Eau de Russe
by Crown Perfumery
The opening is a delightful combination of hesperidic emanations with sweetish vanilla notes, that leads into a drydown pairing a sweetish and light ambery note
with an impression of a soft and slightly sweet new nappa leather. Sometimes during this stage of the development I am reminded of an upmarket version of Tom Ford's White Suede, but Crown
Perfumery uses natural ingredients so much superior to TF's product. Anyway, this is a very soft, restrained leatheriness without any birch, tar or other harsh component.
The only significant change after that is the addition of a soft, mild musk, and the emergence of a very classic powderiness, which is very pleasant and never really on the stuffy side. This powdery side is evident for the last six hours or so.
This brings me to the perfomance: splendid, with moderate sillage, good projection, and a superb longevity of thirteen hours on my skin.
Very traditional and not exactly excitingly creating, this is a standard classic whose performance and quality of ingredients lift it into a positive score.
The only significant change after that is the addition of a soft, mild musk, and the emergence of a very classic powderiness, which is very pleasant and never really on the stuffy side. This powdery side is evident for the last six hours or so.
This brings me to the perfomance: splendid, with moderate sillage, good projection, and a superb longevity of thirteen hours on my skin.
Very traditional and not exactly excitingly creating, this is a standard classic whose performance and quality of ingredients lift it into a positive score.
1911
3/5