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06/25/2020
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Turn the other cheek... and let me kiss you!
Hello, snoopers, how are you all doing? I hope so, because the news about rising Corona numbers and the still continuing carelessness or recklessness of people sometimes makes you worry or doubt your reason and intelligence. Therefore I hope that you all are well, even if you should have me on your neck again now!
And like so many times before, I had put my nose into "some" fragrance, just to describe it here for you :D Well, it's an old fragrance, Rouge by Hermès, which is now 20 years old. But Hermès I just have to test and describe, because I really like this brand very much. Especially the fresh, citric and green scents like Concentré d'Orange Verte (the fragrance is unbeatable on heat waves!!), Un Jardin Sur le Toit (idiosyncratic but great green summer scent) or Eau de Mandarine Ambrée (Wow, just delicious :D) I think it's just great!
And now comes Rouge, which makes me think of blushed (well, mostly reddish) cheeks of the ladies, which I find really great and sweet. I don't know, I just like a light blush (so you ladies!!! :D), because it looks delicious to bite into, just like that... well... kissable! :))))
Be that as it may, now the fragrance is added, which should smell like rouge or make-up from a logical point of view. Whereby I have no idea how rouge really smells, since I'm never allowed to get closer than two meters to you ladies (or don't dare to?... :D), argh! :DD
All right, let's do it!
After a little while the scent becomes generally more intense, especially powdery-sweetish and, due to a now also stronger ylang-ylang, more floral. The roses, however, recede a bit (or are partly overlaid by other fragrances).
A little bit later the scent smells as described, only now it's a little bit more "spicier", that is, spicier, not too strong, but still you smell something spicy, without being able to determine what it is. You might think that the spicy one wouldn't fit to the make-up-like appearance of the fragrance, but as I said, the spicy notes are rather weak and in my opinion even round off the fragrance.
Towards the base (actually even earlier), the fragrance is softened again by soft resins like the wonderful myrrh. However, the intensity of the ylang-ylang also increases, which makes the fragrance a bit heavier. But I don't find that as bad as usual here with this fragrance, since the scent generally smells good at almost any time.
The bottle! The bottle is rectangular and tall like most Hermès bottles, although I'm not sure which version is currently on the market. There's the completely red bottle, which looks great, but also the lighter bottle with a red label. There also seem to be oval bottles. I like them all, but I think the oval or the completely red bottle is the most beautiful.
It is mostly soft and lovely with its sweet and powdery notes, so that you immediately feel the desire to kiss the person wearing the fragrance, and if she roughed her cheeks (is that how you say it? I have no idea about anything, of course, again...), then all the better :)
However, the fragrance is already a bit opulent, both in terms of charisma and scents, so that a test more in autumn and winter would be recommended. And because of its beautiful scent it is then very well suited for going out or for the evening.
Okay then, that's it again, I wish you all a nice evening and stay healthy! :)
And like so many times before, I had put my nose into "some" fragrance, just to describe it here for you :D Well, it's an old fragrance, Rouge by Hermès, which is now 20 years old. But Hermès I just have to test and describe, because I really like this brand very much. Especially the fresh, citric and green scents like Concentré d'Orange Verte (the fragrance is unbeatable on heat waves!!), Un Jardin Sur le Toit (idiosyncratic but great green summer scent) or Eau de Mandarine Ambrée (Wow, just delicious :D) I think it's just great!
And now comes Rouge, which makes me think of blushed (well, mostly reddish) cheeks of the ladies, which I find really great and sweet. I don't know, I just like a light blush (so you ladies!!! :D), because it looks delicious to bite into, just like that... well... kissable! :))))
Be that as it may, now the fragrance is added, which should smell like rouge or make-up from a logical point of view. Whereby I have no idea how rouge really smells, since I'm never allowed to get closer than two meters to you ladies (or don't dare to?... :D), argh! :DD
All right, let's do it!
The smell:
The fragrance actually begins exactly as it is written in the fragrance pyramid. You immediately smell roses and ylang-ylang as the strongest scents, along with powdery-soft iris and resins (which also provide a gentle effect) and sweetish amber. I don't know if it's the mix of roses and amber or iris, or if it's just a little bit psychological, but the scent really reminds me of some make-up, just blush, which as I mentioned before is great for ladies, because you can look really cute with the lacquered cheeks,... er... let's say reddish coloured cheeks :) Okay, and of course hot... but good, let's continue with the text :DAfter a little while the scent becomes generally more intense, especially powdery-sweetish and, due to a now also stronger ylang-ylang, more floral. The roses, however, recede a bit (or are partly overlaid by other fragrances).
A little bit later the scent smells as described, only now it's a little bit more "spicier", that is, spicier, not too strong, but still you smell something spicy, without being able to determine what it is. You might think that the spicy one wouldn't fit to the make-up-like appearance of the fragrance, but as I said, the spicy notes are rather weak and in my opinion even round off the fragrance.
Towards the base (actually even earlier), the fragrance is softened again by soft resins like the wonderful myrrh. However, the intensity of the ylang-ylang also increases, which makes the fragrance a bit heavier. But I don't find that as bad as usual here with this fragrance, since the scent generally smells good at almost any time.
The Sillage and the durability:
The Sillage is quite strong, so that the whole room is scented already when spraying. One remains surrounded by a larger scent cloud over a longer period of time, so that one is easily noticed by many. Also the durability is pretty good with its more than twelve hours, I would say. The bottle! The bottle is rectangular and tall like most Hermès bottles, although I'm not sure which version is currently on the market. There's the completely red bottle, which looks great, but also the lighter bottle with a red label. There also seem to be oval bottles. I like them all, but I think the oval or the completely red bottle is the most beautiful.
Conclusion:
Soo, well I find the scent quite successful. Sure, I could moan about the Ylang-Ylang again now and actually I would find this fragrance even better without this sultry and heavy note, but well,... it's not that bad with this fragrance, because after spraying it on for a few hours it smells nice without seeming too heavy and actually doesn't get any sultrier later on. It is mostly soft and lovely with its sweet and powdery notes, so that you immediately feel the desire to kiss the person wearing the fragrance, and if she roughed her cheeks (is that how you say it? I have no idea about anything, of course, again...), then all the better :)
However, the fragrance is already a bit opulent, both in terms of charisma and scents, so that a test more in autumn and winter would be recommended. And because of its beautiful scent it is then very well suited for going out or for the evening.
Okay then, that's it again, I wish you all a nice evening and stay healthy! :)
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