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05/18/2021
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Red smoky fruit tea blend
At the name Mixed Emotions I clearly get a bad feeling, because that was exactly the name of a Euro-disco pop duo in the mid-80s, which was initiated and produced by Drafi Deutscher and produced some small hits.
The music was definitely not my thing and I can hardly remember the titles, but the name has been negative for me ever since.
Byredo most likely didn't think of that, which is understandable though. Who still knows "Mixed Emotions" today? Especially on an international level? And who associates it with a questionable fragrance?
The olfactory Mixed Emotions gives accordingly from the first note the marching direction: namely, a lot of currant or possibly red fruits in a huge teapot with smoky pieces of wood in it. In between, a fresh citrus signal right at the beginning, which fades away in no time. That's it ... no more and no less.
Inevitably, you ask yourself the question of whether this is really as artificial as it comes across and how big the headache factor is.
I'll admit that when I first sprayed this on for the very first time a few weeks ago, I was a little smitten. But during yesterday's Intensive Testing, the sweetish-fruity-tea-like aroma got on my nerves in record time - probably just like the pop duo at the time. And headache I got as well - and that is clearly due to the Eau de Parfum and not to other circumstances.
Still living fans of the duo probably already have the fragrance on the watch list or in the collection ... and fans of smoky red fruit tea or currant drops may already rub their hands in pleasure. Everyone else better not play with their feelings and think hard about whether they actually need to know everything.
The music was definitely not my thing and I can hardly remember the titles, but the name has been negative for me ever since.
Byredo most likely didn't think of that, which is understandable though. Who still knows "Mixed Emotions" today? Especially on an international level? And who associates it with a questionable fragrance?
The olfactory Mixed Emotions gives accordingly from the first note the marching direction: namely, a lot of currant or possibly red fruits in a huge teapot with smoky pieces of wood in it. In between, a fresh citrus signal right at the beginning, which fades away in no time. That's it ... no more and no less.
Inevitably, you ask yourself the question of whether this is really as artificial as it comes across and how big the headache factor is.
I'll admit that when I first sprayed this on for the very first time a few weeks ago, I was a little smitten. But during yesterday's Intensive Testing, the sweetish-fruity-tea-like aroma got on my nerves in record time - probably just like the pop duo at the time. And headache I got as well - and that is clearly due to the Eau de Parfum and not to other circumstances.
Still living fans of the duo probably already have the fragrance on the watch list or in the collection ... and fans of smoky red fruit tea or currant drops may already rub their hands in pleasure. Everyone else better not play with their feelings and think hard about whether they actually need to know everything.
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