{"id":166,"date":"2009-06-08T16:24:31","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T20:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danieltharp.com\/weblog\/?p=166"},"modified":"2009-06-08T16:24:31","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T20:24:31","slug":"nev2-initial-impressions-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danieltharp.com\/weblog\/2009\/06\/nev2-initial-impressions-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"NEV2: Initial Impressions, Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My package from Luckyscent arrived this afternoon and I don&#8217;t have nearly the self-restraint to let these go untested until they each come up on their day for testing.  During the first set of niche samples I put my initial impressions up on Basenotes (in <a href=\"http:\/\/community.basenotes.net\/showpost.php?p=1288984&#038;postcount=26\">this post<\/a>, to be precise) and it also gave me a bit to work with in my writing, so without further ado&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CdG Incense Avignon:  Very nice woody incense, I was on the fence about Kyoto but this one&#8217;s a different creature, it seems lighter and sweeter.  Warm, spicy and pleasant.  Feeling optimistic about wearing it.<\/li>\n<li>Le Labo Rose 31:  My first experience with Le Labo and this thing is <strong>impressive<\/strong>!  Rose and a black pepper note dominate the composition, this feels to me more rugged, more wearable for me than Czech and Speake No. 88.<\/li>\n<li>Dominico Caraceni 1913:  Been curious about this one almost from the beginning.  It&#8217;s nothing like I anticipated, the rose note is much more prominent than I expected, and the cypress seems to carry the base.  Not getting much olibanum as is listed.  Very puzzling, going to be an interesting one to wear.<\/li>\n<li>Montale Red Vetyver:  I&#8217;ve not had great luck with Montale but they&#8217;ve all been oud-centric creations in the past.  RV is an altogether different creature from those.  The Terre d&#8217;Hermes comparison is spot on, it came to mind immediately, but there&#8217;s also a hay note.  Not a barnyard, just damp hay.  Interesting, will probably give it a side-by-side wear with TdH.<\/li>\n<li>Mazzolari Lui:  The note pyramid for this one sounded divine.  Very rich-smelling but there&#8217;s an overpowering animalic note, the ambergris is over-the-top.  I&#8217;m hoping the story will be different once I get it on my skin but right now I&#8217;m holding out much less hope than 10 minutes ago.<\/li>\n<li>Andy Tauer Lonestar Memories:  Sweet Virginia cedar and myrrh vibes, I&#8217;m reminded of the &#8220;candy shop&#8221; opening of Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree.  I think the progression on this one will be quite interesting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I made it about this far before my nose conked out and I don&#8217;t really want to have preconceptions that are wrong from something as simple as olfactory fatigue.  In Part Two later tonight I&#8217;ll cover Parfums de Nicolai New York, CdG Red Sequoia, L&#8217;Artisan Timbuktu, Andy Tauer Une Rose Chypree, 06130 Cedre, and Keiko Mecheri Bois de Santal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My package from Luckyscent arrived this afternoon and I don&#8217;t have nearly the self-restraint to let these go untested until they each come up on their day for testing. 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