09/14/2012
Coutureguru
223 Reviews
Coutureguru
3
A welcome surprise ...
Whenever I see something with Fig listed in the pyramid I'm reminded of the furore caused by Mugler's Womanity, which I find to be nice but not mind-blowing.
The Fig in this Molinard creation presents a similar feeling ... I don't hate it, but I'm not that mad for it either. What is lovely here, however, is how the other notes interact and play with it. I get a STRONG Ivy component ... it smells similar to the way that my hands do when I've been collecting it from my garden (I have tons!! LOL) for the table decorations I sometimes do at weddings. There is definitely a lovely Galbanum aspect here too ... all green and slightly turpentine-ish, complimenting the aromatic herbal aspects of the Ivy. I don't get much Cedar which is a great pity ... the 'plumpness' of ripe figs stays on my skin the longest here, which is also unfortunately not very long.
I am delighted that something as simple as this still has the ability to surprise me! If you are one for unobtrusive fragrances, this one should make you extremely happy. My olfactory pleasure lies in heavier directions ... but I'm so glad that I tried this!! Thanks Travis ;o).
The Fig in this Molinard creation presents a similar feeling ... I don't hate it, but I'm not that mad for it either. What is lovely here, however, is how the other notes interact and play with it. I get a STRONG Ivy component ... it smells similar to the way that my hands do when I've been collecting it from my garden (I have tons!! LOL) for the table decorations I sometimes do at weddings. There is definitely a lovely Galbanum aspect here too ... all green and slightly turpentine-ish, complimenting the aromatic herbal aspects of the Ivy. I don't get much Cedar which is a great pity ... the 'plumpness' of ripe figs stays on my skin the longest here, which is also unfortunately not very long.
I am delighted that something as simple as this still has the ability to surprise me! If you are one for unobtrusive fragrances, this one should make you extremely happy. My olfactory pleasure lies in heavier directions ... but I'm so glad that I tried this!! Thanks Travis ;o).
