The Different Company Pure eVe official brand photo edited by Nicoleta©
“This scent was a blend of both, of evanescence and substance, not a blend, but a unity, although slight and frail as well, and yet solid and sustaining, like a piece of thin, shimmering silk… and yet again not like silk, but like pastry soaked in honey-sweet milk – and try as he would he couldn’t fit those two together: milk and silk! This scent was inconceivable, indescribable, and could not be categorized in any way – it really ought not to exist at all. And yet there it was as plain and splendid as day.”― Patrick Suskind, Perfume The Story of a Murderer
Collage of Luc Gabriel and Celine Ellena by Michelyn (photos courtesy of the perfumer and the brand)
The Different Company Pure eVe, (released originally in 2011, under the name Pure Virgin,) is a soft floral almondy perfume centered around the note of musk. It’s a scent that, in my book, is one of the most beautiful plays on the soft and airy facets of musk. Musk is a paradox – and CaFleureBon Editor and author Dr. Elise Pearlstine wrote one of the most eloquent descriptions for this note: “Sacred and profane, scent of skin and skank, fragrance of royalty and rebels, musk can be transforming in a perfume with the power to refine, extend and balance or it can be the essence of sex. Musk is the odor of attraction, of sensuality, of wealth, and is the base upon which most perfumes are constructed.” (if you haven’t read this article, please do so).
The Different Company Pure eVe, edited by Nicoleta with an AI background
The language of musk can be so different, from the most erotic, powerful, and animalic facets, to the soft purrs of milky, pure innocence. The Different Company Pure eVe is flowy, silky, and angelic, with the airiness of a cloud, lit orange by the light of the dawn.
The opening is bright and clean, with airy aldehydes that waft off the skin, bouncing in the air, sparkling and crisp. Made me think of the cirrus clouds, the delicate wisps formations that look a lot like clean aldehydes smell like – the kind of brightness that seems to radiate vertically – clean, icy, and powdery white. Tastes just like the flashback of a childhood memory, the familiar soapy floral scent that the fresh linens used to have when you were tucked in bed, at night.
AI-generated Moodboard for The Different Company Pure eVe, by Nicoleta
In the heart notes, we delve deeper into equally familiar waters, with dusty notes of powdered sugar and creamy almonds. The Calisson – the French candy is quoted as inspiration here –a Provencal specialty candy made out of a smooth, pale yellow paste of crystallized melons or/and oranges and ground almonds, coated with a thin layer of royal icing. And here it is, blooming on the skin, comforting, almondy, mouthwatering, and so Proustian-ly deep. Never too sweet, nor veering too bitter, the almond is in the heart of the scent from beginning to end. It made me think of one of my favorite body lines from L’occitane – Concentré de Lait Amande – the luxuriously creamy, elevated clean scent of pampered soft skin, in all its swoon-inducing glory.
The Different Company Pure eVe is a perfect companion for the late summer evenings, with a delicate feel that envelops you in the most luxurious cocoon, mixing the smoothness of silk with the comfort of cotton. It will not be a loud fragrance, but it will waft close to the skin for hours, present, transparent, and subtle, like a second skin. For those times when you want to walk on clouds, quite literally, I can’t think of a better scent.
Notes for Pure eVe: Aldehydes Heart: Mimosa, Linen Flower, Rose Blanche, Callison accord, Musk, and Cedar
Nicoleta Tomsa, Senior Editor
Disclosure: 10ml bottle was gifted by the brand, opinions are my own
The Different Company Pure eVe courtesy of the brand
Thanks to the generosity of Different Company we have a 100 ml bottle for one registered reader in the EU and USA. You must register or your entry will not count. To be eligible, please leave a comment saying what sparks your interest based on Nicoleta’s review and where you live. What is your favorite from The Different Company? Draw closes 8/7./2022
Please Enjoy: Senior Editor Emmanuelle Varron’s’s Dance of Dawn, Editor Emeritus Robert Herrmann (R.I.P.) Majaïna Sin, The 3 You should be Wearing by Deputy Editor Ida Meister
Pure eVe was Editor Ermano Picco’s choice for the Jovoy Paris x ÇaFleureBon Make It Musk Curated Box
Former Managing Editor Mark Behnke inducted The Different Company Sel de Vetiver and Ermano also named Rose Poivrée a Modern Masterpieces
Creative Directors in Perfumery: Luc Gabriel of the Different Company
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