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victor2505 – :
Pleasant – but slightly disconcerting. Very individual, unusually fresh-yet-spicy floral which at first I thought was a strange new mix of shedloads of freshly grated ginger and lime and maybe mint?? with rose – so I guess the cool, waxy tulip and hyacinth were playing tricks on me. Yet there are all those warm spices and resins warming it up, something almost earthy-muddy thrumming away beneath all the flowery aromas (Ink maybe? or styrax? and then there’s the saffron) …
It all adds up to a really quirky and enigmatic kind of character, always keeping you off-beat and off-balance. Also it keeps toggling my nose between a perception of clean, dewy freshness, and … slightly damp used bath towels? Not ones drenched in fabric softener, but slightly humid ones which have definitely dried off a few sweaty-then-showered bodies. Which sounds really nasty, but somehow isn’t.
So – charming oddball really. Admirable for the way it marches to its own drummer – I can’t think of many things like it. Don’t blind buy, but do test if you’re curious. A truly distinctive thing which will certainly seduce quite a few people. To me it definitely skews femme but would be wearable by anyone who loved it; its cooler side makes me think it’s definitely more of a spring-to-summer thing by season, for sure.
Zalmont – :
Tender seems the right name for this lightly leathery floral oriental. I recognise the tulip note from Shay & Blue Black Tulip. Here it is much more delicate and soft.
It is not very sweet but a good unisex floral.
On the opening I thought I could smell iris and a little incense. It dramatically evolves. Once settled the saffron then some rose are evident. I have to say the leather is present but very low key on me. No saddles sniffed. The tulip, hyacinth and peony are very present but not strongly. They are softened no doubt by the musk and resins. The ink definitely adds a unique element to this curious olfactory creature.
Its curious that it’s the spring flowers that seem to be the last notes to fade. It smells almost leafy! Is that the ink playing tricks?!
I have to be honest and say that so far I have not smelt anything similar to this. Those spring blooms combined with rose, saffron and leather have resulted in a floral oriental that borders on a sparkling spring scent. Imho BD has created something unique. It just reminds me again why I enjoy BD scents.
The longevity is moderate as is the sillage. I think you could wear this anywhere. It’s spring scent lightly warmed with rose, saffron and a little leather.