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Fruity and creamy proposal
I must admit that Pear+Olive has pleasantly surprised me, it had never caught my attention due to its declared notes, until I received a sample from a great friend.
It's hands down the freshest opening I've ever smelled from this house, even fresher than Grev and Fjerne (which Josh, I understand, created Fjerne for his personal summertime use).
It opens with a refreshing pear, at its optimal point of ripeness, neither too green nor too ripe, and this has been the key for me, since I don't like excess sweetness. Although it is not declared, I can feel a touch of coconut-pineapple. This sweetness is accompanied by the oily softness that I think the olive gives, to end up settling on a woody and slightly boozy base, without the pear ever losing prominence.
Without a doubt a versatile and easy-to-like fragrance, suitable for spring and summer days, although I would not choose it for an excessively hot day, for which I already have other options.
It's hands down the freshest opening I've ever smelled from this house, even fresher than Grev and Fjerne (which Josh, I understand, created Fjerne for his personal summertime use).
It opens with a refreshing pear, at its optimal point of ripeness, neither too green nor too ripe, and this has been the key for me, since I don't like excess sweetness. Although it is not declared, I can feel a touch of coconut-pineapple. This sweetness is accompanied by the oily softness that I think the olive gives, to end up settling on a woody and slightly boozy base, without the pear ever losing prominence.
Without a doubt a versatile and easy-to-like fragrance, suitable for spring and summer days, although I would not choose it for an excessively hot day, for which I already have other options.
The magic is in the dry down
Ganymede extract has a very different output than normal Ganymede. I was initially surprised because I was expecting a fully boosted Ganymede, but this one goes a different way. The extract is more bodied, denser, warmer, and that mineral/metallic note that the normal Ganymede has is replaced by notes of leather and incense.
As it dries down, it recovers Ganymede's DNA, and here yes, the dry down looks more like an empowered Ganymede. Even so, that warm spicy part with a touch of citrus (mandarin) is noted in the extract. I also slightly perceive an undeclared note, which is coffee.
I see the extract more for autumn/winter, when the normal version would use it throughout the year.
I recommend trying it before buying, because it can disappoint, but I think that the magic of this fragrance is in the dry down, which is where it shows all its cards.
As it dries down, it recovers Ganymede's DNA, and here yes, the dry down looks more like an empowered Ganymede. Even so, that warm spicy part with a touch of citrus (mandarin) is noted in the extract. I also slightly perceive an undeclared note, which is coffee.
I see the extract more for autumn/winter, when the normal version would use it throughout the year.
I recommend trying it before buying, because it can disappoint, but I think that the magic of this fragrance is in the dry down, which is where it shows all its cards.
Boozy Vanilla
It has an alcoholic-acid opening with an effervescent touch like Battito Dali with a base of Ambre Loup. Average duration and projection, it's not a beast but it doesn't fall short either. As time goes by it becomes sweeter and more vanilla. The castoreum is present throughout the life of the fragrance, but without being anything scandalous, it is worth at least trying this fragrance.
