Morrissey

After not writing about fragrances for quite some time, this fragrance did inspire me to comment, which is also the first for this beautiful scent.

I really like mild vetivers. Unfortunately, my two favorite scents that create a "soft, light vetiver aura" for me and aren't too sharp or earthy are relatively high-priced. (Creed Original Vetiver and Frederick Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire).

Into this gap jumps Sunrise Vetiver by Franck Olivier. The fragrance can not replace the two above, unfortunately, completely (it costs only a fraction), but comes quite close to them in some facets. In addition, it is a good Vetiver beginners fragrance, because it is not as strict / spicy as Guerlain Vetiver, or as dark and gloomy occurs as Encre Noir, but rather delicate and gentle comes from there.

SV opens with a pleasant mix of citrus, more lemon/yuzu than grapefruit or orange. In no way sweetish, but lemony fresh. After just under half an hour, the green phase follows, which I attribute to verbena (although I've never smelled verbena pure). But it remains creamy, soft, somehow floating, although the green touch fades more and more into a very slightly smoky vetiver. The fragrance has no great leaps in development, it's always just nuances around which it evolves. SV always remains mild and restrained, even in the drydown, in which I recognize a little light musk next to the vetiver.

While SV shares common aspects with other vetiver scents, it has its own character that I think is worth testing. Supposedly Mark Buxton is the perfumer of SV, I can not judge, also never had (consciously) a fragrance from MB.

With me SV is still slightly perceptible on the skin after four to five hours, then it's over. The fragrance can also not exactly be called a sillage monster, this is me in the spring / summer but often very right :-). For this reason also well suited for the office or the train / plane.

A word still to the flacon: Phenomenal! A very heavy, elegant, handy glass bottle with class magnetic closure, reasonable atomizer and high-quality metal applications. Would also do justice to a 200 euro fragrance.

Oh yes, have I already said that there is Sunrise Vetiver for 15 euros / 75ml to buy?

Yesterday at Breuniger:

Proudly the very attractive saleswoman, who is no longer the youngest, tells me that there is now the Aventus in the "fragrance direction Cologne". She attaches importance to the fact that it is still an intense perfume concentration and an elegant tangerine, as well as high quality ginger to lift the old Aventus Damit to a new throne :-) as it should be for a monarch, laugh ...

I was then also allowed to spray three times on my wrist. Quite nice, like a mixture of Dior Eau de Sauvage, Terre Eau Fraiche, Vibrant Leather and the original Aventus.

Three hours later there was really NOTHING to smell on my skin. Thanks a lot.

Yes, I know Dior Homme Intense and Valentino Uomo Intense, with all their differences:

Cocoa vs. leather, lipstick vs. vanilla, and some other minor differences. Most of it is true, at least I can perceive these different scents in both of them.

Zara 9.0 is for me an ingenious mixture of these two very nice scents. A slightly different iris than the DHI, less make-up bags, rather drier, more masculine powder. The leather chord, which I find a bit too dark in VUI, is, if at all, only very restrained in 9.0.

The symbiosis of these two directions has been achieved in an exceptionally professional way for a 10 Euro fragrance. The two "model fragrances" have sometimes led to a somewhat annoying, tedious cooperation after longer, or more frequent wearing, because of the strong expression of the above-mentioned fragrances.

9.0 is more comfortable for me, even if I wear it frequently, because it is more balanced. Actually, it's amazing at that price. But in any case it is closer to the VUI than to the DHI. I think it's because of the vanilla, which is relatively clearly visible in both of them.

The bottle is nice and of high quality and the sprayer is a little bit stingy concerning the amount, but it is not bad.
If the price/performance ratio is relevant for someone reading this, try this one. The risk/reward ratio is correct in any case.

Pretty positive, I think, or ?

Bleu de Chanel EDT is my signature fragrance because it is universal. This sounds sober and not very emotional, but hits the nail on the head !

After many years, in which I did not miss anything with only 1.5 fragrances, I lost my way on this website. An interesting odyssey began. After countless perfumery visits, deception and bottling, I have become acquainted with many facets of current fragrance compositions.

Most of them were very interesting, but not suitable for everyday use. Oud, smoke, animal, mulled wine, lemon sorbet, urine, moor etc. - not for me. It took me a while to find a fragrance that I liked and that can be used not only in very selected situations and moods.

When I go out of the house I don't look at the air pressure, humidity, temperature, moon phase or if there is any pollen in the air. I also do not want to analyse my prevailing mood before I choose a fragrance. I want a fragrance that (almost) always fits.

Ok, with an armada of niche fragrances I could perhaps increase my dopamine output by 5-10 percent in a few situations, but I don't need to.

My impression of the scent:

Bleu opens with mint and a yuzu-like citrus note with a touch of violet carried by pepper. There is a warm counterbalance of nutmeg and other notes that I do not recognize exactly. Vetiver, grapefruit and cedar get the heart going,
This is quite conventional, but produces a very nice cool freshness. The grapefruit and cedar mate with a woody ozone-rich aura. The base becomes warmer, with patchouli, a very small synthetic ? Incense notes, followed by sandalwood and the ambroxan base that so often gets criticized.

I like this course very much.

That's all I need at the moment :-)

Having already made a statement about this fragrance, I felt a permanent urge to say a few more words about this extraordinary creation.

I belong to the members here in the forum who have never had more than five to a maximum of ten scents. For several years, only a single fragrance satisfied my perfume needs. This very beautiful forum sparked my interest in the variety of fragrances and, also because of the numerous eloquent and enthusiastic comments, made my first blind purchase of a perfume flacon:

L'Instant de Guerlain pH. What an interesting experience!

The fragrance starts with a variety of different fragrances. I perceive anise and something resinous, something citrus-like is also added. This start is my problem. It's too diffuse and uncomfortable for me. I'm not comfortable with this. The scents somehow don't fit together and create an aura, as if one had randomly poured numerous fragrances together that don't fit together.

After about one to two hours the miraculous metamorphosis begins. L'Instant develops slowly but powerfully into a perfect, high-quality gourmand. So I imagine liquid milk chocolate sprayed into the air while three cups of hot cocoa with cream stand on the table and smell.
Our most popular neurotransmitter (dopamine) is suddenly awakened and does its job well. After three hours, I love L'Instant. After another two to three hours, he says goodbye very quietly with a hint of patchouli that slowly melts the rest of the chocolate. At this stage he reminds a little of Herod. During this time you can also pamper your surroundings with a fragrance that would make Willy Wonka cheer.

Unfortunately the terrible beginning disturbs me so much that we both can't become close friends. I really wanted us to be happy together, it wasn't meant to be. It'll probably stick to rare encounters.

Oh yes, the bottle is quite boring, but has a reasonable sprayer.

So, I hope that I don't get too many "not helpful" clicks, then I might write a second comment soon here in the forum