Fortis Liquides Imaginaires 2011

The bottles of this brand have fascinated me for a long time.
They could have been designed by Jonathan Ive. The Apple chief designer.
It feels weighty and solid in the hand. A beautiful, clear design object. Along with the outer packaging that slides open, nestled in a cotton pouch.

My first encounter with Les Liquides Imaginaires was with "Dom Rosa - Eau Sanguine".
What a work of art. I never thought that two such contrasting scents could be so clearly expressed one after the other with a cut in a watery solution. Magic, but not my thing.

Now, then, the "Water of Strength" Fortis - Eau Dela
When I hold the glass against the light, the liquid has a dark magenta tone.
Character corresponding to the essences mentioned above.
Even though there are subtle differences, "Fortis" is, for example, very, very similar to "Black" by Puredistance. So, if you want, you can safely save a bit of money here and still have a great 100ml bottle on display.

The contact with the strength begins unexpectedly - mild, friendly, spicy.
The millennia-old spice of a medicinal plant spreads out, swirling with the wood until warm mist rises.
The wood becomes more demanding and emphasizes it with a spicy, ethereal bitterness without overshadowing its inherent light sweetness. You can nuance the scent (like many others) with a tastefully coordinated shower gel.
No dark shadow slowly approaching from the mist between the dense conifers surprises you.

A warm, soft cloak is draped over your shoulders from behind. "Sonia, is that you?"... you hear yourself asking, and the mist has vanished.
Like a redemption, the sun shines through the branches - a clearing?
Resinous, sweet, and warming, it spreads out before you. There, far back, the vast sea. You hear the surf in the distance. Now you are with yourself.
Completely with yourself.
You now realize that life is a long river on whose waters you drift. And this water gives you the strength right now to detach yourself from what could weigh and torment your earthly existence.
Detached like Major Tom.
Okay, I’ll stop now :-))

Alessandro Gualtieri must have unleashed an avalanche with his Black Afgano in 2009.
Clearly, many have been inspired by this way of defining a new olfactory taste. He himself, of course, included. Crossing boundaries. Finally, one dares to try something different again.

When I look at some bottles of these scents, they also dance out of line and - they are just as demanding in production and therefore expensive. Probably more expensive than their contents.
"Black" by Puredistance is one of those.
But that’s the beauty of it; the idea, the art, that such an object can radiate in its uniqueness: It not only looks good, it also smells very good. More satisfaction alongside good sex is hardly possible.

And then here: Sonia Constant. What a lovely name for a charming perfumer. Everything fits together so crazily.
:-))

"Fortis - Eau Dela" does not want to be "Black Afgano". Not a peppery punk.
"Fortis - Eau Dela" wants intellectual depth and sovereignty. Wants to radiate distinguished elegance.
For example, at dinner in a good, upscale restaurant. In the touching aura during a classical concert. While dancing at a ball adorned with chandeliers. On the fur in front of the crackling fireplace, while naked bodies search for the meaning of their existence together.
Or on that dark evening, where you park your Maserati under the lamp in the rain, to walk with your collar turned up and a huge bouquet of flowers over the wet cobblestones to your ex's front door, to apologize because the maintenance payment is unfortunately late this time. You need strength for good arguments :-))
The sublimity of this scent now makes it easy for you to drive away the evil spirits.

;-)