Today I was lucky enough to be able to test all five of the new LV fragrances, whose bottles were designed by architectural legend Frank Gehry. I tested Symphony first, because the description of the fragrance on the Louis Vuitton site appealed to me. I was beguiled by the idea of being in a place where the sea merges with the sky and and the dry salt ground reflects the sun's rays, making it an indescribable spectacle. As if with the play of light a feeling of infinity spreads and I would walk along the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.
When I then sprayed the fragrance on my arm, I also already had the perfect scenario for the fragrance in my head. I, in the Infinity salt desert, with a tropical shirt, looking out in the vastness of the uneconomic-looking landscape on the breeze of the dry wind, which rebels rebelliously against nature, as if he wanted to tell me "Stay a little longer, here it is quite sweet". But when I had him then on the arm, but something quickly disillusionment spread. The top note, from which I hope for a change of emotions, smelled very linear and a bit too dominant ginger and lemon aromatherapy oil. The citrus note was more like verbena than citrus and grapefruit was barely perceptible to me. At first, the fragrance even reminded me of
Eau de Verveine Vibrante. I was then first a bit disappointed and devoted myself to the other fragrances in the faint hope that the symphony would say goodbye with a grand finale, but unfortunately that was not the case. The drydown was undynamic and the mixture of ginger and lemon continued to dominate the action.
Conclusion:
Bottle - LV's bottles are some of the most beautiful in the industry for me, but with the Gehry range, I feel they have surpassed themselves once again. The head of the bottle, which resembles a transparent veil (according to the staff, it's all handmade) and the boutique where they have built a huge veil over the collection that resembles the head of the perfumes is second to none.
Fragrance - Basically, the composition is coherent, the fragrance fulfills its purpose as a summer lightweight. However, it is too citrusy for me personally and has too little depth. The ginger is a bit too intrusive for me and the grapefruit was taken note of, overall the fragrance reminds me very much of citronella. I find it nice that the durability is good and the lemon does not scratch. But in the end, the Gretchen question arises with most, whether the fragrance is "worth it". And unfortunately, I have to answer in the negative. For the price, which LV calls up, one should expect more than a fragrance that smells like citronella. The flacons are only available in 100 ML and they cost 450 euros. Refill costs 300 euros.
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