Top Notes 
Italian mandarin orange
Ylang-ylang
Aldehydes
Brazilian orange
White blossoms
Jamaican chili
Sri Lankan pink pepper
Heart Notes 
Egyptian jasmine
Italian iris
Peach
Precious woods
Turkish rose
Somalian frankincense
Carnation
Ceylonese cinnamon
French violet
Haitian vetiver
Lily
Base Notes 
Brazilian tonka bean
Siam benzoin
Australian sandalwood
Musk
Bourbon vanilla
Amber
Indonesian patchouli
Leimbacher
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Leimbacher
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5
I'm close to the cook...
An intimate souffle? A sexy dessert? An erotic sweet treat? Well, I'd rather not delve into translations, as I've already made some embarrassing mistakes with various French perfume names. It wouldn't really fit anyway, as this Paul Emilien is neither dessert-sweet nor very intimate. Rather, it's a lightly spicy floral bomb that is fine, classic, gentle, and powdery without ever being annoying. However, it doesn't deliver anything truly new. On the contrary - it couldn't be safer.
"Souffle Intime" surprisingly comes across as simplistic and plain, despite the eternally long fragrance pyramid that confuses more than it helps. Occasionally, there's a fruity flash (especially at the beginning), later vanilla and patchouli lay a veil of base notes over everything. But at its core, and for 90%, the scent is a floral bouquet in all its colors and forms. It somewhat reminds me of a feminine version of "Insense" - but in the women's category, it's only half as spectacular. Flowers are the order of the day there. Therefore, this pleasant but unspectacular Mother's Day gift doesn't entice me out from behind any oven. It's well made, if not excellent. However, if your feet fall asleep in the process, that doesn't help much...
Bottle: actually quite nice... I just never really like the drawings on the bottles.
Sillage: a dense floral bouquet - but it never disperses too much.
Longevity: this bouquet droops after 5-7 hours.
Conclusion: for my floral friends, a test tip - minimally fruity (peach), minimally spicy (pepper + chili), but mostly a fully packed bouquet of feminine flowers like ylang-ylang, rose, iris, or jasmine. Beautiful, but somewhat pale despite the many floral colors & facets.
"Souffle Intime" surprisingly comes across as simplistic and plain, despite the eternally long fragrance pyramid that confuses more than it helps. Occasionally, there's a fruity flash (especially at the beginning), later vanilla and patchouli lay a veil of base notes over everything. But at its core, and for 90%, the scent is a floral bouquet in all its colors and forms. It somewhat reminds me of a feminine version of "Insense" - but in the women's category, it's only half as spectacular. Flowers are the order of the day there. Therefore, this pleasant but unspectacular Mother's Day gift doesn't entice me out from behind any oven. It's well made, if not excellent. However, if your feet fall asleep in the process, that doesn't help much...
Bottle: actually quite nice... I just never really like the drawings on the bottles.
Sillage: a dense floral bouquet - but it never disperses too much.
Longevity: this bouquet droops after 5-7 hours.
Conclusion: for my floral friends, a test tip - minimally fruity (peach), minimally spicy (pepper + chili), but mostly a fully packed bouquet of feminine flowers like ylang-ylang, rose, iris, or jasmine. Beautiful, but somewhat pale despite the many floral colors & facets.
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