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Some things you must give time
It's so weird, this. This is one of those scents which I fall in and out of love with, often repeatedly in a cycle. When I first tried this at a boutique I immediately loved it, especially for its present rice note and earthy clay, the softness and comfort of all of the supporting elements. When I tried a small decant of it a month or two later, I detested it because it reminded me of an unpleasant cardboard or some unnamable building material. Now, giving it another chance on my skin, Naked Dance has started showing another face. Some quality of it has grown on me, maybe the clay that I liked and then hated. It's lovely and develops in a great way. Relaxing, addictive, I keep bringing my arm to my nose and inhaling it. It is one of my favorite earthy scents that I consider squarely unisex.
It, to me, also kind of smells like rain.
It recalls rain not in the literal way that Geosmin does (as it is the chemical that is released from soil during a shower and contributes greatly to Petrichor's overall profile), but in a more Impressionistic and watercolor-like manner. Like if you tried painting it from memory rather than en plein air, with the way that memory recall always carries with it some level of unconscious embellishment and impurity that may either distort or add beauty to something you remember. The memory of rain, more than the smell.
All of this to say that this is one of those fragrances which evolves beautifully to me over time. Truth be told, I think many if not all fragrances may behave like this to me and others, evolving over time and showing new faces, but Naked Dance has done this in a uniquely poetic way to me.
It, to me, also kind of smells like rain.
It recalls rain not in the literal way that Geosmin does (as it is the chemical that is released from soil during a shower and contributes greatly to Petrichor's overall profile), but in a more Impressionistic and watercolor-like manner. Like if you tried painting it from memory rather than en plein air, with the way that memory recall always carries with it some level of unconscious embellishment and impurity that may either distort or add beauty to something you remember. The memory of rain, more than the smell.
All of this to say that this is one of those fragrances which evolves beautifully to me over time. Truth be told, I think many if not all fragrances may behave like this to me and others, evolving over time and showing new faces, but Naked Dance has done this in a uniquely poetic way to me.