Two Of My Favourite Fragrances: TL Pour Lui And Kenzo Amour
When it comes to perfumes, my rule is: why have just one favourite when you can have more? So, these are two of my favourites: TL pour Lui by Ted Lapidus and Cristalle Eau Verte by Chanel.
TL was launched in 2003, together with the feminine version. The bottles of the two versions complete each other, the masculine with the image of e T and the feminine with an L (initial of Ted Lapidus).
The notes
The perfume has a clear winter soul, with gourmand opening notes and an aroma of patchouli that clearly reminds of A*Men by Thierry Mugler (the masculine version of Angel perfume). The opening notes also contain sweet resins and a hint of caramel, but for the first forty minutes, patchouli stands out and dominates on the other notes.
After that, the other notes can finally take some space, now it’s time for the sweet notes to take the lead, with fresher and soapy notes in the background.
In the middle notes patchouli is still there, although with a lower intensity.
When to use it
Even if the first notes make this perfume smell like a clone of A*Men, after the first hour its personality comes out, with a fresh and aromatic style. It can be used in the office in winter, but it’s flexible enough to be used also in the first part of spring and the last part of autumn when the air is still chilly. I would also recommend it in a date, because the opening notes are aggressive enough to arouse curiosity. Age range: between 25 and 50 years of age.
Cristalle Eau Verte was launched in 2009 and it is a reinvention of a classic Chanel fragrance: Cristalle from 1974. The original version had opening notes of lemon, honeysuckle, jasmine, and hyacinth, which gave the final tail to the perfume.
The notes
This new perfume has the same idea, but honeysuckle is replaced by magnolia and lemon is less strong. After four hours the citrus notes take a break and disappear momentarily, leaving the floral notes stand out. The final notes are surprisingly low-key, all aromatic notes are like worn-out and all is left is jasmine. After one week on paper, the perfume still resists.
When to use it
This fragrance follows the current trend of fashion houses of re-launching old perfumes in a eau de toilette version (the same happened for Versace perfume Versense).
This perfume gives its best in an office environment, as it has a long duration and it’s not at all intrusive. Ideal age range is between 30 and 40.
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