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06/14/2020
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Sloppy and beautiful oasis of many cultures
London is without doubt a city that has a lot to offer. But it is also a city of numerous cultures - in some districts as Tottenham even very strong - and of contrasts. The huge and modern as well as glamorous buildings and then sometimes diametrically opposed narrow streets with small houses pressed together. Already exciting. So many people and so many ways of life, that makes a city pulsate. And not only has beautiful sides, but also leads to negative aspects, which a tourist admittedly sees less often.
When I think of Tom Ford's London, I think of the people there and their cultures. The mixed scents of their food, the smell of the streets and the hustle and bustle of everyday life there with its positive and negative realities. How a working person, like an ant, scurries back and forth in the hustle and bustle. Last but not least, the ant-like atmosphere in the open-plan offices there is evident. Whoever moans about German versions of it has never been in a London office before.
So when we are at meals of many nations, the characteristic smell of cumin should not be missing. Here it is quite strongly perceptible, dueling with the smell of coffee, which of course plays along all too logically. For me, this makes cumin darker and less voluptuous, the coffee itself does not dominate. Pepper I hardly notice, but cardamom, which is classically perceptible here, but is more likely to shine in the second limb. Now I have to admit, you have to like that, because at least two of the three actors of the top note polarize. Steaming, loud and hot the fragrance streams towards you. Sometimes it appears grubby because of its extreme notes like saffron. It doesn't rush forward either, but remains in the compound of the olfactory spectacle. Anyone who finds this too much, too sweaty, too dirty, has my understanding because it is comprehensible
But London is becoming finer, more delicate and more detailed. Even now, the cedar is already stirring, the fragrance sublimely carries this vibe that only the cedar develops. Sublimity and pride in the achievements of togetherness, I would like to paraphrase it. The balsam tree, which is vanilla and makes London seem reconciliatory, greets you. Almost as the traveller is struck down by London for the first time, but towards the end he is delighted.
Anyway, London is Janus-faced for me; sometimes you can still smell the cumin strongly, only to notice the creaminess of the balm paired with the smoky birch element a second later. A word about the birch tree: it stays discreetly in the background and helps the balm to get more depth and new facets. Its smoke is of a soft-warm nature and rather weak
These different faces are also quite noticeable at the beginning. But in the majority of cases everything harmonizes from time to time and if the weather is too oppressive, the multi-cultural spice festival is a bit too strong and then also too grubby, because the saffron comes through too strongly in this case. But even in this case, we're talking about maybe an hour, which remains at that stage.
London may be a bulky scent by Tom Ford, but it resembles the other TF scents in its design. All of them are - when opened - very pleasing, and it is this dirty/smoky-creamy element at the end that I like very much. As soon as the exuberant beginning is over, it almost becomes cuddly. Well, you just have to acclimatize in new cities before you can feel comfortable.
When I think of Tom Ford's London, I think of the people there and their cultures. The mixed scents of their food, the smell of the streets and the hustle and bustle of everyday life there with its positive and negative realities. How a working person, like an ant, scurries back and forth in the hustle and bustle. Last but not least, the ant-like atmosphere in the open-plan offices there is evident. Whoever moans about German versions of it has never been in a London office before.
So when we are at meals of many nations, the characteristic smell of cumin should not be missing. Here it is quite strongly perceptible, dueling with the smell of coffee, which of course plays along all too logically. For me, this makes cumin darker and less voluptuous, the coffee itself does not dominate. Pepper I hardly notice, but cardamom, which is classically perceptible here, but is more likely to shine in the second limb. Now I have to admit, you have to like that, because at least two of the three actors of the top note polarize. Steaming, loud and hot the fragrance streams towards you. Sometimes it appears grubby because of its extreme notes like saffron. It doesn't rush forward either, but remains in the compound of the olfactory spectacle. Anyone who finds this too much, too sweaty, too dirty, has my understanding because it is comprehensible
But London is becoming finer, more delicate and more detailed. Even now, the cedar is already stirring, the fragrance sublimely carries this vibe that only the cedar develops. Sublimity and pride in the achievements of togetherness, I would like to paraphrase it. The balsam tree, which is vanilla and makes London seem reconciliatory, greets you. Almost as the traveller is struck down by London for the first time, but towards the end he is delighted.
Anyway, London is Janus-faced for me; sometimes you can still smell the cumin strongly, only to notice the creaminess of the balm paired with the smoky birch element a second later. A word about the birch tree: it stays discreetly in the background and helps the balm to get more depth and new facets. Its smoke is of a soft-warm nature and rather weak
These different faces are also quite noticeable at the beginning. But in the majority of cases everything harmonizes from time to time and if the weather is too oppressive, the multi-cultural spice festival is a bit too strong and then also too grubby, because the saffron comes through too strongly in this case. But even in this case, we're talking about maybe an hour, which remains at that stage.
London may be a bulky scent by Tom Ford, but it resembles the other TF scents in its design. All of them are - when opened - very pleasing, and it is this dirty/smoky-creamy element at the end that I like very much. As soon as the exuberant beginning is over, it almost becomes cuddly. Well, you just have to acclimatize in new cities before you can feel comfortable.
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