Ex Nihilo
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Pink pepper crackles across the neroli and mandarin, creating an almost effervescent citrus that feels genuinely alive. There's an unexpected vivacity here—bright, slightly peppery, with none of the flatness that plagues many contemporary opening accords. The citrus feels authentic rather than synthetic, with mandarin's slightly honeyed sweetness already hinting at what's to come.
The transition is seamless; ylang ylang blooms with creamy richness whilst jasmine provides a pale, almost indolic floral heart. Mimosa softens the edges, introducing a powdery warmth that makes the entire composition feel increasingly intimate and enveloping. By the second hour, the creamy accord dominates—tonka bean and vanilla begin their gentle emergence, creating an almost translucent veil of sweetness that doesn't overwhelm the florals but rather amplifies their sensuality.
The cedarwood grounds everything into a creamy, warm woody embrace where tonka and vanilla reign supreme. What remains is less a fragrance and more a gentle, skin-like scent—a creamy vanilla base with whispers of amber and wood, transformed by hours of wear into something profoundly intimate and self-contained.
Vesper Glitz arrives as a peculiar collision between the luminous and the indulgent—a fragrance that refuses the expected trajectory of a 2023 release. Where contemporary floral fragrances tend toward austerity, Le Garlantezec constructs something genuinely voluptuous here, though not without restraint.
The opening's neroli and mandarin orange establish a citrus foundation with genuine brightness, but pink pepper immediately complicates matters, introducing a subtle spiciness that prevents this from becoming merely cheerful. What's fascinating is how quickly the composition pivots toward its creamy core: ylang ylang and jasmine don't whisper delicately—they assert themselves with an almost creamy density, whilst mimosa adds a honeyed softness that bridges the gap between florality and gourmandise.
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