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08/11/2021
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The 80s called..
...and they brought awesome stuff.
But wait, some will say, this guy isn't a child of the 80s!
That's right. I'm not. But a child of the early 90s. But that's another topic.
But then how do I get to the 80s?
Well, it's like this: no matter what period I think back to my aunt's apartment, her rooms had exactly the same aura as this perfume exudes, especially in the opening. At the same time, I am actually sure that there was neither tobacco, nor rum...
What I perceive here is the scent of a globetrotter with diverse interests, which did not necessarily degenerate into hobbies, but despite everything intensively, but only theoretically rampant. I would like to ascribe to this fragrance a very special, cosmopolitan, at the same time traditional and self-confident character, which reminds me of this very person who spent her whole life gaining knowledge and prospering. Whether and to what extent this was Charade, only what I witnessed and understood at the time, or whether this corresponded to the truth, is, in my opinion, irrelevant from a melancholic point of view.
Nonetheless, this is a fragrance here that I have come to know with pride and awe and that had to find a place in my collection for that nostalgia alone.
But now enough of the personal connections. A bit what to the fragrance itself there is then but still from my side. Or should that 8 years after release actually no longer necessary. Anyway, I find that moves a fragrance times again in the memory back and since I have discovered him now only this year, does that maybe someone else also still.
After a surprisingly sweet start with lots of opulence and elegance, theatrical flair from backstage and frontstage at the same time, with a large section of wardrobe in which a smoky yet woody tobacco goes hand in hand with heavy rum, the scent ebbs comfortably into its heart notes. It stays woody, it gets resinous, it stays sweet, it gets floral - insofar as you want to call the scent of straw flowers floral. Yes, they have a certain sweetness, but ultimately they are rather dry-green in character, almost powdery in my opinion. But I also like strawflowers more for their looks. Great plants.
And all the while, there's a smoky-leathery heaviness resonating from the very bottom that's just perfect. The overall concept underscored and perfected by an extremely graceful, thin-walled bottle with a minimalist label and great grip. Yes, the new black lidded bottles are nicer than the slightly taller silver lidded ones were. But either way, that shouldn't be a reason to indulge in this sometimes 10 hour long spectacle. Because that's what it is above all. A spectacle.
But wait, some will say, this guy isn't a child of the 80s!
That's right. I'm not. But a child of the early 90s. But that's another topic.
But then how do I get to the 80s?
Well, it's like this: no matter what period I think back to my aunt's apartment, her rooms had exactly the same aura as this perfume exudes, especially in the opening. At the same time, I am actually sure that there was neither tobacco, nor rum...
What I perceive here is the scent of a globetrotter with diverse interests, which did not necessarily degenerate into hobbies, but despite everything intensively, but only theoretically rampant. I would like to ascribe to this fragrance a very special, cosmopolitan, at the same time traditional and self-confident character, which reminds me of this very person who spent her whole life gaining knowledge and prospering. Whether and to what extent this was Charade, only what I witnessed and understood at the time, or whether this corresponded to the truth, is, in my opinion, irrelevant from a melancholic point of view.
Nonetheless, this is a fragrance here that I have come to know with pride and awe and that had to find a place in my collection for that nostalgia alone.
But now enough of the personal connections. A bit what to the fragrance itself there is then but still from my side. Or should that 8 years after release actually no longer necessary. Anyway, I find that moves a fragrance times again in the memory back and since I have discovered him now only this year, does that maybe someone else also still.
After a surprisingly sweet start with lots of opulence and elegance, theatrical flair from backstage and frontstage at the same time, with a large section of wardrobe in which a smoky yet woody tobacco goes hand in hand with heavy rum, the scent ebbs comfortably into its heart notes. It stays woody, it gets resinous, it stays sweet, it gets floral - insofar as you want to call the scent of straw flowers floral. Yes, they have a certain sweetness, but ultimately they are rather dry-green in character, almost powdery in my opinion. But I also like strawflowers more for their looks. Great plants.
And all the while, there's a smoky-leathery heaviness resonating from the very bottom that's just perfect. The overall concept underscored and perfected by an extremely graceful, thin-walled bottle with a minimalist label and great grip. Yes, the new black lidded bottles are nicer than the slightly taller silver lidded ones were. But either way, that shouldn't be a reason to indulge in this sometimes 10 hour long spectacle. Because that's what it is above all. A spectacle.
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