Kirthi

Perfume can be a trigger; for old memories, unconscious associations with people, landscapes, events.
Perfume can also be a wish, hopeful, for freedom, for love, for companionship.
As we perfume addicts know, the sense of smell is largely developed at birth and plays an immense role in all areas of life, of subjective significance.
This fragrance, often criticized for understandable reasons, is for me the touch of lightness and joy of life. While "Cosmos Flowers" evokes something similar in me, the strong patchouli gives this one a distinctly different depth.
Elixir Essence de Parfum remains light, one might think, without depth.
Elixir starts off zesty, fruity, raspberry-like. I love raspberries.
In my perception, the raspberry is there from the very beginning with full presence. Citrusy fresh through bergamot. As different roses come into play, the plump juicy peach gradually joins the flowers. So, for several hours, it is a skillful mix of fruits and flowers. Very powdery.
In the heart note, the fragrance, still powdery, begins to gain creaminess. I don’t see tonka bean in the list of notes, but the base becomes gently vanillic with a pleasant nutty note and slight woodiness. It seems that the fragrance disappears after a few hours. But on my skin, this creamy base lingers very closely for many hours.
Without drifting into the old-fashioned, without sharp undertones, without becoming bitter.
Roja Dove, or his secret wizard, is an artist in his field.
This perfume, or rather Essence de Parfum, truly stands out in its properties. And yet I assert that the DNA of Roja Dove is recognizable here.
The comparison to a cheap drugstore scent may hold true, but for me, the difference is, and this is my personal perception, that I do not get headaches from Elixir.
With many mainstream fragrances, I have tested and owned several, this was the case. Or there was always some note that spoiled the fragrance for me. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter.
It is the overall mixture that feels just right for me and my current state of mind.
So many years I have been with Parfumo, so many fragrances I have come to know and love, in so many corners of my life, perfume has catapulted or accompanied me back...into beautiful times, when I think of "Bombay Bling!", into dirty hard times, when I think of "Trayee" or "Shalimar", into free, autonomous times, when I think of "Black XS for Her", into secure times, when I think of "Danger"...
And now, the lightness of being.

It's been a while since I wrote a comment.. I just want to briefly share my impressions.
Although this perfume doesn't completely blow me away, I can't help but stay attached to it.. it won't let me go.
The title Forte fits perfectly, just like with Kurkdjian's other creations.
The scent is more intense, has more character, more fullness, and the longevity is significantly longer. Like with other Fortes, the longevity is a solid 12 hours. Dave Gahan's description with the word "rich" captures it well.
Aqua Celestia Forte definitely has (like Francis' other waters) the DNA of its lighter predecessor Aqua Celestia.
This fragrance combines an intense freshness with a heaviness that still makes me hesitate to fall completely in love.
In my perception, the scent progression is rather two-dimensional, but by no means boring. With this perfume, I don't experience any surprising changes in the scent line, as one might with a Roja. However, that doesn't detract from it.
The beginning is fresh and lively and becomes sweet and rich over time. Here, the jasmine makes its presence known and pushes aside the zestiness of the petitgrain. The freshness, however, remains intact. Throughout. I can't say if it's just the mix of the listed fragrance notes or if Kurkdjian has added some magical notes; I only perceive very subtle rosy hints...; but the scent cloud is lovely to heavenly.
This fragrance mix remains consistent until the end.
It would be too simplistic to label it as a clean scent. But it has a clean and creamy aura. With depth and contours.
In the first moments, I had the association with a fairy scent, but the more I wear the fragrance, the more images of dance and crashing waves on the Atlantic coast arise in my mind.
I find the scent rather feminine, but I could definitely imagine it being exciting on a man.

After many years in the fragrance world, MFK is crystallizing into my favorite...

..it's too hot to write long comments..
But this one must be written.
I was curious about Boy! When the sample arrived and I tested it, I quickly became bored.
Somehow good, the bath of dominant almost prickly lavender. Yes, also inevitably elegant. However, I found the pairing of lemon and lavender too strong. Dominant and bothersome for me. Towards a headache. Indefinable flowers and fruit, roses and vanilla seemed unbalanced to me, not harmonious in the mix..in the development.
I thought it was quite okay, definitely not bad. But I wouldn't have paid it any more attention.
Yesterday it was hot..and sunny. The sun was already blazing down on me in the morning.
Since I thought I needed a flashy nail polish in the beautiful sun, I made a little detour to the Cologne Dougi in the city center. And sprayed Boy on myself because the bottle looked so nice there.
My daughter had insisted and begged for a bright turquoise nail polish, I couldn't decide and went out without one again.
So we walked through the heated streets, and time and again a whiff of incredibly delicious scent wafted towards me, and I stubbornly kept walking. No, not Boy, that's not it.. Irritation. Annoyed looks from the child because I kept stopping and smelling my arm. Good heavens, is this even possible?
This is the absolute dream of sunscreen!!!
I danced around a bit indecisively, it would be totally silly to just pack Boy up now!
Damn, but the heat, the damp skin, and Boy really made me quite flustered.
I was so blown away by this mix of hot sun, warm skin, and a suddenly new fragrance blend from Boy that I took the way back (despite the too high shoes, in which my feet were already hurting, and a much too warm tight pair of jeans, in which my body screamed: Free me, take it off!!..because, who expects this heat nowadays, let alone a serious summer?) and without any reason, bought the bottle, this beautiful one! Because I knew, from now on, until the hot days are over, I would be dousing myself with Boy from morning until late at night. Yes, and that's how it is now!
Just a quick note about the scent: I can't break it down into its notes, others have described it well.
But for me, this scent (and as I learned yesterday, the first Eau de Parfum from the Les Exclusifs series) is a fantastic interplay of the scent notes and the warmth of my skin and the heat in the air.
It smells then, and only then on me like a mix of sunscreen and Nivea.
Balanced between freshness and pleasant coolness from the citrus notes in combination with the lavender and warm from the blend of heliotropin, vanilla, and rose. I am blown away, high on scent happiness, and I use every second, knowing that the hot days here are numbered and the rest of the year he will sit nicely in the closet, Boy.
Masculine, feminine, who cares, just sunscreen for me. Addictive.
The sillage seems good, or it was because I kept spraying myself, because I received compliments from everyone around me, hmm..you smell so gooood.
Accordingly, I can't provide a factual value on longevity, but if you spray well, it lasts a few hours despite the heat...
Yes, that's how it is with Boy and me. I suspect I love him. Even if just for a short time. Probably.
Wow, I've never experienced anything like this in all my years with perfumes.
Boy!

