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Runa

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Runa 3 years ago 26 13
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Never say never...
Sometimes you do things, you're beside yourself and you do things unexpectedly, hard to believe ...

On a small "just-so-sniffing tour" in the perfumery found nothing really interesting or new, at least not where I was hanging around. But at the same time I noticed 2 younger women, but already a bit older than me, who were hanging around in a completely different corner. The picture fit somehow to you, they were dressed for everyday strikingly elegant and I looked at the manufacturer name, which was emblazoned on top: Versace.
*Bling*Bling* makes it with me in front of the inner eye, well, that fits already!

They had been only briefly before somewhere else look, and now they stood there for a while, again and again between 2 perfumes back and forth at change, smell on the wrists, once left, then right again, again left. One had already a perfume in her basket, the other took alternately again and again the 2 bottles, put them back again, waved also again with also sprayed paper strips, they talked, almost discussed, smelled again and again, ...
Finally, she decided on one of the two flasks and they both went to the checkout.

That interests me already, "what the competition" so for good finds, girls, and I remembered the flacon, or better: all both and went so little by little quite inconspicuously over to Versace. What do we have there?
Once it was the EdT and once the EdP, both Chrystal Noir, of course. And since I had not yet tested anything, I first reached for the EdP ... and what then came, was so very different from everything else, which corresponded to my (perceived) Beuteschema, this was a whole new fragrance horizon!

At the beginning kind of spicy, with a soapy coolness, from which the "soap" but quickly disappears. Then it continues floral, carried on a warm, earthy and oriental-ish base - wowww, what a (still cool, warm) elegance is this? (I inevitably imagined it on "her" -) ... and *darn it* > awesome!

This crystal, deeply dark brown, has everything in it, what it must have for even a little bit of a (*Bling*Bling* image) appearance: cool distance, elegance, glamour, but then also Chrystal Noir is so somehow mystical, mysterious, and seems sexy - all together, the whole package! And nothing!, not even the so even apparent *Bling*Bling* has thereby the hint of a negative approach, no no, definitely not!

Chrystal Noir EdP needs absolutely no *Bling*Bling*, it carries many, great qualities quite detached in itself and: it is so somehow ... so incredibly "different".
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Runa 3 years ago 8 5
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The sweet temptation ... c'est la vie
Non non non ... "La Vie" is different and also not (always) "Belle" and that also has nothing to do with this perfume (or does it?), because it happened so:

On the again and again of the "Want I absolutely have!" - okay, "would like", after all, it's polite, nice and decent here on Parfumo (but you like-minded people, nanana, you already understand how I mean it, right?! :P) - so again:

On the always by the "would like to have I absolutely"(-want) search for O. and cousin Y. from G. driven, one meets yes contemporary and tagesaktuell rather already on the meanwhile marketing-technically more established family offspring (grandchildren and great-grandchildren, etc., of a family tree), which are however at the moment rather less interesting, because "maybe too much modern" and anyway "tomorrow also still there", up to "does not fit into the current Beuteschema" (yes yes, I can bite me already!).
But, as that is then so and one does not get exactly what one wants (oh so: "would like" ('tschuldigung)), one gives up then on a fleeting chat also times with just other ... and so I met then, after we had already repeatedly seen each other, but I had always gone on quickly, on Dahlia D. from G.!
Yes, and of course I can also be really nice and you never know what that is ultimately always good for, because so sometime then I then also got involved in a - albeit planned fleeting - contact, and if it's just for giving a rating on Parfumo - you may know - ... and for the sake of completeness: Not least, of course, also from a certain frustration because of unsuccessfulness in the actual matter!
It should still but everything quite fleeting and fast and it almost did, because Dahlia D. from G. was very nice (really!) After we had shaken our wrist briefly to smell us better. But due to the general gloomy mood of a wet November evening in the state capital (ATTENTION: not the federal capital!), Dahlia D. was more like too playful, too light, too fleeting, etc. for me at that moment, so therefore the message to myself: Nothing for autumn and winter, girl!
By the way, at her side were then immediately a few more, younger sisters, ... and that's exactly what I no longer wanted anyway, namely me with a whole swarm off or surrounded. Shortly therefore only times fast the other wrist with the one, then again the forearm left and then the right with the other two shook, and that should have been it. And if not, I addressed as a precaution immediately to myself: Otherwise we meet them again, when it becomes spring or even better summer!
(Note: They had me in the end all the same but already somewhat confused, so that I had to think at home first, who else was who, of the four!). But finally I have them after a comparison on Parfumo (really recommendable, the page, so pretty much anyway - and thanks for the support overall for such stuff as this, at this point) all again identify and assign can, ..., at least so I had achieved something, on the day then.

