An Unfinished Masterpiece in Perfume History.... I feel the word "stunning" is used much too casually anymore, but there is no better way to describe my reaction whence I first sprayed Lutens De Prof...
De Profundis opens with the scent of big, lively chrysanthemums, in the fall -brisk, slightly spicy and musty. Delicate, dewy violets and damp loamy earth follow shortly thereafter, along with a cool ...
I confess that I was not aware that perfumes could be made from chysanthanums. I am a dabber, not a sprayer, and I can smell a faint spicy, unsweetened intriguing warm scent that almost vanishes befor...
While at the Palais Royale I tested De profundis on my left wrist, La Vierge de Fer on my right wrist and Sarrasins on my inner elbow. Why I did not sample a fourth on my other inner elbow escapes me....
A lot of the reviews I've read for De Profundis have said it smells of chrysanthemums and carnation, which are two floral smells that I actually love, but I get nothing like mums or carnation from thi...
I really wanted to love this and bought a 1.5ml decant from TPC, had my hopes up with the splendid violet chrysanthemum opening (truly unique) followed by incendiary dry wood frankincense theme perhap...
De Profundis is a very quiet, subtle chrysanthemum cologne. So it gets lippies for being unique and interesting. And of course, a lippie for being purple. But that's about it. It only lasted about 15 ...
Notes: chrysanthemum flower, violets, green and earthy notes. This fragrance opens with a green, yet slightly spicy flower accord. It is fresh, almost wet, but oddly enough also warm and dry at the s...
Decanted into sprayer and spritzed... (First spritz was a tiny one on arm and it was a quiet floral with bits of fruit punch. Second time I spritzed it right on my shirt and it gets real loud! Foll...
The color of this fragrance is absolutely breathtaking in the bell jar. I don't normally comment or care what the juice looks like but this is a really unusual color. Almost a luminiscent pale pu...