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Vegan schnitzel, or a man like a prepared fireplace.
A simple fragrance is Trumpers "Marlborough", one of the oldest fragrances still in production on these pages. Dried, serious wood, stored in the garden, which will ensure the life-giving warmth for the time of the sometimes harsh English winter. Consequently, 'Marlborough' should wish to transfer this association to its user: Serious, caring, protective, somewhat brittle but of good, calming nature. And so does Marlborough. I'd like to say: There's no better way to do it. A scent like a Charles Dickens novel, which also fits approximately in contemporary history.
But I contradict at the same time the gladly drawn conclusion that this is for reasons mentioned also a simple smell. First of all, it should be borne in mind that 'simple' does not have to be synonymous with 'bland' and 'undemanding'. Simplicity can also refer to "unity" or "wholeness". And "Marlborough" opens for my terms a "simple", but very complete and rounded panorama. English late 19th century pale autumn bullock, painted in oil. No low power and projection surface for multiple reveries (all in reddish brown, with a hint of snow in the air).
Secondly, I would like to document an olfactory association that (as far as I know) none of the previous speakers have mentioned: I think "Marlborough" is not only a wooden scent, but also a hearty gourmand! One of the first test reactions on my part was: "Yummy!"
Of course, this was confusing and even a look into the manageable fragrance pyramid or list of ingredients did not bring any hint. The lavender, if at all, then only perceptible as a harsh earthy curiosity, it cannot be. Rose geranium and cedar are also eliminated. So what is responsible for this cryptic but clear scent of - at some point I discovered - fresh celery bulb (!)? I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know. Probably some piecework of unlisted ingredients. Anyway. What is important to me: A fragrance that evokes such disparate and singular impressions cannot be quite so straight and simple
Last: As is so often the case with Trumper fragrances, I consider them to be more durable and sillage-prone than the perfume average would suggest. This isn't a two-hour water!
Last but not least the comment of the housekeeper. Wanting to put her restraint into words, she came to the following conclusion: "It smells good, but more like a room scent." I think to myself: With "Marlborough" I am not only space, I am landscape!
But I contradict at the same time the gladly drawn conclusion that this is for reasons mentioned also a simple smell. First of all, it should be borne in mind that 'simple' does not have to be synonymous with 'bland' and 'undemanding'. Simplicity can also refer to "unity" or "wholeness". And "Marlborough" opens for my terms a "simple", but very complete and rounded panorama. English late 19th century pale autumn bullock, painted in oil. No low power and projection surface for multiple reveries (all in reddish brown, with a hint of snow in the air).
Secondly, I would like to document an olfactory association that (as far as I know) none of the previous speakers have mentioned: I think "Marlborough" is not only a wooden scent, but also a hearty gourmand! One of the first test reactions on my part was: "Yummy!"
Of course, this was confusing and even a look into the manageable fragrance pyramid or list of ingredients did not bring any hint. The lavender, if at all, then only perceptible as a harsh earthy curiosity, it cannot be. Rose geranium and cedar are also eliminated. So what is responsible for this cryptic but clear scent of - at some point I discovered - fresh celery bulb (!)? I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know. Probably some piecework of unlisted ingredients. Anyway. What is important to me: A fragrance that evokes such disparate and singular impressions cannot be quite so straight and simple
Last: As is so often the case with Trumper fragrances, I consider them to be more durable and sillage-prone than the perfume average would suggest. This isn't a two-hour water!
Last but not least the comment of the housekeeper. Wanting to put her restraint into words, she came to the following conclusion: "It smells good, but more like a room scent." I think to myself: With "Marlborough" I am not only space, I am landscape!
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