Top Notes 
Plum
Fir balsam
Bergamot
Heart Notes 
Orris absolute
Oud
Orris concrete
Base Notes 
Tonka bean absolute
Cedarwood
Cypriol
Sandalwood
Friesin
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Optimization or "I'll just leave it like this"
What I really like about aging is the arrival.
By that, I don't mean being glad when my stamina is enough to arrive (that too!).
No, I mean arriving in life and with oneself.
Somehow, I've managed to get this far - without anyone explaining how life works - this thing called life.
It could have certainly gone better, but it could have also been much, much worse.
Slowly, one realizes that life in the subjunctive is nonsense, just as it is a waste of energy to struggle with "would have" and "should have".
I now know that I am not a better or more content person if my sheets are bright white and my dentist's bonus book is full of stamps.
Of course, I have a to-do list and I am not standing still just because I think I’m great as I am. But I can now better detach myself from perfectionist nonsense that the world often tries to impose on us as a duty. This also includes self-optimization - and we are approaching the actual topic - the fragrance.
To stay in the subjunctive, as a cliché Northern German, I wish I had a dark complexion, brown curls down to my butt, and smoldering eyes... Well, that’s not the case, and it won't change.
BUT, I could, with the help of the right fragrance, transfer a bit of that southern passion
to my Frisian neck.... I could, I have, but it doesn't suit me.
That doesn't mean that Insomnuit can't be worn by everyone; I just personally feel out of place with a fragrance of this kind.
'Insomnuit' was created in 2016 by Aurélian Guichard for Robert Piquet.
I won’t pretend to have fully grasped the fragrance, and even though I have already been labeled incompetent in this forum, I will skip the 'Parfumo optimization' and simply describe my scent perception.
Here we have a spice with a strong iris note. The predominant iris is soft, almost velvety, yet still impossible to ignore. Tonka and a rum-soaked plum come around the corner with this 'Let's-dance-salsa' move, and by now, you understand the perfume's name.
It's sweet, loud, and sexy, and then Oud joins in. Surprisingly, the animalic note helps to keep the fragrance from becoming kitschy and gives it a foundation.
I don't perceive any woods, but rather a continuous light cinnamon and leather note.
As the tonka gradually quiets down, the base becomes warmer and more subdued.
This is a really well-made fragrance; anyone who loves iris and isn’t afraid of rum and tonka will be happy for hours.
For me, it lives up to its name and leads to sleepless nights - but not the good kind...
I'll just leave it like this ;-)
By that, I don't mean being glad when my stamina is enough to arrive (that too!).
No, I mean arriving in life and with oneself.
Somehow, I've managed to get this far - without anyone explaining how life works - this thing called life.
It could have certainly gone better, but it could have also been much, much worse.
Slowly, one realizes that life in the subjunctive is nonsense, just as it is a waste of energy to struggle with "would have" and "should have".
I now know that I am not a better or more content person if my sheets are bright white and my dentist's bonus book is full of stamps.
Of course, I have a to-do list and I am not standing still just because I think I’m great as I am. But I can now better detach myself from perfectionist nonsense that the world often tries to impose on us as a duty. This also includes self-optimization - and we are approaching the actual topic - the fragrance.
To stay in the subjunctive, as a cliché Northern German, I wish I had a dark complexion, brown curls down to my butt, and smoldering eyes... Well, that’s not the case, and it won't change.
BUT, I could, with the help of the right fragrance, transfer a bit of that southern passion
to my Frisian neck.... I could, I have, but it doesn't suit me.
That doesn't mean that Insomnuit can't be worn by everyone; I just personally feel out of place with a fragrance of this kind.
'Insomnuit' was created in 2016 by Aurélian Guichard for Robert Piquet.
I won’t pretend to have fully grasped the fragrance, and even though I have already been labeled incompetent in this forum, I will skip the 'Parfumo optimization' and simply describe my scent perception.
Here we have a spice with a strong iris note. The predominant iris is soft, almost velvety, yet still impossible to ignore. Tonka and a rum-soaked plum come around the corner with this 'Let's-dance-salsa' move, and by now, you understand the perfume's name.
It's sweet, loud, and sexy, and then Oud joins in. Surprisingly, the animalic note helps to keep the fragrance from becoming kitschy and gives it a foundation.
I don't perceive any woods, but rather a continuous light cinnamon and leather note.
As the tonka gradually quiets down, the base becomes warmer and more subdued.
This is a really well-made fragrance; anyone who loves iris and isn’t afraid of rum and tonka will be happy for hours.
For me, it lives up to its name and leads to sleepless nights - but not the good kind...
I'll just leave it like this ;-)
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