Voile de Chypre Secret III

The opening carries a very unusual coolness. It does not come from any single obvious spice, but from a cool sensation mixed with acidity and a faint sharpness. Yet this is not the direct coolness of mint or eucalyptus. It feels closer to the bright tart air released when citrus peels and bergamot are freshly pressed open. This review took me an unusually long time to write because the fragrance is genuinely difficult to describe precisely. And the hardest part to describe is exactly what makes it distinctive. The scent does not immediately unfold into an obviously beautiful floral composition. Instead, it moves gradually from a cool, tart, slightly sharp opening into the grey powderiness of violet. Once the violet appears, the fragrance becomes quieter and much more memorable. This is not a sweet powdery violet. The powder effect feels grey toned and thin, resting over woods and moss. There is no obvious sweet floral quality and no heavy cosmetic powderiness. The coolness remains, but what began as citrus and pepper evolves into a shadowed, powdery coolness instead. As the fragrance develops further, patchouli, cedar, and sandalwood slowly cover the earlier fruit and floral aspects. The composition becomes drier, darker, and more textured with wood. The damp green quality of moss and the sharp herbal edge of patchouli stand out strongly, carrying a faint camphor like nuance. The overall atmosphere is dark, cool, slightly medicinal, and filled with mossy shadows. A remarkably beautiful cold toned floral chypre. The fragrances from Eisenberg’s Les Secrets collection generally have very strong longevity, and this one easily lasts beyond six hours.

It is interesting that I read mixed opinions on Voile de Chypre Secret III. For me, this is a truly beautiful and timeless blend of notes. This is how I imagine a niche perfume should smell !!! (Although I am not sure if Eisenberg ́s perfumes are classified as a niche). Amazing combination of fruits, flowers, wood, and spices. What I can capture is pepper, hints of peach and jasmine, cedar and oakmoss (which according to my opinion is a true winner here). The perfume leans on the more "heavy" side rather than on the fresh one, but still, I think it could be pulled during the day as well as the evening. Even though it has labdanum, vanilla, and amber, it is not a sweet perfume (at least not in a conventional sweet way). I think there is no limitation for the age, maybe not for too young girls, but anytime after 30-ties. I can find some resemblance between Cacharel ́s Eden and Calvin Klein ́s Obsession...indeed, they share similar notes. With Eden, it shares certain dampness, which I think gives this feeling of sexual freedom and unconventionality, but for Chypre Secret is less screaming, more lady-like, than for Eden. On the other hand, with Obsession, they share a good portion of spiciness, providing the feeling of luxury and "high class". But for Chypre Secret, it is more modern and less old-lady-like. This comparison is not to assign the winner, I love all three perfumes. Maybe it is just my body ́s chemistry, but I find this perfume as something that represents my personality, something that if others smell it, they could say LadyM was here. And for this, Eisenberg you have my appreciation.

I spent a whole bottle trying to love this perfume ... I tried different temperature, weather conditions, moods, even clothes ... Alas, I just can't fall in love. And I wanted to! I really wanted to find a perfume that is available in Bulgaria and anyone close to Gris is just not this one. Fruit chypre, but only that much. Nothing impressive.

I keep trying those new Eisenberg fragrances, but they are difficult to like. This one has strong wood, pepper and oakmoss notes. Very masculine and very oriental. Reminded me of nail polish remover at first. I really can't say that I like it.

Violet chypre. This one i rememeber i liked when i first sprayed cause i already love chypre. it's very violet and chypre with that sour cedar, oakmoss, and gluey factor. peaches are there but not that of high quality, it's just fair. This one is very chypre fruitti blend. nice.