Exultat

Wonderfully complex and artful fragrance. Bitter and spicy opening in a lovely way - quite peppery although not listed in the notes. The bitter pepperiness lasts throughout as this develops into a rich, dry woody fragrance with vintage violet vibes. Every time I go for a sniff I pick up something different, alternating between smooth woodiness and bitter spiciness and slightly powdery violets. This is perfectly unisex but I envision it as more of a gentlemanly fragrance or on a chic woman approaching middle age and exuding Parisian elegance while wearing high fashion. Both of which are a far cry from little old me but I enjoyed wearing in nonetheless. Not a powerful projector which matches its elegant air. Sillage is on the closer side of moderate, but surprisingly has fantastic longevity - I’m at 7 hours and counting, and the fragrance has not lost its high quality integrity. If you’re into super dry and violet laced woods, the dry down will not disappoint.

MCG should get more love. This is an outstanding and complex scent. Maybe too complex for some but for me it's so deep,sultry and luxurious. Olibanum is such a love/hate note for most to begin with but then mixing it with citrus/earthy/powdery notes is something that I don't recall sniffing. It's blended so thoughtfully and has several phases. The brash smoky opening shortly calms itself into a powdery element and even earthy with the tiniest bit of vetiver unfolding into the mix. The woods diversify it and the dry down reminds you of a light slightly boozy slightly gourmand scent but no one scent comes to mind. This is a masterpiece in my book hands down! Performance is excellent as well as it lasts easily over 8 hours with above average sillage. Maybe the thing that's holding Maria back is the ugly bottles? If you can look beyond that then give this and Sideris which is probably her most well known scent a try.

Writing about one's favorite perfumes is the hardest but I'll try. It's so well-blended that I struggle to pick out any exact notes except olibanum, orange and incense, some cedar in the drydown perhaps. Powdery violet too. Oops, I actually managed to pick out some notes, okay. It's incredibly comforting in fall and winter, wearing this frag feels like wrapping yourself in a blanket. No idea why but it smells really festive to me, even though I usually perceive incense as a somewhat pessimistic smell, haha. Exultat feels deep and full of joy, really. It feels like entering a church in winter while eating an orange. Sillage is moderate while longevity is great. If you don't overspray, it's quite a crowd-pleaser, I got a lot of compliments on it from people who don't even use fragrance. Dolce Vita fans love this too.

My first MCG. Does it ever happen that you fall so completely for a fragrance that you not only have to have a bottle, right now, but you need to try the rest of the line immediately? There's something about the balance of this scent, the warmth and the quiet joy of it that's like meeting a kindred spirit. I've just met this MCG but I want to know her. I dislike Avignon quite intensely and the crazy thing is this reminds me strongly of that scent but somehow without the cold, clinical and chemical character of Avignon. It's churchy incense but with love. Weirdly i can't identify any note difference with Avignon but instead a complete personality change. I'm wearing it in 108 heat. It's lasted most of the day as a skin scent and I had a lovely cloud for the first four hours.

Exultat is a solemn, sumptuous, and unusual perfume. It doesn’t remind me of church but rather of childhood. I resonate with the comment below, where someone said it reminds them of their grandparents. That’s how my grandmother’s wooden wardrobe or coffer used to smell—as if someone had forgotten some whole, crushed oranges inside, alongside violet flowers. The orange juice trickles down the shelves of the old wood and onto the flowers, releasing this introverted, cool, and calm aroma.