APR Ozymandias - My Initial Thoughts

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Ozymandias is the Greek name for Pharaoh Ramesses II, lauded as the most powerful ruler of one of the greatest civilisations of antiquity, the Egyptian Empire.

It's also the title of the most critically acclaimed episode of the globally popular television series, Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston (Walt) recites Percy Shelley's sonnet Ozymandias in the trailer for the final 8 episodes, which oversee Walt's demise. The sonnet itself relates to collapse following greatness. So, is it ‘King of Kings' for Ozymandias or a Collossall wreck?

Cranston recites Shelley's Sonnet



The opening. The cherry itself isn't too sweet or sharp, it's actually rounded and smooth. The booziness is a rum note and not just ‘alcohol' it cuts through the cold air enveloping you in warm harmonious cherry liqueur accord that just sings. This accord gets muted a little by the Oud which is a damp and mouldy Oud with a very slight anti-septic medicinal edge to me. The musks are definitely helping in giving it a ‘dirty' edge here too.


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SOTD post from testing


The booziness of the top is the first to go on me as it drifts into the base. The vanilla which can certainly have a boozey aspect of its own links everything beautifully, anchoring the creamy woody base and enhancing the boozy opening. The Oud and musks being ever present.


The base is creamy, woody, rich and warm. It's the star of the show. There is an echo of the cherry opening throughout the life of the perfume. Like the statues, monuments and pyramids left standing today, a hint of the opulence and indulgence that once was.

I don't know if Dan has done any deliberate and conscious lactone work or it's simply coming as a result of the lactonic qualities present in the vanilla, sandalwood and musks but it's It's complex. Dan probably won't reveal, but at the end of the day it's not important. I'll just simplify it by stating that the base evokes a feeling of warmth and sustenance, an enveloping deep creamy cuddle of the soul. Combined with the damp, mouldy, dirty edge of the Oud and musks which by now have softened a little, there's none of the esoteric barnyard notes that so many find off putting with Oud, it's just delightful, complex, opulent and intoxicating for the many hours it lasts. If you get there after many many hours later, this finishes a whispy dry woody spicy skin scent.


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The rich creamy APR lather, much like the scent


King of Kings? That would be a bold claim, but I can certainly say it has a definite air of regality.
I can certainly picture a young Ramsesses II engulfed in an air of exotic woods and musks.
 
Cg8KvNCl.jpg


Ozymandias is the Greek name for Pharaoh Ramesses II, lauded as the most powerful ruler of one of the greatest civilisations of antiquity, the Egyptian Empire.

It's also the title of the most critically acclaimed episode of the globally popular television series, Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston (Walt) recites Percy Shelley's sonnet Ozymandias in the trailer for the final 8 episodes, which oversee Walt's demise. The sonnet itself relates to collapse following greatness. So, is it ‘King of Kings' for Ozymandias or a Collossall wreck?

Cranston recites Shelley's Sonnet



The opening. The cherry itself isn't too sweet or sharp, it's actually rounded and smooth. The booziness is a rum note and not just ‘alcohol' it cuts through the cold air enveloping you in warm harmonious cherry liqueur accord that just sings. This accord gets muted a little by the Oud which is a damp and mouldy Oud with a very slight anti-septic medicinal edge to me. The musks are definitely helping in giving it a ‘dirty' edge here too.


hY2aNKsl.jpg

SOTD post from testing


The booziness of the top is the first to go on me as it drifts into the base. The vanilla which can certainly have a boozey aspect of its own links everything beautifully, anchoring the creamy woody base and enhancing the boozy opening. The Oud and musks being ever present.


The base is creamy, woody, rich and warm. It's the star of the show. There is an echo of the cherry opening throughout the life of the perfume. Like the statues, monuments and pyramids left standing today, a hint of the opulence and indulgence that once was.

I don't know if Dan has done any deliberate and conscious lactone work or it's simply coming as a result of the lactonic qualities present in the vanilla, sandalwood and musks but it's It's complex. Dan probably won't reveal, but at the end of the day it's not important. I'll just simplify it by stating that the base evokes a feeling of warmth and sustenance, an enveloping deep creamy cuddle of the soul. Combined with the damp, mouldy, dirty edge of the Oud and musks which by now have softened a little, there's none of the esoteric barnyard notes that so many find off putting with Oud, it's just delightful, complex, opulent and intoxicating for the many hours it lasts. If you get there after many many hours later, this finishes a whispy dry woody spicy skin scent.


RWvUMhxl.jpg

The rich creamy APR lather, much like the scent


King of Kings? That would be a bold claim, but I can certainly say it has a definite air of regality.
I can certainly picture a young Ramsesses II engulfed in an air of exotic woods and musks.
A very well written review, I'm on the hook! :) P
 
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