Avant Gardenia Teone Reinthal Natural Perfume 2019
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noble white velvet flowers, opulently bound: once again a guessing game of fragrance notes
Throughout my rather long life, I have learned not to jump over every stick that is held out to me.
By now, I manage this quite well.
And yet, I keep finding that in this world of perfume, in which I have been moving for decades, entirely different standards apply:
My curiosity constantly drives me to new shores and areas that urgently need to be discovered!
And while I may initially steer clear of certain fragrances, one day it happens:
Headfirst, I dive - my little nose first - into a new scent adventure, if only to know what I will send to my fragrance friends on their journey.
For years, I have struggled with gardenias in fragrances: as beautiful as these flowers are to look at, something about them occasionally rubs my senses the wrong way; from time to time, very rich gardenia nuances remind me of a basket full of dirty laundry that desperately needs washing.
So how will it be with “Avant Gardenia” by Teone Reinthal?
Is this fragrance really an “Ode to the velvety queen of white flowers” as described?
I do not see it as a "scent of a lost love"; during testing, no white, mourning being haunts me through loveless spaces.
“Avant Gardenia” is, according to the pyramid, an imposing bouquet, composed of white, yellow, and also some blue flowers.
Those familiar with the fragrance creations of this brand will surely encounter, among the white fragrant beauties, not only the glorious large gardenia blooms in full splendor but also ripe, slightly sultry jasmine, noble tuberose, white roses, and possibly white chamomile.
Delicate-colored May roses and intensely fragrant tea roses, along with elegant freesias, I would add as yellow flowers, and the blue lotus is one of the fragrance notes that is repeatedly referenced here.
And surely there is much more that I cannot identify and that they do not reveal to us.
We do not need to know everything in such detail; the effect is already opulent and full of rich floral aromas.
This floral abundance harmonizes excellently with the specifically radiant resinous fires of myrrh and the well-known masculine, slightly scratchy animalic notes of sandalwood.
Fragrance compositions with gardenias are generally not for minimalists; “Avant Gardenia” in particular is quite massive!
Nostalgic feelings awaken in me, as I feel transported back to the heyday of fragrances in the eighties and nineties when everything was lavish and bathed in jewel tones.
We were young, and the fragrances were loud, lush, and sometimes even shrill!
I would not wear “Avant Gardenia” anymore, but the magic of this creation joyfully transports me to a fragrant past that I do not want to miss:
I have enjoyed it too much, surrendered to it!
Hopefully, this little remnant of the fragrance continues to delight on its journey.
One should indulge in a bit of luxury!
By now, I manage this quite well.
And yet, I keep finding that in this world of perfume, in which I have been moving for decades, entirely different standards apply:
My curiosity constantly drives me to new shores and areas that urgently need to be discovered!
And while I may initially steer clear of certain fragrances, one day it happens:
Headfirst, I dive - my little nose first - into a new scent adventure, if only to know what I will send to my fragrance friends on their journey.
For years, I have struggled with gardenias in fragrances: as beautiful as these flowers are to look at, something about them occasionally rubs my senses the wrong way; from time to time, very rich gardenia nuances remind me of a basket full of dirty laundry that desperately needs washing.
So how will it be with “Avant Gardenia” by Teone Reinthal?
Is this fragrance really an “Ode to the velvety queen of white flowers” as described?
I do not see it as a "scent of a lost love"; during testing, no white, mourning being haunts me through loveless spaces.
“Avant Gardenia” is, according to the pyramid, an imposing bouquet, composed of white, yellow, and also some blue flowers.
Those familiar with the fragrance creations of this brand will surely encounter, among the white fragrant beauties, not only the glorious large gardenia blooms in full splendor but also ripe, slightly sultry jasmine, noble tuberose, white roses, and possibly white chamomile.
Delicate-colored May roses and intensely fragrant tea roses, along with elegant freesias, I would add as yellow flowers, and the blue lotus is one of the fragrance notes that is repeatedly referenced here.
And surely there is much more that I cannot identify and that they do not reveal to us.
We do not need to know everything in such detail; the effect is already opulent and full of rich floral aromas.
This floral abundance harmonizes excellently with the specifically radiant resinous fires of myrrh and the well-known masculine, slightly scratchy animalic notes of sandalwood.
Fragrance compositions with gardenias are generally not for minimalists; “Avant Gardenia” in particular is quite massive!
Nostalgic feelings awaken in me, as I feel transported back to the heyday of fragrances in the eighties and nineties when everything was lavish and bathed in jewel tones.
We were young, and the fragrances were loud, lush, and sometimes even shrill!
I would not wear “Avant Gardenia” anymore, but the magic of this creation joyfully transports me to a fragrant past that I do not want to miss:
I have enjoyed it too much, surrendered to it!
Hopefully, this little remnant of the fragrance continues to delight on its journey.
One should indulge in a bit of luxury!
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But keep your curiosity, though; you really don’t need to pick up every little stick!