Spring is in the air!
12 years ago
Today was the first warm day in Germany this year, so it is high time for a „What's your favourite spring perfume“ thread. (Sorry to those of you who have no spring at the moment).
My favourite spring perfume this year will be "Knize Two", the little brother of the famous Knize Ten. It is a bit underestimated, but it is very, very good. It is a light scent, it is elegant, complex and classy.
What makes it a spring perfume is that it reminds me a lot of woodruff. Maybe that comes from a decent portion of coumarin which can also be found in that spring forest herb. Knize Two does not exactly smell like woodruff, but I think it is probably the closest one can come to woodruff in a perfume.
Woodruff is magic and hardly describable to those who do not know it. It is green, herbal, and in a strange way ethereal and medicinal. It is a delicious fresh scent and taste. In Germany, you can get it in May. You drown a little bunch of it in wine and sparkling wine for the famous Maibowle (woodruff punch). Also, you can put a small bunch of it into your wardrobe – like lavender. It will keep the moths out of your clothes. For the same reason, it is not advisable to get drunk on Maibowle!
Woodruff is not a healthy thing. Industrial use of it is prohibited, and every green woodruff syrup or drink you can buy is exclusively with artificial aroma.
So, what is your favourite spring perfume this year – and why?
My favourite spring perfume this year will be "Knize Two", the little brother of the famous Knize Ten. It is a bit underestimated, but it is very, very good. It is a light scent, it is elegant, complex and classy.
What makes it a spring perfume is that it reminds me a lot of woodruff. Maybe that comes from a decent portion of coumarin which can also be found in that spring forest herb. Knize Two does not exactly smell like woodruff, but I think it is probably the closest one can come to woodruff in a perfume.
Woodruff is magic and hardly describable to those who do not know it. It is green, herbal, and in a strange way ethereal and medicinal. It is a delicious fresh scent and taste. In Germany, you can get it in May. You drown a little bunch of it in wine and sparkling wine for the famous Maibowle (woodruff punch). Also, you can put a small bunch of it into your wardrobe – like lavender. It will keep the moths out of your clothes. For the same reason, it is not advisable to get drunk on Maibowle!
Woodruff is not a healthy thing. Industrial use of it is prohibited, and every green woodruff syrup or drink you can buy is exclusively with artificial aroma.
So, what is your favourite spring perfume this year – and why?