Hello, sweet tooth cats!
Today I am writing about a fragrance that bears the name of a dessert that makes everyone's mouth water: Mousse!
Actually, a mousse is only the term for something that has a loosely flaked and foamy consistency and is therefore not only a term for desserts, which means that the term mousse can also be used for pureed meat or fruit. Nevertheless, we think here of the chocolate dessert "mousse au chocolat", where one has the feeling to eat a little piece of paradise, because the delicious dessert feels like a small, airy piece of cloud of chocolate and melts even looser on the tongue, with whose taste one gets a boost of happiness, which disintegrates as soon as one has finished eating the dessert :D
Well, now Oliver & Co. has a fragrance called Mousse. Actually, there are two fragrances, Mousse (the other one is simply called Mousse II), because the first fragrance was still limited and then a few years later it was released again, but this time it was part of the normal assortment. It seems as if there are only slight differences between the two fragrances. But so that I don't write two different commissions to the two quite similar scents (yes, I'm a bit lazy too), I describe both scents in one commi here and notice the other (Mousse II) by statement only briefly that you find the complete description of the scent here in this commi :)
Here we go!
The scent of M.O.U.S.S.E:
The fragrance begins with cloves, which smell bitter-floral. In addition there is a light, gently sweet note of musk, which also smells a little clean. Oak moss makes for a somewhat old-fashioned or let's say a classic touch. Lavender is only weakly present, so that one can only smell it a little bit at the sprayed place. A light, citrus-fresh fragrance comes from the lime.
Over time, the oak moss becomes much stronger, as do the carnations. Later, woody fragrances are added and make the fragrance slightly warmer. And that's how it stays until the end.
The scent of M.O.U.S.S.E II:
Also here the smell begins with carnations, which smell however somewhat more intensively than with Mousse 1. The musk seems here on the other hand almost not noticeably weaker. The oak moss is also present, as is the lavender, which is also quite weak here. There seems to be a difference in the fresh notes. While Mousse 1 smells the lime more, here you smell mint instead.
Also with Mousse II the oak moss becomes stronger and stronger, but remains a little weaker compared to Mousse 1, as do the carnations, which were stronger in the beginning, but now radiate weaker than in Mousse 1. Therefore Mousse II also appears a little softer and warmer. The woody is equally present in both fragrances. Otherwise both scents run (and end) almost the same.
The Sillage and the shelf life:
The Sillage is mediocre and can therefore only be smelled by others over shorter distances. With Mousse II the Sillage is slightly better, but still the differences are too small to give a higher rating for Mousse II. The shelf life of both fragrances is basically the same and is therefore six hours.
The bottle:
The bottle is cylindrical and surrounded by a large white label with the logo and the name of the fragrance. The lid is black and also cylindrical. The flacons are quite simple, but still nice, and also remind of the Heeley flacons.
So... well... frankly, this smell doesn't exactly make my mouth water. By the way, when I write "Fragrance" I mean both fragrances, Mousse and Mousse II. Anyway, the smell doesn't smell like mousse to me. Not chocolate mousse, anyway. Or some dessert. Instead, the fragrance is spicy, herbaceous and woody. And due to the oak moss it also seems quite mature and classic, actually even quite old-fashioned. But that's what's wanted, because the name of the fragrance has absolutely nothing to do with desserts, but rather with "mousse de chene", which is nothing but... oakmoss! D
Apart from the differences written in the fragrance descriptions, the two fragrances do not differ too much from each other, roughly speaking Mousse II is a little less spicy towards the end and therefore softer and warmer than Mousse I. Both fragrances are in the mediocre range for me and could be tested, but this is not a must. He could be worn as an all-rounder, perhaps one could tend more towards autumn. As a simple office fragrance it is okay, for everything else rather unspectacular.
Well, that's about it, then. I hope I didn't make you drool too much with my description of what a mousse usually is, and I've awakened your cravings :D
On the other hand it is still quite cold outside, what could be more beautiful than a nice warm cup of tea or coffee with tasty biscuits or a piece of soft fluffy cake, no matter whether a tasty colorful fruit cake, best generously topped with strawberries, bananas and mandarins, or whether chocolate cake or coffee-containing tiramisu? :DD
Well then, have a nice evening and a good appetite, if you can't resist eating something sweet, otherwise just remember that mousse is oakmoss here :D
MRoth
