7 de Loewe. Loewe

Perfumer: Unknown.
Notes of Moroccan neroli, muguet, rose, pepper, red apple accord, absolute incense, vetiver, Atlas cedar and sof musk.


The new perfume from the Spanish designer dives (according to the marketing) into the real essence of the bullfighter getting ready for the "corrida" in those moments of preparation, surrounded of flowers, passion and mistery.
But the real stuff is that "7 de Loewe" = "CDG Kyoto" or viceversa.

This new fragrance has nothing to do with "Solo" (which has a more interesting floral twist than "7" in my opinion).

The bottle is horrid: it has a very dinstictive 90's tacky design: the matte glass is petrol blue while the atomizer structure and the spray buttom is made entirily of shiny chrome silver tone plastic that looks terribly cheap.


"7" opens soft, delicate, airy.
Not a single sharp note.
It is an intimate perfume, and this feeling goes more accentued by the very spiritual incense accord. To me, it mells like a cathedral or like a funeral home.

It is a linear fragrance without many changes. To my nose, is a blueprint of "Kyoto CDG, with some logical variations:

- The incense is more timid compared to "Kyoto".
- "7" owns a more noticeable frity-floral facet: shy rose, dewy lily of the valley and apple surrounding a velvety-peppery incense.

In the drydown the woody cedar appears but just in the background while all remain as a floral-incense accord.


The truth is that I expected something completely different, and by that I mean I'm not disappointed: it's true that I was expecting a good and innovative floral perfume, but the truth is that Loewe has decided to cover its back, throwing a good cologne that won't lean to the feminine side and yet, play the Russian roulette if we recognize that the Spanish perfume market is pretty manstream, where the classics are abundant and very few people are actually bothered in go beyond "L'eau D "Issey", "L'eau par Kenzo", "Le Male", "Hugo Boss Bottled" and "Dior Homme".
However, knowing the typical Spanish men's taste, I have to admit that "7" will have a good success within the metrosexual public.
In the other side, the people that go beyond and know what is going on in the fragrance market will stick in "Power", "Dior Homme" or "Fahrenheit 32" regarding a well done floral perfume.
Personaly I rather smell like azahar or wite ginger flower than like a church or a funeral home.

Incense lovers will love this as is a versatile juice but probably will chose "Kyoto" for the folowing reason: "7" it's a real timid, close to skin perfume having zero projection and a below average lasting power.
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New Autumn arrivals!

With the new season, new fragrances up to come. It looks like the main trend this fall will be woods, woods and more woods. Where the flowers trend went?.

* Bvlgari will launch "Bvlgari Man" in September:

Perfumer: Alberto Morillas.

Notes of bergamot, lotus blossom, pear, violet leaves, white wood, benzoin, honey, cypriol, vetiver and ambrox.

By creating an absolutely innovative olfactory experience, precious and vibrant, the perfume is a white woody oriental fragrance that interprets a new ideal of masculinity. The intense woody accord, a traditional element in men’s perfumery, is now illuminated by radiant subtleties that capture the essence of natural purity.

According to the source, the vetiver was manipulated to remove the dark, woody, earthy part to leave the lightest and white, woody part.

It seems that It would be a classy fragrance, but it worths a sniff...


* Issey Miyake will launch "L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Noir Absolu", a new concentreé limited edition to the original fragrance.
Includes mandarin, cinnamon, nutmeg, cashmere wood and amber.
I hope that it will smell rather different than the original.
I am getting tired to have "apparently" different versions of the "classic" that after all, smell exactly the same, as it happens with "L'eau D'issey Woody" for instance.

* Kenzo also presents a new version of his gorgeous 1991′s "Kenzo Pour Homme" (now known as Kenzo Homme or KenzoHomme), but this time the only resembLAnces are the name and the bottle, as the juice seems to be totally different than the original.
Being signed by Olivier Polge may me wonder that it will be just as fantastily well done as "Power". Finger crossed!
It countains mint, basil, black pepper, rosemary, Atlas cedar and Haitian vetiver.

"Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette Boisée / Woody" will be a woody aromatic fragrance, something that doen't ring my bell, but knowing Kenzo I expect something naturally beautiful.
I must add to this, dear readers, that I found in my last visit to the perfume counters at the airport as i was coming back from my holidays, two new perfumes from the japanese designer. Both men and women has the same name: "Kenzo".
The packaging is quite appealing with a colourful ethnic designs, but unfortunately, they didn´t have bottles to sample /see its design.
I wonder around Madrid's perfume shops, I asked kenzo's representative at "Corte Inglés" and no one knew what I was talking about, so I suppose they are airport-exclusive fragrances.
If anyone have more information, please share with us!

