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The first spray reveals vanilla and orange blossom along with a certain citrus note, but not bitter, rather soft and juicy.
Quickly, it becomes creamy and sweet, which I attribute to the cashmeran and gurjun balsam. Perhaps it is also the absolute of bran that clings to my nasal walls like a melt.
Somewhere, flowers flash through. Are those iris and cistus? I'm not very familiar with the flowers.
The vanilla blends balsamically with the myrrh and saffron. When I take a deep breath, I perceive a slight spiciness and I'm not sure if it comes from the pink pepper or rather from the cardamom. Although - could it also be the thyme?

For me, Spice d'Arno is an interesting vanilla scent, not sticky, rather elegant, enveloping you in warmth all day long, like a suede coat in a warm wooden cabin, yet there is always a fresh kick shining through.

Maybe I'm mistaken, but somehow I have the feeling that I have smelled this or a similar scent many, many years ago, yes, even had it in my collection. However, it was called Poison by Dior and that must have been between 1983 and 1990. Yes, yes, it's been a long time.

I now retreat and surrender to the pleasant scent of Spice d'Arno, which I am also wearing on my wrist today, so I can keep sniffing it.

My impression of Vivace is not exactly sparkling. Therefore, my review will be rather short.
From the many fruity notes, such as cherry, bergamot, blackcurrant, raspberry, nectarine, pear, red apple, I perceive nothing at all. To me, it smells like the burnt residue of fruit puree after an attempt to make jam from it.
This is further complemented by tonka bean and caramel, which have been added to the burnt residue and allowed to smolder even more.
In short - just an ugly, burnt something.
I gave Vivace two hours, then I couldn't stand it anymore and had to wash it off as quickly as possible. However, the scent is quite persistent, and I still had to smell the weaker version of it for hours.
For my taste, this would be a purchase I would regret, and I am therefore glad that I only had a free sample of it.

Unfortunately, unfortunately, no good words from my side.

The first spray reveals to me, through cedar and cypress, a turpentine-like note, complemented by something peppery and a slight, citrusy bitterness that possibly comes from clove oil and limonene. I also perceive an herbal scent and a strong fragrance of a very expensive and high-quality lavender-lily-of-the-valley-rose soap.

Staelios describes itself in the top note as spicy-warm, in the heart note as fruity-smoky, and in the base note as leathery-animalic with an elegant, woody depth. The development of the various scent notes takes its time, and it becomes softer, woodier after 4 - 5 hours, but still remains extremely present.

While the fruity, sweet facets remain closed off to me, I find Staelios to be extremely contradictory. It is both warm and fresh, floral and spicy, animalic and woody, intense and diffuse. An extremely interesting fragrance that I am happy to have added to my collection, and it has a very, very long lasting power. Even the next day, I could still smell it distinctly on me. Whoever wears it will definitely be noticed, and my husband has already laid claim to it in case I ever tire of Staelios.

According to Pierre Guillaume, Staelios contains a total of 46 ingredients. Some of them I mention here:
Davana, Ashanti pepper leaves, Russian leather, noble woods, Moroccan cedar, cinnamon and cinnamon bark, Virginia cedar, cypress, sandalwood absolute, lavender, patchouli, clementines, Guayana purple wood infusion (also known as amaranth or violet wood, violet wood, purpleheart, or violet wood), clove, nutmeg, lavender oil, vanillin.

Despite being a blind buy, I am thrilled with the scent. For me, it was definitely a good choice.

The first breath after spraying reveals sharpness from the ginger and pink pepper and a hint of sweetness, similar to cucumber or watermelon? Is that the marine note mentioned? I'm not quite sure yet.
After that, I clearly recognize the bergamot and lemon, which complement the ginger and pink pepper very pleasantly. The gin, or rather the juniper berry, also makes an appearance, but not too strongly.
I personally do not recognize iris, but the initial sweetness seems to come from the patchouli.
As the scent unfolds longer, it becomes warmer with sandalwood and cedarwood. It takes on something amber-like, musky. I find The Dua Brand's work to be extremely successful. The perfume is classified as Citrus/Fougère, although the green note never overpowers. On my skin, I perceive Iced Ginger as both fresh and warm, and I can easily imagine wearing it throughout the entire year. The sharpness, paired with the lemon, is very nice. It reminds me a bit of Aqua Allegoria Ginger Piccante by Guerlain. For my taste, however, Iced Ginger is more pleasing.

According to the website, fresh herbs are offered with pear granita and Physcool®, which is supposed to have a cooling effect. Unfortunately, the cooling effect did not work for me, but I can clearly smell the pear and herbs.
To me, it smells so typically Hermès that I miss something new or special here.
I don't find Herbes Vives bad, but I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't already gotten used to Jardin sur le Toit. To me, the two are too similar, making me think that the ideas for a new fragrance have run out.
When I purchased it as a blind buy, I was expecting a grassy-herbaceous, fresh scent and was unfortunately a bit disappointed when I received the little brother of my former perfume.
I definitely don't want to disparage Herbes Vives. It is a lovely scent, and anyone wanting to be recognized as a Hermès wearer will surely find it suitable, but I would rather advise against a blind buy.