Malachitgrau Grauton Parfums 2022

…….that transcends “personal preference”…..a beauty that must be clearly acknowledged, even if it does not match personal taste…..

And I think this is perhaps the greatest compliment one can give to a perfumer…….

MALACHITGRAU is such a fragrance for me…….

It is incredibly subtle and exquisitely composed, and I have not smelled anything like it a thousand times before…….

The scent begins with an exceptionally beautiful citrus-fresh-spicy note, which soon settles on soft, lush green moss and dew-fresh vetiver…….

I can hardly perceive the iris in isolation…..but I do notice a wonderfully aromatic-earthy rootiness…

A misty, delicately smoky aspect is also undeniable…..

I would describe the overall impression of the fragrance as warm, rather dry, and earthy-woodsy…..

In contrast to many other fragrances that claim the theme of “authentic nature” and then end up smelling like a freshly disinfected artificial palm or simply undefined, dull, and unrefined, MALACHITGRAU succeeds remarkably well in convincingly capturing the forest or nature theme……

Personally, the fragrance becomes a bit too woody and too masculine for me over time……but this absolutely does not change the fact that here a superb fragrance has seen the light of day……