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On the Eighth Day, God Created the...
... civil servant. - thinks Miss S., a 19-year-old trainee in her final year of training for the profession of administrative specialist at the local municipal administration.
She enters the office of Mr. P.E., the head of the municipal financial administration, with a stack of copied documents from the last few years.
Mr. P.E. is a middle-aged man. A balding head, strict horn-rimmed glasses
shirt wearer, no suit.
He thanks her and asks her to place the stack in the incoming mail. That’s the stack next to the outgoing mail compartment. He glances at her briefly. A small friendly smile on his lips. He returns to his circulars and his implementing regulations.
On the desk sits a miserable green lily. No pictures on the wall, just a calendar.
A typical office.
Upon leaving the office, she notices the smell. Metallic, cool, and matter-of-fact. Reminds her of her grandfather. However, his scent was warmer, friendlier. Here it is cool and somewhat reserved.
She is glad to be outside again.
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The discerning reader can guess that Mr. P.E. represents the scent of Chanel. Matter-of-fact, cool, and fresh. Conservative and enduring.
For me, one of the best fougères out there. Ideal for the office, especially in warm weather.
The linear progression makes it unvaried, but that’s not what it aims for.
For me, a top perfume. It quickly became part of my daily rotation.
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It took a little while...
... until I found my way to TdH.
At first, the H/S was the problem. I found it had too little projection at that time.
I then stored the bottle away for the winter and only dug it out again in spring. Wow, what a wonderful perfume.
At first, there's the citrus with a vetiver base and a bit of pepper. Once the top note has faded and the dry down begins, TdH reveals its huge potential. The vetiver takes charge, and the citrus moves to the background. Earthy, wonderfully earthy. A hint of smoke and citrus.
The whole thing is beautifully subtle. Not flashy or too loud. Even when the scent has dried down, a little wave of it still hits the nose.
I wear this masterpiece to the office. A wonderful dry signature scent. I didn't appreciate all of this at first.
The 30 ml travel bottle is almost empty. A 100 ml bottle is already at home.
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