Annick Goutal Sables 2014 Eau de Parfum

The scent here deserves the highest rating - five stars. Well, I would give it a minimum of six.

It's amazing that this masterpiece still doesn't have a single comment. So, I'll be the first. It's an honor.

It's stunning. Completely mind-blowing. After unpacking, I couldn't stop smelling it for 15 minutes straight. It was even astonishing to return to everyday life, to the mundane. This doesn't mean that Sables smells like heavenly bushes and angel feathers. No, it smells... Like everything that is listed in its notes (immortelle, spices, cognac, walnuts, etc.), but at the same time, completely different, almost magically. Because if you were to open a bottle of good cognac, packets of spices, crack some nuts, and inhale the dried immortelle flower, it wouldn't smell anything like Sables. It smells as if it has been kept in a flask by a medieval alchemist practicing sorcery for centuries. Wonderful, delightful. The most important thing is that it changes one's perception of perfumery. Because in essence, it's not just perfume, it's some kind of sacred ritual. And it's astonishing: there are people who, due to their lack of fragrance development, will say that it's just a stench, that it's madness to spend such money on a stench. Yet, unconsciously, they will be sniffing around your scent all day (or evening) while you're nearby, reveling in it.

The longevity is extremely high. The sillage is two meters, or close to it. It was created by Madame Gutal for her husband and is marketed as a masculine fragrance. However, it also sits perfectly on women (who are knowledgeable about perfumes).

Without a doubt, it's a masterpiece. Bravo.