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Since it's first time everything out what's in it, slays you, and when the alcohol has evaporated comes slowly order pure. This is for me a really good perfume. So also Le Lion.

Initially, I thought the perfume you already know. There is already in very similar form. But which one?
Shalimar with the previous comments compare it?
It's not entirely far-fetched under a very analytical scrutiny. The citrus vanilla accord is indeed an (initial) parallel.
But still, I don't associate it with anything other than - Prada Amber - from 2004, which yes, unlike Shalimar, is also on a labdanum/cistus/patch/vanilla base like Le Lion is now.

But I find Le Lion as less intense, and softer, and phenomenal that a floral accord in the house of Chanel once does not dominate, or is not present.

As a leather fragrance, I do not feel it. Leather scent is for me -Cuir de Russie- , and especially the Extrait.

For me, this is perhaps a softer, revised, so softer Prada Amber, but not necessarily better. Both are very nice fragrances. But it does surprise me that Chanel years later brings such a similar fragrance on the market.

Who loves Prada Amber, will certainly also love Le Lion. It may be a subjective feeling, but nothing reminds me personally of Shalimar.

Hesperidic in the beginning, flowery in the heart, spicy, vetiver woody and earthy in the base. Perfumes with these fragrances are recommended for business appointments where women must be confident and convincing. It radiates self-confidence and strong sovereignty. So a chypre is exactly the right choice. Because this is how it is built and characterized.

31, Rue Cambon is on Luca Turin's Top Ten list of Chypre fragrances of fragrant perfumes in 1st place.

I only know 5 of his Chypre list, but of those Rue Cambon is undoubtedly the best. The most elegant, and also the most modern of them. The perfect scent for the job. Not necessarily for the normal everyday office life in jeans, but for all difficult or important appointments where you have to leave a positive and convincing impression. And personal strength conveys. It is present, but not intrusive, because it is made very high quality. And compared to Aromatics Elixir or Mitsouko it is modern, but not New Age. There is still genuine, high-quality French perfume art behind it.

Paris on the edge of the abyss, which I smell today at 80% of the mainstream scents of commercial trade,

But not at 31, Rue Cambon.

The EdP is the refinement of the EdT. Citric in the beginning with a very slightly spicy pepper note. I don't find the flowery heart too feminine, but it is dry and dusty through the iris, and more powdery than the EdT. Earthy through the patchouli and vetiver.

I have worn the scent many times before, last week I thought that for the first time after a long day I had noticed a light cinnamon note. Or am I spinning now?
That could have been the Labdanum. It was beautiful anyway.
On this day, I was brought back to the awareness that fragrances are on the one hand very adaptable, but at the same time very individual. Do what they want and are always good for surprises.

I think it's very nice that this chypre doesn't have any fruit sweeteners. That Oliver Polge replaced the oakmoss, especially the artificial one, with vetiver was certainly not a mistake, but the best thing he could do.

after about 4 years I remembered that I wanted to test this scent. And since I have AlzD right in front of my front door, I spontaneously set off now.

Unfortunately, the opening had disappointed me a little. But that had me already very many of my favorite scents.

So I let a few minutes go by. I had expected a wild, erotic bomb a la 1889 Moulin Rouge. But that's by no means the scent. The beginning is slightly citric fresh and by no means as sweet, or voluminous and dry dusty as Moulin Rouge.

But nevertheless it is a cosmetic make-up scent, which is different from Moulin, Lipstick Rose & Co. At first I had to think of a resemblance to Incarnata, albeit more gently. In any case, it is closer to Incarnata than to Moulin.

The top note is somewhat citric and spicy, perhaps a bit herbaceous. Ambrette initially somewhat dominant. But after a few minutes, the powdery, cosmetic skin nuances that are supposed to make up the fragrance open up in the heart note. The Ambrette is slowly fading. Which I'm glad.

What distinguishes the fragrance from other make-up fragrances is a spiciness that I often smell in men's fragrances, and that can also be found in the "For love of fragrance" perfume. Actually no fragrance I would have expected in this fragrance category.

The interesting thing is that I only perceive this slight spiciness directly on the skin, but not in my Sillage.
It becomes weaker, but runs through the course of the fragrance. But please don't think it's a spicy fragrance. It's just a light breeze.

Who expects a kind of Moulin Rouge or Lipstick Rose will surely be disappointed, but who wants a better Incarnata is very well served here.
Incarnata has a great heart note, but does not develop well in the course of time.

Rouge Assassin, on the other hand, becomes more beautiful, is rather quiet and reserved, and is suitable for everyday life. An overdosing stop is built in. While the bombs are rather evening perfumes for appropriate occasions and should be chosen with caution. With Rouge Assassin the businesswoman can be seen at appointments and leaves a lasting impression with an elegant and serious, luxurious fragrance.

Not expansive, but unmistakably present. I think it's great and I bought my first fragrance again after 4 years with Rouge Assassin.