Duende (1992)
by J del Pozo

This is a Lush Greener Version of Chanel No 5 i love the Mint green Coloring of the bottle. reminds me of a
18th Century Rococo Painting by
Jean Honore Fragonard paintings with it's plump bodies rosy cheeks Aristrocratic Love play Lavish Pastel
Petticoats rouge to the clevage. wigs
Powdered Wigs Vividi's Spring Allegro
theme Playing Marie Antoinette Walking
in her garden with her ladies in wainting. with her Children before the
French Revolution.

This is a Refreshing Fragrance this whould be perfect for 18th Century Aristrocratic Ladies

12nd December, 2010.

Big, but could be bigger, on linden blossom, ylang, and cedar. I like those: wish they were more prominent, actually. But, yes, what is causing that sharpness? The caraway? I'd take that out, along with the melon and mimosa. Overall this is a pretty, light scent that has very low sillage for me.

17th June, 2010.

Found a bottle of this who knows where. "Duende". Never heard of it. Made in Spain. Tried it out. Based on the topnotes, quite nice. Like the way some women's hair smells after they've washed it. The top notes dry down to a decidedly masculine woody, musky base that retains a hint of the florals. Very clean and "classy" European/Spanish vibe. Could live without the over the top bottle cap. Looked up the word "duende". Interesting...it's more of a concept. Literally, it means "demon"...but it's used to describe a kind of performance that comes more from the soul than the intellect. Like tapping into the spiritual when singing or during any act of creating. I suspect it's linked to flamenco dancing, when the dancers cease becoming dancers and are transformed into a kind of life-force. I don't think the juice quite lives up to that kind of intensity; but it is an excellent fragrance, especially for warmer weather.

22nd April, 2010.

This is a smell anyone could wear to work, and it is clean, fresh, crisp at the beginning. Somewhat aquatic but not with the sickeningly sweet and fake smell some of the other famous aquatics have which often times results in a headache for me. The beauty of this fragrance is it is so gentle, like a whisper through the day. It takes only one spray on your stomach for example, and you will thing, "huh..nice smell" and of course expect that by mid-day nothing will be left. But you will be wrong! All of a sudden you will notice a deeper and richer smell that whispers through to you and around you. A sexier smell..but still refined and clean. This is the beauty of Duende. A sneaky little bottle with a good price and something so few average people walkiing around have ever heard of. It's a gift to have found this.

19th February, 2010.

Another winner from Jesus Del Pozo. This is a refreshing, aquatic fragrance. This is a feminine scent that possesses a blend of notes that include mandarin, melons, bergamot, jasmine, and mimosa. I think it also has notes of ylang ylang. It is a beautiful floral scent that is accompanied by sandalwood and cedar. It is light, crisp, and clean smelling. It is very simple and is not overpowering. This is a scent that you wear when you want to smell good, but don't want people to notice your perfume before they notice you. This is definately a scent that can be worn to work, I wear it in the office all the time.

20th November, 2008.

After tested Halloween, I checked another J. del Pozo fragrance I had as a sample: a never opened 2 ml bottle of Duende.

As Halloween, the first time I smelled it the top notes appears mixed with the alcohol for a couple of minutes (longer than other fragrances, maybe the alcohol they uses is stronger than other fragrance houses), then lemon-like notes appears, in an old fashioned cologne style. Flower hints appears as middle notes, but the lemon note stays here for a while. Didn't felt additional base notes.

As a cologne, seems a warmer season is more appropriate due to their lemon notes. As it's not complex, it's suitable for daytime uses and as a non intrusive office cologne. The range of age is not restrictive... a girl or a grandma could use it and it should fit well on them.

29th October, 2006.