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Aquatic and synthetic
The Context
Prior to receiving this decant I was aware of the Paco Rubanne brand and the Invictus line and I was not that interested into getting anything in the near future from the brand, and then I received this sample for my birthday alongside the other samples that I’ve wrote about. Among all of them this one I used the most because I wanted to understand the notes that make the scent profile of this one. Then I purchased another fragrances and I moved on. I wear this sample at the moment when I write this review in order to refresh my memories of the scent profile and catch other notes that in the past I was not that familiar with.
The Scent
This is a synthetic aquatic fragrance that has a sharp smell from start to finish. I have the version from 2017 according to the flier and its similarities with the note breakdown. In the opening I get a strong citrus synthetic push that stays for a half of a minute, then it settles down into an aquatic, sweet but still synthetic scent. Towards the late drydown the aquatic part it
Is still present but really faint and it plays with the light woods. Overall, it’s better than I expected from these kinds of releases and flakers.
The Projection
This is a medium to a high but only in summer. For the other seasons, it is medium to weak. I find this one only working in high heat in summer, a dry one.
The Longevity
I get for this one around six hours and the first half the projection is strong on my skin. The synthetic keeps it that long. I spray this and after those six hours I still can detect that synthetic component and the woods. So, this one would be all present for a work day in an office. It is noticeable but not annoying and I imagine this would fit really well with a suit. That reminds me of a video by Kenvin Samuels about this fragrance. From what I recall he had the same comment, that this would fit really well with a suit on an office day. So, I totally agree with mr. Samuels, this is the type of the utility for this one. From the experience that I have up until this point I would say that a fougere, a leather or a chypre applied correctly would make a great office fragrance. Also, I imagine applying this one for more than 3 sprays overall and suffocating the office, but anyway.
The Perfumers
There are two noses for this creation. Anne Flipo and Nicolas Beaulieu. While I did not had high expectations for their career I was a bit surprised of mrs. Flipo catalog and vast experience. She has a lot of creations under her name for L’Artisan Parfumeur, YSL and Givenchy. Some of the most well known fragrances in the community for men and women are made by her, so she is really impressive. On the other hand, Nicolas does not have a lot of creations and no significant ones from any house, or ones that I’m not that familiar with. For this one I think they had a lot of experience on how to make a simple straight forward intense aquatic fragrance and be mass appealing, but not obnoxious like the original one, from what I know.
Conclusions
If you want a fragrance that makes impressions and has an interesting scent profile and evolution, but not that weird, I would say that this is for you. I use this fragrance as reference for aquatic type of scents but till this day I prefer Glacier Rock, from my collection. And there is also another fragrance that I purchased late that month but only the opening is aquatic, the rest of its evolution is more fougere-like. I’m not totally sure if this is the case, I am not that familiar with fougere but I know that they are supposed to represent the atmosphere of the forest and what ivy, the plant, would smell like. But anyway, solid release and good projector and good performance.
Thank you so much for reading my review! I got a little caught up on my writing, but I had more pleasure in showing my thoughts then in the last review, so I’m pretty happy with this one. I think I need more experience with aquatic fragrances. I will try in the future to find samples for 40 knots by Xerjoff, Pacific Oak Moss by Goldfield and Banks or Virgin Island Water by Creed and I will try to compare them side by side. Next review will be about Oriflame’s Blue wonders. For that one I have a good context on how I discovered this one and how my thoughts changed with just a short period of time on its actual quality.
Prior to receiving this decant I was aware of the Paco Rubanne brand and the Invictus line and I was not that interested into getting anything in the near future from the brand, and then I received this sample for my birthday alongside the other samples that I’ve wrote about. Among all of them this one I used the most because I wanted to understand the notes that make the scent profile of this one. Then I purchased another fragrances and I moved on. I wear this sample at the moment when I write this review in order to refresh my memories of the scent profile and catch other notes that in the past I was not that familiar with.
The Scent
This is a synthetic aquatic fragrance that has a sharp smell from start to finish. I have the version from 2017 according to the flier and its similarities with the note breakdown. In the opening I get a strong citrus synthetic push that stays for a half of a minute, then it settles down into an aquatic, sweet but still synthetic scent. Towards the late drydown the aquatic part it
Is still present but really faint and it plays with the light woods. Overall, it’s better than I expected from these kinds of releases and flakers.
The Projection
This is a medium to a high but only in summer. For the other seasons, it is medium to weak. I find this one only working in high heat in summer, a dry one.
The Longevity
I get for this one around six hours and the first half the projection is strong on my skin. The synthetic keeps it that long. I spray this and after those six hours I still can detect that synthetic component and the woods. So, this one would be all present for a work day in an office. It is noticeable but not annoying and I imagine this would fit really well with a suit. That reminds me of a video by Kenvin Samuels about this fragrance. From what I recall he had the same comment, that this would fit really well with a suit on an office day. So, I totally agree with mr. Samuels, this is the type of the utility for this one. From the experience that I have up until this point I would say that a fougere, a leather or a chypre applied correctly would make a great office fragrance. Also, I imagine applying this one for more than 3 sprays overall and suffocating the office, but anyway.
The Perfumers
There are two noses for this creation. Anne Flipo and Nicolas Beaulieu. While I did not had high expectations for their career I was a bit surprised of mrs. Flipo catalog and vast experience. She has a lot of creations under her name for L’Artisan Parfumeur, YSL and Givenchy. Some of the most well known fragrances in the community for men and women are made by her, so she is really impressive. On the other hand, Nicolas does not have a lot of creations and no significant ones from any house, or ones that I’m not that familiar with. For this one I think they had a lot of experience on how to make a simple straight forward intense aquatic fragrance and be mass appealing, but not obnoxious like the original one, from what I know.
Conclusions
If you want a fragrance that makes impressions and has an interesting scent profile and evolution, but not that weird, I would say that this is for you. I use this fragrance as reference for aquatic type of scents but till this day I prefer Glacier Rock, from my collection. And there is also another fragrance that I purchased late that month but only the opening is aquatic, the rest of its evolution is more fougere-like. I’m not totally sure if this is the case, I am not that familiar with fougere but I know that they are supposed to represent the atmosphere of the forest and what ivy, the plant, would smell like. But anyway, solid release and good projector and good performance.
Thank you so much for reading my review! I got a little caught up on my writing, but I had more pleasure in showing my thoughts then in the last review, so I’m pretty happy with this one. I think I need more experience with aquatic fragrances. I will try in the future to find samples for 40 knots by Xerjoff, Pacific Oak Moss by Goldfield and Banks or Virgin Island Water by Creed and I will try to compare them side by side. Next review will be about Oriflame’s Blue wonders. For that one I have a good context on how I discovered this one and how my thoughts changed with just a short period of time on its actual quality.
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