Menthe Enivrante

Menthe Enivrante starts with more freshness than it eventually keeps. As it develops, the minty impression fades and I mainly get clove, dry woods and pepper. The result becomes quite linear and much warmer and spicier than I would expect from the name. By the end of the day, that dry spicy-woody base is almost all that remains, and it is not a profile I particularly enjoy wearing.

I have no idea how absinthe smells and it is hard to describe what Menthe Enivrante is for me. It is somewhat boozy at the opening, bright, definitely minty, herbal, not too sharp. Later this brightness is calmed into ambery woody softness, warmness, with a hint of indirect sweetness like in dark chocolate, reminds me of tabacco perfumes. It is interesting to smell from start to the very end, I sniff my hand all the time and don't get bored by it, some animalic note makes the composition comforting. Also now, as the days grow colder and autumn is on the doorstep, this perfume feels exactly on point.