Melipone
Reviews
Melipone
Beautiful opening, falls apart shortly after
The opening is very nice but I don't like how the vetiver evolves in this one. It leans too much on the rubbery/sulfurous dirty side of vetiver which clashes with the promise of timeless elegance of the opening.
For a vetiver and coffee fragrance I much prefer "Woody Perfecto/107 | Parle Moi de Parfum" which I find a lot smoother and overall more refined.
And of course for a grapefruit and vetiver combo, the standard remains "Terre d'Hermès (Eau de Toilette) | Hermès".
For a vetiver and coffee fragrance I much prefer "Woody Perfecto/107 | Parle Moi de Parfum" which I find a lot smoother and overall more refined.
And of course for a grapefruit and vetiver combo, the standard remains "Terre d'Hermès (Eau de Toilette) | Hermès".
Like what?
This one I don't understand. It's rare that I feel so lost with a fragrance. Instead of the promised comforting pumpkin and immortelle I get floral hair spray and white musks. Some ginger in the opening, yes. Some neroli, rose, and heliotrope, indeed.
But I am lost with all the discussion around the supposed pumpkin note...
If my sample didn't come directly from ELdO I would definitely think that someone mixed up the decant with something else.
Anyway, it doesn't matter too much as this is not really my type of fragrance. But it's frustrating nonetheless to feel so alone with this one.
But I am lost with all the discussion around the supposed pumpkin note...
If my sample didn't come directly from ELdO I would definitely think that someone mixed up the decant with something else.
Anyway, it doesn't matter too much as this is not really my type of fragrance. But it's frustrating nonetheless to feel so alone with this one.
Amber & Oud
Nice amber oud (and musk) fragrance, with little to no top notes. Smells like pure luxury and very polite for an oud, the animalic side is very light. Most importantly, it smells like natural oud to my nose and not like the loud synthetic materials that usually make me run away from "oud" fragrances.
On one hand the almost absence of top notes mean that you will not get any freshness or uplifting opening, so this feel less like "perfume" if that makes sense. On the other hand, the fragrance is optimally blended for its dry down rather than for the first 30 minutes (if not 5) like many others... It makes it also a nice choice for a dinner or an occasion where you want your perfume to remain in the background. Regardless of the price, it would also be a great indoor scent to spray around to feel like you live in a castle from the One Thousand and One Nights...
To sum it up, I would say this one should be attractive for instance to people who like ambery leather kind of fragrances and are looking for something in the same idea but different. The far dry down also brings a musky ambery side I was less fond of but still very well blended.
On one hand the almost absence of top notes mean that you will not get any freshness or uplifting opening, so this feel less like "perfume" if that makes sense. On the other hand, the fragrance is optimally blended for its dry down rather than for the first 30 minutes (if not 5) like many others... It makes it also a nice choice for a dinner or an occasion where you want your perfume to remain in the background. Regardless of the price, it would also be a great indoor scent to spray around to feel like you live in a castle from the One Thousand and One Nights...
To sum it up, I would say this one should be attractive for instance to people who like ambery leather kind of fragrances and are looking for something in the same idea but different. The far dry down also brings a musky ambery side I was less fond of but still very well blended.
Smells expensive (and actually is)
This is not the cheap synthetic oud that most brands release these days as I am afraid to get from anything called "Oud this", "That Oud", etc. even sometimes in this price range category....
I get a creamy ambery musky oud, with hints of leather and incense. It's nice and comfortable -- although of course, you need to like this kind of stuff -- and it smells expensive and natural enough. I do think that there is at least some amount of natural oud in this, but it's just my 2 cents of course.
Oud & Musk is not very loud, but it definitely has volume and presence. Another fragrance with similar vibes -- although not an oud -- that came to my mind was Franck Boclet Leather.
Overall, I would say it's nicely executed, although not terribly innovative. If you are into this kind of thing, I would recommend to sample it.
I get a creamy ambery musky oud, with hints of leather and incense. It's nice and comfortable -- although of course, you need to like this kind of stuff -- and it smells expensive and natural enough. I do think that there is at least some amount of natural oud in this, but it's just my 2 cents of course.
Oud & Musk is not very loud, but it definitely has volume and presence. Another fragrance with similar vibes -- although not an oud -- that came to my mind was Franck Boclet Leather.
Overall, I would say it's nicely executed, although not terribly innovative. If you are into this kind of thing, I would recommend to sample it.
