03/04/2021

Rossiniopera
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Rossiniopera
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An almost gourmand vintage
I am testing a small bottle from the 1950s, which came to me in a set of three, the others being L'Aimant and Paris. This is my favourite so far.
One cannot escape the comparison to Shalimar, but I immediately find Emeraude more gourmand, more edible. I don't usually feel like nibbling Shalimar, but Emeraude somehow seems to recreate the atmosphere from the fairgrounds and amusement parks that we used to visit in my childhood, and then again when my own children were small. Tivoli in Copenhagen, Liseberg in Gothenburg, such places, where, in the evening, all sorts of smells and aromas would float around in the air: undefined smoke from some food frying, the slightly burned sweetness of candyfloss and freshly baked waffles, maybe a vanilla soft ice with hot toffee sauce in your hand... As darkness fell, thousands of lights would be lit, creating a very special and almost magic atmosphere. Emeraude really reminds me of this.
Perhaps, because of this association, I also feel that Emeraude is better suited for spring and summer (evenings) than for the colder seasons.
All in all, a very nice new discovery.
One cannot escape the comparison to Shalimar, but I immediately find Emeraude more gourmand, more edible. I don't usually feel like nibbling Shalimar, but Emeraude somehow seems to recreate the atmosphere from the fairgrounds and amusement parks that we used to visit in my childhood, and then again when my own children were small. Tivoli in Copenhagen, Liseberg in Gothenburg, such places, where, in the evening, all sorts of smells and aromas would float around in the air: undefined smoke from some food frying, the slightly burned sweetness of candyfloss and freshly baked waffles, maybe a vanilla soft ice with hot toffee sauce in your hand... As darkness fell, thousands of lights would be lit, creating a very special and almost magic atmosphere. Emeraude really reminds me of this.
Perhaps, because of this association, I also feel that Emeraude is better suited for spring and summer (evenings) than for the colder seasons.
All in all, a very nice new discovery.