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For some time I could not remember, why this smell seemed familiar. I knew I had encountered something similar before. It was not until I sprayed a few drops of Terracota Voile d'Ete. Then I immediately caught the characteristic Guerlain ylangylang - carnation - clove - (vanilla) accord, which is present in several Guerlain fragrances. These are Metallica, and Ylang&Vanille, and Lys Soleia, and, for sure, there are also other similar creations from this house.

LUI for me, first of all, is spicy (mostly, cloves) vanilla, smoked ripe pears, dense pollen of lilies, warm musk plus the aforementioned spicy-floral guerlinade accord. Not overly complex yet beautiful and thoroughbred perfume.

Yes, Myrrh is a leading component in this perfume, although it's calm and discreet here. The whole composition is quite sweet, but fortunately it stops just half a step away from becoming a gourmand.
I also find a lot of dense (floral) powder in it, but that in no way destroys the scent or makes it any cheaper. All in all, it's a beautiful and good-quality interpretation of the balsamic-resinous genre in a designer category.

If you've ever smelled Savon de Marseille you'll know right away, that this is it!
To me this smell is about herbs, orangeb blossom, lavender, verbena, fresh citrus peels, green olives and cypresses. And, the new fragrance captures this Mediterranian aromatic coctail spot on. Plus, they enriched it with neroli, which are very natural-smelling and quite bright here.
I love that they made this fragrance so, that it smells like handcrafted soap (they probably used some aldehydes to help recreate the soapness in the composition). However, at the same time my nose somehow knows that this fragrance belongs to Comme des Garcons - there is definately the brand’s DNA in it.
Marseille perfume is in itself rich enough, yet it is also smooth and harmoniously done.

Dzing! smells of:
✔️natural leather;
✔️a stall of a wild animal;
✔️a salted caramel and hot popcorn;
✔️a stack of new glossy magazines, and
✔️a feast,
that all together is perfectly balanced in one fragrance. This unique masterpiece of Olivia Giacobetti for L'Artisan Perfumeur is extremely evocative, is my own “Imaginarium” and one of the reasons for my long-term passion for this perfume house.

If there was a drink called tonka bean coffee, this would be it.
It smells of oily, roasted and still smoking tonka beans, black vanilla, dry cocoa powder, cardamom, dried fruits and dark wood - very smooth and exquisitely gourmand.