Floramalia

Now I have to get hynical, maybe even a little pathetic. It's not my way usually. So maybe I'll try to describe what I smell when I wear "Perles" first.

The fragrance begins very fresh and almost impetuous with the note that some describe as medicinal. I find the prelude very pleasant. It has an ethereal note, which for me, however, does not arouse any association with cold remedies, but reminds me of a morning walk through a eucalyptus forest. One simply has the feeling of being able to breathe deeply and freely.

I must perhaps say in advance that in my perception the fragrance has no classical course, but that all the notes flash up again and again, just as the fragrance as a whole appears stronger and weaker and this over many hours, because the shelf life is quite good. In one of the previous comments, this phenomenon was described as "meandering". I really liked this expression in this context.

What else do I smell? Rose pepperwood. In varying proportions. More rose, more pepper, less wood. Iris, patchouli and other notes that could identify finer noses I can't tell. However, the initial freshness flashes through again and again until the end and can even be sniffed at the clothes the next day.

Why is this fragrance a phenomenon? Because I can't imagine that at any point he might not fit in or bother anyone. I once blasphemed somewhere about the attribute "Immergeher" and don't want to use the term here either. "Perles" doesn't always work, it always fits.

At minus 10 degrees as at 35 degrees, at any time of year, in any weather and at any temperature. To jeans and T-shirt like to the black velvet dress. Morning, noon, evening, night. To the opera, to work, to housework, to dates, to interviews, to sports. For weddings and funerals. How does he do that?
"For me, "Perles" also suits every age and is definitely an interesting option for men, too. However, those who are decidedly into floral-sweet fragrances will not get their money's worth. A certain weakness for clear, rather cool and a little more distanced fragrances should be brought along, but then "Perles" is worth a test in any case.

My scepticism towards gourmand scents is great and usually keeps me from testing them. But since I flew to Azalea via a very nice Parfuma, I like the Parco Palladiano line very much and the fragrance is described as unsweet, I dared an all-day office test.

For me the fragrance smells almost to the base exclusively like the wonderful Italian dessert "Monte Bianco" from cooked and pureed chestnuts, meringen and fresh whipped cream, flavoured with a little vanilla. I can't find anything floral and I don't notice any scent.

For friends of such dessert smells surely a great smell. I usually hold myself back from assigning fragrances to seasons, but here I can understand the autumn associations very well. The similarity to Eau Duelle, which is described, I feel only in the base.

Because of the sweetness Azalea is nothing for me, the Sillage is pleasant and the durability is also fine

After I received the scent from the sharing, I first sprayed it timidly on my wrist and was not immediately convinced, because I could not classify the scent so selectively sprayed on. My impression is that you really have to wear the scent to judge it. So today I sprayed Privé generously before going downtown (last Christmas shopping). The individual components are difficult for me to sniff out and I don't want to fall into the trap of copying the fragrance pyramids, which has been so rightly reprimanded so many times. For me, Privé is a perfectly harmonious composition of soft, unsweet and unobtrusive flowers, somewhat citric at first, but neither bitter and sour, nor fruity and sweet, but simply light, unobtrusive and floating. These two elements, floweriness and citric, are connected by a hitherto unknown component in fragrances: I think it is the scent of basmati rice. I would not have come across this note openly without the information in the pyramid. But nevertheless, once pointed out, one can smell this note and understand it. It is an extremely mild fragrance without being sweet, powdery, creamy or even gourmandig. It makes the fragrance special, harmonious, gives substance and creates a wonderful connection between the fragrance notes and the skin of the wearer (I perceive Privé as a clearly feminine fragrance). That's why I called Privé skin scent in the title. But this has nothing to do with animal skin scents, the scent remains light and fresh until the drydown. A fragrance which underlines the personality of the wearer and which I believe can be worn anywhere and at any time: Privé has what it takes to become a signature fragrance. Sillage and shelf life are in the middle range. I am extremely impressed by this completely new and wonderful fragrance experience and would like to thank the organizer of the Sharing!

Now I still had the courage to test the fragrance a second time. I wanted to like him so much. Actually, I am always very impressed when fragrances show an exciting course.

Here: a second long idea of Neroli and freshness, then the laaaong way, which is so greislig, that I simply don't get it. Does not have to be described any more, this has already happened many times. And I always thought they were all exaggerating. Towards the end it becomes more fragrant, warm again, with a powdery melt.

I wanted to like the smell so much. Neroli, Patchouli: Baggage scheme. But everything comes completely differently, than thought... jammer, jammer, please excuse me for whining, maybe he will develop much better with others and just doesn't suit me

What I particularly like about Oranges Bigarades is the stimulating bitter freshness of a strong black tea that has not been brewed too long. Clearly I smell a good shot of bergamot, which gives the tea the Earl Grey freshness. Orange as a juice or fruit is more in the background behind it, but it seems to me as if orange blossoms, including a bit of bitter neroli, are speaking very lightly and reservedly. The most exciting thing about the fragrance for me is the sweetness. I am very reserved with sweet scents, they don't suit me. But I only perceive the sweetness in Oranges Bigarades as a very light and non-sticky sweetness, such as dextrose, which dissolves quickly and gives energy. Quite different from the syrupy or dessert sweet in gourmand scents. Apropos: I don't find the fragrance creamy and don't recognize vanilla.
I have a little point deduction for a slight artificiality in the later course of the fragrance.
It's not a pure summer scent for me, it always goes.