Review of Royal Mayfair (2009) by aad de gids

the first notes that come forward are Gin, Eucalyptus, Pine & Lime. now that is something special only Creed succeeds to give me. the actual smell of Citric Fruits in perfume. I can always smell the Bergamot, Lemon or here, the Lime whereas I never smell a Hesperidic opening in whichever perfume. I think it is quite a feauture. the Eucalyptus has a mentholated smell which kind of sinks in with the Gin note. that Gin note is also special because I am from Schiedam, the Netherlands, which was the Jenever-Capitol of the world for centuries. Jenever = the Dutch word for Genièvre and I think 'Gin' is a derivative material from that. so I can surely smell Gin, while I also always smell Juniper-Berries. so this perfume has a Masculin leaning (in my experience), and smells Boozy but at the same time super Sophisticated. like a cocktail at a rooftop bar or Country Club, something we know Olivier Creed was not unpartial to. as I have here a bottle of perfume from 2015, which belongs to my straight twinbrother, it was kind of couterintuitive to put some on. but I knew this perfume from thèn. strangely however THE for me most alluring note: Rose, stays in the shadows and it is the Base which comes forward. Orange & Cedar lend the perfume still more fizziness. but it is weird that the Note which ALWAYS comes to me, whichever Rose, whereever, however, and which always (to my blessing) comes interfering, until now seems more of a swiped out note. I find the previous review very clear and good except that I think it is perhaps a review of the newer 'Royal Mayfair' (2024). (I saw the new Royal Mayfair 2024 contains Rose, Tuberose, Jasmine.) because there is talk about a Tuberose-note. to my experience the perfume now stays an elegant and refined rendition of a drink in a swanky bar, or super chic bar, or a kinky bar.