Parfumerie Generale fragrances, I believe, are very cunningly crafted ahprodisiacs that hook directly and firmly into the exact pleasure points of the entire Human olfactory system (much like the hooks attached to Chains from the movie Hellraiser which are planted under Frank's skin, tearing through his flesh). Once hooked, they manipulate the olfactory senses, maximizing the wearer's pleasure throughout the various phases the fragrance progresses through and in this case ME being the wearer... I don't want this pleasure trip to stop. Ever. This newly introduced fragrance is no exception, it takes the traditional Parfumerie Generale handling a notch above. With a fragrance being this good, who needs Drugs?
The opening of L'Ombre Fauve on the skin is very rich, one can immediately identify the dry woods with a mixture of subtle spices gently sprinkled all over it, giving it a familiar "woody-spicy" accord you get to smell in dozens of Perfumes nowadays. However, that is where the similarity ends and L'Ombre Fauve leaves the runway, taking off, off to reach dazzling heights like a sleek aircraft. The Amber warms up to the touch of the skin within minutes of application, rising up alongwith the body heat radiating around you. For the shortest moment, sniffing it during it's mid-stage I got something like Milk! eek.. I thought... WTF.. that aroma quickly gave away to something smelling like slightly Burnt Rubber at first, then Unburnt Rubber... hmm, interesting.
Fortunately the milk/rubber reference soon leaves the heady mix letting the Amber now take centerstage. This Amber alongwith the mingled resinous Incense and full bodied Musk gives off one of the dreamiest sillage my nose has ever recorded. Wow..slightly sweet and truly Sumptuous in its "feel" .. one can tell the quality of the ingredients used in creating this blend. Absolutely dazzling. I kept sniffing myself, I didn't care who looked or what anyone said, I just wanted to relive the moment of Bliss as many times as I could.
The fragrance progresses on into its drydown with the Patchouli now binding the trio of Amber, Powdery Musk and Incense together with only a hint of woodiness. Matter of factly I was able to detect the Patchouli quite early on in the development, is it the Patchouli interacting with some other ingredient in the blend to create an olfactory illusion of Milk/Rubber? I don't know for sure. The drydown is as Impressive as the earlier development stages of the fragrance is.. mesmerizing and reminds one of all things Glorious. It almost alters one's perspective, elevating the wearer's state of mind and I'm saying this from the experience of having worn the fragrance and experienced the heavenly drydown myself.
This fragrance is very dense, make no mistake. Just a dab of it lasted over 3 hours on my unforgiving dry skin. A quick search for the notes reveal only these notes : Amber, Musk, Woods, Incense, Patchouli. Despite having fewer notes, I'm amazed by their ability to "tweak" their fragrances to a level where they seldom fail to astonish the wearer. Is it because of the high quality of ingredients used? Probably yes...and I sometimes wonder why do PG never advertise their using "high content of natural ingredients" like a certain other house does all the time? Actually it's good they don't..
I rate this a full 5/5 for it's perception/emotion altering abilities and for it's Incredible longevity. Please remember that my review is based on the way the fragrance bloomed on my skin. YMMV.
Thanks for reading
The opening of L'Ombre Fauve on the skin is very rich, one can immediately identify the dry woods with a mixture of subtle spices gently sprinkled all over it, giving it a familiar "woody-spicy" accord you get to smell in dozens of Perfumes nowadays. However, that is where the similarity ends and L'Ombre Fauve leaves the runway, taking off, off to reach dazzling heights like a sleek aircraft. The Amber warms up to the touch of the skin within minutes of application, rising up alongwith the body heat radiating around you. For the shortest moment, sniffing it during it's mid-stage I got something like Milk! eek.. I thought... WTF.. that aroma quickly gave away to something smelling like slightly Burnt Rubber at first, then Unburnt Rubber... hmm, interesting.
Fortunately the milk/rubber reference soon leaves the heady mix letting the Amber now take centerstage. This Amber alongwith the mingled resinous Incense and full bodied Musk gives off one of the dreamiest sillage my nose has ever recorded. Wow..slightly sweet and truly Sumptuous in its "feel" .. one can tell the quality of the ingredients used in creating this blend. Absolutely dazzling. I kept sniffing myself, I didn't care who looked or what anyone said, I just wanted to relive the moment of Bliss as many times as I could.
The fragrance progresses on into its drydown with the Patchouli now binding the trio of Amber, Powdery Musk and Incense together with only a hint of woodiness. Matter of factly I was able to detect the Patchouli quite early on in the development, is it the Patchouli interacting with some other ingredient in the blend to create an olfactory illusion of Milk/Rubber? I don't know for sure. The drydown is as Impressive as the earlier development stages of the fragrance is.. mesmerizing and reminds one of all things Glorious. It almost alters one's perspective, elevating the wearer's state of mind and I'm saying this from the experience of having worn the fragrance and experienced the heavenly drydown myself.
This fragrance is very dense, make no mistake. Just a dab of it lasted over 3 hours on my unforgiving dry skin. A quick search for the notes reveal only these notes : Amber, Musk, Woods, Incense, Patchouli. Despite having fewer notes, I'm amazed by their ability to "tweak" their fragrances to a level where they seldom fail to astonish the wearer. Is it because of the high quality of ingredients used? Probably yes...and I sometimes wonder why do PG never advertise their using "high content of natural ingredients" like a certain other house does all the time? Actually it's good they don't..
I rate this a full 5/5 for it's perception/emotion altering abilities and for it's Incredible longevity. Please remember that my review is based on the way the fragrance bloomed on my skin. YMMV.
Thanks for reading
) I doubt I could find that review now.
No idea what it is...
