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At night, when the wild animals venture out of the thicket
With Moon Fever, I once again became really aware of the meaning the name of a fragrance can have. The name Moon Fever spoke to me immediately. I love the moon, observe its phases and its journeys through the signs of the zodiac. Moon Fever reminds me of July 21, 1969, when the first humans landed on the satellite and of course caused a real hype. My closest encounter with the moon took place in the meteorite hall of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, where I was able to admire a little lunar basalt rock that had been collected by the crew of Apollo 15 and kindly made available to the museum on permanent loan from NASA. It was impressive to stand face to face with the unspectacular rock that had come to us from so far away through space.
Moon fever has a utopian touch for me. I think of slim, silver rockets and astronauts in their protective suits and helmets, moving weightlessly in the dust of this planet.
I'm probably not the only one who has such associations of Moon Fever: the triumph of modern space technology, which seems to make almost anything possible. That's how I imagined the scent - an olfactory interpretation of man's journey to the moon, where a millennia-old wish of us humanoids became reality. I was looking forward to this scent, which I thought was exciting and innovative, silvery shimmering, cool, nocturnal, magical and futuristic.
The scent pyramid sounded interesting: lots of citrus, but also vetiver, leather, sage and tonka bean. Not to forget Neroli. I'm already frowning a little inside. I would have expected something more powdery-woody like Bois d'Argent or its twin brother Bois d'Iris with iris, ambergris and vetiver, which I really appreciate. But Moon Fever is indeed far from that. Very far.
If you sniff the bottle, you already feel something herb-masculine, wild. Untamed nature, so to speak
When sprayed on, this masculine note is confirmed. Pure barbershop: fresh, unsweet, masculine. Of the three citrus chords bitter orange, grapefruit and lemon, I notice surprisingly little. Rather I notice neroli and clary sage. I recognize it immediately - from another fragrance, which is also described as fresh and citrusy, but was also too masculine for a unisex perfume: Oudh al Misk by Rasasi.
Moon Fever also reminds me of aftershave - spicy, tart, sweetish.
None of this has anything to do with the syntho scent I imagined. What I experience here is more of an ethno-scent, which brings me to Africa, to the savannah.
Further research shows me how right I am about this. Aliénor Massenet, who created the fragrance, is said to have been inspired by her dreams and travels. Clara Molloy, who founded the label in 2007, probably contributed the impressions of her trip to Africa - the savannah over which unbearable heat prevails during the day. Only at night do the wild animals venture out. Moon Fever is supposed to depict the moment when they venture out of their shelter into the open air, their heads stretched out into the starry sky, their noses sniffing the wind.
The scent is clearly more African than anything that could have anything to do with the moon. The name Moon Fever is misleading. The whole thing becomes understandable when one learns that the fragrance is actually called Moon Safari. That would also be a more appropriate name. The fact that the perfume belongs to the Echappées series speaks for itself. It means something like escape or flight. I interpret it as an escape from everyday routine, at least for those moments when you experience the fragrance that transports you to dark Africa, to a magical, unspoilt land where wild animals still live in freedom.
For me, the fragrance is a men's perfume: heavy, masculine, aromatic, earthy and slightly smoky. The leather adds a bitter-tart, animal note.
The fragrance appears fresh at most at the very beginning. Soon the spicy nuances dominate.
The fragrance is also described by the manufacturer Memo Paris as "the leather side of vetiver".
The flacon emphasizes the ethno character. The label is littered with crescent moons and stylised dragonfly-like flying insects. When you know that the fragrance is actually called Moon Safari, it all makes sense. Africa is in the foreground, not the moon. So the fragrance also appears dynamic, wild and lively. It's a strong entrance that this perfume makes. Not for wallflowers. In my opinion, it's also aimed at strong, active personalities who may set off on a safari at night, but don't swarm at the moon.
The name Moon Fever can be very misleading if you don't think of Africa.
The fragrance is definitely suitable for the mainstream. It already has a certain something, but all in all it is very conventional. I see in it a fragrance for the day - especially for autumn. The durability is convincing. Moon fever lasts for over 5 hours on me.
Strangely enough, I do not find Moon Fever to be a typical scent from Paris. Because of its nature - I mean its intense presence and straightforwardness as well as its ethno character - it seems to me much more American or intended for the American market.
The fragrance does not undergo any major developments, nor are any top, heart or base notes given.
