Datura Noir Eau De Parfum

this flacon of perfume can easily have reached an age of 20++ years. it still contains 60%. I have always loved it and still do. but as my perfume collection grew into 280, some perfumes got lost a bit. the last days I experienced the same phenomenon I once had with Creeds Irisia and Jean Desprez Bal á Versailles. something got stuck in the nozzle. so out came a foul and what seemed, a 'turned' smell of perfume ingredients gone bad. now the Irisia nor Bal á Versailles stayed bad, and apparently Datura Noir goes the same good way. the Intrusive Hubrid, Putrid and Down To Earth 'Stench' metamorfosed by doggedly keeping spraying. then the 'Trombosis' gets loose and step by step the original perfume gets released. but these Initial Foul Spritzes facilitated the process as such, that the Veritable Character of this perfume eversomuch exposed itself almuch as Richly, Heavily Drapedly and Hysterically Dramatically. these are the Indoles, Scatoles and other Aroma Chemical Fleetingnesses which are liberated. it may not ALL be anyone's cup of tea but it is mine. I was thinking about the Datura, the Devil's Trumpet, from the Night Shade family. I fantasized it must have been Solanaceae derivatives 'dried up' in vitro. but no, now I realise the Datura must be a Fleur Muette, a Numb Flower which doesn't release her secrets so easily. so it must be recreated (deconstructed we could also say) with the help of other White Flowers. Tubereuse, Osmanthus, Heliotrope, Lemon Blossom, Vanilla. then I think the Myrrh, Almond, Musk and Tonka did a great job to hostage the nozzle of the flacon. it almost seemed like civet. and now I have the original perfume back where it even is better, more ripe, more insouciant and languourously intoxicative.

Datura Noir, - a beautiful creamy floral, enveloping scent without actual datura present in the pyramid. Unbelievably beautiful and elegant scent with satin smooth composition, sensual and seductive. It opens with heliotrope and slightly boozy almond, quickly followed by tuberose and coconut luscious duet. You can feel the two notes waltzing together, merging into one, and this is where, I think, the notion of datura comes out from. There is also an occasional glimpse of apricot and mandarin orange here and there, adding some playfulness, but never distracting from the main note of the composition. They do prevent it from becoming linear or too cloying without a doubt. Projection is reasonable, not a beastly or loud one, but noticeable enough, which adds versatility and wearability to this fragrance. Sillage is lovely - next to perfect. The scent is very clear, despite its seemingly complex composition with the notes of myrrh, osmanthus and lemon blossom, playing the "second fiddle" in a restrained and dignified manner. One of the unique features of this fragrance is how the milky-sweet floral notes keep swapping places (or steps) with the fruity ones. This is a rare quality that is exhibited by the finest perfumes, in my opinion, and the one which brings in diversity and attention to itself and its wearer. Despite the "Noir" designation in the name, this perfume can be easily worn during the day, especially in Fall-Winter. During Spring-Summer tuberose and coconut can become unapologetically dominant and it is then when care should be taken with the application and places where the scent is to be worn. In colder periods the florals can feel almost crystal-like, so light and see-through, and most innocent. In summer - they acquire the satin silk-like density and though fluid and airy, can feel somewhat intense. Still, not many perfumes of this type have such a great versatility, as well as multifaceted and nuanced signature. It is one of my all time favourites and I cannot imagine not having it on my perfume table.