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You definitely smelled it off the strip
Imagine me putting this on, getting all that complexity and then I see people think this scent is sweet-citrus-fresh in the listed accords. That's how I know you only smelled it off the strip.
Chords arguably has the most complex opening of any 2024 scent I've smelled so far with a contrast of medicinal ambers and floral tones. It smells very intense and oriental in the top. The initial feeling of the scent, with the smoky edges and mild leathery nuances, reminded me of Masque Milano's Ribot given the mild green contrasts.
True accords: floral-oriental-woody-smoky
When smelled on-skin, Chords at first offers a strong contrast of accords with the smoky-ashy combination of cedar and tobacco overwhelming the florals in the top and heart. At this stage of the fragrance, it is most comparable to Clive Christian's Matsukita where the smoky, charred woods feel opposes the jasmine to make for a smoky jasmine tea scent. With Chords, the cedar somewhat cools off and the scent settles into a light tobacco that combines with the ylang-ylang and the same animalic-sweet honey note that Thameen used in Bravi last year. This is also what the ultimate drydown is like, but the role that the cedar plays should not be underestimated throughout the wearing experience.
The scent opened very strong, but fades into just strong within an hour. Nonetheless, the expected longevity will be around 10 hours here. For me, the complexity gives the scent a clear masculine lean. At €295/100ml, the product is not priced that outrageously. Make no mistake, this is not something for the faint of heart.
Chords arguably has the most complex opening of any 2024 scent I've smelled so far with a contrast of medicinal ambers and floral tones. It smells very intense and oriental in the top. The initial feeling of the scent, with the smoky edges and mild leathery nuances, reminded me of Masque Milano's Ribot given the mild green contrasts.
True accords: floral-oriental-woody-smoky
When smelled on-skin, Chords at first offers a strong contrast of accords with the smoky-ashy combination of cedar and tobacco overwhelming the florals in the top and heart. At this stage of the fragrance, it is most comparable to Clive Christian's Matsukita where the smoky, charred woods feel opposes the jasmine to make for a smoky jasmine tea scent. With Chords, the cedar somewhat cools off and the scent settles into a light tobacco that combines with the ylang-ylang and the same animalic-sweet honey note that Thameen used in Bravi last year. This is also what the ultimate drydown is like, but the role that the cedar plays should not be underestimated throughout the wearing experience.
The scent opened very strong, but fades into just strong within an hour. Nonetheless, the expected longevity will be around 10 hours here. For me, the complexity gives the scent a clear masculine lean. At €295/100ml, the product is not priced that outrageously. Make no mistake, this is not something for the faint of heart.
2 Comments
Tzapan 12 months ago
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@NicheOnly judging from the notes it seems more masculine leaning. You didn't mention neroli and orange blossom which come from the same tree of petigrain or bitter orange. And you didn't mention the lovely green wood of Cypriol ( papyrus) which is lovely and sweet combined by pencil scrape cedar
NicheOnly 12 months ago
White florals are not that prominent here. Upon first spray, there is a floral accord, but the ability to point out what said florals are isn't there for me. In the drydown, I have an easier time spotting the neroli, but none of the orange blossom. The cedar here isn't done in a pencil shavings fashion, but instead feature a smoky nuance in the base.