Eau de Noblesse Rancé 1795 1822

I would definitely have bought Eau de Noblesse. A dear perfumer recently sent me a lot of test materials, including a small sample of Eau de Noblesse. Just like with Eau Fraiche, this scent was love at first sniff. I still had the sample in my bag when Mr. Pluto and I were in the car on our way to the city. News and football results came in, ...Schalke lost away, 4 to .... for ..., Mr. Pluto turns off the radio, "they've said that often enough today...". I look at him and say "evil lying press"... Now he laughs again, thank goodness, and as I just took a second sniff of Eau de Noblesse, a wonderful cloud of fragrance wafts through the car, instantly lifting the mood. Juicy citrus fruits, fresh and just lightly sweetened, as light as the sugar rim on a Gin Fizz cocktail... Then comes a slightly bitter fruity, green note, the rhubarb and maybe a bit of galbanum? (I'm not sure), accompanied by a cool rose. A very slightly powdery iris soon adds a spicy warmth. The scent lingers for a while. After about two hours, it becomes a bit sweeter, vanilla and musk come into play and signal the base.

Eau de Noblesse, the name is well chosen. The scent has something elegant without being ostentatious, smells high-quality, is fresh, yet still gives off spicy warmth. Why it has been declared a women's fragrance is a mystery to me; for me, it is definitely unisex. Longevity and sillage are in the medium range. And it has a bit of chypre, although there is no oakmoss in it. But that is no longer a requirement today, unfortunately.

And suddenly I have a little worry that this scent might be discontinued; maybe I should...