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Stefanb – :
I love Angelica so I was interested in test driving this scent, my first from Sylvaine Delacourte. This is based off wearing Smeraldo for about 4 hours.
My skin eats perfume, so anything that lasts beyond a few hours is very good. I think the strength here is that this feels really natural, nothing synthetic in this composition. After the first fifteen minutes this remains very linear, but I love it so I’m not complaining.
I can’t decifer the individual notes, I just get vague impressions: citrus, floral then woods. Projection is soft. Overall thumbs up, this is a gorgeous scent.
pro100Dima – :
Sylvaine Delacourte has a gift for creating emotionally impactful scents. This one immediately took me back to the early Sunday mornings of my childhood and to cuddling with my mother in bed. I first got a beautiful, fresh, herbal angelica with crisp green anise and mint facets, brightened by fragrant, juicy notes of yuzu and lime. The pear starts peeking through after a few minutes and brings a creamy, comforting aspect to the scent. Hawthorne and rose unite to further round up this perfume and give it a dose of gentle sophistication. The lentisque, vetiver and cedar leaf constitute the backbone of Smeraldo, creating a warm, slightly resinous and dusty vegetal backdrop.
This is a perfume that smells very safe – not in the sense of “uninventive”, but in the sense that it smells like being safe feels. The vegetal creaminess and herbal-fruity notes wrap around you just like the pashminas Delacourte describes as her inspiration for this collection. Just like a high-quality pashmina, Smeraldo also hits that perfect balance between comforting and elegant. It’s a bit more mature than I usually go for (not in a bad way, it’s just clearly made for people older than myself) but I’ll very happily come back to it in a few years.
stursuipusync – :
This one starts more sharply than the other two scents I’ve tried from the muscs collection. The musk base is still the same in all the scents. Sylvaine Delacourte does musk the right way, as it should be. Even people who think they hate musk should try Sylvaine Delacourte.
onemi – :
Smeraldo is probably my favourite of La Collection Muscs. In saying that, I rather like all of them. They all provide rather intelligent looks into what a fragrance should be. At least, what a good musky fragrance should be. All of them thankfully avoid the animalic musk that one might expect if coming in unaware – they’re all crystal clear refinement. Smeraldo is creamy, luscious and pure delight. There doesn’t seem to be one misstep on my skin as it all blends with my skin sumptuously. Angelica is an accord that I’d not really come across before Smeraldo and I must say, I enjoyed this thouroughly. A soft, not too fruity pear comes out to play at around the 30 minute mark and stays almost all the way throughout. Just beautiful.
nat-75 – :
I bought sample set and have to say i love 4 from 5
This one is very nice almond/lemon/ powder veeeery similar to linstant magic from Guerlain at least dry down
Emil Ruberte – :
Smeraldo is an interesting and multitasking fragrance, because it can be used both as a perfume and a spray to relieve nasal congestion! Honestly, if you have a runny, blocked nose, just spray some Smeraldo and it will combat all germs inside your sniffer! This is courtesy of a very strong angelica, combined with citruses, vetiver and other green/bushy/leafy components. After a while the herbs withdraw a bit to make way for a lemony rose. Smeraldo sits close to the skin and doesn’t last more than a few hours, which is a shame, because I really like it.
naikon2007 – :
I haven’t been impressed with Sylvaine Delacourte’s Collection Muscs so far, but Smeraldo is the best of the bunch – a nice citrus rose with prominent angelica, which makes it quite herbal. A Facebook group friend said it smelled like salad on her, and I get where she’s coming from. It reads more soapy than salad to me, however, like a musky feminine take on a late-’80s fougere. I find it interesting, but not lovable.
vasiska4ka – :
Citrucy rosy powder. More of a full powder in yuzo essence and a little bit of rosy, and clean vetiver. There is something fruitti in it as well.
firsones – :
This another lovely from Sylvaine. I soon got the rose and something green and almost minty. A light fruity sweetness and a touch of tang. Fresh yet warm and green. Spring sunshine on a woodland glade. The yuzu and angelica bring something special to this lovely.
Perfect for spring wear. The musk is evident but it softens the other notes and gives a creaminess.
Sadly it stays close to my skin and longevity is poor. A matching scented lotion might aid longevity.
igodimus – :
This is nice
unusual
a sort of caramelized green forest
grass fir mango imprisoned by caramel
talc, almondy cottony vanillic tonka powdery notes plus this bitter green fruity caramel
Soapy
Intriguing
I enjoy
__________
But officially notes are:
Yuzu
Vetiver
Angelique
Lentisque
Hawthorn
Pear
Rose
Lime
Cedar Leaf