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Hello orange blossom fans and those who want to become one.
Autumn is here, winter is coming and who still thinks of a typical summery fresh neroli scent? Maybe for 2021? Or the "Gehtimmerduft" for notorious orange blossom lovers?
There are thousands of them. But most of them not so great and not available for Lau.
More expensive offshoots have to be convincing here.
BVLGARI tried to do it and Tom Ford tried to do it long before that. YSL, Chanel, Prada and Co. are happy to sell us 200€ Neroli bottles from their exclusive series.
Do I have to?
Personally, I know and had felt 50 different and yet often very similar Nerolide fragrances. From 10 to 300€.

Who knows my reviews, knows that I always like to have close doubles compete against each other.
Today:

Néroli Oranger
From Matière Premiere
VS.
Atelier des Fleurs - Neroli
from Chloe.

Result?
Matiere Premiere is clearly weaker on the chest with Sillage as well as longevity.
Chloe can make it a good six hours in here.
Chloe appears more feminine, less green and herbaceous. Honey yellow seems to be neroli oranges. The Chloe rather orange with pink. It seems more powdery, noble and less "4711 Cologne" heavy.
Chloe is just a bit ahead of the rest, although I don't find that "old-fashioned nostalgic" feeling in the Neroli Oranger. It's more modern, but a little more chemical. Ylang Ylang I only feel homeopathic.

I think I'd take Chloe. Unfortunately, I already have a neroli favorite from V&A.
It is and remains unrivalled.

Place where the duelists were found: Hamburg Alsterhaus and the new Douglas next to it.

Autumn is here, winter is coming and who still thinks of a typical summery fresh neroli scent? Maybe for 2021? Or the "Gehtimmerduft" for notorious orange blossom lovers?
There are thousands of them. But most of them not so great and not available for Lau.
More expensive offshoots have to be convincing here.
BVLGARI tried to do it and Tom Ford tried to do it long before that. YSL, Chanel, Prada and Co. are happy to sell us 200€ Neroli bottles from their exclusive series.
Do I have to?
Personally, I know and had felt 50 different and yet often very similar Nerolide fragrances. From 10 to 300€.

Who knows my reviews, knows that I always like to have close doubles compete against each other.
Today:

Néroli Oranger
From Matière Premiere
VS.
Atelier des Fleurs - Neroli
from Chloe.

Result?
Matiere Premiere is clearly weaker on the chest with Sillage as well as longevity.
Chloe can make it a good six hours in here.
Chloe appears more feminine, less green and herbaceous. Honey yellow seems to be neroli oranges. The Chloe rather orange with pink. It seems more powdery, noble and less "4711 Cologne" heavy.
Chloe is just a bit ahead of the rest, although I don't find that "old-fashioned nostalgic" feeling in the Neroli Oranger. It's more modern, but a little more chemical. Ylang Ylang I only feel homeopathic.

I think I'd take Chloe. Unfortunately, I already have a neroli favorite from V&A.
It is and remains unrivalled.

Place where the duelists were found: Hamburg Alsterhaus and the new Douglas next to it.

Limited. Rose and woods? That's totally mine. Unisex and not too intrusive? That's him. A winter scent? I don't think so. At least it won't keep you warm. There's almost something icy cold about him.

The pink rose for me starts fresh and cold, slightly sweet-tart in the middle where powdery Ambrett wood is already waiting. Almost grey in grey seems to be the dust. Noble, soft and yet somewhat dusty rustic. This is how an old bedroom could smell in Naples at 5° degrees plus outside. Somehow it reminds me of my childhood. Aged modern smell? Is it possible?

I end notes of yellow and white flowers. Accompanied by leaf green. Fresh but dusty undercoated. Pepper is bright and pleasantly restrained. Tingles little. At least I did not have to sneeze.
Vetiver is fresh, green, fine and slightly acidic.
Sometimes I think of Nemer from Boadicea and white musk plus plastic oud.
But yes, I know that's not in there.
I was still thinking plastic wrap. Centifilm wrapped in fresh China plastic. Tube TV cooled down.
Sounds silly but he is beautiful and at the same time a bit disturbing in his notes. But that might be my skin. Somehow I feel attracted to him.

I'd wear it in summer.
So if you're looking for a soft, cold, dusty green rose scent, you've come to the right place.
But watch out. Limited

Fat 220 € in a green bottle with gold cap. Oliver Creed is really hitting it big again and wants to get at my wallet. Do I give in?
I can remember that with the same bottle design in the past, I was disappointed by his fragrances, but his classics are always worth the money. The house of Creed can do more than Aventus.

Smelling on the paper I was shocked at first, I didn't really know if it was a spice rack with green tea or just kitchen dust.
Actually I wanted to buy a new neroli scent. Competitors of Tom Ford, BVLGARI, Atelier Cologne, Guerlain etc. etc.
and then I got a surprise from Creed!
But slowly.
Freshly applied to the skin a wonderful fresh mint unfolds, not lemon balm as you might think. Maybe more like a herbal chocolate mint.
There's a powerful crack underneath. Tarragon and caraway dust around a bit. Then this wonderful but quiet neroli note. Warm orange blossom Absolutely not. Van Cleef & Arpels does that best with its Neroli Amara. If you like it soft, flowery and fruity, you're better off there

Creed likes it fresh. I'm imagining green tea. Or an English herbal tea, if you prefer. Petitgrain leaves in five minutes. The green freshness dries up in a kind of mint, wood, caraway/rosemary mixture.
You have to like it, with me I'm split in two

Result: For me rather herbs on an orange blossom bed. This is very special and also discreetly masculine. I don't find this interweaving of notes quite perfect, but it is extremely interesting. We won't find one of those so easily.
Maybe this is the rustic little brother of Diors - Royal Cologne? There goes the mint even better. The freshness even more flowery and royal

Well, if you like the smell of tea, dusty spices, light wood notes and orange blossom on mint leaves, open your wallet. Mine will be closed for the time being. I still think the experiment is a success. But what he is missing is something noble and graceful somewhere. Something that I find strangely attractive in Royal Water from Creed to this day.
Or maybe I'm being too hard on him. It's always worked out. Thanks, Oliver.

Who likes experiments we love the Vanilla de Tahiti! The Perris lab did some research and had a lot of fun. Result?

Vanilla de Tahiti has a reclined egocentricity. An arbitrariness that will not please everyone, coupled with pheromones that could make many people addicted.
The fragrance is clearly dominated by ylang ylang and vanilla. The first one,
I wouldn't categorize it as completely unisex.
No, no. Femme fatale is more appropriate.

I would describe the vanilla as cool and almost praline-like. It gives off a blue sheen. Creamy and sweet. Maybe a bit too sweet, but that could also be due to the Ylang Ylang. This is carried by a tropical green sultriness. At first I thought of cloves, Indian spices or violets. In any case, they dumped something in there at the jungle lab.
Golden Champaka Mutant?
Smells very challenging. For me unfortunately rather presumptuous, perhaps also strongly self-willed and yet egocentrically beautiful. Someone who smells like that has a penchant for lush elegance and doesn't care about the opinions of others.
Jungle Gourmand? Maybe. There's no way he can get rid of the tropical humidness. Honey and resins mix in the amber/musk exit.

We've never had vanilla like that!
In contrast, Tobacco Vanilla by TF or Guerlains - SD Vanilla seem harmless and solid.
It lasts a good 8 hours and is very perceptible, but not too obtrusive. Maybe I should say "thank God."

Had left an impression in any case!