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inogramemibam – :
Just found the official description on the Clive Christian website:
“25% Perfume Concentration. Bold, bright and zesty, this perfume opens with brilliant burst of citrus, a dash of Bergamot and Basil to inject a surge of energy to the top. Exotic, warm spices from Clove, Ginger and Nutmeg merge with a hint of Oakwood inspired by the Brandy barrels of prohibition era; an olfactory cocktail that conjures the spirit and presence of the jazz era.”
dima_tr1 – :
Wow ! F-in wow ! I am pretty bummed that I like this one so much because I have an already excessive (in my opinion at least) collection and it retails for something like $550. So far I have rarely been able to find these special editions on any discount sites. I dont know if there are more notes or ingredients to this but somehow it is just the 3 ingredients listed above it makes perfect sense and the simple combination of the extremely high quality petitgrain reminds me of a cleaner less bitter bergamot or even an unsweetened yuzu, and when you throw the cypress in there they just work wonders together. The Amber which to be honest I have never been a huge fan of as it seems that most of the niche lines that use Amber use a lot of it to make a statement or at least to really make it the focus of drydowns, here it is an absolutely perfect compliment to the other 2 notes and just ties them together perfectly. I hate to use the word Soapy, but it just smells like the most luxurious soap I had never smelled in my life, and just clean, perfect for spring and summer. Every time I smell it on my arm it makes perfect sense that it is basically Orange, Cypress, and Amber but the combination just works incredibly well somehow.
Unfortunately (for my wallet) Clive Christian has quickly became my favorite house and they really have been pushing the boundaries and using some unique ingredients and making them smell great. Although this one is relatively simple with 3 notes, they have art nouveau which uses papyrus and did a phenomenal job on that one also, they have X, they have a Rock Rose which was also a great fragrance, not to mention all their best sellers with a unique twist like Chamomille, and Water Lilly…
To me a lot of niche houses try to do so but I usually find something off putting or feel I have to TRY to appreciate many of them. Although it’s definitely not the main reason I/we do this, I think all of us like to smell good and be acknowledged for that and to have people compliment our taste in fragrances. I find that most of the CC creations just smell good period and I don’t feel like I have to learn or find the good qualities in them, and typically they smell good from the spray through the drydown, yet most of them still with some great evolution…
Great job Clive and Co. ! But please at some point stop putting such an emphasis on the the “exclusiveness” and continuing to raise your prices regularly. : )