![]() ![]() WCAG 2.0 is also an international standard, ISO 40500. Your lovely post has made me anxious to try the Bois Bleu now.This website adopts the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) as the accessibility standard for all its related web development and services. I have noticed that it blooms on light olive skins, but not so much on trully peachy/fair ones. I humbly think Declaration makes for a terrific scent for either sex and is very appropriate for almost any situation. ![]() ![]() “Poivre Samarkande” also held some aspects of the dry composition of this one, although there the spices were of course much more pronounced.(and it’s my favourite from the Hermessences). I can also see the resemblance with “Cologne Bigarade” and his work at Malle proves that he is aiming at minimalism, indeed. Incidentally, it’s one perfume that Jean Claude Ellena is very proud of-along with “First”- (admitted in an interview in Scented Pages) and I agree 100% he should be. Says makes him feel refreshed, as if he’s seeing the dawn for the first time opening the windows giving on a view of the forest. This is one of my most favourite fragrances and S.O. Yves Saint Laurent In Love Again Fleur de la Passion Hermès Hermèssence Rose Ikebana (brief description) Hermès Hermèssence Ambre Narguilé (full review) Hermès Hermèssence Ambre Narguilé (brief description) Please see reviews of other fragrances created by Jean-Claude Ellena: Notes of original Déclaration include bergamot, bitter orange, birch, oak, Moroccan artemisia, cardamom, musk, vetiver, oak. There also exists Déclaration Essence, a sweeter and warmer composition than the original, with additional notes of immortelle and amber as well as Declaration Bois Bleu, both of which were created by Jean-Claude Ellena. Indeed, sometimes a few words say more than a whole book, and in this case, simplicity has a rewarding result. While the main spicy-woody accord relying on an overdose of Iso E Super is changed only slightly, the finished result always has a unique effect, from the verdancy of crushed lime leaves to the warmth of black pepper. Revisiting Ellena’s compositions created after Déclaration, one can see the theme of dry woods and salty clarity repeating itself, whether it is Frédéric Malle Cologne Bigarade (2000) or Hermès Poivre Samarcande (2004). Like Ellena, Roudnitska aimed at the transparency and minimalism, and Eau d’Hermès is one of his most fascinating creations. Déclaration is reminiscent of Eau d’Hermès, Edmond Roudnitska’s composition of spicy-woody accord wrapped in supple leather. The sensual counterpoint to the brightness of the top accord is not derived from the musks, which would make the composition opaque, but from the cedarwood toned Iso E Super, a material that has a dusky radiance. The lucid quality of the composition is achieved without relying on ozonic or watery notes, but instead it is the dry, smoky woods that form the architectural structure of Déclaration. Yet, one has to admire the ability of Jean-Claude Ellena to achieve a balance between clarity and depth, and among his fragrances, Déclaration remains my favorite in terms of achieving this goal…. Simplifying the perfume formula runs the risk of losing the substance, the story, and the depth. In comparison to the virile fougère types like Yves Saint Laurent Kouros and Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir, the elegant simplicity of Déclaration held my attention like a sincere compliment made without ulterior motives. My first encounter with Cartier Déclaration (1998) left me with a vivid memory of its dry woody accord, which starts on a radiant herbaceous note, then assume spicy warmth of cardamom and cumin and sustain its dryness over a cedarwood base. Star rating: 5 stars–outstanding/potential classic, 4 stars–very good, 3 stars–adequate, 2 stars–disappointing, 1 star–poor. ![]()
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