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Uncommented Fragrances No. 78
Are you young? Are you naive? Have you bought your fragrances in department stores and drugstores until now and were generally satisfied, until your best friends pointed you to Parfumo? Is your account overdrawn and you can't afford expensive fragrances? Have you always thought that exorbitantly expensive fragrances are decadent? Then the fragrances by Harry Lehmann, which I have now advertised enough, could be just right for you!
And yes: Not everything that Lutz Lehmann creates is really all-around good. Moreover, some of his creations are olfactorily aged (in the truest sense of the word, as they come from father's or grandfather's recipe block from the time of the founding of this company: 1926 and shortly thereafter). But that doesn't matter. With these moderate prices, you can test the entire range without worries, which I have almost done by now. Additionally, they can be expanded and enhanced into a whole perfume collection with endless combinations by mixing (which Lehmann does for you) or layering (which you do by spraying two or more Lehmann fragrances on top of each other).
Lotus is indeed an interesting tip in Lehmann's portfolio. I followed the suggestion from Ohderberlin (thank you, man!), who got me thinking about layering with Lotus (see his good statements below).
In fact, this fragrance is wearable both on its own and mixed - and that with many other Lehmann fragrances that truly combine well, as I now know - and they have incidentally helped me overcome my aversion to mixing and layering a bit. But that's just a side note.
First, let's talk about the scent in its pure form: Lotus is green. Clearly, what else? Quite green indeed and also mossy, as Ohdeberlin rightly notes. I also think I notice something brighter. But a splash of bergamot or lemon? The green that then flourishes in full width (bam!) is green in the stricter sense of the word, so green that it reminds one of a greenhouse, the entrance to a jungle, a bed on the meadow near a cool stream in summer. That alone is so beautiful that I also like to wear the fragrance on its own. So there's no talk of layering yet.
Which lotus is meant here is not entirely clear to me. Additions from plant experts are welcome: horn clover? lotus (the stuff that grows partly on water)? A Belgian caramel pastry (also called lotus, but we can rule that out, nothing is sweet here)?
In any case, the fragrance also has something floral. A gentle floral scent shimmers through, but without ever appearing stuffy and strong: no relation to jasmine, ylang-ylang, roses... Luckily! It all remains light green, bright, watery, grassy, mossy, and it also slightly reminds me of fresh hay. When we still had rabbits, I occasionally bought mountain flower hay, which they liked so much, in a bag. Shortly after opening, it smelled like that. I think. Now we have a cat. The time of the rabbits is over, just like the time when our children were still small. The memory, including scents, remains.
The green of the fragrance, when worn for a longer duration, almost feels a bit cool-fresh, so one could be misled into thinking it is an aquatic fragrance, which is not the case. Perhaps the aura of the fragrance reminds the wearer's surroundings of the sea or a lake. That could be, and that would be nice.
Ohdeberlin's suspicion that musk might also be present in the base seems plausible to me, but it does not come across as heavy here, rather bright and only slightly powdery.
Now to combining and layering: It works very well with "Fig" from Lehmann, even if the beautiful combination of fresh-green (Lotus) and fruity-sweet (Fig) only lasts for a while and then the sweetness of Fig rather emphasizes itself.
As expected, the combination with neroli is also quite pretty: orange blossom and light green plant juice create a lovely summer scent.
The whole thing can then be darkened again with "Fougère".
I have not yet tried the combination of the more complex Lehmann fragrances (Reseda, L'Avion, Vamos) with Lotus. The combination with a warm base note (oud, amber) would also be worth exploring. The variant Springfield (spice, lemon) x Lotus seems quite peculiar to me, especially since I also love the former solo and will surely write a comment about it.
That's all for today from the lab of the scent and poison mixer.
We will meet again when it is said: Good does not have to be expensive.
Lotus, in any case, could be a good start to a cost-effective, high-quality fragrance collection.
Are you young? Are you naive? Have you bought your fragrances in department stores and drugstores until now and were generally satisfied, until your best friends pointed you to Parfumo? Is your account overdrawn and you can't afford expensive fragrances? Have you always thought that exorbitantly expensive fragrances are decadent? Then the fragrances by Harry Lehmann, which I have now advertised enough, could be just right for you!
And yes: Not everything that Lutz Lehmann creates is really all-around good. Moreover, some of his creations are olfactorily aged (in the truest sense of the word, as they come from father's or grandfather's recipe block from the time of the founding of this company: 1926 and shortly thereafter). But that doesn't matter. With these moderate prices, you can test the entire range without worries, which I have almost done by now. Additionally, they can be expanded and enhanced into a whole perfume collection with endless combinations by mixing (which Lehmann does for you) or layering (which you do by spraying two or more Lehmann fragrances on top of each other).
Lotus is indeed an interesting tip in Lehmann's portfolio. I followed the suggestion from Ohderberlin (thank you, man!), who got me thinking about layering with Lotus (see his good statements below).
In fact, this fragrance is wearable both on its own and mixed - and that with many other Lehmann fragrances that truly combine well, as I now know - and they have incidentally helped me overcome my aversion to mixing and layering a bit. But that's just a side note.
First, let's talk about the scent in its pure form: Lotus is green. Clearly, what else? Quite green indeed and also mossy, as Ohdeberlin rightly notes. I also think I notice something brighter. But a splash of bergamot or lemon? The green that then flourishes in full width (bam!) is green in the stricter sense of the word, so green that it reminds one of a greenhouse, the entrance to a jungle, a bed on the meadow near a cool stream in summer. That alone is so beautiful that I also like to wear the fragrance on its own. So there's no talk of layering yet.
Which lotus is meant here is not entirely clear to me. Additions from plant experts are welcome: horn clover? lotus (the stuff that grows partly on water)? A Belgian caramel pastry (also called lotus, but we can rule that out, nothing is sweet here)?
In any case, the fragrance also has something floral. A gentle floral scent shimmers through, but without ever appearing stuffy and strong: no relation to jasmine, ylang-ylang, roses... Luckily! It all remains light green, bright, watery, grassy, mossy, and it also slightly reminds me of fresh hay. When we still had rabbits, I occasionally bought mountain flower hay, which they liked so much, in a bag. Shortly after opening, it smelled like that. I think. Now we have a cat. The time of the rabbits is over, just like the time when our children were still small. The memory, including scents, remains.
The green of the fragrance, when worn for a longer duration, almost feels a bit cool-fresh, so one could be misled into thinking it is an aquatic fragrance, which is not the case. Perhaps the aura of the fragrance reminds the wearer's surroundings of the sea or a lake. That could be, and that would be nice.
Ohdeberlin's suspicion that musk might also be present in the base seems plausible to me, but it does not come across as heavy here, rather bright and only slightly powdery.
Now to combining and layering: It works very well with "Fig" from Lehmann, even if the beautiful combination of fresh-green (Lotus) and fruity-sweet (Fig) only lasts for a while and then the sweetness of Fig rather emphasizes itself.
As expected, the combination with neroli is also quite pretty: orange blossom and light green plant juice create a lovely summer scent.
The whole thing can then be darkened again with "Fougère".
I have not yet tried the combination of the more complex Lehmann fragrances (Reseda, L'Avion, Vamos) with Lotus. The combination with a warm base note (oud, amber) would also be worth exploring. The variant Springfield (spice, lemon) x Lotus seems quite peculiar to me, especially since I also love the former solo and will surely write a comment about it.
That's all for today from the lab of the scent and poison mixer.
We will meet again when it is said: Good does not have to be expensive.
Lotus, in any case, could be a good start to a cost-effective, high-quality fragrance collection.
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