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11/11/2020
Landshark321
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Landshark321
Fresh, spicy, interesting mix
My fifth and final sampling of Navitus Parfums’ new Enamoured Collection is Verve Matin, a bright and fresh mix of citruses and spices, mostly, that’s somewhat clean but also somewhat dirty. It’s versatile, unisex, starting out pretty peppy and calming down quite a bit. Its main notes include a citrus ensemble, with spicy additives of cardamom and cinnamon, along with key contributes of juniper, clary sage, and saffron, over a bed of driftwood and musk. So certainly with the middle trio, it’s difficult to avoid the sense that there’s something vaguely green, herbal, and just a wee bit dirty about it, even though it’s mostly a citrus-and-slightly-spicy mix that has a vaguely aquatic feel with the driftwood and musk.
Along with Elation, Verve Matin is one of a couple of easy-to-wear freshies, Elation perhaps being slightly more stereotypically masculine but both being fairly unisex, agreeable, and versatile. And while anticipating the collection, I expected that I would prefer Verve Matin, I actually prefer Elation slightly in that’s just a little bit more consistent. Still, if you prefer fragrances that evolve, Verve Matin may easily be your preference, as Verve Matin is pretty loud and sharp to start and pivots much more toward the musk and driftwood after some hours of wearing.
Overall, it’s very nice, a fragrance for all seasons and occasions, a crowd-pleaser with some pep, not completely fresh but plenty fresh, and not really off-putting in any way while still providing some intrigue. That saffron, juniper, and clary sage all appear together in one fragrance, especially as it evolves, is very fun and they collectively provide a neat counterpoint to what is an opening citric blast. Like Elation, it performs reasonably well, though not as well as Eidola, Exalt Nuit, or Soir Exclusif.
Verve Matin is available at $195 for 100ml via the Navitus Parfums website, with the rest of the Enamoured Collection.
7 out of 10
Along with Elation, Verve Matin is one of a couple of easy-to-wear freshies, Elation perhaps being slightly more stereotypically masculine but both being fairly unisex, agreeable, and versatile. And while anticipating the collection, I expected that I would prefer Verve Matin, I actually prefer Elation slightly in that’s just a little bit more consistent. Still, if you prefer fragrances that evolve, Verve Matin may easily be your preference, as Verve Matin is pretty loud and sharp to start and pivots much more toward the musk and driftwood after some hours of wearing.
Overall, it’s very nice, a fragrance for all seasons and occasions, a crowd-pleaser with some pep, not completely fresh but plenty fresh, and not really off-putting in any way while still providing some intrigue. That saffron, juniper, and clary sage all appear together in one fragrance, especially as it evolves, is very fun and they collectively provide a neat counterpoint to what is an opening citric blast. Like Elation, it performs reasonably well, though not as well as Eidola, Exalt Nuit, or Soir Exclusif.
Verve Matin is available at $195 for 100ml via the Navitus Parfums website, with the rest of the Enamoured Collection.
7 out of 10
