Year: 2012
Notes: bergamot, Calabrian lemon, lime, quince, Sichuan pepper, galbanum, mock-orange, cassie, jasmine, honeysuckle, amber, vanilla, vetiver, cedar, guaiac wood, sandalwood
After Olivier Durbano's success in perfumery, suddenly every jeweller now has their own fragrance line...
Ann Gérard is a French jewellery designer, who has employed the services of Bertrand Duchaufour to make her olfactory collection a reality. And although these fragrances aren't worth getting too excited about, collaborating with a perfumer of such repute was a very wise business decision indeed.
Ciel d'Opale opens with a mélange of citruses, green and peppery accords, and non-indolic white florals. During this stage, both the cassie and honeysuckle are prominent, with a honeyed sweetness seeping through. As for the jasmine, it serves to secure a smooth transition towards a woody ambery denouement.
But, during the mid notes, it suddenly lowers its volume considerably – almost to the point where the fragrance is hardly perceptible at all. As it turns out, the second half of its performance is strikingly discreet, as delicate woods and amber whisper sweet nothings to each other. After such a wonderful shimmering opening, the finale is both hollow and bitterly disappointing.
Providing below average lasting power, the succulent first half is definitely worth experiencing. Sadly, the rest of the composition simply doesn't cut it.
Ann Gérard is a French jewellery designer, who has employed the services of Bertrand Duchaufour to make her olfactory collection a reality. And although these fragrances aren't worth getting too excited about, collaborating with a perfumer of such repute was a very wise business decision indeed.
Ciel d'Opale opens with a mélange of citruses, green and peppery accords, and non-indolic white florals. During this stage, both the cassie and honeysuckle are prominent, with a honeyed sweetness seeping through. As for the jasmine, it serves to secure a smooth transition towards a woody ambery denouement.
But, during the mid notes, it suddenly lowers its volume considerably – almost to the point where the fragrance is hardly perceptible at all. As it turns out, the second half of its performance is strikingly discreet, as delicate woods and amber whisper sweet nothings to each other. After such a wonderful shimmering opening, the finale is both hollow and bitterly disappointing.
Providing below average lasting power, the succulent first half is definitely worth experiencing. Sadly, the rest of the composition simply doesn't cut it.
