Seyrig

Finally, a friend of mine brought me a bottle of this long sought-after green juice from San Francisco, blind-bought it from the exquisite Tigerlily, so I could finally smell if it was up to its name. Since I loved french actress Delphine Seyrig upon first watching the dreamy Resnais/Robbe-Grillet movie "Last year at Marienbad", I was extremely curious to discover this fragrance with high hopes about it and green-florals perfumes are also my cup of tea, so...can you imagine my feelings when I discovered that this juice REALLY lives up to its name?! Seyrig manages to be unique in its genre, the notes may be the classic list you might expect fom a classic green-floral and yet the outcome is really a surprise, a unique take on one of "perfume addicts" most favoured theme. The opening is familiar but you can tell pretty soon it's not gonna be a safe trip: aldehydes are there, they add their soapy touch to the composition, but they don't feel overwhelming, they keep on hiding behind the oakmoss and wrapping the florals in a cellophane veil. The rose is austere, aloof,lilac and muguet smell crisp and green, but what fascinates me the most about Seyrig is while you are surrounded in all its dark-green opulence, a beautiful (BEAUTIFUL!) unsettling halo of anxiety and sexual tension dominates the composition, a particular accord that reminds me of cumin and some kind of slightly dirty musk, maybe whispers of cold stone incense too. This part of Seyrig is the most intriguing to me: recollecting an illicit love affair, flashbacks of sensual pleasures, the rush of cheating on a lover and the guilt that follows, empty spaces and silent hotel rooms, abandoned gardens, there's a sense of slowly fading beauty, but also the timeless allure of a grand-dame is there, and it doesn't fade at all.

I feel bad typing this up because Seyrig is no longer available on the regular market. I was able to get a travel sample during a "Lamp Black" Friday Sale on the creators website. I am very thankful I did. I'm a huge Bruno Fazzolari fan and being able to finally try this is a great surprise. I just sprayed it on and it is so mysterious. I am delaying looking at the scents to try and see what I can pick out. It is wonderful. If anyone wants to sell a bottle of this let me know.

just got travel size of Seyrig from Bruno as a promo for Thanksgiving time order. Overall it is extremely soapy for me, so sad, cant wear it ((

Seyrig has been hovering around the top of my own “best of 2015” list, but it’s clearly not a scent for everyone. Whereas Lampblack succeeded by slipping uncanny notes into a mainstream aesthetic, others in the collection weren’t quite so hospitable. Room 237 cranked up the discomfort with its bizarre “scrubbed tile” effect, and Au Delà’s creaky anachronisms were well-suited for a stone-faced art-house crowd. Seyrig sits somewhere between those styles, leaning more toward Au Delà’s vintage charisma, adding theatrical glam and an overall fresher feel along the way. Although it’s a scent that could easily be worn by either gender, it resembles a modernized version of a number of retro femmes, and that resemblance might be a bit too explicit for some. Seyrig sports a mix of aldehydes, spendy naturals (rose and iris), and a smattering of musky, earthy elements — the kind of ingredients that mainstream perfumers only wish they had access to for their releases. The opening is a silver-tongued dirty / clean paradox with real throwback appeal. Aldehydes blend with stems for an earth-tinged chypre effect that are overridden by a shrewd, scratchy cumin. The scent is soapy-clean, yet not soap-in-the-mouth soapy-clean — more along the lines of the Chanel-style aldehydes that showed up in last year’s Maai. As it settles, it becomes more of a bronze and tan shimmer — a spiced bouquet with a defined milky texture, and that’s where it stays for much of its wear. It’s big and retro at first, becoming more decorous and levelheaded over time. It’s not a powerhouse performer, but it does masquerade as one for the first hour or so. Although I align the general feel to that of Au Delá, Seyrig is more crisp overall. Fazzolari’s talent lies in his ability to cite the past. The vintage feel is ubiquitous, but it’s not anchored to a moment. This scent could easily have existed in the ‘20s or the ‘40s, but it also has a hazy ‘70s gold lamé feel to it as well. The name is clearly a reference to Delphine Seyrig, and a cursory image search reveals a variety of characters played by the actress, several of which look like they’d be well suited in this perfume. But whatever the association, Seyrig walks a fine line line between attention-seeking and aloof indifference. In that regard, the scent has a costume-like appeal; its innate drama acts as a boisterous statement. With that said, it’s also a dressy kind of scent that would require a defined sense of style to pull it off well — it’s not going to appeal to fans of today’s more generic mass-produced perfumes, but will most likely win the hearts of folks who enjoyed the more eccentric perfumes of the ‘70s, ‘80s, and possibly the ‘90s. If you loved Lampblack but have been on the fence about Fazzolari’s other scents, I’d suggest a generous sampling first. But if a revitalized take on histrionic vintage is your thing, and you enjoyed offerings like Au Delà, then Seyrig will most likely serve you well.

First wearing I thought, here's another scrubber. Second wearing I feel the music. This is a piece of art!! Think my reaction, to this is because Bruno is inspired by natural beauty, rather than dark, depressive and plastic beauty. I am entranced by the sharp and dimensional citrus set against a textural Moss and Narcisse bitterness. It drys down to a buttery savon. Unlike others I find this, totally wearable. This, for me,like Jimmy is bottleworthy. Bruno is such a gentleman. He sent a handwritten note, thanking me for the order, with a hope that I would love the scents. Well Bruno. I love Seyrig and Jimmy and the Narcisse, well, it's a dream!!