But stop, STOP, what that then?, there is still a sister!, but that was apparently not there - moment, short flash back in the spirit - no, she was not, I'm very sure!
And that made me even more curious, what she might be like, etc., blah, blah, ... and everything I could read about her was so promising (among us summarized here in a nutshell: she seems to have more "oomph" and seems to be more mature, a bit more adult - although also younger, namely about the middle one of the 5s), that I decided to go on the next forays in search of ... naaaa?, who still knows ??? ... exactly, on the search for O. and cousin Y. namely, then also times after it wanted to look around, because if who gives itself so mysteriously, not everywhere available is, besides a sprawling and almost a title à la one "of" equivalent name extension has, which must have yes what for, at and above all on it!

And days later it happened then, we met in the 3rd Advent week on public and neutral ground in a large shopping center with many many many shops, at least 4 perfumeries there (is right next to the highway) where it was nevertheless amazingly quiet and calm for the (year and event) time, so that the greeting and contact (from a good 20cm in the case) did not have to be hectic and we then also because of the great sympathy had enough time with and for each other. She was sweet, immediately on the first "Schnupp" - I love the German language, because you can be so creative with it :))) - and we were also immediately agreed and then also immediately went home together!

Her sweetness here does not really stand for "sugar" or "sugary" or "girl-like", because her sweetness is more profound, very grounded, warm, radiant and sublime at the same time - a perception (feeling), which is there, immediately noticeable on the skin wetted with it, not, as such perhaps only on the tongue.
Dahlia Devine Le Néctar De Parfum is then also certainly not a "mimosa" (declared top note!) in the sense of how one uses the word also already times with pleasure colloquially, ... No, no, quite the opposite is the case, because Dahlia D. LNDP knows exactly what it wants to say, to transport a message - and exactly that should know the wearer, because this fragrance makes determined and sustainable attention, not at all obtrusive, but creeping, like a snake - ... *snap* ... and then it has ... "bewitched" - not bitten, who thinks maybe now something like that?!

The scent is long-lasting, and it also takes a while (at least a good hour), until it becomes more and more close to the skin, so the dosage should be well chosen! Over the distance of being together settles m.N.n.. (according to my nose) mainly the jasmine sambac through, carried by the warmth through, however, less to sandalwood than much more to Tonka.

Somehow "simple", all this (I like!) - and yet it is "noble" (I also like) - so it must be, simple and noble!
In the result itself, however, is m.N.n. (Abbr. see above) no own magic is there (see statement from the other day further down). But as someone said there: Maybe the wearer brings the yes!
And she'd better, because this Dahlia D. with the title LNDP, from G., she's all kinds of things, but definitely not a wallflower!


Still briefly and for the record:
No panic please - great aunts O. and Y. are still here! ;)
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Runa 3 years ago 17 6
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Just powder your nose
To start with, the fascination begins with the opening of the box in which this flacon, which I find very successful, is placed. Inside, there is a small cardboard mechanism that not only follows the shape of the bottle, but also lifts it slightly to make it easier to remove

The color scheme of the bottle might not necessarily be what you would expect (namely demon-red), and also the demonic aspect would stand in front of the angel, because angels are simply not black and demons are never white. But this does not do any harm, because you can clearly see that the magical content is almost crystal clear and is just waiting to be released.

And when that happens, I unexpectedly start to hover, on cloud 8, as if I were taking off. An almost imaginary fog surrounds me and is responsible for my being magical from now on, constantly suggesting to my nose "Powder! Powder! Powder! Powder!" - weightless.
It is like being robbed of all other senses by a soft, delicate powdery scent, it is like being immediately shocked, it is like being electrified, hypnotized - even narcotized, if overdosed!

Nose, you have just arrived in powder-scented heaven!

For a while, something like the "Fresh underwear kick à la Chloé" floats along, until suddenly something flowery, almost fruity fresh pierces the dense cloud cover of powder, drawing attention to itself again and again. This is the moment when the freshly powdered nose suddenly begins to select, differentiate, to want to dissolve the pyramid of scents, to decompose it - everything that is carried there on this solid, powdery foundation, which with time is more and more marked by the vanilla and a good shot of tonka.

But in vain, everything remains constantly confusing, not showing the true face. It's almost like standing in front of a sea of agitated, bubbling, pulsating lava - uncontrollable, each bursting bubble releasing a new scent, of everything the volcano has to offer - what's missing is at best the heat felt for this scene.
It becomes more and more obvious that the cloud cover, which was believed to be safe, is disintegrating more and more, becoming almost unstable, a fall through time and space is threatening to begin.

"ange ou démon" confused - almost for the sake of confusing.

