Description
“A small bottle of fragrance found in the archives of Le Galion. An unsigned creation dating from 1930-1935 left forgotten in a box.
A new page in the history of the House of Le Galion opens with a bridge between the past and the future. A re-interpretation of this lost formula – unleashing a mysterious and sensual fragrance creation built around an amber oriental accord.
222 has a surprisingly soft opening with its mix of violet flowers and slightly sweet wood from the Kashmir. The contrast within this fragrance comes from the antique blending of aromatic balsamic, myrrh and styrax, contrasted with modern wisps of white musk. Sweet balsamic notes extend until the finish, allowing the wearer to discover the traditional subtlety of sandalwood and the refinement of leather.” – a note from the brand.
222 was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is David Maruitte.
megatron – :
I like Le Galion more and more.
This composition is yet another very classy offering. It could be unisex, but the myrrh, the leather and the woody notes make it more masculine on me. However, while I don’t get much of the vanilla, the flowery notes are not far away. I can see comparisons with Tam Dao. I have a distant memory of it as I used to wear it about 10 years ago. I might be mistaken but 222 seems darker and deeper to me. Nearly smoky. It smells like an expensive shoe shop. It’s full bottle worthy.
feencehoota – :
me like
невкипелого6 – :
Sandal, sandal and then some sandal.
zavarzanastja – :
goes on smokey, almost light oudy then in the middle the vanilla and tonka come through then in the bottom there is a hint of floral and light wood; this is a skin scent that does not last long, more like a cologne
EvilJudge – :
Rustic. Brown. An old, brown leather armchair that has been sat in for generations. A waft of lavender and violet through the window.
Prenzessins – :
Like the light-headedness when you are falling in love. Very unusual and romantic fragrance. It seems to be woody and cozy and in the same time with delicate touch of flowering violets. However some wildness is present … probably as an effects of styrax, myrrh and lavender combined to give the fragrance animalistic face. Few minutes after application I had impression that I know it from the past however I couldn’t find what was so similar. Then my boyfriend, who didn’t know that I bought 222, ask me why I’m wearing Jungle by Kenzo as it is his 🙂 fragrance. He was really right, 222 after few minutes after application behave on my skin as Jungle and lasts in this phase for 1-2 hours. After this wonderful stage of 222both tonka and vanilla emerges. These sweet ingredients are used to complete fragrance and even both stay very close to the skin still give us delicious feeling that lasts, lasts and lasts for many hours. In my opinion 222 can work wonderfully all over the year even during very hot days (however when temperature is high it lasts for much shorter time and disappears after 1-2 hours- at least from my body).
scull555 – :
More for a man than a woman. Still really nice, and this is coming from someone who prefers feminine and floral and stays away from oriental.
timadark – :
Very nice perfume which stays close to the skin. From the flacon it smells exactly like Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau but after an hour on skin it smells like Hypnotic Poison by Dior 🙂 low projection but good longevity.
колян3 – :
On me, this opens with an intense sweet ceder followed quickly by vanilla. I am not normally a fan of ceder, but this is light and fresh. No tired old pencils here! The sweet vanilla and light florals cut through the harshness of the ceder and make it light and lovely. Le Galion perfumes are so well blended that they seem to happen all at once. I can hardly get my notes down quickly enough.
This fragrance reminds me of soft florals in a very old library reading room, where the sunlight is warming old and dusty pages of valuable tomes that are leather bound. It makes me think of late August when the sun is warm and round, but there is a vague hint of cooler weather on the way. Living in the UK provides the coolness, especially when we don’t want any.
Once again, Le Galion have another masterpiece. I cannot get my nose off my arm because I want to soak up the fragrance into my whole being.
Silage of this is good on me, but not intrusive to others. It is soft and gentle, rounded and perfect.
megapixar – :
Tender balmy and woody fragrance.
After fresh slightly floral opening comes the balmy composition. The interaction of the resins with a very temperate leather note is well done and gives the impression of a round well-structured scent in the base.
Too bad it remained very close to my skin!
LasloDemsi – :
the resurrection of this french brand is the best news of the year. All their perfumes are really beautiful creations, delightfully classic. They compete with Guerlain quality or Rochas or older formulations of Dior before the current disaster.
222 is an absolutely divine smoky oak but it is almost normal compared to average quality of the whole. It could be called The Masculinité Du Bois, the perfect lover for the Lutens classic.
C’est juste parfait!