I understand the message of Moon Fever, the implementation of the feeling of wild and freedom, but it is not "my" fragrance. Probably I appreciate the subtle, more complex scents more after all. In other words, this fragrance does not suit me. With over € 270,- / 100 ml I find it too expensive for a quite conventional fragrance. But if you like this flair of irrepressible nature, animal power and ethno feeling, you will surely love Moon Fever.
With thanks to Amira19.
Moon fever has a utopian touch for me. I think of slim, silver rockets and astronauts in their protective suits and helmets, moving weightlessly in the dust of this planet.
I'm probably not the only one who has such associations of Moon Fever: the triumph of modern space technology, which seems to make almost anything possible. That's how I imagined the scent - an olfactory interpretation of man's journey to the moon, where a millennia-old wish of us humanoids became reality. I was looking forward to this scent, which I thought was exciting and innovative, silvery shimmering, cool, nocturnal, magical and futuristic.
The scent pyramid sounded interesting: lots of citrus, but also vetiver, leather, sage and tonka bean. Not to forget Neroli. I'm already frowning a little inside. I would have expected something more powdery-woody like Bois d'Argent or its twin brother Bois d'Iris with iris, ambergris and vetiver, which I really appreciate. But Moon Fever is indeed far from that. Very far.
If you sniff the bottle, you already feel something herb-masculine, wild. Untamed nature, so to speak
When sprayed on, this masculine note is confirmed. Pure barbershop: fresh, unsweet, masculine. Of the three citrus chords bitter orange, grapefruit and lemon, I notice surprisingly little. Rather I notice neroli and clary sage. I recognize it immediately - from another fragrance, which is also described as fresh and citrusy, but was also too masculine for a unisex perfume: Oudh al Misk by Rasasi.
Moon Fever also reminds me of aftershave - spicy, tart, sweetish.
None of this has anything to do with the syntho scent I imagined. What I experience here is more of an ethno-scent, which brings me to Africa, to the savannah.
Further research shows me how right I am about this. Aliénor Massenet, who created the fragrance, is said to have been inspired by her dreams and travels. Clara Molloy, who founded the label in 2007, probably contributed the impressions of her trip to Africa - the savannah over which unbearable heat prevails during the day. Only at night do the wild animals venture out. Moon Fever is supposed to depict the moment when they venture out of their shelter into the open air, their heads stretched out into the starry sky, their noses sniffing the wind.
The scent is clearly more African than anything that could have anything to do with the moon. The name Moon Fever is misleading. The whole thing becomes understandable when one learns that the fragrance is actually called Moon Safari. That would also be a more appropriate name. The fact that the perfume belongs to the Echappées series speaks for itself. It means something like escape or flight. I interpret it as an escape from everyday routine, at least for those moments when you experience the fragrance that transports you to dark Africa, to a magical, unspoilt land where wild animals still live in freedom.
For me, the fragrance is a men's perfume: heavy, masculine, aromatic, earthy and slightly smoky. The leather adds a bitter-tart, animal note.
The fragrance appears fresh at most at the very beginning. Soon the spicy nuances dominate.
The fragrance is also described by the manufacturer Memo Paris as "the leather side of vetiver".
The flacon emphasizes the ethno character. The label is littered with crescent moons and stylised dragonfly-like flying insects. When you know that the fragrance is actually called Moon Safari, it all makes sense. Africa is in the foreground, not the moon. So the fragrance also appears dynamic, wild and lively. It's a strong entrance that this perfume makes. Not for wallflowers. In my opinion, it's also aimed at strong, active personalities who may set off on a safari at night, but don't swarm at the moon.
The name Moon Fever can be very misleading if you don't think of Africa.
The fragrance is definitely suitable for the mainstream. It already has a certain something, but all in all it is very conventional. I see in it a fragrance for the day - especially for autumn. The durability is convincing. Moon fever lasts for over 5 hours on me.
Strangely enough, I do not find Moon Fever to be a typical scent from Paris. Because of its nature - I mean its intense presence and straightforwardness as well as its ethno character - it seems to me much more American or intended for the American market.
The fragrance does not undergo any major developments, nor are any top, heart or base notes given.
I understand the message of Moon Fever, the implementation of the feeling of wild and freedom, but it is not "my" fragrance. Probably I appreciate the subtle, more complex scents more after all. In other words, this fragrance does not suit me. With over € 270,- / 100 ml I find it too expensive for a quite conventional fragrance. But if you like this flair of irrepressible nature, animal power and ethno feeling, you will surely love Moon Fever.
With thanks to Amira19.
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