Sweet Redemption - the end by Kilian

14th Century Italian Angel, National Geographic

Angel Falls in Venezuela and Sweet Redemption - the end by Kilian inspired my post that was a necessary yet random mix of perfume and nature. I can't resist this BBC moment on Planet Earth.. hope you enjoy the clip.... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVR5CvekD7s

An excerpt of my January post is here.

......."Like Kerepaküpai (aka Angel Falls) Sweet Redemption wants to be admired, and this orange blossom soliflore beckons with stunning duality that is at once bitter and bright and then turns heady and haunting, not to mention very addictive. The opening begins with a good healthy sting of petit grain bitterness. I love its pithy bite. As this bitterness slowly dissolves, its heart fades up to the orange blossom and vanilla accord that brings a tempered sweetness that is heady, but still remains fresh and delicate. Its deeper moments develop into an almost holy dry down that includes base notes of myrrh, opopanax, benzoin, and incense that add a hypnotic ambery twist on things, however Redemption never comes across as clawing, I’d call it velvety.  ......."

Read the my full post on CaFleureBon.

http://www.cafleurebon.com/niche-perfume-review-by-kilian-sweet-redemption-the-end-perfume-collides-with-nature