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welcome scented cocoon
FvSpee, to whom I owe my generous bottling of Annick Goutal's "Eau de Monsieur", wrote back then that this would be, in his opinion, one of the weakest fragrances of this brand.
I thank him warmly, but I have to contradict him - for me.
"Eau de Monsieur" is, despite the name, a "woman friend" and for a very feminine woman, like me, a beautiful scented cocoon.
This scent protects me like a light finely spun cloth or a fragrant net against the sometimes very annoying environment, whose sensory overload is often not so easy to stop.
Just tonight this unobtrusive protection is very welcome to me.
It is warm and instead of being able to calm down slowly, we are entertained by a large group of men who have settled in the small green area directly in front of the house.
Two of them probably have world-shaking things to announce; in any case they do it very loudly!
Last Saturday there were ten, today there are already fifteen - how many will there be next Saturday?
It's really Summer in the City!
So it is time for me to surround myself with a breath of magic; it is precisely in these cases that "Eau de Monsieur" works wonders.
Yes, it's true: for the brand Annick Goutal it's a very light fragrance, which at first might even appear a bit profile-less.
But to combine bergamot and a rather pleasant, little synthetic mandarin with mint and spicy juniper berries alone is a successful attempt.
Now I like mint as well as juniper berries (which are too rarely used for my sensation in fragrances), but with the charming, though a little bit habitual, slightly scratchy aroma of rose geranium, this is a very interesting liaison. I like that very much!
Artemisia, the medicinal plant with the slightly bitter scents and flavours, and some kitchen spices - certainly felt with black pepper and possibly a pinch of nutmeg/clove?) lead me to the cool astringency of oakmoss; even if it is not listed here in the pyramid.
An unobtrusive, very flattering freshness surrounds me and makes me feel comfortable.
I am particularly pleased that two of my favourite fragrances, patchouli and sandalwood, now condense this fragrance fabric and give it some stability at the same time
"Eau de Monsieur" is quiet, elegant and cultivated, doesn't play itself into the foreground, but is nevertheless amazingly present.
As with almost all of Annick Goutal's creations, the durability isn't stunning; but there's actually no reason not to spray every now and then and thus return to the beginning of an unagitated but perhaps that's why so pleasant fragrance journey: the circle closes and yet is always new!
I thank him warmly, but I have to contradict him - for me.
"Eau de Monsieur" is, despite the name, a "woman friend" and for a very feminine woman, like me, a beautiful scented cocoon.
This scent protects me like a light finely spun cloth or a fragrant net against the sometimes very annoying environment, whose sensory overload is often not so easy to stop.
Just tonight this unobtrusive protection is very welcome to me.
It is warm and instead of being able to calm down slowly, we are entertained by a large group of men who have settled in the small green area directly in front of the house.
Two of them probably have world-shaking things to announce; in any case they do it very loudly!
Last Saturday there were ten, today there are already fifteen - how many will there be next Saturday?
It's really Summer in the City!
So it is time for me to surround myself with a breath of magic; it is precisely in these cases that "Eau de Monsieur" works wonders.
Yes, it's true: for the brand Annick Goutal it's a very light fragrance, which at first might even appear a bit profile-less.
But to combine bergamot and a rather pleasant, little synthetic mandarin with mint and spicy juniper berries alone is a successful attempt.
Now I like mint as well as juniper berries (which are too rarely used for my sensation in fragrances), but with the charming, though a little bit habitual, slightly scratchy aroma of rose geranium, this is a very interesting liaison. I like that very much!
Artemisia, the medicinal plant with the slightly bitter scents and flavours, and some kitchen spices - certainly felt with black pepper and possibly a pinch of nutmeg/clove?) lead me to the cool astringency of oakmoss; even if it is not listed here in the pyramid.
An unobtrusive, very flattering freshness surrounds me and makes me feel comfortable.
I am particularly pleased that two of my favourite fragrances, patchouli and sandalwood, now condense this fragrance fabric and give it some stability at the same time
"Eau de Monsieur" is quiet, elegant and cultivated, doesn't play itself into the foreground, but is nevertheless amazingly present.
As with almost all of Annick Goutal's creations, the durability isn't stunning; but there's actually no reason not to spray every now and then and thus return to the beginning of an unagitated but perhaps that's why so pleasant fragrance journey: the circle closes and yet is always new!
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