Description
“Behind Ariel there is one of the better inspiration I ever had.
Can I say who is the source of inspiration? No, has to remain unveiled.
Ariel is the olfactive view of my physical and spiritual idea of woman.
It could be called a green floral poudré.
The key of Ariel is the angelica-tuberose heart, enriched with luxury flowers as jasmine, osmanthus, violette and rose, a creamy base of sandalwood, a top of mandarine and ginger, a little bit of tobacco and davana and an hint of orris concrete.
A romantic and sensual perfume dedicated to redheads” — press release of the brand. Ariel was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Giovanni Sammarco.
slr906speagoessenda – :
The spiritual idea of a woman seems to have a complex blend of notes.
You have a weird and odd opening for sure, you realise the perfume’s complexity from the first spray, and notes develop fast. Initially I get lots of rose and artemisia. A herbal rose and a pencil shavings opening. Perfumey and grown up, adult scent. Unlike any other I have smelled in modern perfumery.
Tobacco might turn Ariel heavy for some, it’s a bit headache-y. The woody base has stabilized for good, so mind that Ariel is primarily a deep woody perfume. Intense and unapologetic. But I don’t see the florals as much, maybe iris, but not as much tuberose. Some heaps of davana, a good amount of angelica, green and herbal.
Unusual, thick, rich, woody drydown. Boozy, woody, woody, boozy, very sensual in my opinion. Definitely niche. Despite the difficult opening it’s worthy of waiting the drydown. Sometimes it gives off the smell of library, of the wooden shelves, in the best way possible of course. Before it becomes a skin-scent florals shine through, but you might not even detect them
Overall, it stayed rather close to the skin and lasted at around five hours. The fifth hour there was no trace of perfume around me whatsoever.
Edit: and now that i’ve tested L’Heure Bleue I can agree that it falls way too close. If you have the one you don’t need the other.
Edit: the more I wear it the more I like it
sviat81 – :
I love every Sammarco’s product; ok, I have some problems with pear-notes, so I can’t say I love Naias as much as the others, but if you ask me what I think about them, surely I can say they are one of the most top-quality, original and meaningful hand-made products I met in a long time; I find the contrasts in them to be beautiful and dreaming.
But they have a problem, for my way to live a perfume: longevity.
I don’t care about sillage, but longevity for me is important; I don’t like to spray again a perfume every hour, I like them to speak with my skin-chemistry and me to enjoy this dialogue.
That’s why I bought only Vitrum (old version), even if I think Ariel to be very rich and elegant, and Alter to be the most carnal flower I ever experienced in my 25 years of smelling, stealing the adjective to the most famous “Carnal”, that in comparison with Alter is not carnal at all: the more I love a perfume, the more its poor longevity is frustrating and ruins the pleasure to wear it: a perfume is not a “good smell”, it’s a partner, a mate, a secret friend.
skif-78 – :
This doesn’t work for me at all. I’m not sure what gives the opening the sharp yet sweet/sickly feel, probably artemisia, angelica and violet leaf, combined with mandarin, though I think it’s just a weird blend where the notes as a whole work weirdly together.
I find it somehow incoherent, after half an hour it’s more bearable and pleasant – more woody, but this is when it starts to get sweeter. At this slightly more pleasant stage it has something in common with Aroma M’s Vanilla Hinoki, though find Vanilla Hinoki a far, far more lovely perfume
After a few hours it’s just really sweet, like sticky half-melted toffee even.
Gourmand lovers will enjoy the far drydown, lovers of odd perfumes will enjoy the beginning more. I don’t find it very green, I like green perfumes and associate them with nature and the outdoors, this doesn’t take me somewhere outdoorsy though.
Very odd – try it out if you enjoy odd perfumes!
dick1989 – :
The opening mean green chloraseptic note Is just too much for me…coming from someone that wears bandit with ease. Rougher than chanel 19.Shame because of the florals underneath. Not for me…definitely advise trying a sample before a full bottle.
dnevnoy_74 – :
Ariel is more of a metallic jasmines ginger orange tuberose mix. it’s like an aquatic metallic type of fragrance, you can’t hate it and you can’t love it but dislike it maybe for a certain time then get attached to it once you use it more often.
It metallic and since i dislike metallic i can’t dislike this one, it’s new to my nose and very acceptable to me, but i consider the price, cause it’s like “if it worth less i’d go for it, else no”. It is a price tag kind of a fragrance.
archi – :
From the notes I expected Ariel to be my least favorite in the Sammarco’s range but it comes out I was wrong. Another extremely good fragrance and probably the most complex out of the four from this line.
The opining is a juicy citrusy-fruity thing pervaded by a sweet tobacco note. It quickly moves into a magnificent floral middle phase in which smooth white florals are paired to rose. There’s also a soft powderiness going on, probably provided by the orris / violet combo, but nothing to worry about for me. Again, the overall quality is honestly undeniable and while I’m generally not drawn to these kind of fragrances, there’s something so nailed about Ariel that makes of it something noteworthy. It’s a familiar, classic accord that, at the same time, doesn’t rely on nostalgia or old-fashioned themes. The white florals are plush and devoided of any angular facets but they still feel rough and visceral as opposed to overly polished and prettified.
The base breaks in pretty soon unveiling a sweet-n-dry sandalwood that I find completely intoxicating. Ariel strikes as an ageless fragrance, something that doesn’t follow any trend or style, something that goes beyond genres while maintaining a relevant perfumey allure throughout. In this context, it’s quintessentially perfumey and kind of a textbook-type woody-floral. My only complain about Ariel is that it gets pretty calm a bit too soon. Projection is really moderate after the initial phase even if longevity is decent, especially considering it’s apparently an all-natural composition. With that said, I still find Ariel completely noteworthy and, composition-wise, probably my favorite in the whole range.
Note: It does miracles on fabric.
Rating: 8/10