09/14/2018
Serenissima
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Vanilla for angels?
Of course, when I think of "Vangelis" I immediately think of the Greek composer.
But I don't immediately think of "Chariots of Fire" or "Conquest of Paradise".
Although the latter is probably known even by the gentleman boxer Henry Maske; how often he moved into the boxing ring to these sounds!
That was then of course "great cinema" for eyes and ears!
And chases still today so many showers over the back!
In Vangelis I rather remember his composition "Mythodea"; beautifully sung by soprano Kathleen Battle and the great Jessye Norman and accompanied by a mighty choir.
On the occasion of the NASA Mars mission "Mars-Odyssee" 2001 this title was recorded and a CD was sent into space.
What a great idea for a great piece of music!
But upon closer study and acquaintance with the vanilla collection of Sylvaine Delacourte, I notice that all these scents carry a "Va-" - probably for vanilla - in the name.
Is "Valkyrie" perhaps the praise of vanilla; could not "Vangelis" mean "vanilla for angels"?
I must say, this explanation for this again almost indescribably beautiful fragrance, I like very much better.
And which angel would not appreciate the Madagascar vanilla, accompanied by black pepper and cardamom with more than a nose full?
If you then add the cloves, originally from the tropics, and the "very ordinary", so improbably aromatic carnation, then the senses start dancing too quietly with enthusiasm.
Clementine and bitter almond get along very well here and also harmonize with the previous scent process. Jasmine, with its heavy, slightly decomposing scent, is already crowning it. "Vangelis" could be done with this!
But this is not the case: the always so beloved gift of sandalwood, again very sensitively introduced, makes the spicy scent melange vibrate quietly; it becomes lively and slightly seductive.
Vangelis" is also one of these almost elfish scent webs, in which the vanilla delights with a completely unexpected transparency.
Where otherwise strong, warming and always slightly eroticizing dominates, it takes itself back here clearly and plays to my joy perfectly in the circle of the other fragrances.
The resulting composition is also again not very durable for a long time, but pleases by its protective fragrance.
Vangelis" envelops like fine lace and conveys a sense of well-being. Not only to yourself, but also to the environment. This is usually pleasantly touched by the tender touch.
So this "angel vanilla" is also a good example of how quickly a preconceived opinion can change.
The five scent samples of Sylvaine Delacourte's vanilla collection (here my thanks to Alöx) taught me that vanilla scents do not always have to be opulent and powerful.
They can also appear as a finely crafted piece of jewelry.
It is nice that both variants have found their place in our world of fragrances.
But I don't immediately think of "Chariots of Fire" or "Conquest of Paradise".
Although the latter is probably known even by the gentleman boxer Henry Maske; how often he moved into the boxing ring to these sounds!
That was then of course "great cinema" for eyes and ears!
And chases still today so many showers over the back!
In Vangelis I rather remember his composition "Mythodea"; beautifully sung by soprano Kathleen Battle and the great Jessye Norman and accompanied by a mighty choir.
On the occasion of the NASA Mars mission "Mars-Odyssee" 2001 this title was recorded and a CD was sent into space.
What a great idea for a great piece of music!
But upon closer study and acquaintance with the vanilla collection of Sylvaine Delacourte, I notice that all these scents carry a "Va-" - probably for vanilla - in the name.
Is "Valkyrie" perhaps the praise of vanilla; could not "Vangelis" mean "vanilla for angels"?
I must say, this explanation for this again almost indescribably beautiful fragrance, I like very much better.
And which angel would not appreciate the Madagascar vanilla, accompanied by black pepper and cardamom with more than a nose full?
If you then add the cloves, originally from the tropics, and the "very ordinary", so improbably aromatic carnation, then the senses start dancing too quietly with enthusiasm.
Clementine and bitter almond get along very well here and also harmonize with the previous scent process. Jasmine, with its heavy, slightly decomposing scent, is already crowning it. "Vangelis" could be done with this!
But this is not the case: the always so beloved gift of sandalwood, again very sensitively introduced, makes the spicy scent melange vibrate quietly; it becomes lively and slightly seductive.
Vangelis" is also one of these almost elfish scent webs, in which the vanilla delights with a completely unexpected transparency.
Where otherwise strong, warming and always slightly eroticizing dominates, it takes itself back here clearly and plays to my joy perfectly in the circle of the other fragrances.
The resulting composition is also again not very durable for a long time, but pleases by its protective fragrance.
Vangelis" envelops like fine lace and conveys a sense of well-being. Not only to yourself, but also to the environment. This is usually pleasantly touched by the tender touch.
So this "angel vanilla" is also a good example of how quickly a preconceived opinion can change.
The five scent samples of Sylvaine Delacourte's vanilla collection (here my thanks to Alöx) taught me that vanilla scents do not always have to be opulent and powerful.
They can also appear as a finely crafted piece of jewelry.
It is nice that both variants have found their place in our world of fragrances.
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