Grapefruit kind of crept up on me. When I was growing up, my mother always ate a grapefruit for breakfast, and its tart aroma and taste always used to turn me off. I haven't pondered the mysteries, if there are any, of grapefruit until I started to become interested in frags. Even then, I never really noticed it much until I started to dissect some of my favorite frags. Citrus top notes generally make me run for the exit, especially lemon & orange, because they can be too bright for my liking. But there's something slightly melancholy in grapefruit along with a muted lightness. Ethereal may be the word I'm looking for. So, with that in mind, I decided last week to wear only scents with grapefruit in them.
Started the week off with Live Jazz. Recently bought this, and I got a compliment for the first time in ages. Note to self, wear this more often! On Tuesday, I put on L'Essence Must PH and it still continues to thrill me to no ends. That combination of Grapefruit and Anise is stunningly beautiful. Which led me to my Wednesday frag, Badian. It's a lot like LEMPH in the top notes but mossier on the base rather than the woody/vanilla drydown. Not quite as remarkable as LEMPH but a real pleasure to wear. Thursday, I donned Opium PH Eau D'Orient '06 version. Again, the grapefruit/anise accord is present but it's star anise which gives it a darker and sexier, "let's go out tonight" vibe which is not found in LEMPH and Badian. Rounding out my week, I went with Oscar for Men. Here grapefruit mixes with pepper and nutmeg to give it a real edge. Puts a spring in your step but without the citric cliches.
Anybody else out there with a grapefruit frag they'd recommend?
Started the week off with Live Jazz. Recently bought this, and I got a compliment for the first time in ages. Note to self, wear this more often! On Tuesday, I put on L'Essence Must PH and it still continues to thrill me to no ends. That combination of Grapefruit and Anise is stunningly beautiful. Which led me to my Wednesday frag, Badian. It's a lot like LEMPH in the top notes but mossier on the base rather than the woody/vanilla drydown. Not quite as remarkable as LEMPH but a real pleasure to wear. Thursday, I donned Opium PH Eau D'Orient '06 version. Again, the grapefruit/anise accord is present but it's star anise which gives it a darker and sexier, "let's go out tonight" vibe which is not found in LEMPH and Badian. Rounding out my week, I went with Oscar for Men. Here grapefruit mixes with pepper and nutmeg to give it a real edge. Puts a spring in your step but without the citric cliches.
Anybody else out there with a grapefruit frag they'd recommend?
