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cpes – :
Smells like my grandfather’s soup ))))
zybr74 – :
If you want to know what the hay smells like in the popular Chergui by Serge Lutens, try this SMN and you’ll instantly pick up the note shared in both fragrances.
bdv1978 – :
This perfume is lovely. It’s a classic Italian-style talcum powder cologne. It could be a child’s sweet, powdery splash. After some time on the skin, the powdery-ness subsides and what is left is the sweet smell of hay (i.e. dried alflafa and clover). I have a farm, so I know the smell of hay well. I love the scent of hay because it is similar to tobacco, but much lighter, and well…grassier. Fieno turns out to be a major winner. SMN creates perfumes of truly excellent quality.
polovod – :
Alright, I’ll go first, even though I am new at this. I like this. It starts out both very sweetgrass-y and with a distinctly astringent note in kind of an unpleasant way. Fortunately, the astringent note does not last long. It is not quite a soliflore, but it is close, and I think the hay smell is replicated nicely, in its fresh form, not a dirty smell at all. Upon dry down, there is a powdery note, and, being a novice, I am not quite sure what to assign that to.
I would say it is a mellow, casual, youthful fragrance, but the bold could wear it anywhere. Also, I think it tends feminine, though that is by no means an absolute. I use 1 small spray and it has decent sillage – within arms length, maybe more, but not a room-filler.
This is not going to be for everyone, just because of what it is, it will go sour on some people. Either way I think it is worthwhile to try for historical interest, and I am surprised that there are no earlier reviews.