Minigolf

Now, how did I come up with "judo" of all things? Well, that's probably due to a few loops in my mind. "Issey Myake is a Japanese fragrance house and judo is a Japanese, almost acrobatic martial art. In addition to a certain level of physical fitness, it also requires mental agility and a high degree of fairness. But what do fragrance and sport have in common?
I think quite a lot! Everything here is very flexible and supple, powerful and yet quite gentle, somewhat mystical and yet down-to-earth and much more. But how do I get to the "belt" that a man/woman can achieve in judo depending on their "level of maturity", with the "black" probably being the highest level?
Here, however, I would award a pastel-colored striped one if it existed! Pale yellow and pale green for "Nuit de Issey's" beautiful lemon, begamot and grapefruit introduction, which then transitions to light brown and rosé tones later on, featuring all kinds of spices and lighter woods. Things get even darker later: pepper takes on a dark blue, quite cool and "metallic", brown-reddish Tonlka trickily lays ebony-dark woody notes on the mat and gallantly helps "after the fair fight" to stand up, including an appreciative bow to each other. When incense and patchouli are added, the equally strong "opponents" ground themselves and build each other up in spirit with good thoughts.
And all this happens according to the concept of Issey Myake, balanced, strong, equally modest, polite - Japanese!

Ha! To my delight! I "inherited" a thick 30ml bottle as an encore in a swap, which I'm now enjoying as it's disgustingly cold for April. Even if the "fragrance pyramid" would suggest a decidedly sweet "gourmand fragrance".
It is a tiny bit sweet, but it largely dispenses with pompous wafts.
Powder? Of course it is! Consisting of tart, delicate orris root and crystalline, almost grainy sandpaper cinnamon!
Wonderfully sunny citrus fruits and delicate ylang ylang blossoms float above it all. And underneath, earthy, woody and balsamic aromas are sprinkled with dark bourbon vanilla.
And this "Ambre et Vanille" lasts forever, changing and varying with its own fragrance notes and playing with them almost acrobatically like a circus juggler. There is never a dull moment. And it is a wonderful fragrance, created by perfumers with magic hands and a "golden nose" - simply enchanting!!! ;-))

It really does smell very richly of all kinds of fruit, flowers and fine woods. Just as I can imagine it in lushly planted farm gardens in late summer / early fall.
There are fresh, ripe cucumbers, apples that are about to be harvested, a pond where the water lilies are in bloom, plenty of roses - some climbing up trellises and others standing as shrubs between the beds, framed by lavender for natural "aphid protection".
"Musk mallows" are just as important as "sleeping violets", which only let their sweetly scented leaves peek out from between the ivy. Older trees provide shade and a little cooling in hot weather. At the back, next to a wooden garden shed, a slightly gnarled jasmine bush on either side makes every effort to spread its green-floral, delicately sweet fragrance. I like to linger on a garden bench and enjoy the olfactory, visual and acoustic scenery!
Truly a powerful, long-lasting fragrance that is hearty AND sweet--without going over the top :-))

Oh dear, it's been in the Lauder!!! fragrances for YEARS and he "doesn't get in touch"?
Or have I pretty much forgotten about it? Now I was looking for a certain perfume, which I did find, but this "carriage", rediscovered by "chance", is my main interest at the moment. What a chypre treasure!
It begins warmly with sunny citrus fruits and some conifer greenery. Fine aldehydes bring everything together harmoniously. Then the first blossoms immerse the fragrance in a spring-like sea of flowers, with lily of the valley and the first blue irises making an appearance.
Gradually more and more are added - roses from the climbing bush, delicate jasmine, cool gardenia, all only very subtly "sweetened" with great radiance. Fine powders give an aftertaste that already hints at the base, here it is definitely MOOSIG-HOLZIG
But no previous phase of the perfume is overlaid or even "thrown out", it simply blends in as if it had been there from the start.
A wonderful "vintage" fragrance, with the wooden wheels of a "noble carriage" from the distant past turning. With a four-in-hand horse in front and slightly worn leather seats under a linen canopy.
Truly not a fragrance to "almost forget" - one that teaches you to rave and deserves a corresponding review ;-))

....From a "mature gentleman"? I can also "reach for the bottle", because I also like it as a woman. A spritz or two on the arms, two or three drops on the neck, I like to smell these fragrances. It starts the day with fine charm. It comes across as slightly oriental, with lemon freshness and spices. Special feature: the allspice and clove combination, which is supported by delicate flowers.
Later, it becomes warm and balsamic with cinnamon, smoke, woods and dark vanilla. Always with small "teasing" interludes of aldehydes and cool iris. A "small but fine daytime fragrance" with moderate longevity and quite subtle sillage. But do you always have to drag a long trail of fragrance behind you? Sometimes a subtle fragrance aura that wraps itself around the wearer like a second skin is enough.
Not "too bad" only after shaving. But a fragrance like this can scent much more than a man's face. "Misappropriate"? YES, PLEASE!