* Marc Jacobs will launch "Bang", a new fragrance for men.
Perfumer: Yann Vasnier.
It features black, pink and white peppercorns, primal masculine woods, elemi, benzoin, vetiver, white moss and patchouli.
I do like Marc Jacobs and I can't wait to smaple this one, although I always found his fragrances rather too light to my personal taste.

- It is modern and abstract, of a deceiving purity. Though, I wish it was 5 times more concentrate and tenacious!
It belongs to that particular type of perfumes that make a perfect blend with the the skin; you do not fell "perfumed" and it slowly evaporates from your pores. It is not aggressive but tender.-
Source:
http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2...fragrance.html


* Paul Smith will bring to us "Paul Smith Man 2" that it will be a totally different fragrance to the original "Man"

Notes of grapefruit, mandarin, nutmeg, cardamom and cinnamon, lavender, cashmere wood, cedar, sandalwood and white musk.

* Loewe will launch "7 de Loewe".

Notes feature neroli, muguet, rose, pepper, incense, Atlas cedar, musk, red apple and cedar.
I have to say that this one sounds just superb!
Loewe owns with "Jesús del Pozo" the crown being both, the best Spanish mainstream fragance falnkers so far.
...So I cannot wait...

* And finally, our "terrible enfants", French avant-garde Etat Libre d’Orange with their "Archives 69, Part 1". No information at the moment, so hopefully it will be a nice surprise.

Source:
http://www.nstperfume.com/new-perfumes-fragrances/

Solo Loewe Pop & Solo Loewe Cologne Intense. Loewe

"Solo Pop" countains mandarine, pink pepper, coriander, basil, rosemary, lavender, rock rose, vanilla, guaiac wood and haba tonka.

"Pop" is a sexier reformulation of the original "Solo Loewe"
It smell slightly different as It has now sweeter floral notes and it became woodier.


It is a reallly well blended perfume.
Being honest, I don't particullary like the vanilla in its drydown but, ey, different noses, different tastes.
It has a deeper spirit and has a different floral-woody twist to its mate "Solo Loewe".
If you liked the original, you'll defenitively like this one as a sustitute for a perfect night out fragance.



"Solo Cologne" is a simple, bald boring cologne version suitable for summer time of the whole "Solo" range.
Countains lemon, watermelon, guava, thyme, lavender, pathouli, cinnamom, pepper.

It opens with lemon and thyme but rapiddly the lavender and the pepper show presence.
Don't get the watermelon, just a whisper of guava.

It has a peppery arid heart and remains linear drying down with soft patchuli nuances plus lavender, lavender and more lavender.

Nothing really to shout out loud.
I still don't get the "Cologne Intense" label.
I particulary would tagd it as a generic cologne leaning to the mainstream and nothing in common with the glorious original "Solo".
Long lasting is rather mediocre though.
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Flowers are for men.

I can't help to talk again about this new trend going on currently, based on "the new man" and the perfumer's interpretation of this new social specimen breaking boundaries in the masculine perfumery world.

I'd lie if I said that from my personal and particular point of view, all this has benefitted me on a certain level because now I could wear socially certain perfumes with confidence when before, I would not dare to do it.

Knowing that most of the masculine new floral perfumes are always based on the same boring concept, (sticky-powdery-definitively feminine), I start to wonder:
Why can I not wear a women's fragrance which actually does smell not even remotely as feminine as for example "Dior Homme" or "Kenzo Power"?
Meanwhile I'm still waiting for "the release", that one which will surprise me pleasantly, but no joy so far.
Iris, petit grain and violet. Is there not anything new under the sun, please?
I am getting to the point where I start to believe that perfumer's creativity is starting to vanish.

Summer is around the corner and I keep looking for the perfect fresh floral.
Being aware of the limited market in Spain,I decided to leave aside prejudices, go girly and try on some "hidden gems" created specifisally for women that, on a male skin, they just smell delightful.

Eau de Fleur de Silk by Kenzo.
An uncomplicated, light delightful fresh, clean floral scent.
Countains bergamot, pink guava, mint leaves,silk flower, cherry, musk, amber.

Black Orchid by Tom Ford.
A dark floral-gourmard scent.
Notes of black truffle, ylang ylang, bergamot, black currant, mandarine, jasmine, gardenia, lotus wood, black orchid, chocolate, patchouli, incense, vetiver, vanilla tears, balsam, sandalwood.

Eau de Fleur de Magnolia by Kenzo.
An uplifting citrus-flowery scent.
Notes of bergamot, citron, heliotrope, spruce, champaca absolute, vetiver, musk.

Eau De Givenchy by Givenchy.
This is a crisp, sheer, simple, almost clean floral, very sparkling and cheerful.
Notes of bergamot, spearmint, tagetes, greens, fruits, honeysuckle, jasmine, lily of the valley, tuberose, rose, cyclamen, orris, musk, cedarwood, sandalwood, and moss.

