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what dense perfume this is and what a wall of condensed notes and transcendent borderlessness in Floralcy, Truffle, Fruits, Spices, Woods, Patchouli, Amber, Musc & Incense. and what fabulous perfume this is as I was immediately smitten from off 2006 and either still have that same bottle but I guess it is the 2nd, stemming from the 2010s still under 'Tom Ford Beauty'. I suspect that under whichever formulation, it is impossible to find an unmacerated version, impossible to find a Fresh, Sportif, Marine, Ozonic and all these despicable misnomers used to characterize perfumes (with good right, to each their own, but not to me), especially in the 1990s. this is the ultimate Hooker Perfume where I once also heard, hookers do not use as much perfume as to be undetectable for the wive's of their Clientèle. at least some kind of Hooker uses this perfume, be it a High-end Escort or precisely that Heroine-Lady, they use it for good measure. this perfume is still as Fabulous as it was in 2006 and has a Deep, Super Imposing Sillage with dense richness and Striae of Nuances and nuancelessness. it is impossible to overspray yet two Spritzes is enough as that they know You are in the Building. the perfume correlated seamlessly with Tom Ford's pornographic fashions, either for Gucci (1995 etc.) or YSL (around 2000) or for his own namesake Brand to which he now (2025) let the Reigns of Creative Director in the careful and just as slitzy hands of Haider Ackermann. the precise point of Tom Ford has always been Sinister Glamour. and we have that in his perfumes, especially in Black Orchid and White Patchouli. as the perfume has held her Stance, I am glad to have finally reviewed it already with these Aperçus, the 'Circumstantial Evidence'. the Perfume extravagantly expresses herself and seems to build forth on the notorious 1980s perfumes and then some. some from the 1970s, Studio 54. the perfumes Y of Yves Saint Laurent, Ivoire de Balmain but also the scathing and fantastic notorious 1980s Set of Perfumes. it means a lot to me that at least this current within (Anti-) Esthetics has been given a Plateau to launch such Luxurious, Opulent and on the end of Vulgar, perfumes. side by side with Versace. the perfume even reminesces Narcisse Noire (1911) of Caron and the Chanellissime starting in 1921. such richness and her sinuous presence within the Alcoves of Noireté as referenced in the Venerable Notes of the perfume surely imprints her influence on the Perfume Timeline. to have this abundant Clôche of Scent around me still deeply imbues a feeling of happiness in my heart.

A fragrance as delectable as buttery, biscuit-like cake with a subtle hint of warm spices. It soothes, enveloping you in a warm veil of relaxation. On my skin, it faded into similar notes, leaving behind a pleasant, close-to-skin sensation rather quickly.

The apple has fallen far from the tree. The fragrance is silky-smooth, wrapped in creamy vanilla. It feels warm, cozy, and comforting. Lavender is only subtly perceptible, perhaps as much through expectation as through presence. The rum accords are equally smoothed out, lending the composition a touch of weight and depth. Like the original, it offers long-lasting performance, yet wears far more intimately. It could easily stand on its own as a new creation rather than a flanker of Libre.

"Highgrove Bouquet" - is one of the most uncomplicated perfumes which sounds like a symphony for an orchestra. Silver lime blossom and geranium make an elegant and golden-powdery entrance, immediately bringing up a vision of a flower-carpeted meadow. Mimosa and tuberose further deepen and expand this notion, creating impressions of lungwort (pulmonaria), clover, bluebells and cow-wheat (it sounds much better in Russian "Ivan da Mari'a"). This meadow is where one wishes to be lost for all eternity, - under the cerulean sky, busking in the rays of the radiant, loving sun, with song birds fluttering in the air chirping and trilling their tunes for no one's and everyone's pleasure. What could be better? What else one could possibly wish for? Orris creates the powderiness of the thousands flowers' pollen, that permeates the air, and mixes with the blooms' aromas. Cedarwood and musks sing of the warm earth under your feet, soft and all-embracing in its warmth and fertility. So there it is - "Highgrove Bouquet" - easy, not trying to re-invent the wheel and so very familiar... And yet, it is also incredibly nostalgic (without feeling vintage or outdated), romantic and meaningful, carrying with it memories of happy days gone by, small joys that are unforgettable and that incredible feeling of being one with something greater and divine, - nature itself, in all her glorious and loving being. "Highgrove Bouquet" is as close to a perfect floral composition as a perfume can aim to be, in my opinion. It caresses one's heart and soul, putting the mind at ease, almost stopping the time itself and allowing its wearer to feel free, joyful and careless, to feel and to be young, effortless and honest with oneself and the world, without fear, without judgement of others, only with love and beauty that one radiates by oneself, - and it is truly resplendent to behold.