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07/28/2021
UntermWert
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floating and demanding: clove-spice-wood-leather-magic
In the context of a spontaneously initiated sample exchange with blind test, this extraordinary witch scent got under my nose. That it was even by name, so I did not know. (with many thanks to DufterMann)
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Mythologically, the Baba Yaga's occupation is very ambivalent. Sometimes she's antagonist, sometimes she's groundbreaking.... i take the liberty of briefly quoting Gold's statement here, which also very aptly sums up my fragrance experience: "She pushes me into the darkness, then shows me the way. She is a good spirit."
A bitter-tangy-spicy opening and a sniffing comment from Mr. UntermWert first lead me to assume that animalic notes were hidden in the fragrance... With later insight into the fragrance pyramid, I now suspect that the combination of bitter-citrus notes and pepper with the successively unfolding clove form a kind of red thread of the fragrance, which evoked a fantasy of "there's a cat hiding here somewhere".... plus the man's insistence on perceiving a slightly pungent ammonia note....
So not true at all, but gives the fragrance directly a certain depth, mysticism and closeness to nature, which immediately takes me for itself. On this basic motif, the other notes unfold, the fragrance becomes softer, delicate-smoky. The clove dominates the action, but the joining spices of the heart note soothe the cheeky prick, though they in no way evoke a gourmand fantasy of Christmas cookies. Latent dust-dry wood, leather and relatively light patchouli in the base make Baba Yaga seem light and floating...
The witch has me all wrapped up. Despite the lightness, it is also demanding. When I wear it should be well-considered, careless spraying on a day when you do not know what you want, she could take bad... it could be that she then passes me with a provocative look, pretends to have breathed a masculine incense scent into the environment and asks me taxingly: "well, do you really want me?" while I walk slow steps on dried patchouli herb... (so once happened)
The EdT isn't really any different from the EdP in terms of the actual scent - it's a bit more lightly floaty overall, less prickly and scratchy, very suitable for everyday use in my opinion. For the comprehensive "Baba Yaga Experience" I recommend but the EdP.
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About the brand: Sulékó is a collaboration between perfumer Cécile Zarokian and three porcelain sculpeurs, who have created 4 fragrance compositions inspired by Slavic art and culture, each dedicated to a season. The background story about the inspirational Russian perfumer Konstantin Weriguine reads exciting, the overall creation of fragrance and flacon with a lot of passion and depth.
Particularly appealing also the sustainable concept: there is one version each as a sculpture flacon and as a travel flacon (this is also extraordinarily beautiful and has an appealing porcelain head), both are refillable - and owns one of them, it is possible to order a refill.
Great overall concept with very intriguing scents.
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Mythologically, the Baba Yaga's occupation is very ambivalent. Sometimes she's antagonist, sometimes she's groundbreaking.... i take the liberty of briefly quoting Gold's statement here, which also very aptly sums up my fragrance experience: "She pushes me into the darkness, then shows me the way. She is a good spirit."
A bitter-tangy-spicy opening and a sniffing comment from Mr. UntermWert first lead me to assume that animalic notes were hidden in the fragrance... With later insight into the fragrance pyramid, I now suspect that the combination of bitter-citrus notes and pepper with the successively unfolding clove form a kind of red thread of the fragrance, which evoked a fantasy of "there's a cat hiding here somewhere".... plus the man's insistence on perceiving a slightly pungent ammonia note....
So not true at all, but gives the fragrance directly a certain depth, mysticism and closeness to nature, which immediately takes me for itself. On this basic motif, the other notes unfold, the fragrance becomes softer, delicate-smoky. The clove dominates the action, but the joining spices of the heart note soothe the cheeky prick, though they in no way evoke a gourmand fantasy of Christmas cookies. Latent dust-dry wood, leather and relatively light patchouli in the base make Baba Yaga seem light and floating...
The witch has me all wrapped up. Despite the lightness, it is also demanding. When I wear it should be well-considered, careless spraying on a day when you do not know what you want, she could take bad... it could be that she then passes me with a provocative look, pretends to have breathed a masculine incense scent into the environment and asks me taxingly: "well, do you really want me?" while I walk slow steps on dried patchouli herb... (so once happened)
The EdT isn't really any different from the EdP in terms of the actual scent - it's a bit more lightly floaty overall, less prickly and scratchy, very suitable for everyday use in my opinion. For the comprehensive "Baba Yaga Experience" I recommend but the EdP.
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About the brand: Sulékó is a collaboration between perfumer Cécile Zarokian and three porcelain sculpeurs, who have created 4 fragrance compositions inspired by Slavic art and culture, each dedicated to a season. The background story about the inspirational Russian perfumer Konstantin Weriguine reads exciting, the overall creation of fragrance and flacon with a lot of passion and depth.
Particularly appealing also the sustainable concept: there is one version each as a sculpture flacon and as a travel flacon (this is also extraordinarily beautiful and has an appealing porcelain head), both are refillable - and owns one of them, it is possible to order a refill.
Great overall concept with very intriguing scents.
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