Hi Digindirt,
I am also quite in love with Apuldre (pronounced "apple door" according to their website) and the other Molton Browns. Apuldre is part of the Navigations Through Scent series (very nice bottles!). I think there are eight different ones, although the
dedicated site features only five, which I find really strange:
- Apuldre
- Iunu
- Mahina
- Lijiang
- Rogart
- Londinium
- Valbonne
- Singosari
At the store where I have tried them (Douglas flagship store in Vienna, Austria), they had all but one, I think. The only one I couldn't find was Londinium, which is a shame... All I can say is that all of them were really great with Apuldre being my favourite one. I went back yesterday to try it again specifically, and this time I compared it side-by-side with Perfume Calligraphy by Aramis, which is a totally different scent (oriental), but very good, exceptional even (it's very similar to Amber Mystique by Estee Lauder, and possibly even more so, Wood Mystique, as I have read). So it was interesting to see which one would "win" the battle.
I have to say, Apuldre won! But at the same time I started realising that it was very similar to what I remember Amazingreen to be like (would be interesting to compare the two), and I found Amazingreen to be the better one, at least as far as intensity and originality go. I don't know how to describe it, but Amazingreen "radiates" more? I still like Apuldre very much and might be thinking about purchasing a bottle, we will see (perhaps depends on how it performs next to Amazingreen).
As to the other scents from this series, all of the ones I tried are very, very good. The intensity varies, though. Unfortunately, Apuldre is the lightest one. Some ot the other ones are really strong by comparison.
Apart from Apuldre, I can imagine wearing Lijiang. It's a beautiful green-tea scent with something else which I can't identify (flowers?).
Rogart is really special: I found it to be, at the same time, creamy and tangy!
The other ones were really interesting as well, only not really something I could wear. It would be good to try them again, though.
The best thing about the fragrances was how beautifully they changed, and how wonderful they were during all the stages of the process. I also like the "vibe" they give off: it's intelligent, a bit reserved, but you can feel the person wearing them is a hedonist at heart.
