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The companion on the flight into the winter night
For those who believe that a perfume (extract) "only" represents a higher concentration of fragrances mixed in the same proportion than, for example, an eau de toilette of the same name, it should be emphasized: By no means!
Vol de Nuit is a classic example.
How often did I read / hear: Vol de Nuit:...classics...beauty...perfection...Guerlain masterpiece...pipapo - but only as an extra! VdN EdT: nice, but no comparison.
Well, finally I get a say.
I don't want to try to compare the EdT with the non-vintage (current batch) Extrait I have in front of me, but I want to describe what I feel when I am in the iconic propeller flacon of this top class I feel - solemnity, peace, devotion Can you feel this even if you are not sitting in the upcoming Christmas mass?
I know I can. This fragrance, which will soon be 90 years old, not only looks absolutely ageless, I also notice a trend-setting relationship to world-class fragrances that were created much later and are also known as trendsetters. Dioressence, femme, some '80s scents. The guerlinadige, fresh metallic top note is here less citric, not biting at all, already green-spicy than expected. In the course of the next 15-20 minutes the magic starts to work:
A soft, cool oakmoss blanket opens up in front of me, embraces me, and takes me into a forest of spices and velvety musk. The aldehydes act as a clean powdery background, not soapy, not prickly, just clean.
Vol de Nuit is already a great name for it (especially as the flacon fits perfectly), but also Baiser de Russie would have been great, because despite all the spices, the fragrance has something cool, smooth and supple. For the current time (5 minutes before Christmas madness) it fits like no other. Not only the green-Russian impulses that I interpret into it, but also the well-behaved, chypre noblesse, the noble unobtrusiveness despite remarkable presence and durability. It has nothing to do with sweet or flowery, but is simply a quiet, noble, wonderfully reliable companion into the winter night.
Vol de Nuit is a classic example.
How often did I read / hear: Vol de Nuit:...classics...beauty...perfection...Guerlain masterpiece...pipapo - but only as an extra! VdN EdT: nice, but no comparison.
Well, finally I get a say.
I don't want to try to compare the EdT with the non-vintage (current batch) Extrait I have in front of me, but I want to describe what I feel when I am in the iconic propeller flacon of this top class I feel - solemnity, peace, devotion Can you feel this even if you are not sitting in the upcoming Christmas mass?
I know I can. This fragrance, which will soon be 90 years old, not only looks absolutely ageless, I also notice a trend-setting relationship to world-class fragrances that were created much later and are also known as trendsetters. Dioressence, femme, some '80s scents. The guerlinadige, fresh metallic top note is here less citric, not biting at all, already green-spicy than expected. In the course of the next 15-20 minutes the magic starts to work:
A soft, cool oakmoss blanket opens up in front of me, embraces me, and takes me into a forest of spices and velvety musk. The aldehydes act as a clean powdery background, not soapy, not prickly, just clean.
Vol de Nuit is already a great name for it (especially as the flacon fits perfectly), but also Baiser de Russie would have been great, because despite all the spices, the fragrance has something cool, smooth and supple. For the current time (5 minutes before Christmas madness) it fits like no other. Not only the green-Russian impulses that I interpret into it, but also the well-behaved, chypre noblesse, the noble unobtrusiveness despite remarkable presence and durability. It has nothing to do with sweet or flowery, but is simply a quiet, noble, wonderfully reliable companion into the winter night.
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