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sergarik3331svo – :
I found this fragrance interesting. It’s not of infinite complexity, but it’s combining raw materials in a way big perfume houses generally aren’t, and that is enough to make it noteworthy.
To the grumpy reviewer who thinks of this scent as beginner or academic, not worthy of public consumption, perhaps it is so; but I would challenge you to broaden your perspective and remember that perfume was in its origin a handful of mixtures using limited ingredients, and even today, with seemingly endless molecules and naturals at the perfumer’s disposal, we have compositions like those of Escentric Molecules, which have only one raw material, possibly a fraction of H20, and ethanol.
Too, with any art, student showings can be more novel and attractive than the work of older artists. Maybe they may lack the finesse or polish of their older counterparts, but they often make up for this with creativity–something Regime des Fleurs luckily have in staves.
All of this being said, about half the notes listed for this scent are conceits: jewelled fruit, morning rosebud dew, etc. I think the description of the fragrance as ‘pastel nectar’ is most apt. I smell a great deal of solar notes and ‘nectar’ type molecules, like methyl phenyl alcohol and phenyl ethyl acetate, wreathed in a cloud of hedione, and also some small amount of beeswax absolute. For me, the fragrance is largely those notes with only shimmerings of rosy, fruity or lightly green aspects which feel more like explorations than statements. In this I see the point that perhaps the scent comes across as ‘too simple’ to some.
The standout notes are turmeric and champaca, both of which are very unique. Depending on the champaca used, it could be contributing to the solar notes quite a bit, and I don’t find it elsewhere in the composition. The turmeric is much more subtle and merely lurks in the corners, expressing more on the skin of some than of others.
All in all, it’s a pleasant scent in a beautiful bottle with a lovely story; I just wish the listed notes and the story matched the actual scent a bit more closely, whether that results in sufficient complexity for the random fragrantica member or no.
Dutyfruty – :
The opening of Turquoise reminds me so much of Bobbi Brown’s Beach somehow, but quickly there is a hay note that kicks in which gives it a kind of dusty smell. Midway through I gets lots of lush honey and a little champaca. The dry down is soft and golden on my skin. I think this is a nice perfume, but I could do without the dry hay smell. More than anything this has a real beachy vibe on my skin, and I’d wear it anytime I wanted to feel like I was at the sea. The champaca isn’t over done, which is nice. It’s one of my favorite flowers but can often get very heady and smothering feeling. I’m not sure this is FB worthy for me, but I’ve enjoyed the ride with this one for sure!
mamon963 – :
Beginner-level perfumery, but not totally unwearable. It comes across like something created during a workshop as there’s little in the way of composition or thought. Instead, it’s just a small handful of oils and chemicals thrown together that smell “fresh.”
This one’s grassy with a fragile fatty note running through it. The individual components are clearly discernible as there’s no real attempt to blend them. It’s basically a slightly oily, grassy, inoffensive transparent floral with no character. It lasts about thirty minutes.
While I don’t have a problem with scents like this existing (everyone’s got to start somewhere), this scent should not be available to the public.
Oleggutsalo – :
This was a recent purchase for me that I had ordered a while back and just recieved yesterday. It surprises me, but not in the way I expected.. From the notes, I was thinking something along the lines of Reminiscence’s Do Re, but its far more green and bitter. I was expecting the dominance of very naturalistic florals, and I get that, but I wasn’t expecting the dry, fuzzy character of the fragrance. At the heart of this green, velveteen accord is something that reminds me of old tapestry. If you’ve ever visited one of those ancient European castles, or an exhibition where clothing from another century is displayed, there’s this fuzzy, dusty, ancient scent that hangs in the air, and this reminds me of that. I think this comes from the turmeric; I was really interested to see how that ingredient played out in the composition. If I forget about it and go about my business, I get unexpected whiffs of sweet tiny yellow flowers and golden almost fermented honey. It reminds me of sitting in the grass in a field of little wildflowers sipping mead or mint tea heavily laced with honey. Some other perfumes it reminded me of although not exactly the same were Chamade, Chanel No. 19 extrait and Rosabotanica.