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01/06/2013
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Echoes of others ...
I had no idea who Ann Gerard was until I saw these frags discussed on Parfumo. One of my lovely parfumisto buddies here furnished me with samples of all three perfumes issued by this house, created by the extremely prolific Bertrand Duchaufour.
This perfumer's name seems to be on everybody's lips at the moment (especially after the 'dictator's daughter' saga) , but I had never consciously sought out fragrances made by him until I became interested in the Neela Vermeire Collection. Out of the three fragrances created for Ann Gerard (who seems to be a jeweler) Cuir de Nacre and Perle de Mousse are not exactly my cup of tea. Ciel d' Opale, however, definitely floats my boat … albeit smelling curiously similar to both Dior's Pure Poison and Boucheron's Jaipur Bracelet the latter being similarly a jewelry company!
Now when I say similar, there seems to be a congruent effect between this fragrance and the other two mentioned, probably because the Hesperide to Floral to Wood combination makes them feel that way. There certainly are more shared aspects to my nose than not. There is a strong Orange Blossom feel throughout with Ciel d' Opale bringing the more minimalist approach of the three, but certainly firmly planted in 'fresh white floral' territory.
As this fragrance dries down it veers more to the bittersweet end of the scale. I have no idea what Cassia smells like, but a bit of research leads me to believe that the faint Cinnamon I get from Ciel d'Opale comes from the 'Cinnamomum aromaticum' variety, which seems to be quite self explanatory. The combination of base notes here do not give themselves up to individual scrutiny … they simply create a light 'woodiness' and are more than likely combinations of aroma chemicals designed to convey this message. I do not, however, see mention made on the packaging of any that my limited knowledge of chemistry allow me to recognize, so I may be very wrong in that assumption.
Ciel d'Opale (Opal Sky) is a very nice fragrance with average projection and longevity, but I can't help thinking that I already have something very close to this in Boucheron Bracelet, which I prefer. That doesn't mean that it's not worth a try ... and I'd recommend this one to either gender.
This perfumer's name seems to be on everybody's lips at the moment (especially after the 'dictator's daughter' saga) , but I had never consciously sought out fragrances made by him until I became interested in the Neela Vermeire Collection. Out of the three fragrances created for Ann Gerard (who seems to be a jeweler) Cuir de Nacre and Perle de Mousse are not exactly my cup of tea. Ciel d' Opale, however, definitely floats my boat … albeit smelling curiously similar to both Dior's Pure Poison and Boucheron's Jaipur Bracelet the latter being similarly a jewelry company!
Now when I say similar, there seems to be a congruent effect between this fragrance and the other two mentioned, probably because the Hesperide to Floral to Wood combination makes them feel that way. There certainly are more shared aspects to my nose than not. There is a strong Orange Blossom feel throughout with Ciel d' Opale bringing the more minimalist approach of the three, but certainly firmly planted in 'fresh white floral' territory.
As this fragrance dries down it veers more to the bittersweet end of the scale. I have no idea what Cassia smells like, but a bit of research leads me to believe that the faint Cinnamon I get from Ciel d'Opale comes from the 'Cinnamomum aromaticum' variety, which seems to be quite self explanatory. The combination of base notes here do not give themselves up to individual scrutiny … they simply create a light 'woodiness' and are more than likely combinations of aroma chemicals designed to convey this message. I do not, however, see mention made on the packaging of any that my limited knowledge of chemistry allow me to recognize, so I may be very wrong in that assumption.
Ciel d'Opale (Opal Sky) is a very nice fragrance with average projection and longevity, but I can't help thinking that I already have something very close to this in Boucheron Bracelet, which I prefer. That doesn't mean that it's not worth a try ... and I'd recommend this one to either gender.
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