Bergamotte

I particularly enjoy it on winter evenings when I’m bundled up and taking my little dog for a walk. A pretty hat on my head and stylish gloves, and off we go. The scent and the bottle remind me of the reflections on the night snow, that blue and violet that you can see in various shades. I always take this fragrance with me on my winter cruises, and it fits like..."a glove on the hand." The dark blue reflections on the night water, the evening walks through winding, snowy alleys, the visit to the Christmas market. This scent is essential for me without smelling like Christmas right now; for me, it is rather the scent of a cold, clear night that invites you to linger. You can already tell that the eternal traveler and vagabond comes out. That’s why I don’t log in that often. I’m always on the go!

I find the composition is elegantly crafted, but as a perfume, it is unbearable. It is too overpowering and you can't get rid of it. It definitely belongs to the olfactory group of "Stay with you" - that's what you call a scent that lasts and lasts and.......! I have experienced that you could still smell it even after washing the clothes! It is resistant to eco-friendly detergents! Over time, it becomes somewhat annoying. So I developed another method, as I actually like the scent! I bought odor-neutral potpourri and spray Le temps d'aimer diluted with neutral alcohol on it and lo and behold...great room fragrance. Purely unbearable but diluted, it's fantastic!

It is definitely a winter scent. In summer, I can imagine that you would function as an insect catcher with this smell! Especially bees, wasps, bumblebees, so everything that loves sweetness! :-)) In winter, it can be very pleasant at times; it always brings me the vision of dark red velvet. And I think of old thriller books, The Hound of the Baskervilles or E.E. Poe. I like it, but it really depends on my outfit. Dark red or dark brown clothes are okay, black too, but if I spray it on other colors, it becomes critical and is almost repulsive. I don't know if you've ever done a scent/color/fabric test. Interesting experience! Take different fabrics in various colors and spray different scents on them, then wait an hour to see how it develops! You will be amazed at the differences a fine nose can detect. So when you test a fragrance in the perfumery, it may depend on your clothes whether you like it or not. It probably has to do with the dyeing process of the fabrics; for some, salt is used to fix the color, while for others, vinegar is used, which affects the scents. Or it often relates to the texture of the fabrics. When fabrics are thicker (tweed, velvet, for example), they release scents more slowly than finer fabrics (silk, linen, chiffon), which is why textured fabrics can also handle stronger scents better. Again, exceptions prove the rule. It's worth trying out. But be careful, only trained or fine noses will really perceive the difference. Have fun!

Quite a simple composition, you don't need a great memory for this: Ylang-Ylang, Magnolia, and Iris. As a fixative: Sandalwood and a bit of Vanilla, and that's it. For a perfumer, it's a beginner's piece! With such small compositions, one learns the trade, but you can't make a marketable product out of it!?!? Maybe the three perfumers from Wanted (Van der Straeten, Benaim, Ropion) actually thought of Demi Moore when it was "mixed"?? Simply understandable for, well... how should I put it... people with low intelligence potential??? I don't want to offend anyone!! Even simple-minded people can be great. For me, as a perfumer, it's too simple and almost boring, but if someone likes it, why not. Normally, I always find something in a fragrance, a color, a memory, a material, or even an image that is conjured up, but here I felt nothing except that it reminded me of perfume school. But who likes to think of school??? :-)

It smells evocatively of damp earth, moss, and summer rain. One might think "one is a little man in the forest, completely still and silent," and one already believes one can hear raindrops.