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08/04/2016
Munu
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Munu
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A glass of Tokai wine and the satin scarf
The fourth fragrance of Victoria Minya brand is Eau de Hongrie. It is logical. Who else than a perfumer from Hungary should follow the tradition of the first modern eau de cologne at all – a mixture of herbs infused in wine. And what other wine it should be than the Tokai.
Have you ever visited a wine cellar? A cellar where the wine is really ripening? They usually smell of typical mixture of humidity, wine sourness and moulds. Last summer, while being on a holiday in Slovakia, we managed to visit a cellar in the Tokai area and the smell was much different. Humidity and mould were not missing, of course, but the mould smelled different and what more I could even feel its honey sweetness. And this is in Eau de Hongrie.
So we will get started: In front of me there is a glass of Tokai Aszú wine with three signs of quality and I am comparing them trying side by side. As for smell and taste. Regarding the taste I am tasting only the wine, of course. Though the original Eau de Hongrie is said to have been used outside and inside by hungarian queen Elizabeth, but unfortunately I have only a little sample, therefore I am not going to follow her.
Definitely new Eau de Hongrie is not eau de cologne, it is edp and if I should categorize it, it would be floriental. In the same way like Hedonist.
This fragrance follows the first scent Hedonist, as the two before, that have Hedonist in its name. It directly continues Hedonist. But it is a hedonist, that already does not rush to seek any other pleasures. He wait for the pleasures to come towards him.
The scent starts with honey with sparkling citrus fruit and clove, but soon after it becomes embalmed and warm and becomes labdanum and immortelle. The franrance feels to be very soft and smooth in general. Gosh, the satin scarf going round the body is such a hackneyed comparison, but nothing better comes to my mind.
When sandalwood and tonka reach this session, the smoothness is made perfect and it follows you like satin scarf for long hours as far as to the excellent musk-tonka drydown.
If there has ever been something that I would mind about Hedonist a bit, it is the excesses and a sort of loudness. It is full to its very lid of quality substances and it shows it off. Eau de Hongrie is its very soft and cultivated younger sister. As a good fit, nothing shouts, no substance sticks out, no substance scrubs. For sure this scent is my purchasing aspirant in the future.
Have you ever visited a wine cellar? A cellar where the wine is really ripening? They usually smell of typical mixture of humidity, wine sourness and moulds. Last summer, while being on a holiday in Slovakia, we managed to visit a cellar in the Tokai area and the smell was much different. Humidity and mould were not missing, of course, but the mould smelled different and what more I could even feel its honey sweetness. And this is in Eau de Hongrie.
So we will get started: In front of me there is a glass of Tokai Aszú wine with three signs of quality and I am comparing them trying side by side. As for smell and taste. Regarding the taste I am tasting only the wine, of course. Though the original Eau de Hongrie is said to have been used outside and inside by hungarian queen Elizabeth, but unfortunately I have only a little sample, therefore I am not going to follow her.
Definitely new Eau de Hongrie is not eau de cologne, it is edp and if I should categorize it, it would be floriental. In the same way like Hedonist.
This fragrance follows the first scent Hedonist, as the two before, that have Hedonist in its name. It directly continues Hedonist. But it is a hedonist, that already does not rush to seek any other pleasures. He wait for the pleasures to come towards him.
The scent starts with honey with sparkling citrus fruit and clove, but soon after it becomes embalmed and warm and becomes labdanum and immortelle. The franrance feels to be very soft and smooth in general. Gosh, the satin scarf going round the body is such a hackneyed comparison, but nothing better comes to my mind.
When sandalwood and tonka reach this session, the smoothness is made perfect and it follows you like satin scarf for long hours as far as to the excellent musk-tonka drydown.
If there has ever been something that I would mind about Hedonist a bit, it is the excesses and a sort of loudness. It is full to its very lid of quality substances and it shows it off. Eau de Hongrie is its very soft and cultivated younger sister. As a good fit, nothing shouts, no substance sticks out, no substance scrubs. For sure this scent is my purchasing aspirant in the future.
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