Le Bateleur 1: The Juggler/Magician
Le Bateleur 1 smells like cedar chips floating in a bucket of ocean water. That’s the first minute. Then, the interesting opening leads directly to “sport fragrance” territory (there’s melon/calone, mild “spice,” watery cedar and “rinsed-clean” vetiver). Le Bateleur 1 is a smooth sport fragrance with good lasting power; why anyone thought the perfume world needed it is beyond me.
L’Imperatrice 3: The Empress
L’Imperatrice 3 begins with the aroma of sweet citrus fruits; the watermelon-kiwi accord has a nice intensity (and does not bellow: MELON! MELON! MELON!). “Grapefruit-y” and “green” notes keep L’Imperatrice 3 from becoming too sweet. The cyclamen note is aquatic, but not annoyingly so, and as the scent dries down, it becomes less sweet, more tart and smells (mid-phase) like Byredo Pulp (let’s call it “Pulp-LITE”). L’Imperatrice 3’s base notes smell of soft musk with a fruity-beer twist. Even with a name like L’Imperatrice, a man can wear this fragrance. L’Imperatrice has so-so lasting power, but it’s my favorite of the five “Anthology” fragrances. If someone gives me a bottle, I’ll wear it.
L’Amoureaux 6: The Lovers
(spices, bergamot, juniper, pink pepper, cardamom, birch leaf, orris, wood and musk)
L’Amoureaux 6 is a light-weight Hermès Bel Ami; it combines a citrus-aquatic accord with a small dose of spice (pepper, cardamom) and juniper. In a sugary line-up of fragrances (three of the five D&G Fragrance Anthology perfumes are sweet), I’m pleased L’Amoureaux 6 replaces fruity-sweetness with woody-spiciness. Still, nothing about L’Amoureaux 6 holds my interest; been there, smelled that.
La Roue de la Fortune 10: The Wheel of Fortune
Sweet, sweet, sweet, “dessert-y”: La Roue de la Fortune 10 is a candy-shop floral fragrance, and it does not appeal to me at all. Tuberose, “gardenia” and jasmine blend together in a blur of white flowers; neither note stands out forcefully (jasmine is most discernible, with a hint of candied ‘banana’ and citrus). If this fragrance were the tiniest bit stronger, it would barrel straight into “Headache Territory” for me; patchouli and benzoin do nothing to take the sugar off the boil. This is an instantly recognizable, and very feminine, scent — another why-bother, a-hem, ‘creation.’
D&G Anthology La Force 11, sixth fragrance of the Anthology collection presented by the house of Dolce & Gabbana, was launched on the market at the beginning of September 2009. The fragrance arrives as 100 ml EDT and has the same form and design as other fragrances of the collection. The fragrance was dedicated to people with strong and temperamental character who are looking for urban and powerful fragrances which reflect their character.
Powerful unisex Anthology La Force 11 has an oriental composition, a mixture of gourmand spicy accords of cinnamon, allspice and rich bourbon vanilla.
La Lune 18: The Moon
La Lune 18 is a sheer lily-musk fragrance. I can’t say it smells “cheap” exactly, but it has an aura of (old) Avon about it and seems created with a “perfume-by-numbers” technique. The moon deserves better. To my nose, there is not a hint of leather in this scent, and the orris has been gobbled up by the white florals. Again: this is a SWEET, though not “food-y,” fragrance, and it’s “womanly.”
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