Virescence

Instant and intoxicating, enduring love. Green aldehydes with complex layers of florals—white florals, yellow florals, rose...May start out “perfumey,” but the greens, vetiver, and sandalwood really give it depth and dimension. A new Spring favorite. Potent stuff. Spray wisely.

Very beautiful, green classic floral with a smooth clean, woody base. It feels like something from the past reinvented. It has strength without screaming. Lasts all day.

I will say that I truly do appreciate Eliam Puente's effort to approach such a loved theme of mine: an aldehydic, green floral, especially when such a genre is decidedly a hard-sell in an oversaturated marketplace. Virescence does, unfortunately, start off somewhat iffy, with a bit of disconcerting sharpness that takes some time to resolve. Once it does, the aldehydes level off, feeling more pleasant, as the floral accords unfurl. With this, I sense so much potential with Puente. His Chyprelia is quite impressive (it needs an entry here), and I sense that this is a perfumer to keep an eye, or rather, a nose on. After its rocky start, Virescence blossoms into a chiffon like white floral heart, before it descends to a musky, woody, powdery fond that recalls 40s classics like Weil Antilope and Balenciaga Le Dix. Very nice!

Virescence: the state or condition of becoming green. Unlike with Medusa, I don't see the concept here. Yes, it opens up with a burst of galbanum but soon after it becomes a soapy aldehydic floral scent. Within 2 hours I am left with basically a skin scent that reminds me somehow on Chanel No22 for a moment (I can also smell the same fresh tuberose as is used in other creations of this brand) and on some citrusy soap afterwards. A bit weak and unbalanced.