05/19/2019
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It leaves you unsatisfied
The names of the "Le Labo" fragrances are all the same, first the main ingredient that gives them their name (here orange blossom), and then a number indicating how many other fragrances were used for the composition. When disclosing these other 27, the company unfortunately does not show itself to be very willing to communicate, and unfortunately I am not in a position to make analytical advances here either.
What can be said in any case is that the citric notes Petitgrain, Lemon and Bergamot are 100% plausible. Fleur d'Oranger 27 starts with a beautiful orange blossom (which always tends to be a bit soft and fluffy), but this is accompanied by a strong (and yet light and harmonious) flank of radiant and a bit bitter citric. The result is a bright, to a certain degree even radiant, fine and fragile, but also almost colognig-hard summer freshness scent; according to Yin-Yang standards rather masculine; in this respect quite untypical for a white flower herb scent.
I like the fragrance a lot at this stage (and the nose at my side likes it too); it's further confirmation of my preliminary assessment that Le Labo is characterized by very valuable, precise, meticulous compositions that combine a certain originality and modernity with wearability and classicity, which I generally appreciate very much in fragrances and scent houses.
Despite the rather high dosage (which I had to force myself to do in view of the very high price), however, similar to "Bergamote 22" from the same house, it's quite quickly over with fun. The late phase, which is supposed to be softer and warmer, as rumour has it, and in which one can perhaps guess what 22 other notes apart from musk are still in there, only takes place virtually with me, since the scent is first absorbed by my skin like the first rain from the bottom of the Kalahari. I can spray bravely, but that only leads to a renewal of the top note.
For people with a very fine sense of smell and the willingness to constantly press their nose against the wearer (with which the wearer should agree as much as possible) this may be an unprecedented revelation of scent, for me unfortunately only an overture, and despite Oscar Wilde's "a cigarette is a perfect pleasure, it leaves you unsatisfied", no perfect pleasure.
What can be said in any case is that the citric notes Petitgrain, Lemon and Bergamot are 100% plausible. Fleur d'Oranger 27 starts with a beautiful orange blossom (which always tends to be a bit soft and fluffy), but this is accompanied by a strong (and yet light and harmonious) flank of radiant and a bit bitter citric. The result is a bright, to a certain degree even radiant, fine and fragile, but also almost colognig-hard summer freshness scent; according to Yin-Yang standards rather masculine; in this respect quite untypical for a white flower herb scent.
I like the fragrance a lot at this stage (and the nose at my side likes it too); it's further confirmation of my preliminary assessment that Le Labo is characterized by very valuable, precise, meticulous compositions that combine a certain originality and modernity with wearability and classicity, which I generally appreciate very much in fragrances and scent houses.
Despite the rather high dosage (which I had to force myself to do in view of the very high price), however, similar to "Bergamote 22" from the same house, it's quite quickly over with fun. The late phase, which is supposed to be softer and warmer, as rumour has it, and in which one can perhaps guess what 22 other notes apart from musk are still in there, only takes place virtually with me, since the scent is first absorbed by my skin like the first rain from the bottom of the Kalahari. I can spray bravely, but that only leads to a renewal of the top note.
For people with a very fine sense of smell and the willingness to constantly press their nose against the wearer (with which the wearer should agree as much as possible) this may be an unprecedented revelation of scent, for me unfortunately only an overture, and despite Oscar Wilde's "a cigarette is a perfect pleasure, it leaves you unsatisfied", no perfect pleasure.
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