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Notes01/03/2021
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Fine shy tea fragrance - Dreamy understatement
Earl Grey & Cucumber didn't end up moving in with me, but with a dear friend. I gave it away not because I disdain it, but because it just doesn't quite fit me. At least not as a fragrance to wear. The tea note is great, smells like Twinings' Earl Grey, possibly also like TWG's Earl Grey. Whereas the teas from TWG are at least as luxurious as some perfumes. They often exude a fabulous aroma that can be smelled even before you have opened the small tins. This fragrance is also in a class of its own, though it's too skin deep for me personally.
The cucumber note I can guess as an association, but it does not really open up to me. There was once a splash fragrance by Marc Jacobs called Cucumber. That one might be a better candidate for fans of cucumber scent. Both fragrances are, to my mind, unisex and their lightness is a kind of dreamy understatement. Earl Grey & Cucumber is typically English. Always appropriate and well crafted, as are other scents that have come under my nose from Jo Malone. Surprisingly unexciting. As is my said level-headed friend who prefers to spend her days in the garden. To me, he epitomises quiet days in the country, the kind we've spent together many times. If it fits, then age doesn't matter. It's an adaptable scent, with a slight warmth and spiciness and a hint of freshness. I'm fine with the filled tea tins on my tea shelf in this case. It's just a little too shy for me personally. The projection is only intense for a short while. The durability is nevertheless neat for a Eau de Cologne.
PS: A cup of tea with friends has never been wasted time. Oldschool, but sometimes silence also has its charm.
Cheers!
The cucumber note I can guess as an association, but it does not really open up to me. There was once a splash fragrance by Marc Jacobs called Cucumber. That one might be a better candidate for fans of cucumber scent. Both fragrances are, to my mind, unisex and their lightness is a kind of dreamy understatement. Earl Grey & Cucumber is typically English. Always appropriate and well crafted, as are other scents that have come under my nose from Jo Malone. Surprisingly unexciting. As is my said level-headed friend who prefers to spend her days in the garden. To me, he epitomises quiet days in the country, the kind we've spent together many times. If it fits, then age doesn't matter. It's an adaptable scent, with a slight warmth and spiciness and a hint of freshness. I'm fine with the filled tea tins on my tea shelf in this case. It's just a little too shy for me personally. The projection is only intense for a short while. The durability is nevertheless neat for a Eau de Cologne.
PS: A cup of tea with friends has never been wasted time. Oldschool, but sometimes silence also has its charm.
Cheers!
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