Precious Oud Van Cleef & Arpels 2011

Spontaneous purchase before Lockdown. A quick trip to the bank and a quick visit to the perfumery to bridge the waiting time. At the appointment with the financial service provider sniffed constantly at the wrist. Wife also had to sniff and give the thumb a direction. Thumbs up, fire at will. Appointment finally over and off, back to the perfumery. Money spent is obviously more fun than saving money.
Precious oud.
First doubt came already 3 hours later. Equal to several trial samples of Van cleef & arpels have aroused greater interest than the newcomer.
Then the next day the field test.
Too sweet for me. Unfortunately, more precious than oud. Oud? OK, strange woody note at the end of the dry down. But oud?!
Durability super weak, too bad. Sillage below average.
Fragrance not cheap, but elegant. Not mine. And that after extensive testing.
For me best as a night perfume for bed. Definitely winter.
Then had to test the mother in law. Fits much better. Fragrance thus for me more compatible with feminine wearers. Fragrance given away. Mother in law happy. I also.
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