Description
“Ingredients, a few clues: cardinal points; unexpected slants; male/female duos that attract and respond to each other; a game of seduction in which ancient and modern raw materials and animal, woody and vegetable notes find a balance. Peau de Soie is a paradox, a perfume whose femininity wraps around a man’s heart. A perfume that adheres and reveals the space between, between the surface and the core, where female mystery is evoked.” – a note from the brand.
Peau de Soie by Starck is a fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Peau de Soie was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Dominique Ropion. The fragrance features woody notes, animal notes, musk and powdery notes.
8800 – :
I’ve just come to know three of these Peau de […] fragrances. Pierre, Soie, & Ailleurs. I’m very pleased with Soie & Pierre – in fact the first thing that came to mind was “Nasomatto” – and that is high praise indeed coming from me! Certainly they have that sheer richness & audacity that makes those Nasomattos so compelling. I’ve been having a bit of trouble, TBPH, with Ailleurs, as my perception of it was instantly dominated by the aroma of geosmin, with which I am acquainted; and I’ve ‘gotten into a rut’ with it of it’s seeming to me to be one of those monomolecular fragrances, which I am not a fan of atall-atall – which impression I am hoping to have dispelled when I come to actually wear it. (I don’t know any of them yet, other than off-the-blotter.)
But this one, and Pierre are just full-on straightforward good fragrances: not exactly pretty, but more the lewd & brazen kind – the wood note (which all three have) is that deep wood, as though of the innermost resins & oils; and the musk dark & naughty to complement it.Update
I got a bit carried away saying these are like Nasomattos … no! they aren’t anywhere near Nasomatto-grade! This one is a lovely very musk-dominated fragrance though. A while back I reviewed another musk-heavy fragrance by Tola – Misq Begum – this is a lot like that.
A little tip for use of the plunger on these Starck perfume bottles, which I’ve already said doesn’t seem to me to be very stout: press it down as near to the inside edge as possible – avoid pressing-down at the outside edge.
kalekse111 – :
I saw three similar bottles, literally on the Escada stand and rushed to check how on earth they became “more serious”. Turns out it was a brand called Starck and they were just “sitting there”. I will of course test the other two bottles as well, but on that day it was just impossible.
From 18:30 that I sprayed it, liberally I must admit and until twelve o’clock at night I would feel surrounded by a powdery-floral scent that has a masculine edge.
The notes listing here mentions: powder, woods, musk and animalic notes. Personally I could sense a plethora of others as well, or at least I got an impression of:
▪spice like in lavander
▪the “clean” version of patchouli bottled in modern mainstream feminine releases
▪white pepper or pink pepper
▪a generic blend of neroli and rose
▪violet/ionones
▪saffron and soft leather somewhere in the development. No rubber, don’t worry.
And it smells more complex than it looks.
I’s never say it smells powdery in the worst baby powder notes that a lot of women hate. But bear in mind that musk is very evident in here resulting in soapyness; loads of white musk. Don’t let the strong fresh spicy opening deter you; it develops into something herbal and projects impressively at that time. With a chypre feel but not quite. There is one note or it could be an overall combination of them that exudes a vintage flair.
The spicyness will mellow out fast in a powdery/soapy nondescript floral drydown leaning on the masculine side. Appropriate for summer and spring. Perfumey, polished, well-mannered. A well dressed lady wears Peau de Soie. Clean and modest, with a presence. Doesn’t really have an age.
Do sample
trener100 – :
A beautiful fragrance It is very soft and sits close to the skin. I wear it to work daily. It doesn’t scream or shout, it gently says “I’m here. I’m elegant. Admire me.”