Pure Azure Phaedon 2013

Whoever thought Fleur de Male was the ultimate masculine orange blossom perfume will be pleasantly surprised by this fantastic new Phaedon fragrance. While both are similar, FdM only has the bottle, the price, and the fact that it came first in its favor. Pure Azure elevates the whole theme to a completely new level of quality. Strength, density, complexity, quality - Phaedon excels!

Who would have thought that a fragrance with a clear fig note would appeal to me so much? In the top note, which also defines the entire fragrance, one of my favorite notes, orange blossom, battles against an airy fig that I often can't stand. The blossom clearly wins and is the heart of the fragrance, but the scent cannot do without the fig. It doesn't have to, because this interplay of airy blossoms, ozonic Mediterranean air, and an avenue of fig trees on the Côte D'Azure is so impressive and valuable. A summer fragrance that is both light and heavy at the same time. And unlike most coconut or banana scents, it never loses this balance, never becomes sticky or heavy. Not even at the end, where the fragrance becomes powdery and sweeter, with a salty tonka bean. Salty tonka bean? You heard right, a knockout even at the end. As if it wasn't already clear that we are near the sea, now sea salt is added. An incredible twist and combination that works. Something like Sel de Vetiver but for orange blossom.

Bottle: thick, dark glass, but quite dull,
Sillage: orange blossoms with a lot of courage, summer feeling & eggs!
Longevity: 10-12 hours - wow!

For summer, it's quite bold - but nothing ventured, nothing gained! And Phaedon wins pretty much everything in the orange blossom championship!