Anticonformiste Mizensir 2023

The city that never sleeps, the Big Apple, Gotham City, that's the name given to the city that now receives an olfactory homage with Anticonformiste. It is supposed to be shimmering, energetic, contain a feeling of infinite possibilities, ... but I am disillusioned, because I actually quite like Morillas' creations, at least the ones that have come under my nose so far. It may be because of my aversion to big cities, lots of people, more steel than nature or because I've never been to New York, but I don't agree with Anticonformiste.
The opening immediately reveals its aquatic and very masculine side. The calone fragrance used in the heart note is immediately present. The violet leaf fights its way through with difficulty and adds a little spice, but I only hear the peppermint as a faint whiff. This remains almost unchanged over the course of the fragrance. I can't smell the gardenia and the pepper only shines here with a delicate pinch. In the base, patchouli seems a little sweet and less earthy due to the tonka bean, but the calone provides such a supportive framework that the lingering effect really tugs at my olfactory nerves. The same goes for the sillage, because despite two sprays, I feel like I can smell it everywhere.
So it may seem fitting that this fragrance reminds me of the slick windows of skyscrapers. A cosmopolitan pool landscape in a bottle. Opportunistic, synthetic and by no means unisex.