Top Notes 
Freesia
Heart Notes 
Jasmine
Lily of the valley
Base Notes 
Cedarwood
Musk
Sandalwood
Geometric Blister
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All that Jazz
I have been convinced by the cosmetics of the Korean company Missha for a while now and was accordingly intrigued when I found five fragrances in the German online shop. My interest was further piqued by the basic concept of connecting fragrances with historical eras; as a former history student, this always gets me. Since the prices are also consumer-friendly and I couldn't decide, I simply bought all of them and will describe them here one by one in chronological order.
Fragrance number four has the Jazz Age from 1920 as its main theme, the "Roaring Twenties." Personally, I would associate this more with Chicago than with New York, but okay. It was a time of great uncertainty and upheaval, including the advancing emancipation of women. They shed corsets and long hair and began smoking cigarettes and wearing makeup in public. I find this new androgyny and bitterness reflected in "1920 in New York."
The fragrance starts off floral-green; according to the pyramid, it is freesia. It seems sweet at first, but then immediately becomes greener, reminding with every breath that a plant is not just made up of flowers. The top note is also quite persistent, and it takes some time before it is replaced by a strongly jasmine-heavy heart note. I perceive this as the weakest phase of the fragrance development. Just a rather generic jasmine bloom, without much of a surprise effect. The fragrance becomes more interesting when it transitions into the base. On me, it develops a peppery note. Often, you find pepper in top notes, but here it slowly emerges from the sweet jasmine (and honestly, I have no idea where it comes from, as it does not appear in the pyramid). Here too, a classically feminine-sweet fragrance is broken up by a bitter-cheeky note. Almost like a sheltered young woman from a good family sneaking out at night to secretly consume alcohol in a speakeasy and listen to the latest jazz hits. For me, this is quite a rounded interpretation of the "Roaring Twenties."
Fragrance number four has the Jazz Age from 1920 as its main theme, the "Roaring Twenties." Personally, I would associate this more with Chicago than with New York, but okay. It was a time of great uncertainty and upheaval, including the advancing emancipation of women. They shed corsets and long hair and began smoking cigarettes and wearing makeup in public. I find this new androgyny and bitterness reflected in "1920 in New York."
The fragrance starts off floral-green; according to the pyramid, it is freesia. It seems sweet at first, but then immediately becomes greener, reminding with every breath that a plant is not just made up of flowers. The top note is also quite persistent, and it takes some time before it is replaced by a strongly jasmine-heavy heart note. I perceive this as the weakest phase of the fragrance development. Just a rather generic jasmine bloom, without much of a surprise effect. The fragrance becomes more interesting when it transitions into the base. On me, it develops a peppery note. Often, you find pepper in top notes, but here it slowly emerges from the sweet jasmine (and honestly, I have no idea where it comes from, as it does not appear in the pyramid). Here too, a classically feminine-sweet fragrance is broken up by a bitter-cheeky note. Almost like a sheltered young woman from a good family sneaking out at night to secretly consume alcohol in a speakeasy and listen to the latest jazz hits. For me, this is quite a rounded interpretation of the "Roaring Twenties."
