Sable & Soleil by Phaedon

Sable & Soleil 2016

Paprica
07/03/2018 - 06:28 AM
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7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage 8Bottle

Welcome to Vacation

The name of the fragrance and the listed scent accords send you straight into a well-deserved beachy vacation. But what a letdown!
The fragrance opens with a lemon scent reminiscent of cleaning products. Not fruity, not real, but rather heavy on the cleaning agent. But then comes the coconut, trying to whisk you away to the South Seas. Your bags are packed, your sun hat is ready, and you board the plane full of anticipation. As soon as you take off, you dream yourself away to the beach and smell the saltwater in the air. But something is off with the scent. Moreover, the plane is just landing in Switzerland... What the heck...

An hour later, you sit at Givaudan/Firmenich and watch the chemists mix your South Sea magic with gleeful delight. They have no interest in the umpteenth salt/coconut/tuberose/beach scent and just throw in an olfactory dump truck of metal, which is probably called a sea accord or something. And plastic lemons. Still thinking of Beachwalk with a hint of Sel Marin? Instead, you get sandflowers and a sprinkle of AB/Blood Concept garnished with sunscreen. At least sunscreen! And actually, it doesn't smell that bad... it's quite intriguing. The more the sunscreen takes over, the more relaxed you become. Maybe you can finally catch a whiff of the sea breeze. You pat the chemists on the shoulder and say goodbye with a smile.

With this fragrance, you won't land in the South Seas, but at Lake Lucerne with a glass of Pina Colada, it’s still quite pleasant.
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DanehDaneh 7 years ago
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Brilliantly described.
I'm laughing my head off right now.
In Cologne, when it's over 35°, it fits perfectly.
Not just for the *****South Sea Resort!
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