Serafina

How can you describe the color yellow to a blind person? “Yellow - it’s like warm stones in the sun...” I think I remember seeing a scene like that (or something similar) in a German movie. But there is something to it... This scent has something of “yellow” for me, even though I certainly do not belong to the synesthetes.

“Heath Broom” smells slightly spicy and aromatic and radiates a friendly, bright warmth. For me, however, it is not the warmth of a fire but rather that of sun rays. The perfume is a little bitter and a little sweet at the same time. Whether broom actually smells like this, I cannot say, nor can I say if heath broom smells different from the broom bushes in my Franconian homeland. I don’t really remember their scent, although I often encountered the yellow-flowering broom bushes during Pentecost outings with my parents in my youth. But I think the smell was rather bitter.

The scent surely fits well with sunny, warm days in late summer or early autumn - or even in the first early summer days.

Unfortunately, the content of my old, second-hand auctioned bottle hardly shows its original intensity and expressiveness anymore. It is/was definitely an unusual scent that I have not encountered in this way before.

A thread by Scorpio reminded me of those little brown bottles. My "fragrance oil phase" was between the ages of 12-15, which was in the early 80s. That was the time when those Indian shops were all the rage: incense sticks, flavored teas, natural cosmetics, Asian/oriental knick-knacks, tea accessories, batik clothes and baggy skirts, ethnic jewelry, and of course these fragrance oils (besides Sirykid also from Diggers Garden, HimaLaya, Beautiful Sky, and other manufacturers). How much money I spent in those shops as a teenager! Unfortunately, you can hardly find this kind of shop anymore today...

I actually thought that these single-note oils would have lost their scent or gone completely rancid after about 35 years. But I was mistaken! I kept most of what I had back then, only the old teas were disposed of, and after the impulse from Scorpio, I tested them. They smell - at least from the bottle - just like they did back then! So much for the durability of fragrance substances...even in this low price segment.

"Clove" was one of my favorites back then. Apparently, I already had a penchant for spicy aromas at that time, even though I later preferred floral scents in my "real perfumes" for a long time, and orientals lived more in the shadows until I came to Parfumo. I suspect that a little Eugenol was simply added to the oil. As I later learned in my organic chemistry studies, this substance from the class of terpenes is responsible for the scent of cloves. Eugenol is also used in dentistry, but I only encountered it once or twice, so it doesn't trigger any negative associations for me.

However, I must admit that when testing the aged oil on the skin, a somewhat strange, plastic-like note does become noticeable, probably a tribute to its old age. Otherwise, the content smells just like the cloves from the shelf - spicy with a slight sharpness.

Of course, this oil cannot be compared to complex perfumes, but I do see a distant similarity to, for example, "Asja," which I find very clove-heavy, even though garden clove is listed there, or also "L'Eau de l’Eau" by Diptyque.

I certainly won't be wearing the old oils anymore! But occasionally sniffing them to remind me of my teenage years (even if they weren't exactly carefree).

Sounds terrible at first, doesn't it? But this title and my somewhat hasty statement do not really do justice to this complex perfume.

“Green” starts with distinct roasted aromas, coffee and nuts are quite recognizable at first. I don't know what marijuana smells like - alcohol as a soft drug has always been enough for me! In contrast, there are the sour notes of mango and especially rhubarb. This combination is exciting but seems a bit too discordant for my nose. However, the roasted aromas change and I actually have to think a bit about fond. It's not a negatively connoted smell in itself, but who wants to smell like they've just come from the cafeteria? At this stage, I had sent my statement - I was once again too impatient. Because later, the impression of fond disappears and the rhubarb note returns. I find “Green” to be a sour fruity perfume, quite pleasant and harmonious. A bit like the initial phase of “Ciel mon Jardin” - before the gourmand notes become prominent.

In the end, I still settle on a rating of “just good,” so 7.5. I would definitely only buy “Blue” from the series, but the perfumes from this brand are definitely exciting and worth testing in my opinion!

Before I get to the scent description, I would like to elaborate a bit. There are already 4 versions of this fragrance listed here based on concentration (EDT, EDP, EDP concentree, Extrait), all without mentioning a fragrance pyramid. Then there is also "Fiori Bianchi" (also in 2 concentrations), which appears identical in bottle design. I personally also own a visually identical bottle of the EDT that says "Laura Biagiotti Bath & Body." My comment (it was one of my first here) was originally posted under "Fiori Bianchi," as it seemed completely clear to me from the scent impression that this must be the perfume in question.

But now to the Extrait: what I smell here seems to me to be equivalent to the fragrance pyramid listed under "Fiori Bianchi" and what I also detect in my "Laura Biagiotti Bath & Beauty": a non-sweet bouquet of predominantly white flowers with green nuances, which strikes me as slightly "scratchy." This impression likely comes from hyacinth and galbanum, intensified by the moss in the base.

I therefore dare to assert that "Fiori Bianchi" is merely a later chosen name for the original "Laura Biagiotti." But of course, this remains just a strong assumption on my part, based on my scent impression, which I cannot prove.

Anyway - this timelessly beautiful and elegant perfume seems well-suited for the time when spring transitions into early summer. Due to the concentration, it appears more appropriate for evenings or going out.

I went to the sea only once with my parents...in August 1978, when I was 9 years old - it was the long vacation after the fourth grade. 2 weeks in Sweden, including Malmö, where a friend of my parents lived. A carefree time, before the upcoming transition to high school, the puberty problems of the following years, and also before my father (already in the spring thereafter) became seriously ill and his illness overshadowed the next 7 years of my life. I fondly remember those few days at the beach in Malmö!

This perfume captures the feeling of a Baltic Sea beach on a sunny summer day quite well. It has a salty note that clearly evokes thoughts of seawater. The floral notes remind me a bit of sunscreen - although back in 1978, the ozone hole and the dangers of UV rays were not yet a topic. Double-digit sun protection factors were really something exotic back then!

Overall, the perfume feels bright, transparent, and in no way synthetic to me. A lovely carefree summer scent with very good longevity. My personal favorite from the “Perfum.Sucks Series.”