Grenadille d'Afrique

10-something years in the fragrance scene as a spectator and I know by now that I can blind buy any of the fragrances a. made by Guerlain and b. composed by Alberto Morillas, and I will not regret even if it won't fit me because it won't feel cheap. Grenadille d'Afrique is no exception to this rule, in fact, it reminds me why I decided that Mr. Morillas was an amazing nose in the first place. We -normal people- can't just drop some violet and a dash of tea into a manly-man concoction and turn it into a silhouette of a purple-velvet-dress-wearing-curvy-woman but hello, Mr. Morillas did it.

Oh my goodness, this is a lovely, sweet, musky, powdery scent for all year round day. The powdery scent stays with the musk and sweet at the same time. Now, I can say the Aedes Perfumery House hit a home run with this perfume. It is great to know of an American Perfume house is serious in giving the customer the very best new fragrance.I will be adding this to my niche collection.

Very pleasant, but not what I was expecting. Quite spicy-floral in the beginning, settling into plummy tea with a touch of powdery violet. A very fine, feminine fragrance.

This wonderful fragrance reminds me of dark cherries and tobacco ♡♡♡♡♡

Grenadille d'Afrique is another Alberto Morillas creation for Aedes de venustas. This one is very different from Palissandre d'Or, the other Morillas creation for this house. It is supposed to be an interpretation of the African Blackwood tree but in reality is a somewhat sweet, powdery vetiver. Violet and lavender are up front, joined by the a herbal juniper and vetiver heart. The vanilla sweetens things up a bit while the labdanum adds a bit of dryness to the whole composition. Overall, a very pleasant feeling combination of notes for me here, especially if you like violet or powdery notes.Projection is quite strong for the first hour and a half or so, easily 6 feet. settles in a bit after that but I was getting strong whiffs for a long time. Really good there. Longevity again is in the 6-8 hour range. So very happy with the performance. Final thoughts. This is another good release from this House and Mr. Morillas. Did not wow me as such but I really enjoyed wearing the frag and feedback was good as well. Not Full bottle but definitely decant worthy. If a sweet floral, powdery take on vetiver sounds like something you'd like, definitely sample this.