Des Clous Pour Une Pelure

I remember this segment that showed on Sesame Street with this pear-shaped, Grimace-shaped, Durante-nosed cartoon character who approaches a column with an orange and proclaims "Oh! Orange." He then proceeds to thoroughly suck all the contents out of the orange, leaving it withered. The orange then utters defeatedly, "Oh....." Our protagonist (or antagonist?) was sampled on Board of Canada's track 'Aquarius' from their album Music Has the Right to Children. As soon as I smell this, I am that gluttonous orange fiend responding with "Oh! Orange." This opens orange with a big round O, juicy, fleshy, pithy, rindy, zesty, peel-y. You want oranges, we got oranges! (I for some reason heard Rita Moreno saying that in her best Electric Company voice). (Collar me, don't collar me) I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush As Des Clous develops, it's as if we pan out and see that there are in fact several cloves and we have ourselves a pomander, I see (wiggling mustache and focusing with a monocle). Orange and clove - mmmmm, then the nutmeg that would make Cacharel Pour Homme blush. But still, ORANGE! But wait, orange? This juice is a deep teal, which also reminds me of the tones on the faded photograph that graces the cover of Music Has the Right to Children. This could very well be the photo negative of the orange hue that one would expect from this curiosity. I personally enjoy a good head scratcher to go along with my smelling experience. This can be worn in any season, any time of the day, on any occasion. I love it. Now go listen to Boards of Canada, the aforementioned album is a seminal masterpiece.

Serge always knows how to make a weird one. I actually think this is awesome but this will not be for everyone. Apparently the inspiration for this is Pomdaners which are clove studded oranges. The name translates to something like "Nails of a Peel" but I believe there's other translations or interpretations of the name. Going from one language to another never gives you a complete full picture. This is what I love about Serge, even if you don't like a certain fragrance you really get what they were going for with the back story and name. As for the fragrance itself, it's kinda right up my alley. Orange is my favorite and that opening is banging. It's almost youthful giving off a sweet orange candy like smell. Surprised Serge went for that. I love it though. It gets alittle spicy as it drys from the cloves. The cloves gives off a sort of sharp, aftershave like smell. I've seen some people comment medicinal or dentistry like smell. Yeah cloves can do that. You really do get the "nails and peels" imagery in your head. Personally I really like this. But don't blind this, sample because it definitely won't be for everyone. Christmas vibes for sure but you could rock this all year around.

I love this, there's something fresh and sunny about it, a little bit of body skank and a warm nutty base. To me it's not christmassy, it's joyous and springtime-esque. I don't always want beast mode perfumes, so this is perfect for times when I want a little spritz here and there with a few minutes of bedazzlement before it becomes polite and discreet. The orange note smells like Baptême du Feu, but this quickly dissipates and the scent becomes totally different to BdF, although I'm assuming those who like one would like the other. This could be the daytime scent before applying BdF for nighttime devilry. This also reminds me a lot of children's chewable multivitamin tablets from the UK growing up in the 80s and 90s. Absolutely impractical colour, more than any other perfume, but it dissappears quickly on skin (I dare not see what happens on clothes). Update: OK yes, it dissappears after one hour, but I'm OK with that as it cost me peanuts.

This is a great fragrance, it’s simple and beautiful. It smells exactly like what you’d expect if you have ever smelled those clove studded oranges before. The opening is amazing but it dries down quickly and remains a fairly intimate scent afterwards for up to 4 hours. I don’t know why it’s such a crazy blue green color, it’s pretty but I’d expect it to be a golden orange or light amber color for what it smells like.

A really nice perfume! Memories of a Christmas, but an ancient Christmas, evokes memories, special moments of joy and serenity. The orange is definitely very evident but i can also smell the cloves, this is a perfume to have in your collection, because in my personal opinion it is a perfume that deserves. Beautiful! Sillage: 7./10 Longevity: 8./10 Scent: 8.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10