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An award-winning fragrance is ‘Eau de Céleri’ - at least that’s what the manufacturer’s website reports, also citing several positive press quotes. However, I find the scent quite challenging.
At first, it is simply fresh and green. Coriander shows its citrus aspects. After a few minutes, it takes a somewhat more typical route towards celery via fennel. Nevertheless, I would primarily have guessed it to be a vetiver scent, more dry-woody than aromatic. Within a few minutes, it even takes on a bitter or pungent note - like half-composted greens. I’m not really upset, though, as ‘Eau de Céleri’ pulls back close to the skin already during the morning. A dull spiciness wafts in, but it fails to give the thin wood a hint of substance.
That only happens around noon. I think now vetiver is working in conjunction with a good amount of Iso, and the matter becomes more pleasant, no longer so scratchy-dry. Later, a bit of musk might be rounding it out. Towards the end, I also suspect some other laboratory assistance in terms of wood. Yawn.
Conclusion: I’ve had one or two fragrances with a more offensive use of celery before my nose, although perhaps partially disguised as the botanically and olfactorily close fennel: ‘Onice’ by Omnia Profumi or ‘Murmure des Dieux’ by Une Nuit Nomade come to mind. Since “celery” also sounds much stranger in our context than it actually smells, today’s candidate unfortunately cannot score big.
Well, at least it sounds fun.
I thank Kovex for the sample.
At first, it is simply fresh and green. Coriander shows its citrus aspects. After a few minutes, it takes a somewhat more typical route towards celery via fennel. Nevertheless, I would primarily have guessed it to be a vetiver scent, more dry-woody than aromatic. Within a few minutes, it even takes on a bitter or pungent note - like half-composted greens. I’m not really upset, though, as ‘Eau de Céleri’ pulls back close to the skin already during the morning. A dull spiciness wafts in, but it fails to give the thin wood a hint of substance.
That only happens around noon. I think now vetiver is working in conjunction with a good amount of Iso, and the matter becomes more pleasant, no longer so scratchy-dry. Later, a bit of musk might be rounding it out. Towards the end, I also suspect some other laboratory assistance in terms of wood. Yawn.
Conclusion: I’ve had one or two fragrances with a more offensive use of celery before my nose, although perhaps partially disguised as the botanically and olfactorily close fennel: ‘Onice’ by Omnia Profumi or ‘Murmure des Dieux’ by Une Nuit Nomade come to mind. Since “celery” also sounds much stranger in our context than it actually smells, today’s candidate unfortunately cannot score big.
Well, at least it sounds fun.
I thank Kovex for the sample.
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