/fa/ - Fashion

>>16001427
Can't speak for the concentrated versions but for the lesser concentrations they're not big enough if you want to wear these scents regularly. Mileage will vary but for example her 150 Days to Summer is an absolutely stunning aromatic-herbaceous Eaux de Cologne with lots of personality, but it's basically gone after 1-2h. You'd expect more from a 15ml bottle you paid $125 for. I think that she should let the prices vary depending on the costs of ingredients just like Prin Lomros, Dusita or Papillon all do instead of setting them in stone. However, I don't regret paying that much for my bottle of Cuir de Russie. It's a very special frag that I'm going to wear sparsely for special occasions and I think this is how you should approach buying a full bottle from her. That being said I enjoy thoroughly testing the samples. She simply has different sensitivity than most of Western perfumers. Look at this painting for a minute and think about it. That's how Zworykina's fragrances feel like. All of 11 fragrances I tested had vivid, unforgettable openings setting the scene, but eventually they were all about the atmosphere and emotions created by small, unsaid things that are easy to not notice if you're not paying attention. I can't help but make parallels between her style and Russian literature. Zworykina's work just feels too consistent with the sensitivity you can find there. Even her characteristic melancholic, tranquil drydown accord (that I noticed in most of the samples I tried) made of bitter-herbaceous wormwood, galbanum and dusty labdanum just feels like some Tolstoy's passage describing Russian steppes. These are rather frags to sit in an armchair and think about not some bottled unique, edgy experiences like some niche perfumes. Manage your expectations right because if you expect to get The Great Gatsby, Slaughterhouse-Five, Lolita, Fight Club and The Catcher in the Rye all in one sample set then you might be in for a disappointment.