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Posted by Colleen Shirazi, Friday, October 12, 2007 1:10 PM (Eastern)
(see part 1)
I've knocked this off my Montale wishlist, but narrowly, very narrowly. On my skin, it is just the tiniest bit too sour--"lemon sour" (not, say, "sour milk sour"). It's not that I can't do sour, or lemony for that matter, but for me, there has to be a bit more sweetness to balance it off.
It's too bad; otherwise it would be next to perfection. It's strong, long-lasting, complex...it is way complex...I get waves of notes, like the oud, cardamom, other spices (subtle), something definitely lemony-citrus, then the sweetness of sandalwood and something else (vanilla?), amber, just a whole lot going on, blended perfectly, almost the perfect balance. Almost, on me anyway.
Hence, I feel this scent depends a bit more than others on chemistry--how much of the sweetness and sourness your skin picks up; and personal preference--how sweet you like your perfumes. I've always liked mine a bit sweet and flowery, over the abstract or woodsy.
However, I do think this is worth a try, for anyone shopping for anything remotely in this category. I might change my mind later on, if they still make it.
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