Today has been a long day, but an interesting one. I made the one and a half hour journey from Roquebrune~Sur~Argens to Ventimiglia, (just over the border in Italy).Ventimiglia has about four good, (classic ~ not chain) perfumeries. One of them had just received the first deliveries of Eros, Versace. I was very impressed. My initial impression, based on one spray /test strip
was, very interesting "orange amber". It had a good opening that just got better and better. In my view this is a lot more interesting than the majority of recent offerings. The first connection I made was Minotaure.
I was always a fan of Minotaure, but always felt that it was not quite complete. The orange note was muted. Minotaure was for me like trying to focus on an object behind a frosted glass door. It somehow did not feel complete. Eros has has achieved where Minotaure failed. The touch of amber has made it brighter. This creation is a sparkling lead crystal compared to frosted glass. I was very surprised to see that orange is not listed as a main note ~ instead, lemon and apple ! ??
I also tried Trussardi's My Land. Again fruity, but in another direction. Very interesting and different. I personally prefered Eros. But they are equally good. Apologies guys, but these seem much better than the......."put a bit of spice, a bit of fresh, a bit of wood, a bit of sugar".....mix it all together and apeal to the masses ~ offerings of late........ YSL Homme Nuit, Spice Bomb, Midnight In Paris.......etc., etc., etc.
was, very interesting "orange amber". It had a good opening that just got better and better. In my view this is a lot more interesting than the majority of recent offerings. The first connection I made was Minotaure.
I was always a fan of Minotaure, but always felt that it was not quite complete. The orange note was muted. Minotaure was for me like trying to focus on an object behind a frosted glass door. It somehow did not feel complete. Eros has has achieved where Minotaure failed. The touch of amber has made it brighter. This creation is a sparkling lead crystal compared to frosted glass. I was very surprised to see that orange is not listed as a main note ~ instead, lemon and apple ! ??
I also tried Trussardi's My Land. Again fruity, but in another direction. Very interesting and different. I personally prefered Eros. But they are equally good. Apologies guys, but these seem much better than the......."put a bit of spice, a bit of fresh, a bit of wood, a bit of sugar".....mix it all together and apeal to the masses ~ offerings of late........ YSL Homme Nuit, Spice Bomb, Midnight In Paris.......etc., etc., etc.
