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02/16/2023
Elysium
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Elysium
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The Berbers And The Arabs Tuareg
Go to the next paragraph if you have already read Sienna review, as the intro is similar. It doesn’t seem real to me. Apparently, I possess a priceless treasure, and I never realised it. Let me explain. A web search turns up sites such as Etsy and eBay that sell this miserably discontinued vintage fragrance for approximately $274,99, which is insane. If I think that a few years ago, I could buy the original Sienna and Nomad at rock-bottom prices, €18 instead of €36 retail price, in an outlet that was closing and emptying the shop, you will agree with me about the big deal, I did and the treasure I own. The curiosity of owning some perfumes from the historic British house Crabtree & Evelyn guided my purchase. So, I bought them blindly as they were the last two left with no tester available, and without knowing that Crabtree & Evelyn discontinued it in 2013 and phased out the men’s lines in 2017. They restyled both the bottles and added the sprayer, so I guess C&E released them before they were discontinued. I came to C&E with high expectations and was contented.
Nomad differs from Sienna , and I call it diametrically opposite. Despite the image of desert dunes on the box, it’s neither dry nor hot. If I think of the harsh environment of the Sahara desert, I imagine a perfume that smells of the scorching sun, hot sand, and stormy wind. Instead, it contains woody, spicy, moist, and fresh tones. It opens aromatic and slightly acidic. Green accords of herbs and leaves, along with tart citrus undertones, are the prominent aroma in the opening. Green tea is not Elizabeth Arden like in Green Tea Eau Parfumée. Instead, I get a kind of balsamic dried lavender hint, maybe in there and not mentioned. And on my skin, lemon wood and ginger root are the most dominant notes. Even if they look a little alike, in some ways, I find it similar to Fougère Italiano, the same modern and green fougére.
What comes next is a green and dewy accord. I catch the green aqueous bamboo with a bite of fresh ginger. I can match that aroma with the desert’s oasis, while the spicy clove is almost imperceptible to my nose. The bamboo is still prominent and smells nice, moist, grassy, and aqueous but not aquatic. When I say aqueous, I mean the dewy, watery, and shower feeling you get with the drops of CK One Eau de Toilette and Truth Men Eau de Toilette. The more Nomad grows, the more it moves away from my perception of a nomad.
In the dry-down, I can catch the dry woody nuances of the blonde woods. cedar and sandal. The woodiness intertwines with a mossiness, which I surmise comes from a bite of oakmoss. Still, the fresh, sappy, and dewy sensation is what I get most.
It does not project that much on my skin, nor does it last longer than few hours. A bit disappointed. Though, if I take my shirt off and give it a good whiff, I can still smell traces of the cologne on the fibres. It is not overpowering and is a nice cologne for spring and summer days, and it would be a safe choice for the office. If you find it at a reasonable price, don’t miss it. But it certainly isn’t worth all those hundreds of euros or dollars they ask for today.
I'm basing my review on a bottle I have owned since February 2016.
-Elysium
Nomad differs from Sienna , and I call it diametrically opposite. Despite the image of desert dunes on the box, it’s neither dry nor hot. If I think of the harsh environment of the Sahara desert, I imagine a perfume that smells of the scorching sun, hot sand, and stormy wind. Instead, it contains woody, spicy, moist, and fresh tones. It opens aromatic and slightly acidic. Green accords of herbs and leaves, along with tart citrus undertones, are the prominent aroma in the opening. Green tea is not Elizabeth Arden like in Green Tea Eau Parfumée. Instead, I get a kind of balsamic dried lavender hint, maybe in there and not mentioned. And on my skin, lemon wood and ginger root are the most dominant notes. Even if they look a little alike, in some ways, I find it similar to Fougère Italiano, the same modern and green fougére.
What comes next is a green and dewy accord. I catch the green aqueous bamboo with a bite of fresh ginger. I can match that aroma with the desert’s oasis, while the spicy clove is almost imperceptible to my nose. The bamboo is still prominent and smells nice, moist, grassy, and aqueous but not aquatic. When I say aqueous, I mean the dewy, watery, and shower feeling you get with the drops of CK One Eau de Toilette and Truth Men Eau de Toilette. The more Nomad grows, the more it moves away from my perception of a nomad.
In the dry-down, I can catch the dry woody nuances of the blonde woods. cedar and sandal. The woodiness intertwines with a mossiness, which I surmise comes from a bite of oakmoss. Still, the fresh, sappy, and dewy sensation is what I get most.
It does not project that much on my skin, nor does it last longer than few hours. A bit disappointed. Though, if I take my shirt off and give it a good whiff, I can still smell traces of the cologne on the fibres. It is not overpowering and is a nice cologne for spring and summer days, and it would be a safe choice for the office. If you find it at a reasonable price, don’t miss it. But it certainly isn’t worth all those hundreds of euros or dollars they ask for today.
I'm basing my review on a bottle I have owned since February 2016.
-Elysium
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