Lillie

My first encounter with Samsara at Munich Airport in the early 2000s, that was when I actually wanted to buy Shalimar... and it made me skid. That was also an Oriental from Guerlain, aha... i couldn't resist and sprayed it on... oh God, this Sillage, this warmth and spiciness. I have to say that I am a sandalwood lover, until now my favorite was the now discontinued Santal de Mysore by Crabtree & Evelyn, actually marketed as men's fragrance, but absolutely unisex (these men's fragrance women's fragrance labels are another chapter...). So and so I stood there. I couldn't afford either of them. It became Shalimar. But Samsara never let me go again, only his force (in the old EdP) almost knocked me out and maybe I lacked a bit of courage (the maturity, the perfumistic self-confidence?) to wear it. A few years later it happened. And I have to admit that I like it even better since the reformulation, because the old version gave me some nausea, although I loved the scent itself so much - but my dad is allergic to real sandwood, he reacts with a skin rash, so it could have been something "physical". Since the reformulation now I wear it again and again (even as perfume - in winter absolutely incomparable!) and always with enthusiasm. I have now discovered the EdT for the summer for me and am all around happy!

A sensual, enveloping scent, a journey to the land of silence, of the gentle sounds of nature, of the sky, of the earth, of the dewdrop on a sandy rock... a sunrise in the desert. Or the low sun and the rising coolness of the evening mix with the heat of the day... it carries me away and especially in combination with the Dry Oil it is very durable (durability is always a bit problematic for me and often disappoints me). I got the scent recommended and made the mistake of testing it on a paper strip. Get your hands off me! This perfume needs SKIN to unfold. On paper he is pale and artificial, on the skin he develops his delicate but lasting, exotic, calm and deep magic and I'm gone and gone!
The cactus blossom is a note I had never heard of before and in combination with jasmine, cashmeran (silky, woody, musky) and the mineral, almost salty base a dream for my personal scent sensation.
A beautiful bottle made of cut rose-coloured glass with a high-quality lid, black with a golden base underlines the puristic form.

Update: after a few weeks I have more and more difficulties to notice him at all. I don't wear it every day, so it can't be a matter of getting used to the nose... do more people have that? I feel like I've become "immune," "wondering

A sunny, optimistic fragrance that nevertheless radiates depth and sunny warmth. A lavender bush in the afternoon sun, Provence, longing and fulfilment, a deep view over the vastness of the landscape, a spicy start and a sensual, tender end. Harmonious embrace. I just wanted a more intense shelf life