05/26/2015
Rickbr
190 Reviews
Rickbr
Chypre Meadow
I think that Robert has created a kind of blackberry trilogie with three of his Sebastiane Parfums - Black Magic, Immortal Meadow and wish upon a star. Immortal Meadow, just like Black Magic, shares a fantasy inspiration, something magic and a little bit dreamlike for me too. And just like Black Magic, in this trip you are transported to what the past had to offer you the bast.
Don't judge this one from the blackberrie aroma - it might trick you to think that this one is equal to Black Magic, but it isn't. It's more of an enticing note, a gatekeaper of the proper meadow that will develop further. It has the same balance of tart and sweet notes, but it follows a leathery chypre structure.It's interesting that the leather note here works more like a top note instead of a middle and heart note - just after you smell the blackberries, it follows a classic burnt-like leather aroma that creates an interesting contrast of fruity and leathery notes.
And then, you understand what is the properly Immortal Meadow here - the Chypre Land, the land of misteries, abstraction, a place where the chypres from the past still live in its full glory of their bittersweet and earthy symphony. This seems to me like something in the edge of the seventies or eighties chypres, that for me put more emphasis on the earthy patchouli note and dress it with a sweet and plastic violet note. The balance work for me here and creates a green and moist environment, something that i would associate with an Immortal Meadow, a place where the life never ends.
Some hints of Robert's signature can be seem here again, just like in Black Magic, but worked in different ways. The vanilla support the patchouli and it's very discreet, i think it helps to push just a little the bitter chocolate edge. The Benzoin works just like the amber, creatin a subtle smoky nuance to further support the fantasy-like environment created here. I was wondering that those two create a nice pair and they have ideas which are compatabile, so i imagine that blending them would result in something interesting. My mind travels and wonders: maybe the black witch of black berrie has escaped this Immortal Meadow to cast her spell on our world? Maybe i'll have the answer tomorrow while i try wish upon a star, the final part of this saga.
Don't judge this one from the blackberrie aroma - it might trick you to think that this one is equal to Black Magic, but it isn't. It's more of an enticing note, a gatekeaper of the proper meadow that will develop further. It has the same balance of tart and sweet notes, but it follows a leathery chypre structure.It's interesting that the leather note here works more like a top note instead of a middle and heart note - just after you smell the blackberries, it follows a classic burnt-like leather aroma that creates an interesting contrast of fruity and leathery notes.
And then, you understand what is the properly Immortal Meadow here - the Chypre Land, the land of misteries, abstraction, a place where the chypres from the past still live in its full glory of their bittersweet and earthy symphony. This seems to me like something in the edge of the seventies or eighties chypres, that for me put more emphasis on the earthy patchouli note and dress it with a sweet and plastic violet note. The balance work for me here and creates a green and moist environment, something that i would associate with an Immortal Meadow, a place where the life never ends.
Some hints of Robert's signature can be seem here again, just like in Black Magic, but worked in different ways. The vanilla support the patchouli and it's very discreet, i think it helps to push just a little the bitter chocolate edge. The Benzoin works just like the amber, creatin a subtle smoky nuance to further support the fantasy-like environment created here. I was wondering that those two create a nice pair and they have ideas which are compatabile, so i imagine that blending them would result in something interesting. My mind travels and wonders: maybe the black witch of black berrie has escaped this Immortal Meadow to cast her spell on our world? Maybe i'll have the answer tomorrow while i try wish upon a star, the final part of this saga.
