OLFACTIVE STUDIO
CLOSE UP

2016

PERFUMER
Annick Menardo

Cherry
Spicy notes
Coffee

blond tobacco
Patchouli
Cedarwood
Rose

Tonka Bean
Amber
Musk

Close Up gave me some issues, especially in the opening. It’s a medicinal, cherry tobacco with spices and sweetness. The opening feels a bit messy in the same way Mancera Red Tobacco does to me.

It’s also very strong, I get something skanky, like a barnyardy oud or an animalic tinge in the first minutes that threw me off a bit. Luckily, it becomes much more pleasant after settling in, but it’s still not my favorite. I like the sweet tobaccos, but this one feels quite medicinal and to my nose it smells like there’s an animalic suede accord hidden underneath. There’s a milkiness in there, which I think might be the coffee, but somehow it doesn’t work for me. Unfortunately, this was a no go for me when I tested it.