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Bergamot
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Basil
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Indonesian patchouli
Sandalwood
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"Spring lets its green ribbon...
...flutter through the air again..."
Yes, I know well that the ribbon is blue in the original text by Eduard Mörike - please forgive me a certain freedom in the rendition, but had Mörike been able to sniff "Toujours Verts," his famous spring ribbon might have taken on a different color...
"Toujours verts" is pure spring - still very young spring, but no longer early spring.
The snowdrops and crocuses have already faded, daffodils and other spring flowers are just getting ready to immerse the world in a first burst of color and to make people banish their gray, dreary winter clothes to the dark cellar.
The birds have returned from the south and are already eagerly busy with planning for offspring - and with "Toujours verts," a tingling rises in my nose and belly that my beloved cannot escape. Spring - ah...
The opening of "Toujours verts" is clear and fresh like the sun-drenched March morning air - the bergamot is intense and long-lasting here, instead of bidding farewell with the top note after a short time as is often the case.
It is reinforced by rather herb-citrusy than fruity notes, which exhibit hardly any sweetness and maintain their invigorating function for a long time. Unnoticeably, herbaceous, slightly spicy notes blend into the scene, increasingly steering the fragrance in a green, very natural and down-to-earth direction - like a walk past freshly plowed fields, while on the other side, the sap rises in the trees of the forest and its scent weaves delicately into the fine web.
Beautiful!
Anyone who feels reminded of a Cologne by "Toujours Verts" will not be mistaken - throughout the entire long scent progression, the hesperidic notes remain perceptible in their gentle bitterness and give the composition a distinctly fresh character despite increasing depth and warmth.
In contrast to a conventional Cologne, the longevity of "Toujours Verts" is remarkably good - despite diminishing intensity, remnants of the fragrance were still clearly perceptible the next morning.
Yes, I know well that the ribbon is blue in the original text by Eduard Mörike - please forgive me a certain freedom in the rendition, but had Mörike been able to sniff "Toujours Verts," his famous spring ribbon might have taken on a different color...
"Toujours verts" is pure spring - still very young spring, but no longer early spring.
The snowdrops and crocuses have already faded, daffodils and other spring flowers are just getting ready to immerse the world in a first burst of color and to make people banish their gray, dreary winter clothes to the dark cellar.
The birds have returned from the south and are already eagerly busy with planning for offspring - and with "Toujours verts," a tingling rises in my nose and belly that my beloved cannot escape. Spring - ah...
The opening of "Toujours verts" is clear and fresh like the sun-drenched March morning air - the bergamot is intense and long-lasting here, instead of bidding farewell with the top note after a short time as is often the case.
It is reinforced by rather herb-citrusy than fruity notes, which exhibit hardly any sweetness and maintain their invigorating function for a long time. Unnoticeably, herbaceous, slightly spicy notes blend into the scene, increasingly steering the fragrance in a green, very natural and down-to-earth direction - like a walk past freshly plowed fields, while on the other side, the sap rises in the trees of the forest and its scent weaves delicately into the fine web.
Beautiful!
Anyone who feels reminded of a Cologne by "Toujours Verts" will not be mistaken - throughout the entire long scent progression, the hesperidic notes remain perceptible in their gentle bitterness and give the composition a distinctly fresh character despite increasing depth and warmth.
In contrast to a conventional Cologne, the longevity of "Toujours Verts" is remarkably good - despite diminishing intensity, remnants of the fragrance were still clearly perceptible the next morning.
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