I have to take a moment to defend the perfume.
I admit, this scent has nothing to do with eroticism, sex, let alone good sex!
Similar to "Stay Dirty," the fragrance celebrates a scene, a cult, or a theme, which is naturally supposed to stir expectations. And it does. And it leaves one baffled with this provoked association.
Rightly the question arises: What are the advertising folks at Kilian thinking??
The theme is really missed. A clean scent that stifles any hint of eroticism at its core.
But!!, with a different mindset, leaning towards cream and clean scent, this fragrance is not so bad at all.
I even find it good. I'm still a bit undecided about how good I actually think it is.
I like the citrusy fresh, fizzy neroli opening. There’s always a synthetic note that comes through intermittently, which holds back my approaching enthusiasm. Nevertheless, the green fresh neroli note remains and saves the fragrance from sinking due to a hysterical gardenia crying out for attention.
It gives the scent a bit of a bite. However, this is also kept in check by the other floral companions like tuberose/rose, etc., that soon join in.
And it gives it a dry, powdery quality.
Petalia, (see Parfumo Lexikon: Petalia® is a floral fragrance material from Givaudan. According to the manufacturer, it is rose-like with nuances of lily of the valley.) fits into the soap scheme.
Fine, creamy, clean, soapy...
I really like that.
Then, quite quietly, a subtle vanilla comes in, giving the fragrance a nice buttery finish.
A perfume that doesn’t necessarily land on my wish list (but maybe it will..) and also doesn’t belong in my top tier, but I find it significantly better than it has been categorized here.
A powerful sillage and several hours of longevity.
These are my impressions of the scent.
Ride on!

This time I find it really hard to write a comment.
Maybe because I am so in love with the scent...
I can imagine that many of you will say: "Nice, but not extraordinary. I could imagine something better, especially at this price." And I could understand that well.
Perhaps that’s why it’s so difficult for me to articulate what captivates me about this very fine and yet not so extraordinary perfume.
I don’t need to say anything about Puredistance's marketing in general; it’s not my thing.
But one thing that the marketing of White aims to achieve resonates with me. When I smell White, it makes me happy. Well, other perfumes do that too. But not quite like this...
White starts citrusy and fresh. Bergamot sets the tone here. And it won’t say goodbye until the base. It will only become quieter at some point. Namely when the May rose quietly and unobtrusively moves forward and takes its place after about half an hour. And gradually becomes more present.
Now it’s a swirling rosy musk cloud, into which the iris jumps and whirls around wildly.
A floral dance. For quite a while.
Here, the tonka bean clearly and steadily mixes in and signals the transition to the base after an extensive heart note. In the base, the light spicy sandalwood mixes with the tonka bean. The scent becomes nutty-creamy and very delicious.
The patchouli is so fine and quiet that I really don’t perceive it. With the musk and the Haitian vetiver, I assume that both are present throughout the scent journey, with the vetiver quietly lingering in the background, musk sometimes louder, sometimes more subtle.
Subtle notes, meaning other fragrance materials/ingredients, have been kept from us. But they are certainly here.
Maybe heliotrope? Something slightly almond-like.
The perfume has a clear development. But the fragrance notes are so finely woven that you could easily sleep through the transitions.
The scent is pure cream from start to finish.
Cream of the cream.
A just-showered-and-lotioned scent.
I like this theme.
And I have tested, owned, and given away countless of these scents.
Because something was always missing or annoying.
With White, I love the fresh citrus top note, I like the floral heart note, and I find the base warm and soft. Embracing.
Maybe it’s the perfect balance of freshness and creaminess, brightness and warmth for me, not a second too sweet, not too heavy, not too airy.
Often, with other perfumes, the freshness eventually disappears, and then it’s only sweet and/or heavy.
White remains fresh.
In contrast to other perfumes, where I can clearly say which points the scent touches in my soul, I can’t do that with this scent.
The scent calms me, gives me a feeling of having arrived; I feel at home with this scent.
And I am happy. I suspect a childlike part of me is being nudged by the perfume. It’s not an Indian, it’s a European soul tiger!
White has a perfume oil concentration of 38%. On me, the perfume lasts a good 12 hours.
The sillage is very expansive at first but becomes quiet in a short time.
Then White is very close to the skin.
So it’s a perfume that won’t cause any issues at work or with friends.
A perfume for every day; I would even wear it in summer, just much more subtly.
For me, it’s a very feminine scent. Hard to imagine on a man. But anything is possible!
White will become mine.
For me, it has the potential to be a signature scent.