Tenue de Soirée
Goutal (2016)

The opening combines an iris impression with an aroma of blackcurrant, and the floral and fruity sides work well together. The iris is not very strong but manages to assert it self sufficiently such as to remain in the foreground.

The drydown soon sees a patchouli rise that is the other main player on this olfactory field. It a a very restrained, very smooth and very soft patchouli, and an antithesis to the harsh and screechy variety I sometimes get in other fragrances like, for instance, Tom Ford's archetypical Patchouli Noir. The is the smooth type of patchouli.

At times other florals make briefer appearances, namely a delicate iris note and a somewhat nonspecific rose impression, and towards the end I also detect and - again very smooth - soft light suede added into the mix. A bit of caramel comes and goes at times too.

I get soft sillage, just adequate projection and seven hours of longevity on my skin.

This agreeable spring scent is not really original, and all the ingredients are quite weak in me in spite of liberal application. The performance is not very good. Overall 2.75/5.