Unter den Linden fragrance notes

    • linden blossom, magnolia, citrus notes

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This is an arresting soft floral fragrance that's one of the best from the line. It's hard to fathom how such an animated bouquet was compressed into this tiny bottle yet managed to retain all of its natural dynamics. When you wear it, it feels as though the florals are blooming on your skin and giving off scent far more powerful than they could ever achieve in nature.

You get the big linden upfront, softened by a touch of fatty mimosa and just a slight hint of honey to straighten out some of the more pungent tones. The honey makes the scent feel slightly edible, but it never reaches the point of saturation in which the scent turns full-on gourmand. White florals are present, but mainly add fizz to the top, and the gardenia lends a slightly herbal nature to the overall composition.

Unter den Linden feels the most minimal of the bunch, yet it's the most evocative in the imagery it creates. Its vibrancy allows the wearer to study its development as though he/she were sitting in front of a real linden bush, inhaling deeply. I find this to be extremely effective, but as a meditative exercise rather than a functional perfume. It does lose steam within a few hours, but for the time you have it on your skin, it's glorious. Scents such as this are the reason people pay top dollar for natural extractions, even if they're not ideally suited for matters of longevity of projection. But when a scent's this moving, who cares who else smells it? Although it's certainly pricey, Unter den Linden is truly beautiful.
11th August 2014
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