Chords

Not only did the visit to the Handel-Hendrix museum propitiated Bold as Love (see my previous post), but also Chords. In such case, Nathalie Lorson was inspired by Stanley Kubrick use of Hansel’s sarabande (1703-6) in his movie Barry Lyndon (1975). Sarabande is a cornerstone of Baroque keyboard literature, renowned for its stately, melancholic, and intense character. it is slow, majestic, and contemplative. this piece is present for almost 20% of the film annd seems to symbolizes the themes of fate, emotional detachment, and tragic inevitability. In consonance with Mr. Chong's theme of subversion and class conflict in British society, Sarabanda is a colonial import, smuggled into the stultifying halls of the British aristocracy and gussied up”. Although this piece of musice was contemporary of Barry (early 18-th Century), its chords arrangement in the movie make use of techniques that refer to twentieth century conventions of film music composition: a purposeful anachronism. The old cologne structure of Chords is played in a very contemporary way. It is here that M.me Larson referenced the use of chiaroscuro lighting and all natural in the film. Pictures are are graceful, colours are light, and the subject matter playful, focusing on themes like pastoralism, leisure, and love: Rococo is the style of the frivolous, idle rich. And this is how I feel about Chords: Rococò and subversion. The wave of smokes from the cypriol subverted the cologne structure, but the sweetness of the honey and the creaminess of the ylang create that chiaroscuro I was talking about. Yet for me the start of the show is the leather accord to the point that I would classify it as a Spanish leather. There’s a wonderful balance in Chords: it feels dramatic, but it’s never unwieldy and there’s a levity to it that is surprisingly playful. It’s leather and smoke, yes, but not as we know them. A playful interpretation of Derby Cologne and Chamade cologne. My favourite! yours? Follow me on IG @alexolympia6

Gorgeous perfume. On the heavy leather side. It opens with a burst of neroli and citrus (bergamot), but the leather punches through straight after and it hits hard! Initial thoughts: Neroli Portofino layered over a Gucci Guilty Absolute type leather. After about 10 minutes, everything settles into a harmonious point. The inspiration behind the perfume really comes through in the scent. You can feel the layers of the notes, just like hearing musical notes in a chord—distinct yet beautifully blended. It’s a love for me, though not something entirely new. I prefer Fanfare from this line. Absolutely nothing like Naxos. Elevated Oud from Zara comes to mind. I sprayed it to compare, and while they are not similar, they do share a comparable vibe, probably because of the heavy leather note combined with the citrus freshness.

Nicely soft and leathery, this is an absolutely beautiful fragrance. It reminds me of the great leather fragrances of the 1980s because it has that same sort of comfortable luxuriousness. I was surprised the neroli, the bergamot, and the ylang-ylang would blend so nicely with the leather, but they do (I think the small amount of honey helps). This is very versatile, and projects reasonably well if not voluminously. Unfortunately, this is really beyond my price range, otherwise I might buy a full bottle.

This is a completely unique perfume, and I can't think of a better way to describe it than "barnyard cologne". It has the typical fresh elements of a cologne scent, but with more teeth, plus a marvelous horsey leather/hay accord. It's a magical little scent. In fact Chong's work at Thameen stands up to, if not surpasses, everything he did at Amouage. These amazing scents seem to be flying under the radar so far. I'm trying to snap them up before the inevitable reformulations and discontinuations.

This is a masterpiece very elegant and classy the initial burst of citruses and florals fade quickly and you get this creamy high quality spicy leather with touches of honey and tobacco very long lasting: 8+ hours on skin and eternal on cloths Sillage is really strong: room filler in the first 2 hours more masculine leaning can be worn in an office setting but I would keep that for highlight events when you need to stand out I really enjoy it