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Based on notes alone this shouldn't be my cup of tea as I'm not particularly crazy over fresh scents, but I was introduced to it during a Parfumerie Generale smell-fest and although I don't love it, I do like it and think it's quite special.
Well the drydown is special that is. The opening is rather like living in a bottle of lemon detergent with sharp and shrill citruses in an aerial bombardment. Adding to the (imagined) luminous yellow discord are eye-watering peppery notes such that the start of Hyperessence Matale is not just hyper, it's migraine-inducing.
In the aftermath there is peace. The limes and lemons have careened off chart taking most of the pepper with them, leaving an enjoyable level of spiciness...and enter the Zen garden, where a soothing cup of hot pu-erh (or insert other favorite black tea here) awaits on a low table in front of a pile of cushions scattered on the floor, facing a manicured green garden bordered by a thick wall of trees to protect its tranquility. Bottle all this and you have the drydown.
After the loud entrance, Hyperessence Matale quietens to a more pleasing and moderate level of projection and has an average longevity.
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