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Septieme Sens (7e Sens) or "Seventh Sense" is the first perfume from the famous designer Sonia Rykiel, launched 1979. The perfume is a dark, mysterious, carnal and sensual chypre - fruity - animalistic, designed for "modern and adventurous women”.
Top notes: aldehydes, bergamot, ylang-ylang, rose, carnation, jasmine and narcissus. Heart: honey, prune and peach. Base: amber, patchouli, moss, coriander, sandalwood, vetiver, civet, musk and castoreum.
Available as EDP.
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This is and always will be my favorite all time perfume. I don't know why they discontinued it. It's the only perfume I've ever worn in which I get stopped by men and women asking what I'm wearing. A little goes a long way but it's sensual, not fruity, woodsy, not sweet. It's hard to explain. I've tried other perfumes recommended to me based upon this one and none hold a candle to this one. They need to bring this formula back!
This Septieme 7 sens for me above all perfumes transcends all my collection of favourites, I have;
Balmain ivorie/jolie madam/vol-vent
chanel-coco mademoiselle/ chanelno5 Crystal
Givenchy -organza /le de madam/ eau de givenchy
armani-diamonds
I was in a position a few years ago to buy this at an exorbitant cost,and sadly cannot afford that price anymore. I do wish it was brought back.
regards
I can't make up my mind- it intrigues me yet some note I don't fell "fits"- possibly the bergamot? It has a piquant semi-citric quality. Almost- and this sounds bad, but almost like the "top note" in a sharp Italian cheese! But I just keep sniffing and sniffing my arm, checking on the development, expecting this to have at least decent longevity- but it fades before I can figure it out.
It is rare to find civet and castoreum both in the base, and these with narcissus and honey lead me to expect a deep narcotic nectar of a scent- but it's not that deep or nectarliscious,only a bit scankiliscious- oh, the note I think was bergamot does fade rather quickly leaving just an echo of a whisper. I just don't smell individual flowers, all has blended into warm and rather unusual concoction, with moderate animalic character.and a hint of sweetness from the gentle round heart note fruits and honey. I went crazy and bought a bunch of miniatures when I was able to get my hands on them - more than I should have, but I got carried away. I have a couple still boxed available for swap, p.m is welcome.
Whoa- follow up. A bit more time has passed and now I'm noticing on some parts of my arm- not the thinnest inner skin, but veering out from that on the side to back of my arm- the odd piquant almost citric note seems to have returned and is more prominent than the warm notes. Odd little scent- no office scent she!
Ok- one more sniff- it's just plain odd. I'm ambivalent about this one. It is - weird. I wonder if it has begun to change due to age? It's not the typical smell of an old fume deteriorating, but I suspect it's not a typical fume. I don't have a basis to compare. It may have always smelled odd and then grew older in an "odd" and perplexing manner. Enough on this, I'm finally weary of sniffing and puzzling.
One day later- In all fairness to this fragrance- I think I get a bit of that "weird" piquant little cheezie thing when I smell a certain kind of spicy accord - not a sweet one- mixed with a citric note. I've been wearing Ajee for a about an hour and I'm noticing almost the same thing now when I sniff my arm - I think it's at least as much my perception as it is skin chemistry. For me, spice and citrus often don't play as well together as they do apart.
Sadly ,but I must to say that I saw in some italian store 4 bottles of this perfumes absolutly off,I detected only some bed smell of pubblic toilet,sorry....:(
Thanks for adding my request! I am dying to try it, the notes look amazing! Anyone who has tried it already please share your opinions about this one.
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