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03/06/2024
Incensenut
2 Reviews
Incensenut
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People like most the melodies they have already heard
People favorite melodies are those, they've already heard, and almost all of Angelos's compositions follow this path. They are well executed, full of ingredients, and hence multifaceted (although sometimes also a little chaotic because of that). In most cases, they perform well too.
But they are derivative (Angeliki and Yassemi to a much lesser extent). It is not necessarily a bad thing, it depends on what you are looking for in perfumes. Creating better (or worse) versions of predecessors' creations is a common procedure. Some call it progress.
But I look for creativity, not only craftsmanship, even if high level. In almost every Angelos perfume I had the impression, that I knew this scent already, and usually, those are not slight similarities. They are small tweaks or much richer ingredients (chapeau bas for that). But a huge part of the scent resembles something else. It might cause nostalgia, but the better impression would provide reaching for the original.
In the case of Irida, a very nice iris and violet-centered scent, I couldn't stop thinking about Serge Lutens' Iris Silver Mist. The beginning is not identical, Irida seems to be slightly more natural (or just chaotic?) and a little more sour. By the time of evolution, it moved away from Lutens' scent (not that much though). The creation of Roucel is "coldblooded", and vegetal, with more and more prominent raw greenness of vetiver, and Irida evolves into more warmer territories, thanks to woods and labdanum. Anyway, It is a nice scent, but it must be inspired. And when compared hand in hand, it loses a lot of its appeal. But maybe I simply prefer Uncle Serge's offering?
But they are derivative (Angeliki and Yassemi to a much lesser extent). It is not necessarily a bad thing, it depends on what you are looking for in perfumes. Creating better (or worse) versions of predecessors' creations is a common procedure. Some call it progress.
But I look for creativity, not only craftsmanship, even if high level. In almost every Angelos perfume I had the impression, that I knew this scent already, and usually, those are not slight similarities. They are small tweaks or much richer ingredients (chapeau bas for that). But a huge part of the scent resembles something else. It might cause nostalgia, but the better impression would provide reaching for the original.
In the case of Irida, a very nice iris and violet-centered scent, I couldn't stop thinking about Serge Lutens' Iris Silver Mist. The beginning is not identical, Irida seems to be slightly more natural (or just chaotic?) and a little more sour. By the time of evolution, it moved away from Lutens' scent (not that much though). The creation of Roucel is "coldblooded", and vegetal, with more and more prominent raw greenness of vetiver, and Irida evolves into more warmer territories, thanks to woods and labdanum. Anyway, It is a nice scent, but it must be inspired. And when compared hand in hand, it loses a lot of its appeal. But maybe I simply prefer Uncle Serge's offering?
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