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Grilled Potatoes with Cinnamon
Since I discovered "Aoud" by Micallef a few years ago, I have been a fan of this brand and eagerly look forward to every new release.
For about two weeks now, there has been a new fragrance at KaDeWe from the line that, at least officially, is overseen by Geoffrey Nejman - the husband of Martine Micallef.
Was the wait worth it?
Let's start with the exterior:
Fortunately, Micallef seems to have bid farewell to the raw grenade-like bottles in this line, which nearly undermined the value of the product for me. "Style" is available, as well as "Emir" and the other fragrances from the line in the well-known round bottles of the main series. Only a small handle on the cap indicates a difference.
So what about the inner values of "Style"?
The top note is definitely one of the most exciting I have smelled in the last few months, and if the rest matched this opening, I would have braved all fears of impoverishment and purchased the fragrance immediately.
Cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and lemon: At first, I am simply overwhelmed by this opening. Both cinnamon and cardamom often strike me as very attractive in a fragrance, but cardamom can also quickly become too intense for me. That is not the case here. It takes me three tries to at least recognize cinnamon and the sour lemon. A clear case of "Wow." This beautiful note lingers with me for about ten minutes, until mainly cinnamon remains. Great - now the heart note should come - but it doesn't. I can only sense the lily of the valley, with no trace of lavender or jasmine.
And now my imagination kicks in: To my surprise, I find myself transported back to my early youth: Sitting by the campfire and eating potatoes roasted in the fire. Can that be? I have never perceived such a note in any perfume. Do I want to smell like this? - Nope! Initially, I assumed I had simply picked the wrong day or that my olfactory cells were overstressed.
That's why I repeated the test two more times on different days. Unfortunately, with the same result: earth and smoke. My suspicion that myrrh is involved did not hold up when I looked at the pyramid. Probably the combination of sandalwood and frankincense is responsible for this strange note. From the patchouli, I can at most perceive the musty aspect.
On paper, it smells much more differentiated, cinnamon lasts significantly longer, and the scent progression is more clearly separated. Therefore, I suspect that one or the other will have more luck with this fragrance than I did.
Have Fun!
For about two weeks now, there has been a new fragrance at KaDeWe from the line that, at least officially, is overseen by Geoffrey Nejman - the husband of Martine Micallef.
Was the wait worth it?
Let's start with the exterior:
Fortunately, Micallef seems to have bid farewell to the raw grenade-like bottles in this line, which nearly undermined the value of the product for me. "Style" is available, as well as "Emir" and the other fragrances from the line in the well-known round bottles of the main series. Only a small handle on the cap indicates a difference.
So what about the inner values of "Style"?
The top note is definitely one of the most exciting I have smelled in the last few months, and if the rest matched this opening, I would have braved all fears of impoverishment and purchased the fragrance immediately.
Cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and lemon: At first, I am simply overwhelmed by this opening. Both cinnamon and cardamom often strike me as very attractive in a fragrance, but cardamom can also quickly become too intense for me. That is not the case here. It takes me three tries to at least recognize cinnamon and the sour lemon. A clear case of "Wow." This beautiful note lingers with me for about ten minutes, until mainly cinnamon remains. Great - now the heart note should come - but it doesn't. I can only sense the lily of the valley, with no trace of lavender or jasmine.
And now my imagination kicks in: To my surprise, I find myself transported back to my early youth: Sitting by the campfire and eating potatoes roasted in the fire. Can that be? I have never perceived such a note in any perfume. Do I want to smell like this? - Nope! Initially, I assumed I had simply picked the wrong day or that my olfactory cells were overstressed.
That's why I repeated the test two more times on different days. Unfortunately, with the same result: earth and smoke. My suspicion that myrrh is involved did not hold up when I looked at the pyramid. Probably the combination of sandalwood and frankincense is responsible for this strange note. From the patchouli, I can at most perceive the musty aspect.
On paper, it smells much more differentiated, cinnamon lasts significantly longer, and the scent progression is more clearly separated. Therefore, I suspect that one or the other will have more luck with this fragrance than I did.
Have Fun!
