normal Miller Harris style, so not spectacular, but still very tasteful.
So, what do I lack? If it had a little more performance, it would be a more than perfect perfume for these current gloomy late autumn days.
I'll keep looking for the perfect perfume for a few more years... And until I find my 100 per cent perfume, I will keep writing these texts, and quite possibly Étui Noir will still remain my signature perfume.
Music: Fairground Attraction - "Perfect"
"It's got to be worth it,
Too many people take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be... Perfect"
Update note: I always found this scent very unique with a faint connection with the Encre Noir family. Recently I believe to have found a somewhat similar scent, not a dupe. It will also be a candidate for my 99% acceptance. It's Hala.
What if we had to fight to get 99 percent satisfaction on any issue important to us? Sounds good, doesn't it? But how good is that really?
99 percent means you almost have it, but... there's still some minor issue to complain about. How much does the end result of 100 percent cost? Is there even such a perfect option to begin with? Depending on perspective, sometimes 99 percent is simply not enough. Other times it is quite satisfactory or even more than enough.
I always hope never to find my 100 percent perfume. If I happen to find that perfect perfume, half the fun of this scent hobby will be gone. However, there are some perfumes that really do seem to have been "tailor-made" for me.
In this Étui Noir by Miller Harris I find my notes of choice, and so well blended together that the scent is simply divine for my nose.
On opening, we get a resinous, citrusy puff of balsamic pine. It's a bold note of elemi resin lightly sweetened by tangerine. Just a slight freshness diluted by the dominant resin, exactly the way I like it.
The heart accentuates the balsamic register which gradually grows, evolving into a smoky incense mixed with a note that is slightly floral and also presents woody and earthy nuances. The elemi resin ambiance surrendered, at this point, to the purest incense combined with my favourite masculine near floral note, the iris butter note also known as orris root wax.
The solemnly resinous and balsamic (but not liturgical) environment is now created to fully develop the fragrance's main chord, a pungent leather reminiscent of tanned hide, amplified by smoky birch tar and dry, earthy, woody, leathery, and smoky Haitian vetiver... but just enough vetiver to keep the global scent away from being just another good variation of Encre Noire Eau de Toilette. Its uniqueness is totally preserved.
It's not a master of versatility, but I'm not looking for that either, because I like to vary the fragrances I wear. It's not ace when it comes to compliments, but I'm always more concerned with pleasing my nose as a priority. The price is ok, or even cheap for the amount of pleasure it gives me. The presentation is very much in the normal Miller Harris style, so not spectacular, but still very tasteful.
So, what do I lack? If it had a little more performance, it would be a more than perfect perfume for these current gloomy late autumn days.
I'll keep looking for the perfect perfume for a few more years... And until I find my 100 per cent perfume, I will keep writing these texts, and quite possibly Étui Noir will still remain my signature perfume.
Music: Fairground Attraction - "Perfect"
"It's got to be worth it,
Too many people take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be... Perfect"
Update note: I always found this scent very unique with a faint connection with the Encre Noir family. Recently I believe to have found a somewhat similar scent, not a dupe. It will also be a candidate for my 99% acceptance. It's Hala.
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