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Upright Walk Until the End
Could a fragrance start more beautifully than with - incense? In this case, a quick puff of white correction fluid incense; meanwhile, I suspect Elemi resin for this twist and urgently request any relevant information. Then a bright wood note briefly appears. But soon the scent becomes strongly smoky-tarry-acidic. More charred or smoked wood than leather. In style, it is close to Mona di Orio's 'Cuir', where leather is also predominantly found in the name.
In another top smoker, namely Naomi Goodsir's 'Bois d’Ascese', there is mention of smoked cedar-juniper as an ingredient. I still haven't smelled it in nature, but the mere term fits here associatively as well. The Ferragamo calms down quickly, surprisingly swiftly for a representative of this fragrance direction, and becomes comparatively elegant. Almost, at least, as it remains characteristically distinct and lasting into the evening. Therefore, it is to be suspected that the predominantly restrained volume is exactly intentional.
On the website, there is talk of the tobacco notes of mate tea. No idea how that stuff smells, but tobacco can surprisingly be interpreted into it without difficulty. Very aromatic, thus naturally unsmoked. More Brazil than Sumatra, with excellent depth and spice. Even a non-smoker can appreciate such things at this point.
From the third hour onward, the fragrance components merge a bit with each other, as if they were given a barely perceptible, creamy base. And just as an Italian suit gently envelops the body while still emphasizing it, the strong notes are carefully integrated without being trimmed in their nature or individuality of appearance.
The wood steadily darkens over time, an impression that is intensified by the resin/smoke and the subtle acidity of the as-if tobacco. Ebony, mahogany, and the like come to mind from the afternoon onward. For leather, I initially need a bit of imagination in this phase, but then it can be sensed again, even in a birch-tar-like way. After all, there are variations of it that are stylistically related to the previously mentioned colleagues.
Incense Suede remains true to its line until the end. The wood may become a bit airier from the seventh or eighth hour, but those are nuances and by no means age mellowness. No drifting into common, possibly dull base products. Upright walk until the end.
Conclusion: I hadn't had Ferragamo on my radar at all until now. Unjustly, as I now realize. Ergoproxy has packed me a real gem - thank you very much! Those who lay down around 150 euros at the perfumery with the sharp vowel at the front will be rewarded with a characteristically powerful, noble smoke-wood-tobacco-leather fragrance in an apparently very attractive bottle.
P.S.: I don't know what that has to do with Tuscany. Does the tree burn that much? The name can be irrelevant to me.
In another top smoker, namely Naomi Goodsir's 'Bois d’Ascese', there is mention of smoked cedar-juniper as an ingredient. I still haven't smelled it in nature, but the mere term fits here associatively as well. The Ferragamo calms down quickly, surprisingly swiftly for a representative of this fragrance direction, and becomes comparatively elegant. Almost, at least, as it remains characteristically distinct and lasting into the evening. Therefore, it is to be suspected that the predominantly restrained volume is exactly intentional.
On the website, there is talk of the tobacco notes of mate tea. No idea how that stuff smells, but tobacco can surprisingly be interpreted into it without difficulty. Very aromatic, thus naturally unsmoked. More Brazil than Sumatra, with excellent depth and spice. Even a non-smoker can appreciate such things at this point.
From the third hour onward, the fragrance components merge a bit with each other, as if they were given a barely perceptible, creamy base. And just as an Italian suit gently envelops the body while still emphasizing it, the strong notes are carefully integrated without being trimmed in their nature or individuality of appearance.
The wood steadily darkens over time, an impression that is intensified by the resin/smoke and the subtle acidity of the as-if tobacco. Ebony, mahogany, and the like come to mind from the afternoon onward. For leather, I initially need a bit of imagination in this phase, but then it can be sensed again, even in a birch-tar-like way. After all, there are variations of it that are stylistically related to the previously mentioned colleagues.
Incense Suede remains true to its line until the end. The wood may become a bit airier from the seventh or eighth hour, but those are nuances and by no means age mellowness. No drifting into common, possibly dull base products. Upright walk until the end.
Conclusion: I hadn't had Ferragamo on my radar at all until now. Unjustly, as I now realize. Ergoproxy has packed me a real gem - thank you very much! Those who lay down around 150 euros at the perfumery with the sharp vowel at the front will be rewarded with a characteristically powerful, noble smoke-wood-tobacco-leather fragrance in an apparently very attractive bottle.
P.S.: I don't know what that has to do with Tuscany. Does the tree burn that much? The name can be irrelevant to me.
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I remember your spot-on Tipp-Ex assessment of Avignon, but it looks like Elemi isn't included here.