Babylonia Ormonde Jayne 2022

So far, I only know "Byzance | Ormonde Jayne," which I actually liked quite a bit, but it felt strangely "weak" at the same time; somehow it didn't evoke enough in me. Nevertheless, I still found the fragrance concept of the fallen empire intriguing.

It starts with a very prominent sugary blackcurrant like in a women's designer fragrance and then takes an interesting turn; it becomes heavier like wine and develops more acidity, oscillating between playful lightness and serious melancholy, departure and collapse.
Like a brightly lit candy shop, where suddenly the lights flicker and the music starts to stutter, the seller's grin droops like a shirt on the line, whose clothespin has fallen off. Excitingly morbidly beautiful.

Then it brightens like the sun pushing through the clouds, sweet-powdery with the blackcurrant in the background and a slightly oriental character that maintains a spring-like lightness.
The fruity vibe gains a bit of warmth and becomes softer (I often find blackcurrant to be scratchy).

In the later stages, which progress quickly, the fragrance becomes even more powdery, and I am reminded of other scents; at times I think of "Trade Routes Collection - Constantinople | Penhaligon's" in a feminine way and without the lavender, and a bit of Peregrina towards the end.
What remains is soft, sweet grape sugar powder, and the longevity is not the strongest.
Overall, a pretty fragrance, but I must admit that I am generally not a big fan of blackcurrant in perfumes, although the one in Babylonia does not remind me of a penetratingly sour soda like, for example, "Meliora | Parfums de Marly," but rather comes across as softer and of higher quality.