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The Gentle Side of Orange County for Always and Everywhere
There are a few fragrance houses, I can not help but test everything that is newly packed into the shelf, whether it fits the Beuteschema or not. I don't want to say that I'm a fan boy regarding Atelier Cologne, but the brand has done it to me and most fragrances have something, although many do not necessarily fit me. But after I already fell for "Eau de Mandarine Ambrée" by Hermès against all expectations, all my antennas went up with "Clémentine California". But what does the name mean to me? A reminiscence of the times of more than 70 years ago, when Southern California was still famous for its citrus plantations? Capturing a lifestyle in an L.A. neighborhood for those who can't afford Malibu, Long Beach or Beverly Hills? Fortunately, I can shake all those ideas from the marketing department good and fast.
In front of me the usual 200ml brick with the nicely rounded corners and edges. Is actually nix particularly to it, but I have the bottle damn gladly in the hand, a real Handschmeichler. SHE claims I always look so in love when I hold the bottle in my hand. Jealousy! The light blue band harmonizes well with the burgundy leather button and the clear, just slightly yellowish liquid. The white cardboard is as wonderfully unpretentious as the brightly printed slipcase is unnecessarily overloaded with street cruisers, movie flaps, clementines, and other odds and ends. Box in the depot, bottle on the shelf.
A very fine spray from the high-quality atomizer and already the fragrance lives up to its name. So, if you now delete the "California" from the name. I was already two times in California, but there are now no memories awaken. Instead, orange citrus galore. No other citrus fruits are thrown into the punch bowl because they have to go or they would round off the potpourri, it's really clementine and mandarin pure, maybe with hints of blood oranges, but that's it. Delicious is this accord, very delicious. And also pleasantly fruity and juicy, without sour, citrusy notes spoiling the fun. This impression settles with time and slightly green, sometimes tingling, sometimes a bit bitter notes are added, softened by warm and soft woody tones. The green and bitter fades again with time, the fruit and the wood remain. Until the end.
And that's just as well! There is nix worse, than a fragrance, in which the nominally named main property prematurely makes the exit! No, the fruitiness remains and that even over a long office day. For 12-14 hours, I perceive "Clémentine California" well without it becoming overpowering at the beginning. The silage remains at a pleasant level, significantly more than the now standard arm's length, yet the scent does not become room filling or even penetrating. Devilish, how did they manage that and all the other companies barely manage that anymore?
I'm talking about a fruity, slightly sweet, but not too sticky-sweet, soft fragrance, which without colorful floral notes yet has a slightly floral touch. Sounds very feminine at first. But through its woody notes, this is somewhat dampened and the fragrance gives a very strong summer impression, so that it again does not look out of place on a man. Now summer does not mean leisure, the fragrance also fits very well in the office. I've also worn the scent a lot in winter, it fits perfectly there too, maybe because clementine goes hand in hand with Advent in our house. "Clémentine California" is a unisex fragrance par excellence, for always and everywhere - I could not yet think of any situation in which the fragrance would not have fit.
Who stands on orange citrus fragrances, which should test "Clémentine California" in any case, which goes always and everywhere. Initially, I still had serious concerns about how I should ever get the 200ml empty. Meanwhile, I wonder if I still have to get this year a new Pulle.
In front of me the usual 200ml brick with the nicely rounded corners and edges. Is actually nix particularly to it, but I have the bottle damn gladly in the hand, a real Handschmeichler. SHE claims I always look so in love when I hold the bottle in my hand. Jealousy! The light blue band harmonizes well with the burgundy leather button and the clear, just slightly yellowish liquid. The white cardboard is as wonderfully unpretentious as the brightly printed slipcase is unnecessarily overloaded with street cruisers, movie flaps, clementines, and other odds and ends. Box in the depot, bottle on the shelf.
A very fine spray from the high-quality atomizer and already the fragrance lives up to its name. So, if you now delete the "California" from the name. I was already two times in California, but there are now no memories awaken. Instead, orange citrus galore. No other citrus fruits are thrown into the punch bowl because they have to go or they would round off the potpourri, it's really clementine and mandarin pure, maybe with hints of blood oranges, but that's it. Delicious is this accord, very delicious. And also pleasantly fruity and juicy, without sour, citrusy notes spoiling the fun. This impression settles with time and slightly green, sometimes tingling, sometimes a bit bitter notes are added, softened by warm and soft woody tones. The green and bitter fades again with time, the fruit and the wood remain. Until the end.
And that's just as well! There is nix worse, than a fragrance, in which the nominally named main property prematurely makes the exit! No, the fruitiness remains and that even over a long office day. For 12-14 hours, I perceive "Clémentine California" well without it becoming overpowering at the beginning. The silage remains at a pleasant level, significantly more than the now standard arm's length, yet the scent does not become room filling or even penetrating. Devilish, how did they manage that and all the other companies barely manage that anymore?
I'm talking about a fruity, slightly sweet, but not too sticky-sweet, soft fragrance, which without colorful floral notes yet has a slightly floral touch. Sounds very feminine at first. But through its woody notes, this is somewhat dampened and the fragrance gives a very strong summer impression, so that it again does not look out of place on a man. Now summer does not mean leisure, the fragrance also fits very well in the office. I've also worn the scent a lot in winter, it fits perfectly there too, maybe because clementine goes hand in hand with Advent in our house. "Clémentine California" is a unisex fragrance par excellence, for always and everywhere - I could not yet think of any situation in which the fragrance would not have fit.
Who stands on orange citrus fragrances, which should test "Clémentine California" in any case, which goes always and everywhere. Initially, I still had serious concerns about how I should ever get the 200ml empty. Meanwhile, I wonder if I still have to get this year a new Pulle.
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