I experience fall like a colorful transition,
full of cold, foggy mornings and cozy, sunny afternoons. It’s a mixture of
everything, from one extreme to another. It’s harder to choose which clothes to
wear and in which perfume to enjoy. Because it’s not time for heavy orientals
yet, no, they can strangle you in the middle of the day. Soft florals and citruses?
Not my cup of tea, especially not in this time of the year. I love something in
between.
Let’s start with something iconic, but in its
younger version. Chanel no.5 eau
Premiere is easily said my favorite fragrance (so far). This was my first
serious introduction to aldehydes. I don’t like original no. 5; I think it is
too heavy and too mature for me. Eau Premiere is like late summer sunshine, surrounded
by field of flowers and sealed with sweetness of vanilla. It somehow comforts
me. Currently it’s my work fragrance, but that doesn’t mean that it is less
important. Although I like it, I’m still looking forward to try its next
possible interpretations. This version is from 2015, previous was released in
2007. I guess I’ll have to wait for quite some time.
The next one is a bit more aggressive, buts
still on the kind side. Crystal Noir by
Versace is another well known fragrance. I ˝spot˝ it everywhere, all year
long. I adore its floral creaminess, mixed with spices and touch of coconut. Dreamy,
but sometimes loud combination. It is like a summer memory, because of that
slightly suntan lotion vibe.
Let’s move to the darker side now, dominated by
patchouli and sweetness. I’m not sure if I’m familiar with original Candy, but
this version blew me away. Prada Candy
by Night is pure dark chocolate in the bottle accompanied by minty
patchouli. Does that exist? Minty patchouli? Anyway that is how my nose
interprets it. This perfume can be strange sometimes. There are days when I
really enjoy it and days, when the patchouli part bothers me and I crave
straight chocolate. Anyway I would say that is it grown up gourmand, playful
and designed to make you smile.
I’ll wrap this post up with another I would say
familiar fragrance, Jasmin Noir
Splendida by Bvlgari. This was love at first sniff for sure. It was my
first serious perfume and made me feel important and grown up. Combination of
jasmine, musk and patchouli is wonderful. There’s some shy and muted sweetness
in between, but it never stands out too much, which is great. For me, it is
strictly a cold weather perfume, reserved for special occasions and evenings.
But that doesn’t mean that I can’t have special occasions alone or at home.
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