Champs Délaissée Pictura Fragrans 2024

Champs opens with a refreshing musky, citrusy, and almond opening. After letting it sit for 1-2 hours the citruses fade away and florals start to come through. Dries down to a soft musk and a slight smell of hay and tea. Champs is also very fairly priced. Overall very good work by a very talented perfumer :)

You are walking along a field on a summer afternoon. The grass was cut just a couple of days ago and lays there, spots of bright wild flowers here and there. It has been sunny the whole past week, and the wilting green is at the peak of giving out its aroma enhanced by sunshine and warmth. The air is thick with scents and insects buzzing. The sun is low, you have nowhere to hurry, your feet are dusty as you walk there thinking about nothing and everything. It's calm and melancholic, slow and pleasant. Life is good.

This opens up with citrusy almonds, some musk and beeswax. During the dry down the musk starts getting stronger with some civet being introduced. Oud and some soft florals also start blending in, the citrus persisting through the entire fragrance. It's pretty complex but very enjoyable in my opinion.
Nice nutty citrus in the opening with some musk and civet in the dry down. 7.5/10