So I have been very remiss in posting lately. I wrapped up a rather large research/writing project which left me unable to formulate any more coherent sentences, and then I took the week off from anything remotely intellectual--which was lovely. I'm back to my ponderings and I hope to be posting more regularly soon, but in the meantime, it seems a perfect day for a little perfume post....
Today is a day for L'Ombre dans L'Eau by Diptyque. The notes are blackcurrent leaf and Bulgarian roses, and it is described as the 'scent of a riverside garden'. I've never seen a riverside garden, but this scent is a bit rougher than I imagine that to be, with a hint of dark forests and crushed leaves jumbled together in an overgrown blackcurrent bramble, the sound of rushing water in the distance. I get distinctly 'humid' notes, and maybe even a bit of stone, such as one might find in a mountain river, but mostly covered by a biting leafy green and touch of sweet rose. In some ways it reminds of me the magical Voleur des Roses by L'Artisan Parfumuer, a scent which smells like roses in the deep forest earth after a drenching rain. There is a bit of that here, but more green and less rose (and no patchouli). On a rainy day such as today, this fragrance blooms, bridging indoors and out with a fresh sharp edginess that is almost restless, while the distant roses promise the return of the sun.
For wonderful reviews of this fragrance see Now Smell This and Perfume Smellin' Things
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