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zelimhan06-95_006 – :
This is a fresh, very herbal, slightly minty, very light on the fruit (not very fruity), mossy mix… like wandering around a fresh herb garden found in a hidden spot on the British isle…leans masculine…impossible brand to find, which is a shame as the scent is lovely, the bottle nice and solid and everything is top quality…a hidden gem…
wadim2727 – :
A lovely herbal british spring garden.
This is my first experience from the Union brand and a very pleasant one. As hippie-ish as the title may seem, it’s actually a great scent – extremely pleasing, green and bright.
It’s herbal, minty and lemony, like a sweet vetiver. The first fragrance I’ve tried including quince. The juniper note gives off a lovely gin-and-tonic vibe and I see this as a great alternative to Penhaligons Juniper Sling, even if it’s only somewhat longer lasting.
Not sure if this is still available, it seems to be a Selfridges exclusive line. Looking forward to trying more titles from this overseen brand.
Lirielle – :
So this might be the Untitled series Chandler Burr promotion of the month? Hmmm… interesting… I selected it to test today almost by chance. Almost.
Really, I decided to test a bunch of British perfumes in honor of the wise British parliament, which recently demonstrated that it learned the most important–perhaps the only–lesson from George W. Bush:
“Fool me once; shame on you. Fool me twice; shame on me.”
Yes, indeed, rationality has prevailed among our fine friends across the pond, as they have declined to back another war in violation of international law. Moreover, David Cameron wrote the script for Obama, who is sure to repeat his speech once Congress defeats the motion to wage a senseless missile assault upon the already ailing Syrian people, which would have been like lighting a match at the gas pump. Russia, Iran, Israel, Syria, Lebanon… (China, too????) Sounds like World War III to me, and given the absurd pretext (Obama’s reckless redline remark) it would have been a sad repeat of the pathetic commencement of World War I. Don’t go there, folks.
Fortunately, Obama must have realized that his only true choices were: (1) don’t save face or (2) don’t save face and start World War III. But I digress.
Union Quince, Mint & Moss smells like dill weed to me! I know that this house uses only British-sourced ingredients, so now I’m wondering: do quince and moss in Britain smell like dill weed? Because this perfume does. A lot. In fact, I keep thinking of Lalique’s dill weed entry, Eau de Lalique. An odd cologne for its inclusion of a note which evokes memories of one, and only one, thing in most people’s minds:
Pickles.
Here, too, I’m thinking that although it’s a unique twist on the green cologne, it’s not likely to go over very well with J.Q Public. This is so similar to my memory of Eau de Lalique that I feel compelled to go do a side-by-side. Turns out that I own a bottle. Be back in a jiffy…
Okay, I’m back. They are not identical, because the opening of the Lalique has a slight twang of pickle juice, while the greenishness of the Union really smells like fresh (not dried) dill weed to me, although I admit that in a side-by-side sniff, it starts to smell more like sage. In any case, these two creations are close enough in the drydown to be next-door neighbors, so anyone who likes Quince, Mint & Moss would to well to grab a bottle of the Eau de Lalique, which is nearly given away for free.
aristakesyan – :
It opens up brightly lemony with an herbal twist. The treatment of mint is spectacular. A bit like in the very start of Goutal’s Nuit Étoilée, it causes a double-take. My mind is shouting ‘mint!’ yet it is smooth, liquid, and gives me a feeling of the rhythm of trickling water. What a magic trick.
Soon the herbal complements open themselves to my mind, smoothly throughout. Yes, sure, moss, juniper, thyme, if you say so, grounded by something like a light vetiver. The genius is that this perfume doesn’t bring those notes to mind, it just smells beautiful, and interesting, and unique.
I store QMM with my other citrusy, cologne-y scents, because it makes sense to wear this when you want sparkling, refreshing, lightly masculine references. But it moves me, takes me on its journey, satisfies more transcendent needs. Nothing else on that particular ‘shelf’ can do that for me, so far.
I happened to change clothes while wearing QMM, putting on a shirt that had some Ted Lapidus Creation on it. You know what I got? Leather. Bandit. Who would have thought?