It is an interplay that fully lives up to its name. It is like a template or the stuff from which desire, back and forth, up and down, dances on volcanoes, all sorts of thoughts and dreams up to seductive and wicked sensuality are made - dangerous, as the name already suggests.

Am I "angel or demon"? - maybe every day, but maybe not.

I like and like "ange ou démon" very much, very well even!
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Runa 3 years ago 25 9
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Dolce & Vita for the nose
Tangerine, green apple, orange blossom... Neroli! ... as expected, this could be almost fruity and bombastic in the nose - but far from it.

"D&G" is absolutely and in no way provided for in any of my prey schemes (*pssst*- is not even on a self-extended waiting list - no matter what it should be about).
Sure, they have beautiful, sometimes very chic things in terms of fashion and accessories, for example, but I only take note of that so casually, or you amuse yourself about the always strikingly thickly applied, gold emblazoned label, which you encounter in different forms on some utensils from time to time on the street
That's how you, better woman, always imagine "Dolce Vita", opulent, pompous, rich, shrill, colourful, glittering, shiny, exaggerated, ... and then this:

The Only One Intense contradicts all these characteristics. It starts off slightly fruity, but this is rather subdued, not fruity fresh. It is warm from the start, sweetly warm, but not summery warm, it is cuddly warm. In this respect, it is perfect for the current season and I can well imagine that it is well dosed! It is just as well wearable on elegant or sensual warm summer nights ... and it is sensual enough for that
The rather warm heart and base notes hold the reins invisibly from the start, counteracting the fruity notes, but after a while they take over the regime completely. To do justice to the character of the perfume, they should do so - and exactly this calculation, this mix, works out.

The Only One Intense is a complete surprise. It fascinates, has a magical effect, is addictive, because again and again I catch myself putting sprayed wrists or clothes on my nose - wonderful, divine well-being for the nose, a different kind of Dolce Vita, one, even on grey days.

As such a flowery, as it is already read in the description of the fragrance above, I do not feel it so much, but subliminally creamy and slightly powdery, which rounds off the previously described characteristics once again beautifully.
And: it holds ... and holds ... and holds - perfectly, without sticking!

This certain "understatement" is also embodied and underlined by the rather plain bottle. Not very pompous despite the gold lettering and an equally pompous ring discreetly on the cap. The latter is also made of glass, not plastic, and thus underlines the value of the bottle, which - even if only subliminally - contributes to the overall impression.

No no, The Only One Intense has something, for sure - and equipped with it the grey, stormy season can come quietly!
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Runa 4 years ago 26 14
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The "Intoxication of the Senses"
"No - not another one!"
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"But you like me so much..."
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"I know, but what's the point?"
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"I am different from all the others you like!"
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"I know, and I'm also very sorry, and I know that I would like to have you around me so much, but too much is just too much!"
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"You don't like me as much as you say... "...as you say
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"That's not true, I like you very much, more than I care to! You would step into my life and for the first time among your own kind you would not be the one about which one rather consciously attracts attention, plays with it, maybe even puts it to the test, but rather the one that puts you in the foreground, while you only flank, underline, instead of going forward."
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"Yes, it's true - then buy me!"

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Can a perfume "lie" so much ???

No, I don't think so!
Some' others may be deceitful or even mendacious, but not this one, not "L'Interdit Intense", which delivers what it promises:
No frills, no frills, no frills, no frills!

L'Interdit Intense - L'Interdit Intense, that is sovereignty, self-confidence and understatement at the same time. That is charisma, elegance, warmth, orient (even in winter!), addiction (but no greed), pure temptation and more magic than prohibition - all this beyond 1,001 night, rather the 1,011th or twelfth, the "12" on (m)a scale from 1 to 10.

The orchestra of ingredients lives in unison, the melody is extremely catchy, not too heavy, not too sweet, (again) very modern and yet somehow also an evergreen - an "all in one", so to speak.

After my test my statement was
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Voilà, here I am - so the message!
"Hotter" than the original, even more caressing, cuddly, intense and offensive in appearance!
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and I'm sticking with it

Intense is even better than the "original" (10!), but again remains more reserved, more defensive, but is also more stable, longer-lasting, finer, creamier, a further increase in well-being and comfort

Tuberose, patchouli, vétiver, leather, orange blossom, vanilla, roasted sesame - all fabrics from which dreams are initiated and also made. The concert of it is very coherent, in everything, somehow not new, just as little as old or worn out, no, it is different ...

The attraction of the forbidden subtly becomes an intensive program, is very sustainable, but does not have to be a constant companion, but has all the potential to be one.

L'Interdit Intense may be too "monotonous" for some, but it would still remain a special expression of permanence and sustainability, one way or another, from the first to the last moment.

The forbidden - perfume.

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