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Simply Getting Lost
From the vial, it primarily smells of mild-spicy conifer. Right after application, it has a similar scent, only with a distinctly waxy undertone. Essential oils tickle the nose. Additionally, I imagine something softly fruity, just a hint. I constantly oscillate in my thoughts between very ripe mandarin and heavily sweetened, thus stripped of any sharpness, hot lemon. However, Luce di Segantini is not a citrus scent; it remains just a suggestion. After half an hour, I even fantasize about something dark and chocolatey.
I would have never come up with yarrow on my own. I only vaguely remember yarrow juice from the health food store. It was ages ago; my mother bought it once. Bitter stuff, if I recall correctly. Yeah, that fits; there is definitely something bitter right on the skin. Everything else would be speculation.
At noon, the scent is both resinous-waxy and sweet-creamy at the same time. On the manufacturer's website, it says that the rock rose displays both sweet and earthy aspects. The latter would explain why I spontaneously thought of something patchouli-like (as a sort of chocolate source) at the front. By now, I find the scent rather sweet and would describe it as fragrant-caramel-vanilla. But it is by no means a gourmand. And again, more dusty-resinous-hint-fruity, rich in details and nuances, it carries through the evening.
I am completely at a loss regarding the mentioned flowers. Not even with the knowledge of the details can I identify anything that I can clearly distinguish from mere fantasizing. With some difficulty, I might confirm a non-stinky jasmine.
In any case, breaking down the notes does not help me move forward (I completely agree with the esteemed Turandot). Luce di Segantini is a characteristically rather quiet mood fragrance in which one can simply get lost. I enjoy smelling it, but unfortunately, a thought of scented candle oil or room fragrance cannot be avoided. Still: Yes, it shines with inner calm, as if it knows that darkness is the absence of light - and not the other way around.
My closest experiences in the perfume realm have been with the scents of Annette Neuffer; not least because of the waxy-resinous undertone, a comparison is obvious. However, I see the Neuffer creations as having a broader and, to put it pointedly, “more perfumey” composition, thus having a nose-length advantage overall. While Ms. Segantini, with her “Luce,” explicitly wanted to capture just a mood. In this respect, it would be exciting to see if further fragrances follow that might be of a different kind.
Regardless of my small reservations, I feel as I always do with such things: Although the sheer number of available scents is lower when completely avoiding chemicals - the richness of nuances from natural ingredients more than makes up for it for me. Such mixtures always touch me, and often conventional perfumes seem shockingly flat and lacking in appeal in comparison. It is no coincidence that I can confidently make the above chocolate association with natural scents.
I thank Derailroaded for allowing me to test this little gem.
P.S.: Reading the backstory and the press reports about it is actually enjoyable. I suspect it is not just a pure marketing fairy tale for a change. At least, I learned something about an artist I was previously unaware of.
I would have never come up with yarrow on my own. I only vaguely remember yarrow juice from the health food store. It was ages ago; my mother bought it once. Bitter stuff, if I recall correctly. Yeah, that fits; there is definitely something bitter right on the skin. Everything else would be speculation.
At noon, the scent is both resinous-waxy and sweet-creamy at the same time. On the manufacturer's website, it says that the rock rose displays both sweet and earthy aspects. The latter would explain why I spontaneously thought of something patchouli-like (as a sort of chocolate source) at the front. By now, I find the scent rather sweet and would describe it as fragrant-caramel-vanilla. But it is by no means a gourmand. And again, more dusty-resinous-hint-fruity, rich in details and nuances, it carries through the evening.
I am completely at a loss regarding the mentioned flowers. Not even with the knowledge of the details can I identify anything that I can clearly distinguish from mere fantasizing. With some difficulty, I might confirm a non-stinky jasmine.
In any case, breaking down the notes does not help me move forward (I completely agree with the esteemed Turandot). Luce di Segantini is a characteristically rather quiet mood fragrance in which one can simply get lost. I enjoy smelling it, but unfortunately, a thought of scented candle oil or room fragrance cannot be avoided. Still: Yes, it shines with inner calm, as if it knows that darkness is the absence of light - and not the other way around.
My closest experiences in the perfume realm have been with the scents of Annette Neuffer; not least because of the waxy-resinous undertone, a comparison is obvious. However, I see the Neuffer creations as having a broader and, to put it pointedly, “more perfumey” composition, thus having a nose-length advantage overall. While Ms. Segantini, with her “Luce,” explicitly wanted to capture just a mood. In this respect, it would be exciting to see if further fragrances follow that might be of a different kind.
Regardless of my small reservations, I feel as I always do with such things: Although the sheer number of available scents is lower when completely avoiding chemicals - the richness of nuances from natural ingredients more than makes up for it for me. Such mixtures always touch me, and often conventional perfumes seem shockingly flat and lacking in appeal in comparison. It is no coincidence that I can confidently make the above chocolate association with natural scents.
I thank Derailroaded for allowing me to test this little gem.
P.S.: Reading the backstory and the press reports about it is actually enjoyable. I suspect it is not just a pure marketing fairy tale for a change. At least, I learned something about an artist I was previously unaware of.
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