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I bet my first experience with pelargoniums \u2014 the flower \u2014 was like yours. I mistakenly called a pot of vivid red blooms \u201cgeraniums\u201d and was promptly corrected. The bright pink and red flowers I\u2019d seen in window boxes and on porches everywhere were pelargoniums. As my non-gradener mind understands it, geraniums are more sedate, with less showy flowers and, sometimes, scented leaves. Pelargoniums are the cheerful annuals sold by the flat at Home Depot.<\/p>\n
So, what does this have to do with Aedes de Venustas<\/a> P\u00e9largonium? Like its namesake, P\u00e9largonium is vibrant, with crisp edges and big presence. A crafty gardener makes sure pelargoniums don\u2019t upstage a carefully constructed woodland garden bed by putting them in pots on the patio. A crafty perfume wearer will do the same with P\u00e9largonium, pairing it with a touch of drama to balance its rich, crystal-sharp notes.<\/p>\n Nathalie Feisthauer<\/a> developed P\u00e9largonium. Its notes include bergamot, mandarin, clary sage, black pepper, cardamom, rose geranium, hedione, cedar, violet, vetiver, guaiac wood, iris, carrot seed, oakmoss, elemi, ambermax, and musk.<\/p>\n This is the point in a review where I usually describe how a fragrance unrolls on my skin. With P\u00e9largonium, I\u2019m not sure where to start. It\u2019s almost too much at once to pick apart.<\/p>\n P\u00e9largonium vibrates. It\u2019s big, spicy, fruity (but not sweet), and purple with flowers, like a cosmic sorbet. It\u2019s a swirl of tart green citrus, new wood, and a Turkish chef\u2019s spice cabinet \u2014 with the window open to the shade garden. It\u2019s the sort of fragrance that makes me a little bit thirsty for an Indian iced tea garnished with jasmine, sitting on a cedar plank table on an August afternoon. And did I mention that it\u2019s big?<\/p>\n Not only does P\u00e9largonium last all day, when most fragrances devolve into a pleasant, slightly sweet warmth, it maintains its crystalline shimmer for hours and hours. It\u2019s built like a fortress. Also, it\u2019s perfectly unisex.<\/p>\n On me, P\u00e9largonium \u2014 like its floral counterpart \u2014 is fun in small doses. I\u2019d love to smell what it does paired with the kind of charisma that commands a room. On the right personality, P\u00e9largonium could be the olfactory equivalent of a crisp trumpet fanfare. Any monarch worth his salt wouldn\u2019t enter a room without one.<\/p>\n Aedes de Venustas P\u00e9largonium Eau de Parfum is $245 for 100 ml. For information on where to buy it, see Aedes de Venustas under Perfume Houses<\/a>.<\/p>\nPossibly of interest<\/h2>\n
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