Description
“Dance is poetry made visible, fragrance is a dance of molecules invisible.
Internationally-fêted ballet dancer, Polina Semionova, is Schoen’s creative partner for the new fragrance in the series, Precision & Grace.
“I was fascinated by what goes on in the mind of a great dancer while she’s dancing,” says Schoen, ‘in the precision she must have to express the grace.”
“Without intelligent work, there is no result,” explains Semionova. “even if you have a great gift. The precision only comes with hours of work in the studio. Then, when I go on stage, I don’t think anymore. I release myself to the music. I fly.”
The fragrance is balanced between uplifting fruity notes and powdery florals. “I wanted to have pear and plum because they remind me of summer in the Russian countryside of my childhood,” says Semionova. “When I smell pear and plum it makes me smile.”
The top note of Williams pear springs out of the bottle with its crisp, juicy greenness. The heart of the fragrance is an unusual fruity-floral accord of Egyptian jasmine (the fruitiest of the jasmines) with plum. Harmonising with this key accord are airy florals such as mimosa, freesia and osmanthus (a white blossom with an apricot note).
“For me Precision & Grace connotes lightness, the gossamar layers of the classical ballerina’s costume,” says Schoen, “and then the warmth of the body as she dances.”
The drydown is warm and velvety, based on woods and musks. “I’ve used real sandalwood because it’s more complex and animalic than the synthetic versions, better able to express the heat of the body in motion.”
Schoen’s signature of schinus molle, or pink pepper, also features.
“When you first smell Precision & Grace it’s like a breeze, so light and feminine,” says Semionova. “But then there is this unusual note that I love, the pepper. This adds something deeper that gives a core of strength to the fragrance. It’s like the ballet itself: without the hidden strength, you can’t make it light.”
The packaging is an impression of the meditative state of a dancer’s brain while she is performing.
“The dots and triangles are a series of placements, they represent the precise steps she must take,” explains Paul White of Me Company. The colour flows reflect a different way of mapping balletic gesture. “Dance is precise, but it’s also semi-airborne. The pulses of colour reflect the flux of the dance, almost like motion capture trails. They represent the dancer’s freedom, her joy.” – a note from the brand.
Volume 2: Precision and Grace was launched in 2015.
Rocker69 – :
I am delighted to have received two spray samples of A Beautiful Mind Series fragrances in my August H2BAR Box! I had heard of these fragrances, of course, but I have no idea how long it would have been before I’d gotten the opportunity to try them. I am thrilled that a subscription box includes non-mass market scents, and I find the concept of celebrating intellect and memory to be inspiring and fun. It’s also wonderful that the fragrances honor amazing people. Precision & Grace is the long-awaited Vol. 2 in The Beautiful Mind Series and it honors Polina Semionova. a Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre. Precision & Grace truly reminds me of a fragrance from my ballet school days…Pavlova perhaps? Or maybe it’s pure suggestion, which is, of course, part of the point of celebrating memory through fragrance. In addition to the scent of my my inner ballerina, this brings to mind Quelque Fleurs l’originale, although I doubt it smells anything like it. Precision & Grace is a deceptively delicate floral with a juicy beginning, and lots of plum and mimosa as it developes. The pear is quite distinctive, and I am, unfortunately, not a fan of pear notes. Overall this is a peppery, elegant fruity floral that wears easily in warm weather.
60r – :
It’s the same that I smelt in Germany. However, I think this one is a little too sweet for me. To me, the prominent note is plum and osmanthus. I DO like the smell, but as I wrote earlier, it has no depth on me. I KNOW that it’s now only top notes in there though, but the top notes is the only thing I smell – thwy completely cover the rest. You will need some humidity to smell any of the other notes (jasmin and fresia), and winter where I live is just not the weather for this. I wouldn’t recommend to purchase this without smelling it first. Now I’m trying to sell my bottle, as I feel the perfume is a bit too expensive for the impression it gives on me :/
21208095 – :
UPDATE: I ordered this! Excited, and a little anxious to receive it and wear it on me again. I remember loving it in Germany, but when at home, I hope it will smell as good
This definitely smells like something I’ve smelt before, but I can’t remember what… Maybe Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue for women… Or maybe Chanel Chance Fraoche? In the opening, while those notes in one of the two mentioned above disappear fast, in this, they last throughout the whole wear-time. It’s quite pleasant and unisex. I probably prefer this over Intelligente and Fantacy, which has quite a strong bitter note on me. I smelt them both while in Hamburg (Germany). Otherwise, this, as the other Molecule and Beautiful Mind perfumed, is monotone: it stays pretty much the same throughout the wear-time. This can be good or bad – depends on what you like
Justas – :
I really hope the Fragrantica team adds perfumer Geza Schoen as the creator of this fragrance (as well as its predecessor Intelligence and Fantasy).
This fragrance has all the Geza Schoen complexity and depth. It smells simple on the fruity onset (no shampoo pear, thanks heaven), yet it develops into a soft, wonderfully blended base of osmanthus and woods.
Overall, this fragrance achieves the same effect of other Schoen masterpieces like Ormonde Woman and Escentric molecules: it never ceases to surprise you.
роман77553 – :
Somehow it reminds me mure et musc from l’artisan parfumeur. I have got huge blast of plum.
axiohaday – :
When I wear this, the first word that comes to mind is “succulent.” A very juicy, delicious fruity floral that opens with plenty of plum and osmanthus. It’s dessert on my skin. This is a fun, happy scent. There is a bit of green happening here, which I think adds to the freshness and probably comes from the jasmine and/or sandalowood combo. It is very long lasting on my skin with a wonderful kind of sexy and rich dry down. The jasmine here is lovely. The ingredients are obviously top notch. Love Geza Schoen creations and this does not dissappoint. There’s more here than just your average fruity floral.
sham55555 – :
just received sample from Luckyscent and find this very fruity and not my style. Smells like grape juice a bit. I
much prefer it’s cousin fragrance Intelligence & Fantasy.