04/01/2024
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This girl from back then
Extase Musk. The fragrance of my youth. Thanks to a dear perfumer, I was able to travel back to that time again. Really. At first I asked myself: am I still her? I was 16 when I bought this fragrance. I was still at school and didn't really know where my path would actually take me. I had permed hair. I actually hated it, but I kept getting it done anyway. At some point, I dyed my hair cherry red.
As I wet my wrist with Extase Musk, I am that girl again for a moment. I breathe in the peachy, synthetic scent. It's grungy and yet so pleasantly warm and soft. So typical of the eighties. Now I also understand the hairspray association that I have read in some of the statements here. The nostalgia enchants me, but this fragrance is actually a little too artificial for me today. The musk seems almost a bit distorted and yet is so beautiful again. This sweetness is overwhelming and dreamlike at the same time. As a young girl, I loved this rich, sweet scent. Today, I think I realize that there were some high-dose aromachemicals at work that I probably wouldn't like so much today if I smelled them for the first time.
But that doesn't matter now. This fragrance sends me back to another world. And yes, there really is still a lot of that girl in me. I throw Dark Star by Deine Lakaien into my stereo. Does anyone still know that? I still like it today. And I still like that kind of scent today. I understand so well why Ikiryō fragrances like Drifting or Coralie appeal to me so much today. These two also have that grunginess mixed with soft, gentle musky notes, just like Extrase Musk. They have a certain sweetness and also a synthetic quality that I don't always want on me. But when I feel like it, I really do. And then I could almost sink into this fine musk fragrance.
I no longer need to own this nostalgic fragrance. There are actually more beautiful perfumes that touch my heart even more. I can also smell a certain similarity to my favorites Paname and Douce Amère. But yes, I still love it. And I think I knew the path I was going to take back then better than I thought I did.
Many thanks to Cfr for letting me try this fragrance again. The eau de toilette is in no way inferior to the perfume I had back then. Such a beautiful memory.
As I wet my wrist with Extase Musk, I am that girl again for a moment. I breathe in the peachy, synthetic scent. It's grungy and yet so pleasantly warm and soft. So typical of the eighties. Now I also understand the hairspray association that I have read in some of the statements here. The nostalgia enchants me, but this fragrance is actually a little too artificial for me today. The musk seems almost a bit distorted and yet is so beautiful again. This sweetness is overwhelming and dreamlike at the same time. As a young girl, I loved this rich, sweet scent. Today, I think I realize that there were some high-dose aromachemicals at work that I probably wouldn't like so much today if I smelled them for the first time.
But that doesn't matter now. This fragrance sends me back to another world. And yes, there really is still a lot of that girl in me. I throw Dark Star by Deine Lakaien into my stereo. Does anyone still know that? I still like it today. And I still like that kind of scent today. I understand so well why Ikiryō fragrances like Drifting or Coralie appeal to me so much today. These two also have that grunginess mixed with soft, gentle musky notes, just like Extrase Musk. They have a certain sweetness and also a synthetic quality that I don't always want on me. But when I feel like it, I really do. And then I could almost sink into this fine musk fragrance.
I no longer need to own this nostalgic fragrance. There are actually more beautiful perfumes that touch my heart even more. I can also smell a certain similarity to my favorites Paname and Douce Amère. But yes, I still love it. And I think I knew the path I was going to take back then better than I thought I did.
Many thanks to Cfr for letting me try this fragrance again. The eau de toilette is in no way inferior to the perfume I had back then. Such a beautiful memory.
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