"You smell like smoke," my mom said this afternoon when I visited her for coffee.
I was about to respond - as always - "I specifically didn't smoke" (my parents have been smoke-free for 12 years and react quite strongly to cold smoke), when she added, "Smoke with vanilla, new perfume? Smells great. Smells like vacation back in Madagascar."
Yes, a new perfume. A manufacturer sample 21°7'S 55°32'E - La Réunion reached me in the past few days. I actually wanted to test "19°4'N 72°52'E - Mumbai | Les Destinations," but the assistant to the management at Mäurer & Wirtz sent me several samples, including this fragrance, after our email contact, because Mumbai is not yet available.
Like my mom, I reacted the same way when I sprayed this scent for the first time. Smoky, very spicy vanilla at the start. And very intense! A slightly peppery note quickly joins in.
After about 30 minutes, woody notes emerge, and the pepper takes a back seat. I don't smell any floral notes, not at all.
But the incense, the incense remains. It stays the whole time, surrounding me like a gentle breeze. After 2-3 hours, the vanilla becomes stronger again, the woods say goodbye. Together with the mild, by no means sacred, smoke, it stays with me. A very spicy, dark, wonderful vanilla.
A vanilla that carries me mentally - like my mom - back to Madagascar, the coordinates of which I mentioned in the subject. As a child, my parents took me on vacation to Madagascar. I have no memories of it; I was too young.
Except for one: We were in a kind of guesthouse, more of a bistro, where we had something to eat. And in that establishment, this spicy, slightly smoky vanilla scent was very present.
Ludwaski 11 months ago