11/28/2020
Buddha1979
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Buddha1979
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One of the most beautiful lavender
This fragrance definitely deserves a comment. I have now known it for 2 weeks and I can only say that I think it is certainly one of the most beautiful lavender scents ever! I have corrected my rating again above.
Thank you to the previous speakers, your statements have brought me to this fragrance!
I like lavender very much but in perfumes I have never found it in the right balance when it plays one of the skin roles in the fragrance composition. There is the lavender that smells sweet-synthetic and that we all know from toilets, cleaning products, detergents, mothballs, scented trees and so on and most of us don't want to smell like that I guess. And then there is the lavender, which of course smells herbaceous and spicy with a distinct camphor note especially at the beginning. One remembers the beginnings of modern men's perfumes. I don't really like this kind of lavender either, as I often miss the harmonious aspect of it.
In Lavande Précieuse we have in my opinion one of the best and most natural combinations of possible virtues in lavender. It is herbaceous but not hot, it is aromatic-floral but not too sweet, it is earthy, woody, spicy and even powdery. For me it comes very close to the ideal of natural lavender and this fragrance, although it probably contains only one lavender essence, is astonishingly complex on the whole.
There is a slight development as with any lavender fragrance. In the beginning the pungent herbaceous note predominates, but it is not as overwhelming as with some other lavender scents. After 5-10 minutes, a certain harmony is established, which remains until the end. On the skin, it is only average, but on clothes it is quite good. By the way, I don't know of a single lavender scent where the lavender note really lasts for a very long time.
I can compare the Lavande Précieuse with Caron Pour Un Homme Millesime 2014, L'Occitan Eau De Toilette and the English Lavender by Atkinsons - all of which have lavender as their skin theme.
With the CPUHM 2014, the lavender starts so sharp that I first thought I was allergic to it. But it is only the initial camphor storm that makes me wince. With this lavender, I miss the floral aspect as it progresses, even though amber and vanilla have a balancing effect. By the way, I remember the normal CPUH being a bit more harmonious, but I only had the Millesime 2014. Nevertheless, I think Lavande Précieuse is simply more beautiful in sum.
L'Occitan Eau De Toilette begins, like Lavande Précieuse, with a rather herbaceous phase. But then a slightly pungent, synthetic note is added, which spoils the fragrance for me. At some point, there was once talk of a "burnt wood" note. Well. In my opinion, Lavande Précieuse is simply the better choice.
Then I have English Lavender from Atkinsons. Here the spiciness and bitterness outweighs the lavender and once again the flowery is missing. If you need a pungent, strict, masculine old-school after-shave, you might find it there. I find Lavande Précieuse simply much more harmonious and beautiful.
One more small note about the bottle and the spray head. I bought the 100ml EDT version, which is available for about 12-14 Euro in french online shops and currently also at Amazon Germany.
The bottle is quite nice and makes a valuable impression. The spray head is of inferior quality - it sprays unevenly and slightly to the side. The cap has immediately dissolved into an inner and an outer part. Well, I can live with the disadvantages in view of the wonderful scent.
I like to use Lavande Précieuse at home in the evening, as it calms me down and brings that certain feel-good factor. But now I use it more and more during the day as well.
I think that Lavande Précieuse can also be layered very well with other fragrances, for example if you want to enhance an already existing lavender note.
I still have to experiment but I have found an excellent combination with Cartier's slightly soapy Santos EDT. The result reminds me of the smell of very good lavender soap.
The 15ml version is available from 4 Eur. Well, that would be worth a try, dear lavender lovers!
Thank you to the previous speakers, your statements have brought me to this fragrance!
I like lavender very much but in perfumes I have never found it in the right balance when it plays one of the skin roles in the fragrance composition. There is the lavender that smells sweet-synthetic and that we all know from toilets, cleaning products, detergents, mothballs, scented trees and so on and most of us don't want to smell like that I guess. And then there is the lavender, which of course smells herbaceous and spicy with a distinct camphor note especially at the beginning. One remembers the beginnings of modern men's perfumes. I don't really like this kind of lavender either, as I often miss the harmonious aspect of it.
In Lavande Précieuse we have in my opinion one of the best and most natural combinations of possible virtues in lavender. It is herbaceous but not hot, it is aromatic-floral but not too sweet, it is earthy, woody, spicy and even powdery. For me it comes very close to the ideal of natural lavender and this fragrance, although it probably contains only one lavender essence, is astonishingly complex on the whole.
There is a slight development as with any lavender fragrance. In the beginning the pungent herbaceous note predominates, but it is not as overwhelming as with some other lavender scents. After 5-10 minutes, a certain harmony is established, which remains until the end. On the skin, it is only average, but on clothes it is quite good. By the way, I don't know of a single lavender scent where the lavender note really lasts for a very long time.
I can compare the Lavande Précieuse with Caron Pour Un Homme Millesime 2014, L'Occitan Eau De Toilette and the English Lavender by Atkinsons - all of which have lavender as their skin theme.
With the CPUHM 2014, the lavender starts so sharp that I first thought I was allergic to it. But it is only the initial camphor storm that makes me wince. With this lavender, I miss the floral aspect as it progresses, even though amber and vanilla have a balancing effect. By the way, I remember the normal CPUH being a bit more harmonious, but I only had the Millesime 2014. Nevertheless, I think Lavande Précieuse is simply more beautiful in sum.
L'Occitan Eau De Toilette begins, like Lavande Précieuse, with a rather herbaceous phase. But then a slightly pungent, synthetic note is added, which spoils the fragrance for me. At some point, there was once talk of a "burnt wood" note. Well. In my opinion, Lavande Précieuse is simply the better choice.
Then I have English Lavender from Atkinsons. Here the spiciness and bitterness outweighs the lavender and once again the flowery is missing. If you need a pungent, strict, masculine old-school after-shave, you might find it there. I find Lavande Précieuse simply much more harmonious and beautiful.
One more small note about the bottle and the spray head. I bought the 100ml EDT version, which is available for about 12-14 Euro in french online shops and currently also at Amazon Germany.
The bottle is quite nice and makes a valuable impression. The spray head is of inferior quality - it sprays unevenly and slightly to the side. The cap has immediately dissolved into an inner and an outer part. Well, I can live with the disadvantages in view of the wonderful scent.
I like to use Lavande Précieuse at home in the evening, as it calms me down and brings that certain feel-good factor. But now I use it more and more during the day as well.
I think that Lavande Précieuse can also be layered very well with other fragrances, for example if you want to enhance an already existing lavender note.
I still have to experiment but I have found an excellent combination with Cartier's slightly soapy Santos EDT. The result reminds me of the smell of very good lavender soap.
The 15ml version is available from 4 Eur. Well, that would be worth a try, dear lavender lovers!
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