Rouge Smoking bdk Parfums 2018 Eau de Parfum

Once upon a time, there was a little cherry that saw the light of day in a chemistry lab. She was called Rouge because her red color was brighter than that of any other cherry. Her skin was pure and flawless; no insect and no hailstone had ever harmed her. Only her scent could not compete with that of a natural cherry. When she rolled through the lab, she left behind a blood-red trail.

Especially on weekends, when the lab was deserted, the little cherry Rouge grew very bored and dreamed of the life of humans. She was curious about what life in the big city might be like. And whether there might be more cherries like her there. One day, when the opportunity arose, she hid in the jacket pocket of an inattentive person and took a trip into the streets of the big city. She marveled at the colorful life and the many people. And she had to be very careful that no one stepped on her while she rolled over the sidewalks. Nobody noticed her, even though she was dragging a blood-red trail behind her. People were far too busy and preoccupied with other things. Rouge admired the splendor of a huge church with two square towers on an island in the river, and she was startled by a terribly ugly iron tower that reached up to the sky.

But her escape did not go unnoticed in the lab for long. It was already getting dark when a gigantic Ambroxan cloud set out to recapture the little cherry. It followed the blood-red trail that Rouge had left behind.

When the black cloud arrived in the city, many people fled from the dreadful stench; they were afraid of a chemical accident and held cloths over their mouths and noses. Others, however, enjoyed the scent of the Ambroxan cloud; they stopped and inhaled the woody fragrance deeply.

The little cherry Rouge smelled the cloud before she saw it. After all, they were well acquainted from the lab. But she did not want to be caught again so quickly. She rolled up a hill where a white church with a dome stood. How beautiful, she thought. But the Ambroxan cloud was getting closer. Behind the white church lay a rundown neighborhood with narrow alleys. Here she could hide better. It stank terribly of garbage and feces; the people here hardly noticed the black cloud. They had other worries. The little cherry now had to be careful not only of the cloud but also of the many hungry rats. As fast as she could, Rouge rolled over the sidewalk and discovered an old mill. She squeezed herself into the abandoned building through a small crack in the door. Fortunately, the rats could not follow and stayed behind at the door.

Completely out of breath and with a pounding heart, she explored the old mill. Was she now a lost cherry? Or was it her destiny to breathe new life into this building? Rouge discovered in the dilapidated structure a sparkling bottle with a black cap that reminded her of a dome from the Belle Époque. Curiously, she opened the heavy cap and … a Charming Jeannie stood before her. “You have three wishes because you freed me!” said the Charming Jeannie to Rouge. The little cherry was delighted and said: “My first wish is that the Ambroxan cloud does not bring me back to the lab. My second is that I can live in this magical bottle. And the third is that this mill bears my name and many people come in and out here so that I never get bored again…” The Charming Jeannie winked and granted the three wishes. And the little cherry lived happily ever after in the bottle and had a lot of fun with the colorful hustle and bustle of people in the Moulin Rouge…

About the scent: The Charming Jeannie made the mistake of packing a hefty portion of the Ambroxan cloud into the bottle along with the alcohol. And that unfortunately ruins the scent for me. A piercing note follows me from the top note to the dry down, so that I can hardly perceive the other fragrance notes. It does not smell wicked at all to me, and cherry, vanilla, or tonka fade behind the synthetics. The sharp disruptive note combined with sticky sweetness has stuck in my memory so strongly that I have not yet been able to bring myself to another test, especially since the longevity is frighteningly good…

I wanted to like it so much, and even though my photographer's heart beats faster at the sight of the stylish bottle with the red liquid, it will probably leave me again…