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05/11/2020
Elysium
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Elysium
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A Spring Day With Fun Plans
How about the scent at the time of the coronavirus? The Covid-19 has turned our lives upside down. This absurd period of world lockdown will be remembered in history books and our minds too. But I didn't give up, I kept fighting, doing the things that make me feel good every day, first of all, the gesture of spraying a different perfume every day. And Your Match is the latest addition, purchased after almost two months of forced closure of the perfume shops. I had seen it on the shelf of the news just launched on the market but deliberately snubbed after the disappointment of the previous Smash, a pleasant aroma with poor performance. I, therefore, wanted to give this creature a chance, and I immediately changed my mind: Your Match by Sergio Tacchini is a quantum of solace, like a spring day with fun plans. It is the tribute of freedom expressed in an aromatic-woodland, in a deep and mysterious dark midnight blue bottle, in which the sand of New Caledonia meets the dry breath of cedar notes and the liveliness of citrus fruits. There have been many fragrances released over the last ten years that could be classed as modern classics, and Your Match is not an exception.
Your Match is a woody aromatic fragrance, but it has a simple-minded sporty marine vibe, and the maritime nature of the perfume becomes more pronounced the longer I wear it. In the opening, a stereotypical peppery minty leaf touches strong zesty grapefruit, mixing some green menthol into the oily, yellow peel. The lemon is almost shadowed, mites of oddly-warm grated nutmeg and ground pink pepper float on clear, ginger juice, but without the actual aquatic smell. To me, it starts shrill with more zesty and sharp than spicy, and the citrus fruits prevail on the seasonings.
Right after the top notes calm down, I get the scent of sandal and cedar duo mixed with mild vetiver, and a floral note adds even more warmth to the mid-phase of development. Though there is a pinch of freshness that usually links with marine and sport fragrances, anyway, there's more complexity and better ingredients used here than in your average water/sport perfume. The aquatic is mixed in this hybrid in a prudent way, which means that we are not dealing with something ordinary marine, so no likens to Bvlgari Aqva, JV Artisan Blue, or Davidoff Cool Water to mention a few. In the heart, I get more conspicuous the smokiness from the incense. Dry cedar, the kindest vetiver, and the warmest sandalwood combine beautifully to create an irresistible exotic flavor.
The base is naturally smooth, hedonic, and the sweetness is pleasant yet bound; it doesn't go overboard with it. In the background of the scent, I still detect that faint aroma of the smoky flavor. There is something that reminds me of a mighty midsummer eve, full of floral fragrances. The floral character is mainly due to patchouli, labdanum, and rich jasmine, which gives it an incredibly natural sensation. The undertones of ambergris (e.g., ambroxan) further add a surreal quality to the mixture. It is in high doses here, which can be found in similar perfumes such as CD Sauvage, for instance, nevertheless not a clone of that. What remains on my skin when it seems that the smell has disappeared is a shade mossy/musky.
It serves you well in any type of occasion, formal or informal, business meetings, black tie events, late-night parties, or appointment. The smell is not so strong as to become offensive, but even so weak that I could not impress. It's a fresh scent from the onset that opens cold and then warms up the closer to the wearer's skin you go. Performance is moderate, in line with modern EDT, and you can expect it to last a few hours depending on your skin type, before drying down to a semi-sweet, subtle and mossy base that continues to linger a good while longer. Since it is full of aroma chemicals that radiate in an aura around a person it may cause anosmia and olfactory fatigue to the actual wearer. I'm curious if anyone else has endured this, but today I walked outside briefly in very light rain, and it caused the scent to come to life fabulously.
Your Match is not a perfume to sample on a blotter, where it smells stunted and sketchy; it should be worn and applied with a generous hand to experience its subtle phases of development. It has not good lasting power and sillage. It is a very safe and inoffensive fragrance. It doesn't stand out to me like some of the others in my collection as anything special. However, it is pleasing and enjoyable to wear. I guess that problem is that the composition is very much in the same vibe as other fashionable scents like Dior Sauvage etc. Do not think, though, that this is a sophisticated fragrance. It has more depth than most of the colognes of its kind but remains cool to the wide-lived.
Stay well; stay healthy.
-Elysium
Your Match is a woody aromatic fragrance, but it has a simple-minded sporty marine vibe, and the maritime nature of the perfume becomes more pronounced the longer I wear it. In the opening, a stereotypical peppery minty leaf touches strong zesty grapefruit, mixing some green menthol into the oily, yellow peel. The lemon is almost shadowed, mites of oddly-warm grated nutmeg and ground pink pepper float on clear, ginger juice, but without the actual aquatic smell. To me, it starts shrill with more zesty and sharp than spicy, and the citrus fruits prevail on the seasonings.
Right after the top notes calm down, I get the scent of sandal and cedar duo mixed with mild vetiver, and a floral note adds even more warmth to the mid-phase of development. Though there is a pinch of freshness that usually links with marine and sport fragrances, anyway, there's more complexity and better ingredients used here than in your average water/sport perfume. The aquatic is mixed in this hybrid in a prudent way, which means that we are not dealing with something ordinary marine, so no likens to Bvlgari Aqva, JV Artisan Blue, or Davidoff Cool Water to mention a few. In the heart, I get more conspicuous the smokiness from the incense. Dry cedar, the kindest vetiver, and the warmest sandalwood combine beautifully to create an irresistible exotic flavor.
The base is naturally smooth, hedonic, and the sweetness is pleasant yet bound; it doesn't go overboard with it. In the background of the scent, I still detect that faint aroma of the smoky flavor. There is something that reminds me of a mighty midsummer eve, full of floral fragrances. The floral character is mainly due to patchouli, labdanum, and rich jasmine, which gives it an incredibly natural sensation. The undertones of ambergris (e.g., ambroxan) further add a surreal quality to the mixture. It is in high doses here, which can be found in similar perfumes such as CD Sauvage, for instance, nevertheless not a clone of that. What remains on my skin when it seems that the smell has disappeared is a shade mossy/musky.
It serves you well in any type of occasion, formal or informal, business meetings, black tie events, late-night parties, or appointment. The smell is not so strong as to become offensive, but even so weak that I could not impress. It's a fresh scent from the onset that opens cold and then warms up the closer to the wearer's skin you go. Performance is moderate, in line with modern EDT, and you can expect it to last a few hours depending on your skin type, before drying down to a semi-sweet, subtle and mossy base that continues to linger a good while longer. Since it is full of aroma chemicals that radiate in an aura around a person it may cause anosmia and olfactory fatigue to the actual wearer. I'm curious if anyone else has endured this, but today I walked outside briefly in very light rain, and it caused the scent to come to life fabulously.
Your Match is not a perfume to sample on a blotter, where it smells stunted and sketchy; it should be worn and applied with a generous hand to experience its subtle phases of development. It has not good lasting power and sillage. It is a very safe and inoffensive fragrance. It doesn't stand out to me like some of the others in my collection as anything special. However, it is pleasing and enjoyable to wear. I guess that problem is that the composition is very much in the same vibe as other fashionable scents like Dior Sauvage etc. Do not think, though, that this is a sophisticated fragrance. It has more depth than most of the colognes of its kind but remains cool to the wide-lived.
Stay well; stay healthy.
-Elysium
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