L'eau par Kenzo by Kenzo.
A gorgeous aquatic-youthful scent. My favourite for years.
Notes of mandarin, frosty water mint, reed, fressia, watermelon seeds, pink pepper, water lily, amarillys, blue cedar and infusion of vanilla pods.

Kingdom by Alexander McQueen.
An impressive oriental.
It has orange, mandarin orange, mint, neroli, bergamot, lemon, carnation, ginger, rhubarb, jasmine, cumin, celery seeds, rose, amber, musk and oakmoss.


Cristalle Eau Verte by Chanel.
It is a really sophisticated, green, young, elegant, not boring, elusive, refreshing scent.
Countains sicilian lemon, bergamot, magnolia, neroli, white flowers and jasmine.

Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker.
A discrete ambery floral tending to the patchouli side. It has resemblances to "Power" by Kenzo.
Countains nectarine and bergamot, rosewood, lavender, apple martini, white daffodil, orchid, white amber, cedar, woody notes, patchouli and white musk.

Aire Loco by Loewe.
It is a fresh, sheer, ozonic white floral-fruity perfume Despite the company.
Notes of bergamot, pink pepper, freesia, cardamom, ozonic accord, jasmin, passion fruit, petitgrain, rockrose, magnolia patchouli and virginian cedar.´


Diorissimo by Dior.
It is a beautiful and classic floral fragrance, based on a fresh, green, animalic and very subtle spicy interpretation of the lily of the valley scent. Great for anytime, anywhere, any season and any age.
Notes of bergamot, lily of the valley, ylang-ylang, lilac, jasmine, amaryllis, boronia, sandalwood and civet.

Diorella by Dior.
A green chypre. Another Dior's classic.
It has lemon, green note, basil, bergamot, melon, honeysuckle, peach, jasmine, rose, carnation, cyclamen, oakmoss, vetiver, musk, patchouli.

Esencia de duende by Jesús del Pozo.
An aquatic fresh yet warm fragrance.
Notes of coriander, mandarin, orange, grapefruit, bergamot, jasmine, hiacynth, lily of the valley, lotus, rose, sandalwood, cedar and mahogany.

Escape a Portofino by Dior.
It is a blindingly bright perfume with a powerful, invigorating citrus accent.
Countains bergamot, lemon verbena, petit grain, orange blossom, juniper berries, cedar, cypress, galbanum, caraway and musk.

A Scent by Issey Miyake.
A very fresh, green and yet elegant floral scent.
It has amalfi lemon, lemon verbena, hyacinth, jasmin, cedar and galbanum.

#3 by Comme des Garçons.
The scent of an alien flower. A real chyphre-woody floral.
Notes of mandarin, magnolia leaf, basil, gingko leaf, blackcurrant leaf, red pepper, angelica, cardamom, mate, freesia, jasmine, champaca flower, cedar, sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, birch, olibanum, amber.

Kashaya by Kenzo.
A sadly "very hard to find" gorgeous, gentle oriental. Graceful woody, soft yet characteristic perfume for a hunting night.
Notes of tangerine, bergamot, pineapple, anise, orange blossom, jasmine, ylang-ylang, narcissus, tuberose, orchid, hyacinth, rose, lily, carnation, sandalwood, amber, white musk, benzoin and cedar.

Nilang by Lalique.
It is another "hard to find" unique aquatic, bitter-floral-oriental scent with a sensual and gourmand edge.
Countains water jasmine, freesia, water lily and narcissus, blueberry, lotus, sandalwood, amber, musk, vanilla and praline.

Miroir des secrets by Thierry Mugler.
It is a bright, floral aldehyde fragrance.
Countains aldehydes, patchouli and musk.

She Wood by DSQUARED².
A juxtapose betwwen aquatic and woody agaisnt powdery floral notes. Soft, warm and deep. A weird yet enjoyable scent.
Countains lemon, aquatic notes, neroli, jasmine, violet, heliotrope, musk, cedar, vetiver and amber.

Omnia Green Jade by Bvlgari.
A clean, green floral aquatic. This perfume is soft ethereal and refreshing but dries down into as powdery scent.
It has green mandarin, spring water, white peony, pear blossom, jasmine, pistachio, blond wood and musk.

Parfum D'ete by Kenzo.
It is a fresh yet powerful, green floral perfume.
Countains jasmin, hyacinth, lily of the valley and lotus.

Calyx by Prescriptives.
A sensory therapy. Bright and vivacious. Wet, fresh and fruity-herbal elixir.
Notes of bergamot, apricot, passionfruit, mint, orange, cassia, mango, cyclamen, lily, melon, freesia, orris root, jasmine, neroli, marigold, lily of the valley, rose, musk, oakmoss, raspberry and cedar.

