I was given a bottle of Cedre for my birthday back in July, courtesy of my good wife. Although I didn't quite realise it at the time, she made the choice based on what appealed to her, after trawling through literally the whole export range at Fenwicks!
We recently went away to the Isle of Wight for a week's holiday. I'm not going to describe our holiday in any detail, nice as it was, suffice to say that for an island only three miles south of a bigger island (United Kingdom) it felt like three hundred and thirty three miles away. If you ever go to the Isle of Wight, you can look across the Solent from Ryde, Fishbourne or Cowes and see merry Portsmouth, with its spinnaker tower gleaming in the sunlight. Of course, this being late October, sunlight was in short supply!
Anyway, the only perfume I took to the Isle of Wight was Cedre, and I wore it solidly for a week. This is unusual for me. I think the last time I wore one bottle of perfume exclusively for three days, let alone a week must have been about five years ago. I thought I would get withdrawal symptoms, but I actually enjoyed wearing Cedre exclusively. Each day brought out a new facet, and as a perfumista, this is something I seldom experience these days. Cedre also become quite comforting to me, knowing each day as I sprayed it on that it would stay with me on my travels, constant and warm.
Ever better was that my wife wore Cedre the whole week too. She has taken to it in a big way, which is very unusual, as she is not a massive perfume fan. I'm perfectly happy to share it with her.
I'm not sure of the exact note list for Cedre, but other than a very well-executed cedar note, it also includes musk, amber, cinnamon and tuberose. I would have thought that tuberose and cedar would make an unusual pairing and in a way it is, but it works wonderfully. The tuberose is not overwhelming, but perfectly blended with dryer woody notes to work in beautiful harmony. I read somewhere that Cedre is a continuation of the Bois series, at least in feel, and I must say that I can see the link from Feminite Du Bois quite clearly. However I find Cedre to be much warmer and comforting.
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I wish Blogger had a "Like" button like Wordpress, because then you could a little picure of my Gravatar that basically amounts to a thumbs-up. I hadn't realized that Cedre was part of the FdB family, and somehow this skirted below my radar. But musk, amber, cinnamon and tuberose? I am officially interested.
ReplyDeleteDionne, I am not sure if it is officially part of that family, but it definitely feels like a continuation to me. Irrespective, the tuberose and cedar just work together somehow. It's worth getting a sample. Thanks for commenting!
ReplyDeleteMichael I agree with Dionne, this post made me want to comment "LIKE" =) I really need to retry this one.. there's an aspect of Cedre I expect that didn't agree with me that is similar to Loretta. But since I now adore Loretta, there is hope for Cedre yet!
ReplyDeleteWomo531, I haven't tried Loretta, so can't comment, but if it's been a while since you last tried Cedre, I would recommend giving it another go, certainly!
DeleteMichael, what a lovely post. And how romantic that your wife bought you Cedre and then she ended up wearing it as well on your vacation! I love Cedre, but find I have acquired a sensitivity to spicy notes (especially cinnamon) in perfume, which prevents me from wearing it on a regular basis. However, it's a beauty, and more a tuberose perfume, in my opinion, than anything else. But I am also in love with cedar in almost any perfume, and it has just enough to win my heart.
ReplyDeleteJosephine, always nice to see you over here and thanks for the compliment. I think cinnamon can be a tricky note (if I'm not mistaken, it plays a part in Lutens' Serge Noir too) but I personally didn't find it too present here. I love it when I find a perfume containing tuberose that I can easily wear!
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