Review of Eau du Soir by aad de gids

this is a magnificent and dramatic Chypre Perfume. remembering how it made a huge impression on me in 1990 as such, that I immediately bought a full flacon. only later you fully understand the true impact that this perfume had on 'my being'. it's Classicism and Drama enamoured me on the spot, but the details come later. the Chypre Initiation is deep and lasting and it is not for nothing the Oakmoss scored that high. Juniper (also blatantly present and for me, been born in the World Capitol of 'Jenever', Gin, Geniévre, Schiedam in the Netherlands, next to Rotterdam) it is a deerly beloved note in perfume. then still the perfume has this (I would almost say 'Pastorality', Meadowness) vegetal, botanic start which just charms me because you also feel it's gonna be a dramatic Lady... the Patchouli, Pepper and Labdanum give the Chypre its friskness (crispness) and also a transcendence to the ambery nature of the perfume. it is strange but fruits, and especially citruses and apple, do go entirely alongside me, as in never smelling them. with the exceptions of Plum, Peach, Apricot. I have smelled Bergamot and various citruses in Colognes but these are so not my cup of tea. only in Versaces Eros Pour Femme I can smell an eternal lemon and its Lemonblossom. the feminine perfumes need to be vile, viscious, witchy (1980s Decade) and if they skip these dimensions they need to be hautain, 'avec des Affaires', condescending, exclusivist. all what my political past as the extremest leftwing communist raised being, loathed. but it is then only my perfumes which do that 'thang'. and Haute and High Eau du Soir is. then, after the unforgettable chypric Opening Waltz the Flowers come in and these are always the main players for me. Rose, Carnation (only this combination does it for me), Syringa, Jasmine, Ylang, L.o.t.V., Labdanum all take care for the Flowery Intoxication. this is a Chic Lady which somehow embodies the lady to me that houses in me too, the gay half of a Twin with my straight Bro. what a story and I already had a review but I thought to emphasize this exquise Flowery Chypre once again because it is a truly Masterfully Dream of a Perfume.