Eau des Merveilles by Hermès.
A real masterpiece. Woody, dry, spicy yet zesty and deliciously salty.
It has lemon, orange, elemi, pink pepper, vetiver, oak, cedar, ambergris.

Jasmin et cigarette by ETAT.
Smoky floral. Pity the longevity is so mediocre.
Notes of Jasmin Absolut, tobacco, apricot, tonka, hay, cedar, amber and Musk.

Datura Noir by Serge Lutens.
A dark, mysterioyus floral scent. A tuberose glory.
It eatures coconut, tuberose, tonka bean, almond, lemon blossom, mandarin, orange, musk, chinese osmanthus, heliotrope and myrrh.

Do son by Diptyque.
It is a beautiful white floral fragrance, fresh, natural and enchanting.
It is like finding an abandoned garden, that nobody takes care of.
Notes of african orange flower, rose, tuberose, benzoin, iris and musk.

Anais Anais by Cacharel.
Despiste it is definitively an ultra-feminine fresh, romantic bouquet of flowers, it actually smells damm hot in a male.
Coutains bergamot, transparent orange blossom, lavender, galbanum, black currant, hyacinth, honeysuckle, tuberose, carnation, grenade blossom, iris, yland-ylang, white lily, jasmine, rose, lily of the valley, orris root, leather, sandalowood, amber, patchouli, msuk, oakmoss, vetiver, cedar and incense.

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Aire loco. Loewe.

Perfumers: Yves Cassar and Carlos Benaim.

Notes of bergamot, pink pepper, freesia, cardamom, ozonic accord, jasmin, passion fruit, petitgrain, rockrose, magnolia patchouli and virginian cedar.

I have to say that this fragrance could be the female version of "Solo Loewe".
It is a bright ozonic breeze of bergamot, petit grain and passion fruit.
I find the twisted bottle design awesome, but not very easy to handle.


"Aire Loco" opens fresh and energetic with the bergsamot, giving a clean, tarty yet peppered undertone in the whole life of the fragrance.
The perfume is heady and powerful where the freesia and the petitgrain are detectable pretty straightforward.

The passion fruit and jasmine come alive together melting just in a sublime way.
You can detect a peppery- spicy soft aura, while it develops 50% frutier, 50% floraal and slightly woodier, but If I am honest, it remains towards the aromatic side.

I love it. It is a fresh,white floral-fruity perfume that simply cheers me up when I wear it.
Despite the company campaign, I find this perfume extremely unisex.
The longevity is very good and it has a great projection.
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Solo Loewe. Loewe

Perfumist: Unknown.

Notes: lemon, lavender, thyme, mandarine, rosemary, boldo, white ginger flower, myrthle flower, cinamom, Guava, mate, pink pepper, anise buds, cashmere wood, costus, patchouli.

This perfume is my favourite from the Spaniard range, and really stands out from the bold Spanish perfumery market.
It has a really cool mixture of floral yet spicy notes, with a misterious background of wet stone accord (a blend of guava essence, rosemary, thyme and mate), melting together into a great fragrance, very easy to wear, extremely addictive, sexy as hell, masculine and with a bonus of being quite affordable too.

The whole scent is centered in the combination of soft spices with the recreated mineral note of the stone accord, against the evocative, sexy, yet classy crisp notes of mhyrth flower and ginger flower.

The juice start zesty but in a dark way ( the closest similirity could be Bvlgary Aqva opening despiste of the difference of the notes).
The presence of the mandarine gives a straightforward path of the flowers, like a gorgeous heady halo around you, and the initial incorporation of the cinammom just in the background.
Specially the ginger flower here is the key,( if you didn't smell it isolated you may try Kenzoki Ginger body spray from Kenzo; this is exactly how the ginger flower smells in flesh. Not feminine at all, gorgeous, crisp and kind of citrusy in a way).

The myrthle flower is quite hypnotic but it has, at the same time a fresh aroma that bring me nostalgic images of a walk by the sea breeze in the mediterranean.

Solo loewe is not aquatic but it has a vague reminiscence of this olfative family.
The whole cologne is heady and the perfume dries down marvellous with hints of spices, patchouli and clean woods, with a blink of the top floral notes.
The whole formula reamins from the top to the bottom balenced, not overly sweet, not too light, never too flowery. Just calm and glorious.
In the dry down the compostion of the stone accord it's more noticiable, marvellous. I can't detect lavender neither the anise.

Solo Loewe is just gorgeous, well done, with a clever perfect blend of noble simple notes.
Just give a try and you’ll see the results. There’s the type of perfume where people stop you in the street and asking you what are you wearing.
The projection is big: spray with caution and the longevity is monster.
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