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Tender - cuddly - beautiful, but not me
All the fragrances by Matthew Meleg that I have had the pleasure of testing so far have triggered something inside me. They're all special, like never before. They manage the balancing act between a traditional perfume and a modern fragrance almost perfectly. However, this traditionalism, which is inherent in all of them, makes them somewhat difficult for me to wear. When I think of these fragrances, I can't help but think of perfumes that were considered modern, especially in my childhood. No. 39 Honey and Deermusk is no exception. A very special fragrance with incredible depth. It not only aroused my interest - no, it enchanted me at first sight. Yet I still don't feel like myself when I wear it. There is no disturbing factor, really nothing that displeases my nose, but that is simply not me, what I sniff.
Melegs No. 39 starts like a typical chypre. At first I perceive citric notes and this chypre-typical sharpness, which can probably be attributed to oakmoss. The prelude reminds me first of all of a fragrance that I never really liked, namely KL. When I was a child, KL was my mother's signature fragrance. Again and again she tried to spray it on me, because she loved it so much. I was ten or twelve years old at that time and preferred to drill in the dirt instead of smelling good. And even if that was my mother's scent, I just didn't want to like it. It was artificial, spicy, strong and just not nice for my child's nose what I smelled. KL is not a classic Chypre but rather an Oriental. I would classify Meleg No. 39 in a similar way. Somewhere in between.
After a few hours on the skin, the fragrance becomes milder, finer and sweeter. This KL-awareness can only be perceived in the projection, no more when I sniff the sprayed area directly. Now the honey comes into play and the musk notes and I like that very, very much. In this phase the fragrance becomes a smooth 10th for me and is remotely reminiscent of my very first perfume, Extase Musk for Women. But it's much milder and softer and much more valuable than the then inexpensive Muelhens. Yes, if he would have been from the start and not had this KL phase, he would have been able to move in here immediately. I wouldn't think about it for five minutes, because that's how he suits me. If I move my nose a little bit away from my wrists, I feel dressed up again. Like I'm wearing my mother's clothes that were never my taste. Not until today. If I wait a little longer, the smell is almost gone.
You see, I'm torn between the scent of it. I'll be sure to test it a time or two, but it's just not me I'm sensing. Just before it disappears, it shows me a side that I love through and through. I'm sure this fragrance will find its fans. Many fans! Finally a scent with honey that is not penetrating, like the zoological bee and consorts that smell like honey in the hippie shop. At last a fragrance with animal notes that doesn't make you piss or think of cowsheds at any stage of the fragrance process. It's just tender, cuddly and beautiful. I would love to be part of it, but for my nose there is just too much in it, which has nothing to do with me. It's like a disguise, which is nice to look at, but it is and remains a disguise. I only make a few deductions in terms of durability. It should be a bit better for such a quality fragrance. But it certainly varies from skin type to skin type.
Melegs No. 39 starts like a typical chypre. At first I perceive citric notes and this chypre-typical sharpness, which can probably be attributed to oakmoss. The prelude reminds me first of all of a fragrance that I never really liked, namely KL. When I was a child, KL was my mother's signature fragrance. Again and again she tried to spray it on me, because she loved it so much. I was ten or twelve years old at that time and preferred to drill in the dirt instead of smelling good. And even if that was my mother's scent, I just didn't want to like it. It was artificial, spicy, strong and just not nice for my child's nose what I smelled. KL is not a classic Chypre but rather an Oriental. I would classify Meleg No. 39 in a similar way. Somewhere in between.
After a few hours on the skin, the fragrance becomes milder, finer and sweeter. This KL-awareness can only be perceived in the projection, no more when I sniff the sprayed area directly. Now the honey comes into play and the musk notes and I like that very, very much. In this phase the fragrance becomes a smooth 10th for me and is remotely reminiscent of my very first perfume, Extase Musk for Women. But it's much milder and softer and much more valuable than the then inexpensive Muelhens. Yes, if he would have been from the start and not had this KL phase, he would have been able to move in here immediately. I wouldn't think about it for five minutes, because that's how he suits me. If I move my nose a little bit away from my wrists, I feel dressed up again. Like I'm wearing my mother's clothes that were never my taste. Not until today. If I wait a little longer, the smell is almost gone.
You see, I'm torn between the scent of it. I'll be sure to test it a time or two, but it's just not me I'm sensing. Just before it disappears, it shows me a side that I love through and through. I'm sure this fragrance will find its fans. Many fans! Finally a scent with honey that is not penetrating, like the zoological bee and consorts that smell like honey in the hippie shop. At last a fragrance with animal notes that doesn't make you piss or think of cowsheds at any stage of the fragrance process. It's just tender, cuddly and beautiful. I would love to be part of it, but for my nose there is just too much in it, which has nothing to do with me. It's like a disguise, which is nice to look at, but it is and remains a disguise. I only make a few deductions in terms of durability. It should be a bit better for such a quality fragrance. But it certainly varies from skin type to skin type.
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