Single Words 2016

I was in love with F.R. David. I was 11 or 12 when the song came out and I would say it was the first song I would call an earworm. When I saw the writing on the bottle, I immediately wanted to hear it again.

Writing about this fragrance is not so easy either, because I don't smell what the fragrance notes suggest. I think I smell a lavender scent, very similar to Fourreau Noir. But it could also be the combination of tonka, patchouli and peru balsum that tricks my nose into thinking I'm smelling lavender. Yes, it's coumarin, not like woodruff, more herbaceous. And what's also different is that right at the start, the impression of aftershave comes through for a brief moment.........and then it's gone again.

In the end, it's a smoky clay powder on my skin and I'm still fascinated by how similar it is to Fourreau Noir. I would also describe Play Intense as similar because it also smells so intensely of tonka and has that aftershave vibe to it.