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Truly deserving of its praise.
When I first obtained my bottle of Insense, I was expecting a floral assault of a fragrance. What I got confounded me - a green oriental? A salty pine-pastry? Must De Cartier over Anais-Anais?
Well I can say I understand it now. I'm wearing it on a beautiful, cool, and dry day and it is enveloping me with its lovely aura. This is an aromatic fougere taken into abstract territory. Lily, galbanum, and a very intense Iris play nicely with the lavender and bouquet garni. This is a sunny miracle of fragrance. It's not so beloved because it is daring and pretentious - this is lovely because it is so carefree and beautiful. It's complex, but its beauty lies in the whole picture, not the details. This is the scent of masculine youth. Clean, innocent, and virile, in stark contrast to Kouros's unashamed sexuality.
This is truly a singular study in perfumery. Nothing else even comes close. Everyone should try this before it's all gone.
Well I can say I understand it now. I'm wearing it on a beautiful, cool, and dry day and it is enveloping me with its lovely aura. This is an aromatic fougere taken into abstract territory. Lily, galbanum, and a very intense Iris play nicely with the lavender and bouquet garni. This is a sunny miracle of fragrance. It's not so beloved because it is daring and pretentious - this is lovely because it is so carefree and beautiful. It's complex, but its beauty lies in the whole picture, not the details. This is the scent of masculine youth. Clean, innocent, and virile, in stark contrast to Kouros's unashamed sexuality.
This is truly a singular study in perfumery. Nothing else even comes close. Everyone should try this before it's all gone.
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The smell of ancient wisdom.
I find most of Ernest Beaux's fragrances to be a bit simplistic and utilitarian. That is absolutely not the case here. This is poetry in perfume.
The clear aldehydic opening smells of the sun reflecting off of the snow. Flowers come together and lose their identity, instead becoming a cool, sharp wind. Ancient stone steps, still redolent of the incense burned there for centuries, crawl upward into the heavens.
This may be the most intensely religious feeling perfume I've ever encountered. An incredible beauty.
The clear aldehydic opening smells of the sun reflecting off of the snow. Flowers come together and lose their identity, instead becoming a cool, sharp wind. Ancient stone steps, still redolent of the incense burned there for centuries, crawl upward into the heavens.
This may be the most intensely religious feeling perfume I've ever encountered. An incredible beauty.
Linen Closet of Love
One of my very most beloved fragrances. This really helps me unwind!
It's not a terribly complex fragrance but the devil is in the details:
It opens with a tremendously herbal and intoxicating natural lavender that's breathtaking. It begins to emanate more sensual notes under the lavender of cedar, vanilla, and musk. The interplay between all of the notes would be revolting if it wasn't so comforting. The whole effect is something akin to the smell of my grandmother's cedar linen cabinet, always stocked with Yardley English Lavender soap.
It manages to remain handsome, and the vanilla/cedar/musk combo is to die for despite the ice cream comments here.
It's not a terribly complex fragrance but the devil is in the details:
It opens with a tremendously herbal and intoxicating natural lavender that's breathtaking. It begins to emanate more sensual notes under the lavender of cedar, vanilla, and musk. The interplay between all of the notes would be revolting if it wasn't so comforting. The whole effect is something akin to the smell of my grandmother's cedar linen cabinet, always stocked with Yardley English Lavender soap.
It manages to remain handsome, and the vanilla/cedar/musk combo is to die for despite the ice cream comments here.
Pour Un Homme Séduisant....
This is the Pour un Homme we know and love with the edge taken off - a suitable "night time" version.
The signature lavender in the opening has traded a tiny bit of its brightness for a smoother, sexier profile. A touch of bergamot mellows and tempers the lavender, which lasts quite a bit longer in the parfum than it does in the eau de toilette. In the drydown, the woodiness is more subdued than the original while a smooth, sexy amber sneaks up on you. The base is a warm ambered vanilla musk bomb with touches of wood and spice. The base is the biggest difference. The quality is superb here, both in craftsmanship and in materials, and the whole thing comes off a bit more like Jicky than the original - and that's a good thing.
Impact manages to present the fragrance from terrific new angles while still remaining ridiculously faithful to the original.
Pour un Homme is one of my very most cherished fragrances, and I'm absolutely in love with this version. I can say with confidence that this is an improvement on the original - something I've never said about any flanker of any kind before.
Perfect.
The signature lavender in the opening has traded a tiny bit of its brightness for a smoother, sexier profile. A touch of bergamot mellows and tempers the lavender, which lasts quite a bit longer in the parfum than it does in the eau de toilette. In the drydown, the woodiness is more subdued than the original while a smooth, sexy amber sneaks up on you. The base is a warm ambered vanilla musk bomb with touches of wood and spice. The base is the biggest difference. The quality is superb here, both in craftsmanship and in materials, and the whole thing comes off a bit more like Jicky than the original - and that's a good thing.
Impact manages to present the fragrance from terrific new angles while still remaining ridiculously faithful to the original.
Pour un Homme is one of my very most cherished fragrances, and I'm absolutely in love with this version. I can say with confidence that this is an improvement on the original - something I've never said about any flanker of any kind before.
Perfect.
The scent of pushing up earth, the sound of being alone.
Hiris is a masterpiece. There are a very few fragrances to which I would offer this classification, and this 1999 sleeper is definitely one of them.
This is a perfume that is a result of a pure and concise concept with perfect execution. You are the iris flower pushing out of the cold, damp soil, emerging into a vast expanse of green fields and dewy, foggy grey skies. Hiris emulates these colors well - pale green and grey-violet.
Carrot seed essential oil is a beautiful raw material. Combined with bergamot and coriander, it gains an unbelievably real dewy softness that truly smells like dewdrops and unearthed roots. The floral heart is soft and careful. It's vaguely spicy, almost peppery. The root-like qualities are further enhanced by the cedar overdose. The whole thing has a perfect sort of sillage that feels like fine silver gauze, weightless but expansive.
It doesn't last long, though, and fades to a light musk-laden woody floral after a couple of hours. Nonetheless it is beautiful.
The art from the advertisements is for once accurate - this dream is painted in watercolor. If only it just lasted a bit longer!
This is a perfume that is a result of a pure and concise concept with perfect execution. You are the iris flower pushing out of the cold, damp soil, emerging into a vast expanse of green fields and dewy, foggy grey skies. Hiris emulates these colors well - pale green and grey-violet.
Carrot seed essential oil is a beautiful raw material. Combined with bergamot and coriander, it gains an unbelievably real dewy softness that truly smells like dewdrops and unearthed roots. The floral heart is soft and careful. It's vaguely spicy, almost peppery. The root-like qualities are further enhanced by the cedar overdose. The whole thing has a perfect sort of sillage that feels like fine silver gauze, weightless but expansive.
It doesn't last long, though, and fades to a light musk-laden woody floral after a couple of hours. Nonetheless it is beautiful.
The art from the advertisements is for once accurate - this dream is painted in watercolor. If only it just lasted a bit longer!
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