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By Patty Geissler
Once in a while a perfume comes across your nose that captivates
you for reasons that you can’t express in a meaningful, concrete
way, like this note did that, and this one did this, because it
is hitting an emotional chord that defies description - like
smelling the cologne your first major love wore when you haven’t
smelled it in years.
Jessica Dunne commissioned Michael
Roudnitska, son of Edmond Roudnitska - creator for the
Parfums Delrae fragrances, Noir Epices for Frederic Malle, Eau
Sauvage for Dior, etc., - to create Ellie in honor of her
grandmother.
Notes of bergamot, tangerine and cyclamen in the top, a heart of
lily of the valley, jasmine, gardenia, rose and fig leaves, and
base notes of vetiver, sandalwood, musk, vanilla and coconut. I
am a total green note‘ho, adored the Gobin Daude Sous le Buis
and Seve Exquise, but usually Lily of the Valley leaves me cold,
along with coconut and vanilla, so my approach on this perfume
was with trepidation – we would either be sworn enemies or BFF.
This opens smooth, velvety, earthy green. It is the smell of
spring in the garden, when you are elbow deep in dirt, stems,
twigs and new flowers that are blooming, but not hit the peak of
the bloom, just have that slightly green flower smell. The
vanilla and coconut keep the green and earthy components
elegantly smoothed out as it dries down, but it is not a sweet
perfume, nor is the green bitter. It is perfectly balanced
perfection. I’ll try and not add all the other things I’m
thinking, like genius, masterpiece, I want to marry Michael
Roudnitska so he will make a perfume this beautiful with my name
on it (sorry, sweetie, we’ll have to work out the bigamy thing –
those people on that HBO series did!). |
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