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07/09/2023
Elysium
815 Reviews
Elysium
4
Not An Arabic Perfume, By Any Means
First things first, the presentation is gorgeous. A solid carbon box with a top silver band, burgundy bottom colour, and a full sliding silver drawer. And the bottle, the same colour pair here, curved back the bottle with a dedication impressed on the front. Cheapy, yet lovely.
I am fond of the modern Creed Aventus scent; this cologne reminds me a lot of that aroma. A perfume with much, much charm. It's not an Arabic perfume by any means. But it's a good perfume which secretly keeps an oriental slant. It is familiar but comes in quite hidden, subtle, particularly refined olfactory compositions.
R U Serious is a semisweet scent with earthy, leathery, fruity and floral edges. It announces with a breath of freshness, lemony, clean, slightly smoky and chewy in the opening. Some bergamot blends with tangy blackberries, and underneath is a fruity accord of apples and pineapple. It's incredible how accurate the blackcurrant smell is, vivid and edible, with a woody, slightly animalistic edge that sits between hints of green and red fruits. I have a plant on my terrace, and it's full of fruits that ripen these summer days. The taste when I crush them under my teeth is identical. Luckily, I don't get the "cats" smell we know these berries for. Then, the pineapple expands and surpasses the citrus and berry notes. I know Rue Broca does not mention it, yet its semisweet, fresh, and sour redolence is there, unmistakably. This opening may be a little too harsh for someone. Still, it lessens and turns more and more agreeable.
These fruity and spicy facets soon become a smoky heart note of dense, smoky, woody birch bark. The floral is not exuberant, even if woods and blossoms compose the heart. The indole part of the white flower of Arabia is subdued, and the rose looks more like rosewood rather than a radiant and dewy flower. But all this is good. The concoction is intriguing and moderately leaning towards the masculine, a woody-floral bouquet with spicy green spikes.
Sun-dried ozonic woods and an erotic white musk seamlessly complete this delightful fragrance. While not a base that goes out of line, the ambergris in the form of ambroxan adds sapidity; the musk is slightly earthy and vegetal and akin to oakmoss. Last but not least, the patchouli appears stripped of its sweet edges and reveals its more earthy side. What remains for hours is a sense of burnt, fumy, and leathery trail.
As an EDP concentration, it is a long-lasting scent for the cooler months. I like to wear it on spring and autumn days, in leisure time, and to go to work; the crisp air goes well with all the nuances this perfume takes on. However, even on slightly breezy summer evenings, fragrance has its purpose for a date or intimate dinner. So, a fresh scent, the unnamed pineapple is the soloist. Citrus, slightly floral, masculine, easily adheres to the skin, with mysterious aromas, even some grassy notes mixed with smoke and leather, then with a somewhat dominant mischievous patchouli note. Cruel enough!
I'm basing my sensations on a bottle I've owned since June 2023.
-Elysium
I am fond of the modern Creed Aventus scent; this cologne reminds me a lot of that aroma. A perfume with much, much charm. It's not an Arabic perfume by any means. But it's a good perfume which secretly keeps an oriental slant. It is familiar but comes in quite hidden, subtle, particularly refined olfactory compositions.
R U Serious is a semisweet scent with earthy, leathery, fruity and floral edges. It announces with a breath of freshness, lemony, clean, slightly smoky and chewy in the opening. Some bergamot blends with tangy blackberries, and underneath is a fruity accord of apples and pineapple. It's incredible how accurate the blackcurrant smell is, vivid and edible, with a woody, slightly animalistic edge that sits between hints of green and red fruits. I have a plant on my terrace, and it's full of fruits that ripen these summer days. The taste when I crush them under my teeth is identical. Luckily, I don't get the "cats" smell we know these berries for. Then, the pineapple expands and surpasses the citrus and berry notes. I know Rue Broca does not mention it, yet its semisweet, fresh, and sour redolence is there, unmistakably. This opening may be a little too harsh for someone. Still, it lessens and turns more and more agreeable.
These fruity and spicy facets soon become a smoky heart note of dense, smoky, woody birch bark. The floral is not exuberant, even if woods and blossoms compose the heart. The indole part of the white flower of Arabia is subdued, and the rose looks more like rosewood rather than a radiant and dewy flower. But all this is good. The concoction is intriguing and moderately leaning towards the masculine, a woody-floral bouquet with spicy green spikes.
Sun-dried ozonic woods and an erotic white musk seamlessly complete this delightful fragrance. While not a base that goes out of line, the ambergris in the form of ambroxan adds sapidity; the musk is slightly earthy and vegetal and akin to oakmoss. Last but not least, the patchouli appears stripped of its sweet edges and reveals its more earthy side. What remains for hours is a sense of burnt, fumy, and leathery trail.
As an EDP concentration, it is a long-lasting scent for the cooler months. I like to wear it on spring and autumn days, in leisure time, and to go to work; the crisp air goes well with all the nuances this perfume takes on. However, even on slightly breezy summer evenings, fragrance has its purpose for a date or intimate dinner. So, a fresh scent, the unnamed pineapple is the soloist. Citrus, slightly floral, masculine, easily adheres to the skin, with mysterious aromas, even some grassy notes mixed with smoke and leather, then with a somewhat dominant mischievous patchouli note. Cruel enough!
I'm basing my sensations on a bottle I've owned since June 2023.
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