Corsica Furiosa

Corsica Furiosa is my last Parfum d'Empire perfume to review. It was my introduction to this great, underrated niche perfume house, and is also my personal favourite from them. I have always loved green scents, and having been very disappointed with the performance from modern Chanel No. 19, otherwise the gold (green?) standard, I looked elsewhere for a modern green scent. I tried this in a boutique, and fell in love with its lush, verdant beauty. It is in keeping with others from this house, i.e. evocative of a specific place/time, made with natural-smelling ingredients, featuring a chypre base and a full-bodied, creative composition. CF is inspired by lentiscus, a fragrant, evergreen shrub that grows on the leeward slopes of Corsica, but it also is a love letter to Corsica in general. I have yet to visit this island, but CF paints a vivid picture in myriad shades of green. There are no florals here, or other notes to take focus away from the green. The leathery chypre base is a seamless and logical development for a scent of this profile in my opinion. CF is boldly green from initial spray, fresh and slightly camphorous initially thanks to the mint and citrus. The mint is herbal and restrained - the best way to handle it in a perfume. My dad grew tomatoes in his new greenhouse this summer gone by, and the tomato leaf note here is photorealistic - green, tart, aromatic, slightly herbal and radiantly fresh. It marries beautifully with the opening notes, paving the way seamlessly to deeper shades of green. It becomes deliciously grassy as it develops, damp, lush and realistic. I cannot remember smelling a grass note as realistic as this before in a perfume - it smells freshly-mown as well as like dewy, young shoots in the springtime. There is a dry hay note that complements it, paving the way to the mossy chypre base. It gets woody as it develops, smooth and resinous, enhancing the green accord to perfection, giving an impression of the entire shrub. I get oak in particular. It becomes mossy and slightly leathery as the chypre base emerges, a fitting conclusion to this scent profile, rounding out the green accord. The grassy plains evolve into the entire forest here, woody, mossy, leafy and thoroughly green. The balsamic amber accord ties it all together beautifully. The labdanum adds a smooth leather undertone, with a drop of honey adding sweetness. There is a tartness here thanks to the mastic note, but it is all so cohesive. The amber base simply serves to enhance the mossy greenness. It fades to a mossy, musky skin scent, green until final fade. Sillage and longevity are moderate. A unisex green chypre, CF satisfies my craving for a good green scent in the spring. There is no fig, no tea, no sour white florals etc. to found here - this is verdant green greenness throughout, to the point, no messing (featuring a chypre base, of course, but that's perfection in my book). CF is a worthy modern alternative to vintage greats like Chanel No. 19 or Balmain Vent Vert. I must try Sisley Eau de Campagne for comparison. Lush, verdant excellence. 5/5.

شاهکار! هفته های پایانی شهریور ماه؛در مناطق کوهستانی زمان خاصیه! گرمای کشنده ی تابستان جای خودش رو به خنکای مایل به سردی آغاز پاییز میده. مزرعه ها لباس محصول رو از تن به در میکنن و آماده ی در آغوش گرفتن بذرهای جدید میشن.مراتع خالی شدن و ساقه های نحیف و رو به خشکی یونجه و شبدر توشون بجا مونده و مزارع گوجه فرنگی؛آخرین داشته هاشون رو هم می بخشن و بیشتر بوته ها؛سبز و پر برگ؛بجا می مونن.هوای خنک و تنبل این زمان از سال این روایح رو در دل خودش می گنجونه و سرمستی شما از این زیبایی خیره کننده با استنشاق این هوا؛صد چندان میشه و عطر زیبای ساخته ی دستان هنرمند و ذهن خلاق جناب کورکشیاتو این زیبایی رو برای شما تمام و کمال مجسم میکنه. عطری که برای من با بویی سبز و گیرا شروع میشه و خیلی زود عطر دل انگیز بوته های گوجه فرنگی رو در یک غروب شهریور ماه به نمایش میذاره.خاک خیس خورده از آب دادن به بوته ها رو هم حتی حس می کنم!و در کنار این مزرعه ی زیبا؛مرتعی هست که یونجه های اون چیده و بسته بندی شدن و در حال خشک شدنن و آمیزش رایحه ی یونجه های نیمه خشک و رایحه ی سبز یونجه ها و گیاهانی که بجای قدیمی تر ها سر از خاک برآوردن و کمی شبنم گرفتن؛به خوبی حس میشه و بیشتر و بیشتر غرق میکنه منو اما این پایان کار نیست! رایحه ی خزه و برگهای جنگلی هم که دارن با جنگل و درختا خداحافظی میکنن و صمغ چسبناکی که از تنه ی صنوبرها و شاخه های قطور بید و نارون تراوش کرده؛با نسیم شامگاهی از دل جنگل میاد و این سمفونی شکوهمند رو به اوج خودش میرسونه... این فضای سبز و زیبا رو شیرینی عسل بخوبی بالانس میکنه و به هیچ وجه تلخ و سنگین نیست. توصیف این شاهکار سخته و فقط باید بوییدش و با حسی که بهت میده زندگی کنی. عطری سبز و گیاهی؛خزه ای و صمغی با شیرینی و کمی تندی که در هم تنیده شدن ماندگاری و پخش خوب و مناسب بهار و اوایل پاییز خصوصا اوایل پاییز! کامنت:م.ع (سایت لوکس بایر (با امکان تست سمپل

