Top Notes 
Aldehydes
Narcissus
Bergamot
Jasmine
Carnation
Rose
Ylang-ylang
Heart Notes 
Honey
Peach
Plum
Base Notes 
Civet
Castoreum
Moss
Musk
Coriander
Sandalwood
Vetiver
Amber
Patchouli
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The Solar Eclipse - l'éclipse solaire
Sonia Rykiel. No, she may not have been one of the prettiest designers of her time who shaped the world of fashion. She had the most piercing and cold gray-green eyes I had ever seen. Even then, she wore a Smoky-Eyes look. Her coral-red hair always looked like it had just fought with a cat. The primary color of her clothing was predominantly black. She mostly wore dresses and long skirts. On her thin lips, which usually bore only a half-smile, bright red lipstick stood out. And her pale complexion already appeared ghostly and not exactly healthy. Her personal look would today be described as Black Avant-Garde in fashion. No, she was not the prettiest, but she was one of the most charismatic, mysterious, and remarkable fashion icons of the 80s. She brought knitwear to the runways of the world and became internationally famous with her black-and-white creations. In 1979, she launched her first fragrance called 7e Sense. A perfume in whose fine mesh one can quickly become entangled! Sometimes we get closer to a designer than we might like by wearing their perfume. Sometimes we look so deeply into their soul that we feel we might drown in it. But some perfumes are not just worn; one is carried by them. Or, as in the case of Sonia Rykiel’s 7e Sense, simply swept away and enveloped by the deepest, protective darkness!
7e Sense
The perfume initially starts off quite harmless with masses of fragrant aldehydes, but that changes soon. Overzealous jasmine and various other floral notes from cloves and daffodils rise up. Fruity notes sneak in. A light sweetness gently resonates. In this case, it is the ripe scent of peaches. All the previous notes linger in airy heights for a while until they are literally torn down to the earth. Dark tones of patchouli come forth like gloomy shadows. It smells of damp, warm earth and gently smoky peat. The scent of darkest green-brown moss mingles with herby-spicy coriander leaves. Everything is underscored by a deep olfactory, animalistic growl from leathery castoreum and sour civet. Comparable to a predator that threateningly lifts its lips and shows its fangs, from which a deep, warm, menacing or lustful rumble emerges. Here, danger literally hangs in the air!
Conclusion
What is the best comparison for 7e Sense? It is most comparable to a solar eclipse. One's own radiance is darkened by the perfume like through a fog of mysterious, fragrant anti-matter. One is almost swallowed by it. But not entirely! A delicate, glowing outline of personality remains. This may sound terrible, but it is by no means so. Through this powerful shadow that lays upon one, one feels very safe and protected inside. Calm, silence, and incredible strength pulsate at the center of the darkness. One feels almost a little invulnerable! Whatever Sonia Rykiel wanted to convey with her signature scent will likely remain her secret forever. It seems to me that she created this fragrance solely to protect herself. To protect herself from what lurks out there! She has woven such a fine, tightly-knit, black net of melancholic and dark notes that the fragile soul behind it almost disappears. 7e Sense by Sonia Rykiel is, personally speaking, one of the heaviest, most mysterious, profound, and unfathomable perfumes I have encountered in a very long time.
And that... may mean something!
She's not crazy, she's different.
- Sonia Rykiel-
7e Sense
The perfume initially starts off quite harmless with masses of fragrant aldehydes, but that changes soon. Overzealous jasmine and various other floral notes from cloves and daffodils rise up. Fruity notes sneak in. A light sweetness gently resonates. In this case, it is the ripe scent of peaches. All the previous notes linger in airy heights for a while until they are literally torn down to the earth. Dark tones of patchouli come forth like gloomy shadows. It smells of damp, warm earth and gently smoky peat. The scent of darkest green-brown moss mingles with herby-spicy coriander leaves. Everything is underscored by a deep olfactory, animalistic growl from leathery castoreum and sour civet. Comparable to a predator that threateningly lifts its lips and shows its fangs, from which a deep, warm, menacing or lustful rumble emerges. Here, danger literally hangs in the air!
Conclusion
What is the best comparison for 7e Sense? It is most comparable to a solar eclipse. One's own radiance is darkened by the perfume like through a fog of mysterious, fragrant anti-matter. One is almost swallowed by it. But not entirely! A delicate, glowing outline of personality remains. This may sound terrible, but it is by no means so. Through this powerful shadow that lays upon one, one feels very safe and protected inside. Calm, silence, and incredible strength pulsate at the center of the darkness. One feels almost a little invulnerable! Whatever Sonia Rykiel wanted to convey with her signature scent will likely remain her secret forever. It seems to me that she created this fragrance solely to protect herself. To protect herself from what lurks out there! She has woven such a fine, tightly-knit, black net of melancholic and dark notes that the fragile soul behind it almost disappears. 7e Sense by Sonia Rykiel is, personally speaking, one of the heaviest, most mysterious, profound, and unfathomable perfumes I have encountered in a very long time.
And that... may mean something!
She's not crazy, she's different.
- Sonia Rykiel-
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