Speakeasy

Une bien belle entrée en matière un gin citron menthe (c'est ce que je sens à la place du mojitomême si on en est pas loin!) , c'est vif ,frais superbe et ça n'est que le début , l'apéritif en somme,petit à petit vous vous installé confortablement dans un magnifique chesterfield en cuir, cigare à la main et le plaisir de prendre le temps d'exister d'apprécier tranquillement les bonnes choses de la vie comme ce speakeasy! merci Mr Marc-Antoine Cortichiatto d'avoir Persévéré pour cette collaboration en totale réussite et dan sla continuité de la marque Frapin! j'aime la maison Parfum d'empire, j'aime la maison Frapin et j'aime cette aventure! j'attends la prochaine !!!!!! english A very beautiful introduction a lemon gin mint (it is what I feel(smell) on the place(square) of the mojitomême if we are not far from it!), it is lively, freshly magnificent and that is only the beginning, the apéritif as a matter of fact, little by little you you installed(settled) comfortably in magnificent leather Chesterfield, cigar in the hand and the pleasure to take time to exist to appreciate(estimate) quietly the good things of the life as this speakeasy! Thank you Mr Marc-Antoine Cortichiatto to have Persevered for this collaboration in total success and dan sla continuity of the mark(brand) Frapin! I love the house Flavor(Perfume) of empire, I love the house Frapin and I like this adventure! I wait for the next one!!!!!!

P. Frapin & Cie is a cognac distillery that has been in operation since 1270. Their fragrances pay homage to the brand's roots with many of their scent pyramids including a dominant boozy accord. Many years ago I owned 1697, a rich, syrupy rum fragrance with notes of dried fruit, cinnamon, vanilla, clove and amber. I tried so hard to fall in love with 1697, but I couldn't get past the intense booziness on my skin. I eventually sold it and never looked back. Speakeasy is another rum-dominant fragrance from this house. I would be lying if I didn't say I was nervous to test Speakeasy, especially seeing how put-off I was by 1697. Thankfully Speakeasy is far more palatable and easier to wear. It has a delicious maple syrup aroma on my skin, in addition to a spiced rum note, a touch of pipe tobacco, powdery immortelle, warm amber and white musk. Despite being a unique fragrance, it reminds me of something I've smelt before but I can't quite put my finger on it. I would wear Speakeasy during the cooler seasons, paired with classy, knee-high boots, a woollen scarf and a trench coat. It's the kind of fragrance you wear to brace yourself against the wintry conditions outdoors. It's warming, just like a shot of rum on a cold day. I enjoy Speakeasy far better than 1697, however, I still wouldn't purchase a bottle. Boozy fragrances aren't my thing unfortunately, but in so saying I would be more than happy to smell Speakeasy on my partner's skin.

I like this a lot. It's not too challenging a wear which, as I've said many a time, is sometimes all you want: not everything has to be an effort; I wear fragrances to forget my problems a lot of the time, I don't want more. Which I feel actually ties perfectly in with the concept of a speakeasy - going to illegal measures to avoid troubles VS. spending ridiculous amounts of money to do the same thing. I don't know. It made sense in my mind. Honeyed tobacco and rum with a glorious creamy vanilla and amber in the dry down. Leather and immortelle are noticeable. Gin is sort of there but, like an elegant bar, this smells are all mild. A bit sweet, but not too much so as not to make you smell like a candy store. Very mature, but sadly doesn't last too long. Like many from Frapin. Which is upsetting, as many are to die for.

Speakeasy is a whisper and its initial words, though quiet, are at once captivating. Citrus is muted, booze is hidden under mint leaves, tobacco smoke fearfully peeps through immortelle buds and tonka beans. Speakeasy they do. Once the passion dries out and clarity is gone, speak is not easy, it becomes a sweet blurry discourse that I don’t care much about. **(***)

This word evokes the charm of an era of prohibition, where words whispered the word "speakeasy" meant entering speakeasies, smell Cuban cigars, drinking, sitting in leather armchairs and enjoy seeing smugglers. Glamour and danger, leather and snuff is the charm that exudes fragrance Frapin where the company has managed to squeeze very well the great talent that has Corticchiato perfumer to create this original fragrance. Corticchiato takes all these substances and mixes in a shaker in the style of Frapin to create a complex, original and different aroma, where all the essences do not feel on an individual basis but denote be perfectly geared as a string to form a all. The mixture is very homogeneous, compact and evolution of the fragrance from citrus notes starting with the agreement of rum is very good, in my opinion the best of the fragrance, mint and geranium heart that feels very light and imperceptible up to a markedly dry drying, highlighting the aroma of tanned leather mixed with blond snuff which is a sweet deal and lush by the rum that is felt until the last moment. Speakeasy as I said I still find an original work, but not the best in Corticchiato, work for one of the houses most serious French perfumery which also makes Cognac from 1270: Frapin. Rating: 6