Still Life

A sparkling sweet citrusy perfume that its sweetness reminds me of green tea. Brilliance of yuzu that pepper makes it classy and masculin and becomes more attractive with rum and woody notes. That is a good choice for warm days of summer. . . ساختار برند الفکتیو استودیو ترکیبی از دو دنیای عکاسی هنری و عطرهاست. تصورکنید یک استودیوی عکاسی و یک خانه عطر باهم ادغام بشن و در مسیر ایجاد ارتباط میان قدرت بینایی و بویایی حرکت کنن. کمااینکه عکس و عطر در این موضوع که هردوشون یک لحظه و فضا رو در حافظه ی مربوط به خودشون ثبت میکنن مشترک هستن. همونطور که مشخصه الفکتیو استودیو هرکدوم از عطرهاش رو هم با الهام از اسم یکی از تکنیک ها یا موضوعات مربوط به عکاسی نام گذاری میکنه. . جالبه بدونید موسس برند ، سلین وِرلِر برای ساخت اولین عطرهاش، سه اسم مربوط به دنیای عکاسی رو به عکاس های ماهری داد و از اون ها خواست تا تعبیرشون از اون اسامی رو آزادانه در قالب یک عکس نشون بدن. سپس عکس ها رو به عطارها داد تا با الهام گیری از اون ها عطر بسازن. نتیجه ی یکی از این همکاری ها هم استیل لایف بود. . . استیل لایف یا تکنیک عکس برداری از طبیعت بی جان نام یکی از کارهای خنک و تابستانی این برند هست. رایحه ای تمیز و روشن از مرکباتِ شیرین و ترش در کنار گونه های مختلف فلفل و رگه هایی از شیرینیِ جذابِ چوبی مشروبی. درسته که کلیت کار مرکباتیه اما انتظار یک رایحه ی ترش و لیمویی رو نداشته باشید. مرکباتِ این عطر ترکیبی از ترشی و شیرینی رو توامان داره و به قول خودمونی ملسه. ضمن اینکه هرچه به درای داون عطر نزدیک میشیم آکورد چوبی و رایحه ی شکرگونِ رام با قدرت گرفتنشون وزنه ی شیرینی عطر رو سنگین تر هم میکنن. همچنین عطار با پاشیدن پودر فلفل روی این مرکباتِ شیرین کلاس کاری ترکیب رو بالا میبره و ابهتش رو افزایش میده. دورنمای عطر، حس شیرینِ سبز و چای مانندی برام داره که بیش از پیش من رو جذب خودش میکنه. در بحبوحه ی خودنماییِ نت ها ، سایه ی امضای خاص برند هم کمی سنگینی میکنه. یک حس تلخ و پلاستیکی مانند مثل بوی ابزارهای دیجیتالی نو و نوارفیلم خام! . تو این روزا که هوا رو به گرم شدن میره امتحانش کنید. میشه بعنوان یک گزینه ی خیلی خوب برای روزهای گرم بهش فکر کرد. .

An assertive attempt to manipulate Yuzu's note in the hands of those who understand, who really know how to deal with the thing. Everything so millimetrically cohesive that a sudden urge to take the fragrance for a few minutes rises. Still Life opens as a toast to life, in a harmonious way, with the Yuzu note being resinous and densely spiced by an evident touch of pepper, quite unlike anything I've ever felt in my life; an addictive aromatic aspect that while conveying "simplicity", denotes finite complexity. Following, it becomes a more floral and sweetened perfume, presenting the sting not of an exclusive Pepper, but of a gustatory element that, if not properly combined, can cause an immediate olfactory fatigue, like the Star Anise, which here is just joy. and evolves autonomously until it finds a certain alcoholic time that comes after drying. Basically, the Rum note is as well crafted as each step of its evolution, and leaves no traces that a good niche perfume does not need rare or extensive notes to consecrate it as beautiful, but exact, minimalist and accurate combinations. I feel woods, fine alcoholic beverages, resins and something sharp on the skin that are saying goodbye and orphaning those who use it and those who appreciate it from outside as well. Still Life is charming in its simplicity!

The house of Olfactive Studio is one of my favourites because I can relate to its philosophy of combining vision with scents (it inspired my choice of username). The opening of Still Life is dominated by yuzu although seconds afterwards I detect the note of rum and spices. There is a presence of a green note which may be due to galbanum. At this stage, it reminds me of a more refined Carolina Herrera 212 VIP. The heart is dominated by star anise and pepper. The base is warm and woody. Towards the latter stages, Still Life shares similarities with the dry down of Shay & Blue's Sicilian Limes and Sel de Vetiver by The Different Company with the presence of a salty note that is not mentioned. Although, it may be that is how my nose interprets the note of moss here. Still Life is soft but an elegant citrus/green smell thus it is not a performance monster. I am baffled why would anyone want to reach for a beat-performing scent for the warm days during spring and summer. It suits my lifestyle to wear a cologne for no longer than 4 hours each day during the hot days of the year. Still Life transports me to a humid but serene green forest. A recommended buy or at least a trial for lovers of citrus-base colognes. 8/10

While out of town, I decided to visit a local perfumery. I must've spent at least two hours testing various houses: Creed, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Diptyque, Acqua Di Parma, Serge Lutens, L'Artisan, Fredrick Malle, etc. Despite my efforts, I could not find a scent that wowed me. It wasn't until I got to Still Life when I realized my search was over. I love this smell! Sparkling yuzu tempered by the assorted peppers - this initial phase is so wonderful. The mid gets better as the star anise sweetens the fragrance. It almost smells like sparkling orange champagne cocktail (has to be the rum) with candy orange jelly slices. The rum and amber in the base adds a sexy quality to the fragrance. My only gripe is that it doesn't last longer than 5 hours on my skin and the projection is moderate. However, I get excellent longevity on clothing...maybe 10 hours. The performance did not prevent me from making my most expensive fragrance purchase to date (I usually can find good online discounts), and I feel it was so worth it. The smell is divine. I can't wait to try this in a warmer climate; I'm hoping the performance improves.

Wow!! Delicious, explosive, energetic, colorful and unique !! Immediately reveals his soul festive, energetic and fun! note Yuzu with pink pepper is a perfect marriage, and pepper is well balanced with the opening notes ... after about 10 minutes evolves and come in the star anise and galbanum (anise is balanced and not invasive). The Galbanum joins perfectly with the rest, turning the scent a little more "hot" but keeping the soul happy and bubbly. Then, the fragrance evolves yet .. and base notes begin to emerge rum (really very nice in this composition), cedar and amber that "calm" a little early energetic and festive start ... almost as if the party is about to end .. but I still have my cocktail in hand, and I drink sitting, amused by the party, from the sun, and summer! Council much for the summer .. is perfect! unfortunately the sillage is soft .. so needs many sprays, but longevity is good (about 8 hours on me) ... I just buy a full bottle of this perfume! I like it;) this perfume was able to put on a smile, and make me feel happy ^^★ Sillage: 6.5/10 Longevity: 7./10 Scent: 8/10 Overall: 8./10