Still Life by Olfactive Studio

*****
Year: 2011

Notes: yuzu, dark rum, elemi, pink pepper, black pepper, Sichuan pepper, star anise, galbanum, cedar, cashmere wood, ambroxan
Still Life is bog-standard woody-citrus, in the designer sport mould.

It's contemporary, has a faint booziness from the rum and occasionally exudes some green nuances. The timid yuzu is accompanied by some elemi and spices, and there's a creamy tea-like facet that's present throughout. However, the woody-amber base is blatantly artificial.

With quiet sillage and abysmal longevity, it actually takes its inspiration from Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme, Chanel's Allure Homme Sport series and Christian Dior's original Dior Homme Sport, rather than some artistic photographic statement.

Overpriced designer-esque dreck and nothing more.


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