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Like warm sunrays on the skin
Many of you will know this: Summer is coming, the textiles are getting scarcer and the burning hot sunrays on the skin lead to a peaceful, non-tiring sedation which is often accompanied by a groundlessly dull smile on the face. A bit like the opiate-like, verbalized satisfaction after sex, only that the desire for it increases proportionally with the feeling and it seems as if the people around you are suddenly much more attractive.
APOM is a fragrance that somehow reflects all this. It has something of warm sunrays on the skin and gives a not unlike feeling. APOM is quite lush - as is the heat. A super juicy, thick, sunny orange blossom combines with cedar to create a unique vibe that is sure to polarize, but has recognition value. The basis is a cosmetic-like cream amber and a diffuse, slightly powdery-dry fougère note.
At first glance, APOM could be described as a well-groomed cream scent or simply as a sweet-floral scent. That alone could be boring, if Kurkdjian wasn't such a talented perfumer, who adds just as much dirt and wickedness to the whole thing to make it look sophisticated and never too obvious. After all, orange blossom is not only creamy to go with the cosmetic camber, but also a little bit Indian and already has slightly dirty parts when standing on its own. The aforementioned, never too superficial Fougère accord is dry, a little herbaceous, somehow "clean-dirty" and brings along the typical Fougère, "cultivated men's charm". This leaves hardly any doubt that this is a men's scent, but it happens in the background. Modern, without any yelling and behavior.
All this seems to be too warm, too luxuriant and last but not least too projection-strong for a summer scent and, admittedly, at 30 degrees I rarely use APOM. But there are weather conditions and moods where no fragrance suits me better. Sometimes it's those slightly sultry but mild summer evenings. Another time it's the few, super sunny but not too warm days of the year. And it's usually more a date or a meeting with friends than an all too formal occasion.
My first comment on APOM pour Homme was dated 19.12.2015. Probably not the happiest season to test it. I have since used up several samples and bought a bottling for the time being, until I recently got hold of a bottle here. Sometimes I found APOM too nice, which is not true. Sometimes it only smelled creamy to me, sometimes even citrusy. He deceived and deceived me and I always thought he was good, but it took a long time until my nose understood how he smelled and my brain understood that he really is A Part Of Me.
APOM is a fragrance that somehow reflects all this. It has something of warm sunrays on the skin and gives a not unlike feeling. APOM is quite lush - as is the heat. A super juicy, thick, sunny orange blossom combines with cedar to create a unique vibe that is sure to polarize, but has recognition value. The basis is a cosmetic-like cream amber and a diffuse, slightly powdery-dry fougère note.
At first glance, APOM could be described as a well-groomed cream scent or simply as a sweet-floral scent. That alone could be boring, if Kurkdjian wasn't such a talented perfumer, who adds just as much dirt and wickedness to the whole thing to make it look sophisticated and never too obvious. After all, orange blossom is not only creamy to go with the cosmetic camber, but also a little bit Indian and already has slightly dirty parts when standing on its own. The aforementioned, never too superficial Fougère accord is dry, a little herbaceous, somehow "clean-dirty" and brings along the typical Fougère, "cultivated men's charm". This leaves hardly any doubt that this is a men's scent, but it happens in the background. Modern, without any yelling and behavior.
All this seems to be too warm, too luxuriant and last but not least too projection-strong for a summer scent and, admittedly, at 30 degrees I rarely use APOM. But there are weather conditions and moods where no fragrance suits me better. Sometimes it's those slightly sultry but mild summer evenings. Another time it's the few, super sunny but not too warm days of the year. And it's usually more a date or a meeting with friends than an all too formal occasion.
My first comment on APOM pour Homme was dated 19.12.2015. Probably not the happiest season to test it. I have since used up several samples and bought a bottling for the time being, until I recently got hold of a bottle here. Sometimes I found APOM too nice, which is not true. Sometimes it only smelled creamy to me, sometimes even citrusy. He deceived and deceived me and I always thought he was good, but it took a long time until my nose understood how he smelled and my brain understood that he really is A Part Of Me.
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