Posted by Marlen
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28 October 2005
Cinnamon fiends delight! With over 53 albums to his credit spanning more than 3 decades, I suppose Mr. Santana has earned the right to have a creative go at anything he likes. Why he should decide to have a go at fragrance is completely beyond me, but I’m glad he did. If this is how Carlos likes to smell, I’d gladly sit next to him any day! Carlos Santana for Men, the first men’s fragrance from the legendary musician, contains notes of bergamot, mandarin, lavender, cinnamon bark, apple, Maja soap accord, sandalwood, cypress wood, cedar, patchouli, musk, leather, benzoin, vanilla, amber, and tonka bean.
The scent opens with a surprisingly tangy citrus accord not unlike a fruit daiquiri, but even as it settles into a warm cinnamon and amber melange, the zesty top notes remain. The base notes are pretty seamlessly blended, so all I can really smell are those top notes set against something sweet and warm. Not a heck of a lot of development…
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Posted by Robin
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28 October 2005
Carlos Santana’s debut fragrance for women was released this year, and features notes of neroli, California pear skin, cassis, coconut water, freesia, Japanese plum, calla lily accord, iris, chocolate, musk, and sandalwood.
The fragrance starts off with a burst of neroli, but that fades quickly into sweet fruits over floral notes. It is well-blended, and I don’t particularly notice any of the individual notes (pear, plum, freesia, etc). It has a vaguely tropical feel in the early stages, but as it develops, it gets drier and warmer, with hints of coconut and chocolate. The woods and musk temper the sweetness and make this more interesting and wearable than the sweet foody fragrance I feared it might be…
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Posted by Robin
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21 September 2005
More on the recently released 5th Avenue After Five from Elizabeth Arden, which was created by nose Olivier Gillotin:
The fragrance opens on notes of black plum, bergamot and coriander. The heart is a blend of muguet, jasmine, saffron…
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