...noen av fordelene når det gjelder jobben til Handymandy er at han reiser mye, denne gangen har han vært i Milano og jeg har vært så heldig og fått Balenciaga sin nye parfyme....... I LOVE IT!!
That might sound a little oblique, but it turns out to be a fitting description: when I first tried Balenciaga Paris on paper, my reaction was muted, and it wasn’t until I’d worn it on skin several times that I began to see what he meant. Balenciaga Paris wears like a minimalist veil — think Prada’s Infusion d’Iris or L’Eau Ambrée, although it smells like neither. It starts soft and fresh and watery, and if that sounds like something I’d hate, I’ll add that there’s no Glade and no melon, although it is rather fruity in the very early stages. It’s also slightly metallic in the opening, and slightly powdery throughout. What does it smell like? Well, like a very soft violet, mostly (a nice nod to Balenciaga’s iconic classic Le Dix, perhaps), over a woody-musky base (the notes: bergamot, spices, pepper, violet, carnation, oakmoss, cedar, vetiver, patchouli, labdanum).
The dry down is creamy and pale, but has a soft earthy buzz, and it gets earthier the longer it’s on skin. I’ve ranted here already about the whole concept of “modern chypre”, so will leave that aside and only say that Balenciaga Paris does not smell like a classic chypre, but nor does it smell like your average patchouli-laden modern chypre. The patchouli here is muted at most. Everything, in fact, is muted: think of it as a musky violet skin scent and you’ll get the idea. It’s one of those fragrances that you can forget you put on, then all of a sudden you smell something lovely and remember.
Dette her leste jeg for en stund siden og tenkte at det var litt overdrevent skrevet....men jeg tok feil.....parfymen er helt fantastisk.........
Nok om den fine saken her, Handymandy hadde med seg også parmesan ( elsker) og olivenolje fra Italia. Dette skal snart nytes med tapas og deilig vin......
Eller så er det for det meste masse kos og hygge på tapeten hos oss i helgen, det er meldt nydelig vær så det er bare å nyte.....kanskje dette er en av de siste helgene med sol og varmegrader for iår..hvem vet....ENJOY people!!!!!!