Year: 2011
Notes: bergamot, orange, mandarin, apricot, pink pepper, saffron, white tea, wintersweet, osmanthus, rose, amber, benzoin, frankincense, leather, blond woods
Comment: Lale is part of the Prêt-à-Porter Collection
"In French, 'la' means 'the' in the feminine, while 'le' is the masculine, which is fitting since Lale is a scent for men and women."
Lale is a fruity-floral that exudes a tart citrus opening. With quick succession, a smooth and warm osmanthus and apricot coupling emerges, adding some extra sweetness. Some saffron is discernible, but the gentle hints of rose and pepper are sporadic.
It should be noted that its evolution is very rapid, with resins and frankincense coyly peeking through. A leather note is also faintly present but stays in the background. With a hefty serving of woody musks, the composition continues to pulsate at the lowest volume possible.
While the osmanthus and apricot provide a certain edge, the base notes are somewhat generic. Furthermore, it has almost zero sillage, although it does have stellar longevity of at least eight hours. Sadly, the best part of its development is during the first hour – beyond that, it's nothing more than a woody-citrus musk affair, with some resinous remnants and faint floral traces.
All in all, it's a relatively pleasant unisex release but far from being bottle-worthy.
Lale is a fruity-floral that exudes a tart citrus opening. With quick succession, a smooth and warm osmanthus and apricot coupling emerges, adding some extra sweetness. Some saffron is discernible, but the gentle hints of rose and pepper are sporadic.
It should be noted that its evolution is very rapid, with resins and frankincense coyly peeking through. A leather note is also faintly present but stays in the background. With a hefty serving of woody musks, the composition continues to pulsate at the lowest volume possible.
While the osmanthus and apricot provide a certain edge, the base notes are somewhat generic. Furthermore, it has almost zero sillage, although it does have stellar longevity of at least eight hours. Sadly, the best part of its development is during the first hour – beyond that, it's nothing more than a woody-citrus musk affair, with some resinous remnants and faint floral traces.
All in all, it's a relatively pleasant unisex release but far from being bottle-worthy.
