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Storm in a bottle or: What does a wet street smell like?
As a perfumo, you spend a lot of time researching fragrances, and so before the arrival of the eagerly awaited filling often builds up an equally differentiated and detailed expectation, which is then not infrequently bitterly disappointed Not so with Orage .
Cooling mist in the tropical forest, they said.
Like hot asphalt shortly after a downpour, they said.
The tense scent just before a thunderstorm, they have said.
And so it came to pass. What is offered here to a 4D head cinema, is already enormous. There are many perfumes that are able to depict moments or materials photorealistically. LV's Orage is for me but the undefeated king in this Diziplin.
Petrichor - to summarize and simplify, you could say the scent that the first raindrops release from the ground after prolonged drought, as well as ozone, the smelly gas that is produced by electrical discharges in the thunderstorm air increased, create this typical scent of an upcoming storm (French: Orage), which probably knows each of us. Next to freshly mown grass, which I also perceive in this perfume by Louis Vuitton, although not as prominent as in Sur la Route, for me one of the defining smells of my childhood.
Jacques Cavallier manages to skillfully compose patchouli - until now actually known to me more as a fixative component in somewhat heavier fragrances like Guerlain's l'instant de guerlain pour homme - into a sparkling-fresh, even electrifying melange that captures precisely this aforementioned olfactory experience.
Although the fragrance is not without hesperidia (in this case, grapefruit and bergamot), these are only supporting players, as the freshness is clearly carried by patchouli, supported by vetiver and yes - a good dose of ISO-E Super. The result is an intense experience similar to the dip in's water after a spirited jump from the 10er.
In the drydown Orage remains light woody and green - no trace of the mustiness that patchouli is so often said. Only the ISO-E seems to last a little longer than the other components. Especially the citrusy notes are now barely perceptible, so that the late base becomes a bit more scratchy, but never really discordant or unpleasant.
Because of this, Orage may seem a bit synthetic to some, though the closeness to nature of the scent's motif means that this sentiment doesn't register with me. Generic, ordinary, or unspecial, Orage is not at all. Although the fragrance is not really complex and is rather linear, the composition seems high-quality because of the ingredients used.
Basically Orage is a summer fragrance, suitable for many occasions, from office to leisure. Maybe not exactly for the evening dress, but so be it - allowed is what pleases. Versatile it is, and also durability and projection fit. A working day is perceived with it easily over an arm's length. More I need as Ü40 also no longer.
Vetiver Patchouli is probably the closest to the Vuitton, but it lacks the citrusy notes, so that the Montale a tick more musty and earthy, and also the quality is not on par with Orage. If you like the direction in general, you should give L'Homme Idéal Cool another unbiased try. Not only does its pyramid share some core ingredients with Orage. The Guerlain adds almond sweetness and mint to the theme, typical of the Homme Ideal line, which fits the DNA perfectly. The photorealistic thunderstorm association is lost, however.
Price / performance is a vexed subject. I can only say this much: who is willing to put money in hand for Orage, and to whom the direction appeals, will not be disappointed in any respect. But it certainly makes sense to fill the fragrance before.
Cooling mist in the tropical forest, they said.
Like hot asphalt shortly after a downpour, they said.
The tense scent just before a thunderstorm, they have said.
And so it came to pass. What is offered here to a 4D head cinema, is already enormous. There are many perfumes that are able to depict moments or materials photorealistically. LV's Orage is for me but the undefeated king in this Diziplin.
Petrichor - to summarize and simplify, you could say the scent that the first raindrops release from the ground after prolonged drought, as well as ozone, the smelly gas that is produced by electrical discharges in the thunderstorm air increased, create this typical scent of an upcoming storm (French: Orage), which probably knows each of us. Next to freshly mown grass, which I also perceive in this perfume by Louis Vuitton, although not as prominent as in Sur la Route, for me one of the defining smells of my childhood.
Jacques Cavallier manages to skillfully compose patchouli - until now actually known to me more as a fixative component in somewhat heavier fragrances like Guerlain's l'instant de guerlain pour homme - into a sparkling-fresh, even electrifying melange that captures precisely this aforementioned olfactory experience.
Although the fragrance is not without hesperidia (in this case, grapefruit and bergamot), these are only supporting players, as the freshness is clearly carried by patchouli, supported by vetiver and yes - a good dose of ISO-E Super. The result is an intense experience similar to the dip in's water after a spirited jump from the 10er.
In the drydown Orage remains light woody and green - no trace of the mustiness that patchouli is so often said. Only the ISO-E seems to last a little longer than the other components. Especially the citrusy notes are now barely perceptible, so that the late base becomes a bit more scratchy, but never really discordant or unpleasant.
Because of this, Orage may seem a bit synthetic to some, though the closeness to nature of the scent's motif means that this sentiment doesn't register with me. Generic, ordinary, or unspecial, Orage is not at all. Although the fragrance is not really complex and is rather linear, the composition seems high-quality because of the ingredients used.
Basically Orage is a summer fragrance, suitable for many occasions, from office to leisure. Maybe not exactly for the evening dress, but so be it - allowed is what pleases. Versatile it is, and also durability and projection fit. A working day is perceived with it easily over an arm's length. More I need as Ü40 also no longer.
Vetiver Patchouli is probably the closest to the Vuitton, but it lacks the citrusy notes, so that the Montale a tick more musty and earthy, and also the quality is not on par with Orage. If you like the direction in general, you should give L'Homme Idéal Cool another unbiased try. Not only does its pyramid share some core ingredients with Orage. The Guerlain adds almond sweetness and mint to the theme, typical of the Homme Ideal line, which fits the DNA perfectly. The photorealistic thunderstorm association is lost, however.
Price / performance is a vexed subject. I can only say this much: who is willing to put money in hand for Orage, and to whom the direction appeals, will not be disappointed in any respect. But it certainly makes sense to fill the fragrance before.
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