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10/25/2018
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In a field full of lemon trees
Today I come to Eclats d'Agrumes of Rochas. And no, the term "Eclats" here has nothing to do with the word Eklat, i.e. in the sense of a scandal or a sensation, but means roughly translated "brilliance" or "glow".
Which means that the name of the fragrance could be roughly translated as "The Glory of Citrus Fruits". Which in turn sounds like a romantic novel, set in fields full of lemon trees, with two meetings and falling in love,... while in the background cats flee in panic in all directions due to the overwhelming majority of citrus fruits... well, so much for romance :D
Stupid beginning, I know, I'm writing again a bit of nonsense, but only because I'm slowly thinking about what motives I should carve into my Halloween pumpkins and therefore can't think of anything else anymore. Frightened and aggressive cats with high ruffled fur would be a beginning as carving motive :D
But still "the glow of citrus" sounds great to me, as if you're standing on a field full of lemon trees to let the beautiful landscape (and the great scent of the surroundings) take effect on you, which would have to be a damn relaxing feeling!
Well yes, but now for the scent!
A little later the fragrance becomes warmer and more flowery. A small sweetness emerges, whose origin however is not yet correctly determinable. The pineapple can only be smelled for a short time, otherwise the scent becomes somewhat more floral, while the citrus fruits lose a little of their intensity, but do not (yet) disappear.
A little later the fragrance becomes even sweeter, and now you can smell that this sweetness comes from the musk, yet the fragrance remains mostly unsweet. You can still smell the fruity notes, but it is more difficult to distinguish between them. You can also smell lemons or bergamots, which together with the light musk and especially the soft pepper smell excellent. In the later base, the fragrance then smells mostly floral with a hint of citrus notes.
And the shelf life here is just four hours again, after which most of the fragrance is gone, so that you should then perfume yourself again.
Yeah, I'd like that scent, I knew it. Of course, because it's got citrus fruit in it. But that doesn't automatically mean that I would like every citrus scent. No, it simply depends on the interplay of all the elements, and I think that this has been very successful in this fragrance. It's fresh, but a little later it gets a little warmer and more flowery. This makes it a beautiful, light fragrance for you ladies, wonderfully suitable for warm days to smell good on such days, even if others can only smell the fragrance from close up due to the weak sillage.
Apart from that, the name has also been well chosen, as it gives you the feeling of walking somewhere in spring on holiday in a Mediterranean town away from the tourist centres on beautiful side streets full of flowers, fields and avenues, and of taking in beautiful floral and citric notes in the warm sun.
Therefore I would recommend to mark this fragrance for the next spring or summer, maybe one of you will like it :)
Which means that the name of the fragrance could be roughly translated as "The Glory of Citrus Fruits". Which in turn sounds like a romantic novel, set in fields full of lemon trees, with two meetings and falling in love,... while in the background cats flee in panic in all directions due to the overwhelming majority of citrus fruits... well, so much for romance :D
Stupid beginning, I know, I'm writing again a bit of nonsense, but only because I'm slowly thinking about what motives I should carve into my Halloween pumpkins and therefore can't think of anything else anymore. Frightened and aggressive cats with high ruffled fur would be a beginning as carving motive :D
But still "the glow of citrus" sounds great to me, as if you're standing on a field full of lemon trees to let the beautiful landscape (and the great scent of the surroundings) take effect on you, which would have to be a damn relaxing feeling!
Well yes, but now for the scent!
The fragrance:
At the beginning I smell very refreshing and fragrant citrus fruits, of which I smell best lemons (or bergamot) and a little bit of mandarins, but to be honest you can only find them if you see that there are mandarins in the fragrance pyramid. A little bit of pepper gives the whole thing a fine spice, but without disturbing the freshness of the fragrance or even making it pungent. A little later the fragrance becomes warmer and more flowery. A small sweetness emerges, whose origin however is not yet correctly determinable. The pineapple can only be smelled for a short time, otherwise the scent becomes somewhat more floral, while the citrus fruits lose a little of their intensity, but do not (yet) disappear.
A little later the fragrance becomes even sweeter, and now you can smell that this sweetness comes from the musk, yet the fragrance remains mostly unsweet. You can still smell the fruity notes, but it is more difficult to distinguish between them. You can also smell lemons or bergamots, which together with the light musk and especially the soft pepper smell excellent. In the later base, the fragrance then smells mostly floral with a hint of citrus notes.
The Sillage and the shelf life:
Citrus fruit... what does that usually tell us? Exactly: As with most summer citrus fragrances, the Sillage is not exactly the yellow of the egg. In plain language, this means that you can only smell the scent from close up. And the shelf life here is just four hours again, after which most of the fragrance is gone, so that you should then perfume yourself again.
The bottle:
The bottle is cylindrical and colourless. It is filled with a nice pink scented liquid. Somewhat above on the front side you can see a narrow label with the name of the fragrance. The round lid is a small eye-catcher as it looks like a round gemstone with its patterns and facets. A beautiful bottle!Yeah, I'd like that scent, I knew it. Of course, because it's got citrus fruit in it. But that doesn't automatically mean that I would like every citrus scent. No, it simply depends on the interplay of all the elements, and I think that this has been very successful in this fragrance. It's fresh, but a little later it gets a little warmer and more flowery. This makes it a beautiful, light fragrance for you ladies, wonderfully suitable for warm days to smell good on such days, even if others can only smell the fragrance from close up due to the weak sillage.
Apart from that, the name has also been well chosen, as it gives you the feeling of walking somewhere in spring on holiday in a Mediterranean town away from the tourist centres on beautiful side streets full of flowers, fields and avenues, and of taking in beautiful floral and citric notes in the warm sun.
Therefore I would recommend to mark this fragrance for the next spring or summer, maybe one of you will like it :)
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