Green Thunder in a Bottle Corsica Furiosa feels to me like nature with the volume turned all the way up. From the initial spray, I was hit with a sharp, dewy snap of tomato leaf - fresh, tangy, and gloriously alive. The greenery isn't polished or ornamental. It's wild, sunlit, and stubbornly untamed. As it develops, I think the lentiscus adds a beautiful resinous depth, while the moss anchors everything in a damp, earthy foundation. As the brand talks about, it can remind one of the idea of walking barefoot through the Corsican hills after a summer rain, when the ground is still cool and every plant seems to be breathing. The official notes suggest there's a touch of sweetness, but that's never been my experience. What I get is chlorophyll, crushed herbs, mineral-rich earth, and an endless sea of vibrant green. It's crisp, invigorating, and completely unapologetic about what it wants to be. If you're drawn to the scent of crushed stems, broken branches, and wild landscapes, I think this is one of those fragrances that can steal your heart from the very first sniff. For me, it's green thunder in a bottle.

I’ll start describing this perfume with a color: mist-shrouded green . It feels cold, verdant, fresh and as smooth as marble. Almost like the scent of moss-covered wet stone. The opening is pure cut grass; so green and fresh it’s like freshly mown lawns after the rain. Then heavy grey clouds roll in. A wet, cold wind hits your face and the rain begins. The bright green turns muted, shaded with grey. Somewhere, round grey stones glisten as they’re drenched by rain... and that’s the perfect moment. It’s springtime; you’re wearing a delicate dress, now soaked through. You’re shivering, yet watching as nature’s lush greenery is slowly veiled in shadow. The lentisk (mastic) resin in this fragrance is everything. I’m convinced it’s what gives this scent its depth, its darkness, its melancholy and its mist. The drydown is my favourite part. As the perfume develops, it takes on a full witch-doctor aura: the herbal and balsamic tones grow more pronounced. It feels like a potion brewed under a stormy sky, humming with forbidden magic. Tag(s): Green, witch-doctor, wet stone, marble, thunder, melancholy

Green, green, green. Mastic that makes zero apologies. I've got a weakness for mastic and it's so hard to find in perfume form, but this scratches the itch with aplomb. It's crisp, grassy, like snapping a stem and inhaling. Tomato leaf to the tenth degree. Furious indeed - a little green monster and we're not talking jealousy. As it wears a honeyed note peeks through. It's energizing and a surefire mood lifter. I do get the hair product comparison to some degree but nothing that ruins the experience of the wear for me. There's very little remotely like this out there and for those that love it it'll be true love, believe me. The only other mastic scent I know of that does it for me like this is Airborne - Hussein Chalayan though that one is more of an airy transparent juniper/mastic combo as compared to Corsica Furiosa's more grounded romp in a patch of hay and tomato plants. A sincere thank you to Parfum d'Empire for putting this out there. They're a strong house in general with excellent vision.