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01/09/2024
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The scent of an antagonist: Claire Zachanassian
Personally, I am not and will not be a fan of this fragrance - but you can find out who Tabac Rose would suit very well in my review:
Claire Zachanassian is both the antagonist of the tragic comedy "The Visit of the Old Lady" by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and, for me, the stereotypical wearer of this perfume.
The rich lady returns to her hometown of Güllen, where she had a relationship in the past that resulted in a child. Left behind by her lover as a single mother, she was humiliated and rejected by the villagers. Now she returns to take revenge for this.
Zachanassian is characterized by her luxurious style and ostentatious appearance, yet it is not this that gives her the power to take revenge on the people of Güllen, but her wealth. She offers the cash-strapped village a billion on the condition that they kill her former lover, Alfred Ill.
This grotesque and cynical behavior is reflected to a certain extent in the fragrance profile of Tabac Rose:
Like Claire Zachanassian's immoral offer, the tobacco and plum notes are hard to swallow. The plum, smelling baked, scratches eerily in the throat at the beginning and seems very old-fashioned, like a visit from an old lady - not necessarily in a positive way.
Following the scratchy top note, you get an unsuccessful chocolate that you can only feel sorry for in this position; between baked plum and pungent tobacco, there really isn't much room to assert itself as a delicious, gourmand chocolate, as would be desirable.
As mentioned above, I also dislike the tobacco note that the fragrance develops into over time. It literally stings my nose and seems synthetic - similar to the top note of Red Tobacco. Perhaps the labdanum, with its woody or slightly animalic scent, also plays a part in this.
This bitterness, at times scratchily harsh, once again reflects the antagonist's wounded inner self: once presumably seductive and sweet, the fragrance composition creates an old-fashioned, even outdated scent.
To sum up, Tabac Rose unfortunately failed to convince me; it evokes associations with the grotesque personality of Claire Zachanassian from Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Visit of the Old Lady. Although I am aware that positive reviews are usually better received, I am writing this critical one in order to also use the (in my opinion important) space for negative criticism.
Claire Zachanassian is both the antagonist of the tragic comedy "The Visit of the Old Lady" by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and, for me, the stereotypical wearer of this perfume.
The rich lady returns to her hometown of Güllen, where she had a relationship in the past that resulted in a child. Left behind by her lover as a single mother, she was humiliated and rejected by the villagers. Now she returns to take revenge for this.
Zachanassian is characterized by her luxurious style and ostentatious appearance, yet it is not this that gives her the power to take revenge on the people of Güllen, but her wealth. She offers the cash-strapped village a billion on the condition that they kill her former lover, Alfred Ill.
This grotesque and cynical behavior is reflected to a certain extent in the fragrance profile of Tabac Rose:
Like Claire Zachanassian's immoral offer, the tobacco and plum notes are hard to swallow. The plum, smelling baked, scratches eerily in the throat at the beginning and seems very old-fashioned, like a visit from an old lady - not necessarily in a positive way.
Following the scratchy top note, you get an unsuccessful chocolate that you can only feel sorry for in this position; between baked plum and pungent tobacco, there really isn't much room to assert itself as a delicious, gourmand chocolate, as would be desirable.
As mentioned above, I also dislike the tobacco note that the fragrance develops into over time. It literally stings my nose and seems synthetic - similar to the top note of Red Tobacco. Perhaps the labdanum, with its woody or slightly animalic scent, also plays a part in this.
This bitterness, at times scratchily harsh, once again reflects the antagonist's wounded inner self: once presumably seductive and sweet, the fragrance composition creates an old-fashioned, even outdated scent.
To sum up, Tabac Rose unfortunately failed to convince me; it evokes associations with the grotesque personality of Claire Zachanassian from Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Visit of the Old Lady. Although I am aware that positive reviews are usually better received, I am writing this critical one in order to also use the (in my opinion important) space for negative criticism.
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