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Of the five scents in the limited "Vintage Spirit" series, I had commented on four so far, but I initially left this one aside because it seemed purely feminine to me at first glance when reading the fragrance description. However, after the opportunity to test it (and subsequently taking a closer look at the text), I must admit my mistake.
"Bliss Me" (which, by the way, is not correct English; "bless me" would be my interpretation of "segne mich"; "Bliss Me" means something like "I bliss") is not only a very beautiful scent but also absolutely wearable for men. Like all Urban Scents fragrances I know, it is characterized by artisanal precision, a blend of calm and unpretentious simplicity with sophistication in detail, and a friendly, human, vibrant aura: Hans Castorp could have gifted it to the declared humanist Settembrini as a farewell from the Magic Mountain, had it been at hand.
The backbone of the perfume consists of lovely floral notes that are neither too delicate (but beautifully full) nor too sweet (but very, very fresh), where I can much more easily detect jasmine than rose among the listed notes. On the other side of the fragrance stage, green themes are played as a counterpoint, which prove to be quite clever: They range from bright, light green notes reminiscent of hesperidic scents (I could also imagine that something like lime is in there) to darker, bitter, somewhat earthy, and occasionally rather serious-looking herbal and grassy accords. The fragrance consistently demonstrates unity and harmony; the individual themes never fall apart.
The woody notes, which according to the English original fragrance description are even supposed to be present as an "overdose" to give the inherently feminine floral-green blend the desired androgynous twist (in the German version of the description, which can be read online at www.urbanscents.de/de/kunstkollektion/bliss-me, this overdose is linguistically toned down; by the way, you can also view the corresponding artwork at the provided web link), I cannot detect separately; however, they could be (partly) responsible for the serious, bitter aspects of the green notes and overall for the clearly not-only-feminine character of the fragrance.
Overall, another very high-quality and very pleasant scent from Urban Scents. I have now gotten used to the rather moderate longevity (no more than 4 hours on me) of Marie Le Fèbvre's fragrances and expect it that way. If I had something to criticize about "Bliss Me," it would perhaps be that compared to many other creations from this house, the twists and surprising little turns come just a tiny bit shorter here, and the fragrance - although certainly not everyday and boring - might thus come off as a tad (or do you write it "a My" because it comes from Greek and stands for "mikros"?) too conventional for its price range.
Addendum: The idea of connecting the fragrance with a Thomas Mann character struck me (then, however irresistibly, undeniably, and unavoidably) after a friendly fellow perfumer revealed to me that she is planning a comment in which another scent will be compared with another male theme. So if you read something like that here soon: She didn’t steal the idea from me; I got it from her!
Further addendum: My wife gives the fragrance a 10 and smells it for longer than four hours.
"Bliss Me" (which, by the way, is not correct English; "bless me" would be my interpretation of "segne mich"; "Bliss Me" means something like "I bliss") is not only a very beautiful scent but also absolutely wearable for men. Like all Urban Scents fragrances I know, it is characterized by artisanal precision, a blend of calm and unpretentious simplicity with sophistication in detail, and a friendly, human, vibrant aura: Hans Castorp could have gifted it to the declared humanist Settembrini as a farewell from the Magic Mountain, had it been at hand.
The backbone of the perfume consists of lovely floral notes that are neither too delicate (but beautifully full) nor too sweet (but very, very fresh), where I can much more easily detect jasmine than rose among the listed notes. On the other side of the fragrance stage, green themes are played as a counterpoint, which prove to be quite clever: They range from bright, light green notes reminiscent of hesperidic scents (I could also imagine that something like lime is in there) to darker, bitter, somewhat earthy, and occasionally rather serious-looking herbal and grassy accords. The fragrance consistently demonstrates unity and harmony; the individual themes never fall apart.
The woody notes, which according to the English original fragrance description are even supposed to be present as an "overdose" to give the inherently feminine floral-green blend the desired androgynous twist (in the German version of the description, which can be read online at www.urbanscents.de/de/kunstkollektion/bliss-me, this overdose is linguistically toned down; by the way, you can also view the corresponding artwork at the provided web link), I cannot detect separately; however, they could be (partly) responsible for the serious, bitter aspects of the green notes and overall for the clearly not-only-feminine character of the fragrance.
Overall, another very high-quality and very pleasant scent from Urban Scents. I have now gotten used to the rather moderate longevity (no more than 4 hours on me) of Marie Le Fèbvre's fragrances and expect it that way. If I had something to criticize about "Bliss Me," it would perhaps be that compared to many other creations from this house, the twists and surprising little turns come just a tiny bit shorter here, and the fragrance - although certainly not everyday and boring - might thus come off as a tad (or do you write it "a My" because it comes from Greek and stands for "mikros"?) too conventional for its price range.
Addendum: The idea of connecting the fragrance with a Thomas Mann character struck me (then, however irresistibly, undeniably, and unavoidably) after a friendly fellow perfumer revealed to me that she is planning a comment in which another scent will be compared with another male theme. So if you read something like that here soon: She didn’t steal the idea from me; I got it from her!
Further addendum: My wife gives the fragrance a 10 and smells it for longer than four hours.
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