Dilution factor

First I would like to give a clear answer with a “but” to Marlen’s comment on my last post: Contradiction! I read his comments before leaving home and –what coincidence- 1 min. after having considered wearing contradiction this grey winter morning. After reading his post, I of course couldn’t resist. I haven’t used it for years! But…. It’s kind of a loud flower message. Writing this post I sit in the train and feel covered in several sheets of contradiction blankets, waves of abstract orange flower and a vulgar orchid flower, heavily empowered by salicylates, musks (I guess) found their way through a vibrant linalool-spicy caramel cover. It really is an abstract scent, somewhat too artificial to me, maybe better fitted for hot summer evenings, sitting outside in cafes, enjoying the warmth and easy going of the season; on this grey winter morning I let a significant part of Zurich’s population take part of an overdose of this abstraction on my way to the station using public transport and still feel a little bit too generous. This is a fragrance that is very outgoing indeed.
For several reasons this week passed without much work on new stuff. I was taking care on the two perfumes on the market, dealing with samples and stuff, and unfortunately, there was no time and energy left to do thorough reading of my favourite blogs. Dear blogging friends, please apologize! But there was time to look at the leather, final version in its 15% dilution. I am still delighted how it turned out after maturation, but will have to consider going slightly down to 10-12 % in its final dilution. It is amazing how the dilution factor may affect the top notes’ development. I think I could improve my leather darling here, allowing (well, I hope at least) widening the red carpet for the head notes a little bit, before the heart notes and the base take over. We will see…
For this week this is the last post. I wish you all a nice weekend and look forward to seeing you’ll soon again, here. Enjoy your time.