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09ttt – :
The notes shown are incomplete. Please see below the pyramid from the Carthusia website.
Top:
Bergamot, Lemon, Tangerine, Artemisia, Lavender, Sea Accord
Heart:
Magnolia, Neroli, Lily of the Valley, Geranium, Pink Pepper, Cloves
Base:
Vetyver, Amber, Elemi, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, White Musk
Wertonn – :
Elated to add a full bottle of Essence of the Park to the wardrobe! Thank you ZGO perfumeries for being one of the few US retailers to carry this emerald gem.
You may have grown up eating chili peppers in food, until one day you discovered Wasabi. It’s a shock to the senses — a whole new ‘brand’ of spicy that’s sensed differently than Jalapeño. Or perhaps you’ve tried Licorice root tea for the first time, and charted new tongue territory for ‘sweetness’.
Epiphany courtesies of Artemesia for a new bitter! Unlike Galbanum or Gentiane (à la Hermes Gentiane Blanche), that blows off after a good 5 minutes, Artemesia sticks til the bitter end. And performantly so! There are aromachemicals in the ‘green’ family (Demeter Bamboo / Thunderstorm; Raw Spirit Bijou Vert) that are loud & lasting, but the amaranthine absinthian acridity is a treat.
It’s somehow a deeper, darker, more profound brand of bitter than galbanum.
Agreed with reviewer IDreamPurple, that this frag would be charming on a humid day — served warm or cold. Perfectly balanced with linden-sweetness and creamy magnolia. Love, love.
fio – :
Was wearing this perfume to work today. The weather was rainy but warm, and this scent fit it perfectly. Somehow the smell of rain made it absolutely beautiful, felt like they complimented each other.
Personally I think it is unisex, and leaning towards masculine. Great stuff, and completely different from what I usually go for. It will be interesting to see what I think of it when the sun is out, but can’t wait to wear this while watching a thunder storm.
Edit:
Just received my full bottle today, and I love everything about this scent. There’s evident almost bitter greenness in the beginning, but after awhile an underlying warmth comes forth, and to me the fragrance seems almost slightly sweet.
This indeed is the scent of a garden, but to me it’s a garden in the rain, just before a sky splitting thunder.
spdenis – :
Though they don’t share a single note, Essence of the Park and Feu d’Issey light are in my opinion quite similar, not to say at one point of their development – almost identical. Essence of the Park starts green and fresh, and some time later changes into more warm, soft fragrance. Very beautiful – masterfully blended, not a singe note sticks out of the rest. Very cheerful, spa-like, uplifting, quiet and gentle fragrance. I don’t see it as unisex, definitely feminine.
creak – :
yes this is a typical florally-sweet herbal essence.
I agree its green and definitely more unisex than feminine.
But as I always state: every good perfume is unisex.
This is definitely a good perfume. It needs time to give its full potential.
It starts very fresh and florally and then it first fades away. When it comes back, that is something very typical I noticed this several times, it start to get a bit florally-herbal. I think the first essence is due to magnolia and then it fades away. After that it starts to smell like a combination of Honeysuckle and lime. The sweet-sour herbal Lime stays. It gives me the feeling of laying in a green meadow in May or June when lime blossom is falling down and spreading that herbal sweet summer freshness.
Yes I love it it is nice and has class. You can wear it in spring, summer and fall when y need some freshness.
Cedra – :
I won a bottle of this. I rather like Carthusia fragrances so was delighted. My delight disappeared the minute I put it on. It was a nicely done green fragrance with the herbal taking over from the beginning. As time past some of the floral came through. I would say this fragrance was more for a man and should probably be listed as unisex. I gave this one to my husband.