Bergamot and Learher like no other.

Habit Rouge Privè is a very special collector edition that i am glad i had the patience to understand, this scent has 3 faces, The first one is pure citronellla, the bergamot and the ginger listed are probably lifting it up and allowing it to last, but to me the opening is pure Bitterish lemons, This first phase is fairly long and keeps you there, is almost playing with you, as it smells like any Citrus heavy scent, is linear and bright, in the second phase the Orange blossom comes out next to a opaque Iris, it gives a feeling of a wet towel due to the iris junxstaposing next to the lemonish orange blossom, i have to be honest, this is my least favorite part, and probably i have to get used to it, is very hard to get over the " ammonia" effect that this mix has, unfortunately i wish i never smelled ammonnia, Once we get rid of those both in my opinion boring parts we reach the depth after 1h, this is where you feel the real Habit Rouge dna coming out elegantly placed, The leather is next to light spices, to create character, it radiates as a Dark Red Leather trench rather than a Jacket and it becomes deep and beautiful, from now on is a leather masterpice that slowly let the citronella effect fade away and becomes bloody dark red, almost like a painting, is hard to describe, but this is the most "Red" scent i have came across, but isn't a common red, is one of the most beauiful shades of velvet red ever, is unique, elegant and versatile. Extremely Masculine and mature.

One thing to note is that this scent is better in the air than on the skin, I sometime underline this because not all scents act in the same way ofc, this one was designed to smell insane outside you then on you, To me, is better in the trail, rather then on yourself, it leave a misterious trace to die for, this is where i think Dalphine worked hard imo, the connection between the yellow of the lemon and the dark red leather is a contrast that in the air radiates something unique. Is understadable why the comments are so good of who love this scent, is a masterclass of elegance, but not that elegant that you can't wear it everyday, is a velvet Coat that is made with very high-end garments, but has a very modern cut. Aside the very strange "historical" choice to pump the Citrus to 2000 in the beginning and let it be so bright, the dry down is a banger and it will surely have a special place in your collection.

The Privè start is really a letdown, accompanied with a beautiful dry down and stabilization, is like a concert that start badly and ends up making you stend up and applause, unaspected, hate and love, and that was probably Delphine point with this work, i think sometime porfumers wants you to delete the file of "bad" smell from your brain, showing you how something is actually made without any indication of what it is and allowing your brain to accept something as nature wanted it. That's mastery. Whatever she used for the late drydown is sublime. is without a doubt one of the best late drydown i have encountered, after 8h or so there is this immense beautiful skin scent left on you.

Update: Last very long on me, That first " unsettling" part is now registered as part of the contrast between lemon and leather, is glorious and special, it takes time to understand that part. Secret Weapon.