Minigolf

Koreandre is an unusual fragrance that I had not smelled before. I ordered it from an online perfumery for a small price (100 ml for 28 euros). The packaging, green like malachite, promised me a fragrant experience. The opening is green-spicy and slowly transitions into a pleasantly floral, rather unsweet middle that lasts quite a long time for me. The base accord is very warm, soft, and woody. Hints from the spicy entrance resonate quietly throughout the entire fragrance journey, making it incomparable to any perfume I know. For me, smelling this fragrance evokes memories of long-gone times when I was still a child. Warm, carefree days that I often spent at the swimming pool. Noisy joy and zest for life. All in all, Coreandre is a wonderfully old-fashioned chypre that is far too rare these days, not even found in regular perfumeries. A successful fragrance.

Jean Louis Scerrer - this name meant nothing to me in the world of perfumes. But this fact piqued my curiosity when I spotted this white, simple, rectangular box in the well-stocked, owner-operated perfumery in my town. In front of it stood an almost full tester with a greenish-yellow shimmering liquid. It invited me to sniff. The familiar saleswoman explained to me that this was a "green Chypre." Very special, and only sought after by a few customers. Special, in the best sense, it was indeed for my nose. And in an absolutely must-have manner. Bright sunny days at my workplace, a garden center, smiled at me. Coupled with the prospect of going to our tree-lined mini-golf course after work to practice for a tournament. Pure sunshine under an unclouded steel-blue sky. Bergamot, galbanum... But, in the scent development, a cool undertone mixes in, reminiscent of a fresh east wind that hints at a night frost on such clear May days. I suspect the influence of oak moss and vetiver here. I had never smelled a fragrance like this before. It gives me the feeling of filling my lungs with it like a balloon with every breath, capturing each individual scent molecule. A wonderful old "rascal," hardly known, that I no longer want to miss.

EncreNoire is listed as a men's fragrance, but since I prefer extraordinary perfumes, I dared to approach this black cube. It was available in the perfumery of the neighboring town at a 50% discount for stock clearance. The owner mentioned that it wasn't mass-appealing and therefore didn't sell well. My specialty. Even the first whiff after spraying it for testing literally made my nose "perk up." Foggy patches in unlit streets of an autumn city like London came to mind. The music that plays when it gets thrilling in old Edgar Wallace films echoed in my mind's ear. Although I've never been to London, this comparison is fitting in my imagination. A murderer behind the next wall? No, just men in trench coats with turned-up collars, women in far too thin nylon stockings under tight 60s skirts. They are glad to return home to their cozy warm apartments. Passing by the dark, damp city park to relax. With the vetiver-cedar scent of Encre Noire. From the comforting haze of incense sticks. An interesting autumn fragrance even for bold ladies.

Forest walk. I acquired Azuree because I love chypre notes. I became aware of it through Parfumo. A great fragrance that, unfortunately, for some reason, leads a nearly hidden existence in a few perfumeries. Now to my impressions of this scent.... strong, citrusy-mossy-leathery without being intrusive. It reminds me of a walk in a late spring mixed forest, where the moisture from warm rain showers makes the moss shine in the most beautiful emerald green olfactorily. The warmth of the penetrating sun rays after the shower activates the delightfully fine scent. Birch bark exhales leathery-woody moisture. A wonderful olfactory experience that I have to indulge in from time to time, both during the forest walk itself and in the form of a few sprays of Azuree.
Addition: Unfortunately, THIS Lauder classic has been discontinued in the "old formula." I never would have thought that even the long-established, powerful, radiant scents like this one could be affected. The new formulation is certainly not to be sneezed at, but it doesn't quite measure up to THAT. WHAT A SHAME!!