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04/11/2019
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A coincidence?
Even a person who does not believe in providence cannot ignore occasional coincidences: Two days after reading the commentary by DasguteLeben, there was a small box on the grave table of the Hamburger Hof Parfümerie: 50ml of 'Contre Pouvoir' at a three fifth price. Briefly tested, found to be good and taken along. He had an easy time, liquorice comes in with me open doors.
And the same is then also heart and core of the fragrance for a long time. I can't see much of the course anyway, rather a gentle shifting, gradual moving aside. Throughout the day the acidifying components of the supposed top note are more or less noticeable - until one day I notice that they are, I suppose, at least supported by vetiveryl acetate à la 'Molecule 03', if not imperceptibly substituted.
On the other hand, Ambroxan's flattering, smoothing contribution is inseparable from the very beginning. In general, I am not a friend of synthetics that develops its own ambitions instead of remaining a servant spirit. I can therefore only agree with the previous speaker: The Ambroxans "helping hand" gives the fragrance an enveloping aura, grinds off potential edges sufficiently to ensure universal wearability.
Only around noon do darker and stronger nuances seep in. Again, one claim can be easily traced, and that is tobacco. Later, smoky aspects seem plausible to me, I had already puzzled about them during the day. First they all gather around the liquorice as spiritus rector, before the fragrance finally becomes the primary vetiver (yl acetate) fragrance in the evening.
The very low radiation has rightly been pointed out several times. I, on the other hand, do not perceive it here as a deficiency for a change - the reason for this is a strictly pragmatic one. There are days when a notationally very coarse in this direction going firecracker - '20Mars2022' from Rundholz, one of my favorites! - is not displayed. With 'Contre Pouvoir' I am very well served with such (and all others), because an evergreen with liquorice was simply still missing to me.
Conclusion: No "big one". But a good one.
And the same is then also heart and core of the fragrance for a long time. I can't see much of the course anyway, rather a gentle shifting, gradual moving aside. Throughout the day the acidifying components of the supposed top note are more or less noticeable - until one day I notice that they are, I suppose, at least supported by vetiveryl acetate à la 'Molecule 03', if not imperceptibly substituted.
On the other hand, Ambroxan's flattering, smoothing contribution is inseparable from the very beginning. In general, I am not a friend of synthetics that develops its own ambitions instead of remaining a servant spirit. I can therefore only agree with the previous speaker: The Ambroxans "helping hand" gives the fragrance an enveloping aura, grinds off potential edges sufficiently to ensure universal wearability.
Only around noon do darker and stronger nuances seep in. Again, one claim can be easily traced, and that is tobacco. Later, smoky aspects seem plausible to me, I had already puzzled about them during the day. First they all gather around the liquorice as spiritus rector, before the fragrance finally becomes the primary vetiver (yl acetate) fragrance in the evening.
The very low radiation has rightly been pointed out several times. I, on the other hand, do not perceive it here as a deficiency for a change - the reason for this is a strictly pragmatic one. There are days when a notationally very coarse in this direction going firecracker - '20Mars2022' from Rundholz, one of my favorites! - is not displayed. With 'Contre Pouvoir' I am very well served with such (and all others), because an evergreen with liquorice was simply still missing to me.
Conclusion: No "big one". But a good one.
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