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infarenam – :
This is a very expensive niche line and I know so little about it, so I am hesitant to purchase this. I have e-mailed the NYC boutique for more information about this particular fragrance but they have not yet gotten back to me. Basically I do not know what is responsible for the green tartness of this perfume and I would really love to know. This tentative review is based on a small sample.
Fueguia advertises itself as using natural extracts to the point of having to vary its batches/ingredients from time to time–the 2018 sample I got has modified its components (as listed on its bottle): Lemon, Damask rose, and Iris.
Its description: “Powdery Green”. I disagree with the “powdery”.
When I think of powdery green, I think of Chanel No. 19 & Poudre, and my batch is not too powdery; Elogio de la Sombra is also devoid of any detectable musks (disclaimer–I may be anosmic to this line’s handful of plant musks because when I sniffed the “musky” offerings I couldn’t smell anything), which I loved.
My impression is of a grassy, tart green scent with shades of celery + coriander(?) which I find calming and almost mouth-watering at the same time. I am tempted to guess that it’s an unlisted galbanum, but dialed down or in small quantities, because I do not detect any bitterness that I sometimes get from other galbanum-heavy green scents.
Unisex; bright green–slight floral in the early stages, then leans herby-green–slight woody masculine in the far drydown.
Uplifting. My mind feels like it’s transported to a grassy backyard with a tiny patch of herbs and flowers being cultivated by its owner.
I love it, but I think in particular it would better suit a man since I like to feel a tad more floral/feminine than the vibe it gives. It is so beautiful, either way.
It makes me think of a man from my past that it would have suited well: he was simple yet intelligent, and kind.
абнимашка – :
Both of us, me and my partner, love perfumes. Particular fragrance lines (brands) are more mine other “belong” to him (such agreement :-). Fueguia 1833 is my brand and I’m completely in love with nearly all fragrances created by Julian Bedel. So may be I’m not impartial enough to describe his creations. Nevertheless in this case, I hope, everyone will share my opinion. Elogio de la Sombra is very special. It is really like a poem. Full of happiness, sadness and very very nostalgic. It is slightly sweet, carrot cake like, probably as an effect of iris present during whole development of fragrance. However don’t be scared it is far from gourmands. Iris is sweet but also slightly powdery and deep at the same time. It is also extremely well balanced by mimosa that works as down of birds, making fragrance similar to cozy blanket. But still something is going on in the heart – woods are jumping between clean freshness and dirty dusts (kind of animal fur smell). This woody nuances emerge continuously, every few minutes, and than are pushed down by mimosa and again emerge and again are gone, like in crazy dance. Such state lasts for hours. EdlS stays on my skin from morning to the evening with strong silage. Many friends ask me what I’m wearing even at the end of day. One of my friends thinks EdlS is dominated by jasmine…. I don’t know why. My be this slight dirtiness which dives into flowers create such feeling. Nevertheless this only assures me that EdlS is masterpiece.