M by Marcel Marongiu

oooooohmph!!!! here we are ! i recieved it today morning and guess what? i m wearing it proudly right now... stunning bottle, square shapped and heavy with a golden top, nice done, don t have to take off any cap, the spray is integrated in it. just spray and enjoy it! i m starting to share with you my journey with marcel by oriflame now: initial spray: purest blast of tigerbalm! someone did mention this and yes, indeed, i confirm 100%! it's soft and not causing teardrops in your eyes as tigerbalm can do sometimes. i like this initial spa-blast. who don t like tigerbalm though, should not even think about putting fingers on this one... after this initial sensation of about some minutes, it seddles down to a slightly minty-medical aroma floating inbetween a incredible warmth coming up from your skin to your nose... yam! what's this ? it's sooo delicious! nag champa incense sticks and rose married perfectly with sweet dates and and powdery iris... oh my godness ! i can tell, i never smellt something comparable before and it doesn t remind me to rykiel woman that much as i was expecting by the notes... ok, for the dates, rose and a distinct warmth is does, yes, but that's it. this perfume has a completaly other caracter than rykiel woman, but not less good. it's lovely and strange, not something for girly-floral lovers or sweet-gourmand lovers. it's kinda classy-elegant and sophisticated, yet very very modern. at this state it reminds me rather to my highly praised lalique le parfum for the medical aspect and the incredibly warmth and smoothness. this is the only perfume i know, i could compare a little bit to Marcel by oriflame for its wearing sensation. well, do i like it? as far yes! hmmm. there is now a lot of absyinth detectable after 30 min. wearing it... the warmth has gone down to just a tad and the medical character is now dominant. in the background some hints of an italian leather designer store (suede), powdery-dusty patchouli and a creamy amber-trail are showing up nicely. hmhmhm... intriguing! 40 min. after applying the base comes through really earthy, warm and elegant, still with a hint of medical absynth aroma, the suede leather note comes through now very intense and tempting, for those who like this aroma of expensive leather stores... mmmmhmmm yam! feels expensive and exclusive, the leathery earthy-powdery base reminds me of kelly caleche by hermes right now. i mean, if you like the smell of buttersoft leather, smooth amber and a hint of dusty patchouli-absynth, u gonna love it! whit this one u will be shurely noticed in a inoffensive and positive way. it is an excentric perfume for shure, but not a screaming one, rather soft and tender with something that intrigues people to come closer and take a whiff, and somehow it smells also familiar and cosy. it has a great, but not overpowering sillage. maybe it's not sexy for everyone, but shurely not disturbing for anyone neither. otherwise for some people it could be a real on tuner as well. such a nicely blendet and intriguing scent, i guess, i m in love with it! to me it smells very sexy! staying power seems to be very very good.... i didn t lost any intensity after 50 min. now... hope it will last some hours! 1h after applying: i get constantly caressing, now again very warm powdery ambery whiffs, when moving around, the very much appreciated hint of medical cooling absynth inbetween, still recordnizable. simply loooveeely! maybe this will not be a mega big succsess for oriflame, simply because it is really extraordinary, not common in any way and not a mainstream scent for shure. innovativ and avantguardish. i would chose it rather for daywear than for nights out, because of the only reason, i do reach for sweeter and heavier stuff, when i go out at night. for winter this can easely become my signature for a while, guess it will not boring me quickly like others do. i think it could be also comforting to wear it in warmer spring days, in summer, when it's really hot, i m not shure what this would do on your skin.... i just ordered a 2. bottle cheaply on ebay, from someone who apparently didn t liked it, just in case they will discontinue it too quickly, what would be a real shame. :*))))) after more than 1,5h the perfume is still changing and fooling around with my nose; lovely trails of everything i described... at the moment, sweet whafts of dates and rose are regrowing on my skin and alluring my senses! this stuff is incredible! wow! madly in love now! <3<3<3 ad. note: - is it unisex? at my oppinion not really! maybe an androgyn type of man, who loves to play with his female part inside, could wear it proudly with smokey eyes and black clothes. ;) - is it dark and mysterious: yes - is it sexy: yes! - is it warm or cool? both!

I have two news to all Neoantura Cocoon lovers! Primo: The above mentioned has a dupe in a form of an irregular, beuatiful bottle called Marcel! Secundo: Marcel has a monster staying power and a great silage, so will make a great substitute to a discontinued Cocoon. Since the two fragrances are nearly identical, I will not be elaborating on Marcel much; I will simply say it is warm, enveloping, slightly sweet fragrance with an earthy patchouli that balances the sweetness well. And it does seem to draw attention and generate compliments wherever I go. Marcel is a top quality fragrance that has at least 6-7 hours staying power, so there is no need to reapply whilst out on a big party night. The richness of the fragrance and the fact that it is neither over-popular nor similar to any other fragrances on the market makes Marcel my favourite and I am seriously contemplating making it my signature fragrance. And by the way - in contrast to what other reviewers say, I don't find it even remotely masculine.

This is 2nd Oriflame fragrance which I liked (out of 20-something samples), but unlike Amber Elixir Night which was an instant love, M left me undecided for some time. Yes, it bears some resemblance to Yves Rocher Cocoon - I think it must be that initial blast of grassy "bitey" patchouli. But M is more complex. It reminds me of industrial style: unapologetic, functional, "raw" design with sharp lines of wood and cuts of suede. Kind of ugly/pretty. As we can see, these are present as notes, bitter and not very sweet, not made to be comforting or comfortable. (Cocoon is exactly the opposite: cozy and familiar.) M contains many "darker" notes: patchouli, wood, suede, incense and amber. Rose is listed but I can't smell it. Iris? I'm not so sure but maybe as a root. Overall M is mesmerizing and demanding. As if asking, are you smart enough to appreciate me? (What a cheek!) Must be tested before buying.

Top notes: absinthe, rose, incense Heart: Turkish rose, date, iris Base: patchouli, amber, suede Artemisia absinthium = wormwood guess the wormwood is what some people are mentioning as pepperminty - cool - masculin vibe. indeed wormwood features in a lot af male fragrances, more than in female scents. but this could be very interesting blendet with sweet and warm notes. it features also sweet dates, rose and amber, as in Sonia Rykiel woman perfume. i m really curious to this perfume and ordered a bottle on internet. can t wait to test it! over all, the notes are similar to the mentioned, my all time fave perfume, SONIA RYKIEL woman-not for men. i ve high hopes to find in this one a similar but slightly different scent (without the peppery note of Rykiel but extended with wormwood instead), to variate soemtimes. can t wait! review will follow as soon i get it in my hands.

I usually wear niche fragrances but when I discover By Marcel, although it is a cheap perfume, it has become my signature. Only that Oriflame decided not to produce it anymore and I never understood why because it was such a beatiful parfume, niche like quality. Yesterday, after years of searching and smelling thousands of perfumes, I finally found the perfume that smells the same, even better (on mys skin, i don t know about others). I m talking about Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Extraordinaire Bois d'Iris, a niche perfume, a lot more expensive it s true, but finally I have find that odor after I i have craved for so many years.