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Quirky but hard to resist
During the opening, I mostly get aldehydes, dry lavender and herbs (mint, rosemary and/or eucalyptus - in any case they have that mentholated effect on the nose) and the tiniest hint op bergamot.
These are increasingly joined by patchouli and pineapple, vanilla and caramel, all very subtle. All the ingredients play hide and seek, although the pineapple is always there. The pineapple grows increasingly sweeter, going from very green and unripe to super-ripe, sweet and roasted with vanilla sugar on the bbc. Despite this, it doesn't become a cloying gourmand - the lavender and the absence of alcoholic smells (like rum) help, I think.
This perfume reads as very unisex and safe for work. It's not a safe blind buy though, as I can imagine the combo of pineapple and tart herbs/lavender will probably not please every wearer.
I think it's absolutely lovely and unique. It makes me feel confident, collected, and only the tiniest but playful.
These are increasingly joined by patchouli and pineapple, vanilla and caramel, all very subtle. All the ingredients play hide and seek, although the pineapple is always there. The pineapple grows increasingly sweeter, going from very green and unripe to super-ripe, sweet and roasted with vanilla sugar on the bbc. Despite this, it doesn't become a cloying gourmand - the lavender and the absence of alcoholic smells (like rum) help, I think.
This perfume reads as very unisex and safe for work. It's not a safe blind buy though, as I can imagine the combo of pineapple and tart herbs/lavender will probably not please every wearer.
I think it's absolutely lovely and unique. It makes me feel confident, collected, and only the tiniest but playful.
Fruit and powder - not all art is my kind of art
What i smelled:
The opening is a blast of juicy melon and a sour kind of orange, that play hide and seek with each other. Right away, this one is pretty soapy and powdery.
The melon stays after the opening, but is joined by a very old fashioned (baby powder) rose and soapy violet notes.
There is some unmistakeable soapy leather underneath.
What I like:
I like how it shifts a lot - sometimes I get more melon, then suddenly violet-lemon candies with soap, then soapy rose, then melon again.
Impressive projection.
Bottom line:
I think it's a beautiful piece of art, but one that it hasn't aged very well (unlike, say, Guerlain's Après l'Ondée).
The soapiness is quite extreme. It bothers me when I'm wearing this. The rose note is also very old-fashioned. It is great as a reference scent, or to use for a re-enactment of some sort, but not so much for daily wear.
The opening is a blast of juicy melon and a sour kind of orange, that play hide and seek with each other. Right away, this one is pretty soapy and powdery.
The melon stays after the opening, but is joined by a very old fashioned (baby powder) rose and soapy violet notes.
There is some unmistakeable soapy leather underneath.
What I like:
I like how it shifts a lot - sometimes I get more melon, then suddenly violet-lemon candies with soap, then soapy rose, then melon again.
Impressive projection.
Bottom line:
I think it's a beautiful piece of art, but one that it hasn't aged very well (unlike, say, Guerlain's Après l'Ondée).
The soapiness is quite extreme. It bothers me when I'm wearing this. The rose note is also very old-fashioned. It is great as a reference scent, or to use for a re-enactment of some sort, but not so much for daily wear.
Extremely realistic yuzu
Opens on a spectacularly projecting, photorealistic yuzu note, on the verge of too sharp. However it remains juicy. The acidity is not an unpleasant green bitter sourness, it is pure, fresh yuzu.
After a while I also notice some mint and lemon verbena. Extremely cooling.
The yuzu projection is awesome during the first hour, and remains in a more subtle form long afterwards.
The realism of the yuzu note in this one (like the realism of the tomato leaf one in Corsica Furiosa) really blows my mind.
After a while I also notice some mint and lemon verbena. Extremely cooling.
The yuzu projection is awesome during the first hour, and remains in a more subtle form long afterwards.
The realism of the yuzu note in this one (like the realism of the tomato leaf one in Corsica Furiosa) really blows my mind.
No tea and a slightly rancid lemon
To me, this scent is more citrus and fig than tea.
It opens on a sharp osmanthus note and get worse from there.
Also, almost right away, a very unpleasant, shrill and bitter note develops on my skin. It smells more of rancid lemons (the ones that start to look white/blue and hairy), rather than fresh ones. Big no.
It opens on a sharp osmanthus note and get worse from there.
Also, almost right away, a very unpleasant, shrill and bitter note develops on my skin. It smells more of rancid lemons (the ones that start to look white/blue and hairy), rather than fresh ones. Big no.
A cosy matcha latte
Matcha meditation opens with a very distinctive matcha smell (meaning it cannot be mistaken for any other kind of tea), some sweet and creamy notes (white chocolate).
The matcha notes fade rather quickly to make place for white flowers (oranje blossom and jasmine), while becoming sweeter (more white chocolate/cacao butter). I also get some maté.
Very sweet but non-cloying dry down (white wood; cocoa butter, orange blossom).
It's by no means complex of subtle, but it's a relaxing, cozy and comforting scent, suitable for all ages.
The matcha notes fade rather quickly to make place for white flowers (oranje blossom and jasmine), while becoming sweeter (more white chocolate/cacao butter). I also get some maté.
Very sweet but non-cloying dry down (white wood; cocoa butter, orange blossom).
It's by no means complex of subtle, but it's a relaxing, cozy and comforting scent, suitable for all ages.
