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The freesia hits with a soapy-clean brightness tempered immediately by narcissus's waxy, almost buttery facets. There's a wetness to this opening, like flowers handled with damp fingers, alongside a whisper of green freshness that keeps it from veering into bathroom territory.
Rose and lily emerge as gauzy presences rather than soloists, creating a soft floral haze where individual blooms blur together. The blackberry begins its quiet entrance here, not as fruit per se, but as a subtle tartness that weaves through the petals, preventing them from becoming too polite or ladylike.
What remains is an intimate skin scent where powdery musk and oakmoss create something almost chalky, like stone warmed by body heat. The blackberry's tannic edge persists as a faint memory, whilst the florals retreat into an abstract, almost talc-like softness that sits close and personal.
Rush 2 feels like walking into a florist's cold room at dawn, where freesia and narcissus stems still drip with condensation. There's nothing loud or brash here—Michel Almairac strips away the original Rush's pyrotechnics, replacing them with a dewy, almost translucent floral veil that hovers close to skin. The narcissus lends a peculiar, faintly green creaminess that keeps the freesia from becoming too soapy, whilst lily and rose build a soft-focus, watercolour rendition of classic florals rather than a photorealistic oil painting. What makes this genuinely interesting is the blackberry in the base, which doesn't announce itself as jammy fruit but rather as a subtle tannic quality, almost like the ghost of berries crushed underfoot on a woodland path. The oakmoss and musk create a surprisingly earthy foundation, grounding all that petal-prettiness with something almost chalky and skin-like. This is for the person who finds most modern fruity florals unbearably shrill, who wants something whispered rather than shouted. It's a fragrance for grey cashmere jumpers, vintage Levi's, unmade beds with crisp linen sheets. The 3.6 rating likely reflects its quiet nature—Rush 2 doesn't perform like a beast, and it certainly won't announce your arrival. Instead, it rewards proximity, revealing itself to those who lean in close enough to notice the way blackberry tartness mingles with powdery musk on warm skin.
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