Liquid Brun Limited Edition by French Avenue

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I agree with the comments below: this edition drifts a bit from Althair and adds to that luxurious woody base a note reminiscent of designer perfumes like Stronger With You or One Million; I suspect it’s due to the orange blossom and lavender, which are very noticeable and give it a metallic, aldehydic air. It also reduces the excess resin and that mentholated sensation of the original. Although it still resembles Liquid Brun up to 80%, anyone can tell the difference, even my girlfriend who isn’t an expert (she thought they smelled different). Although the original had incredible longevity, this projects more and lasts a bit longer, or at least that is my impression, because this scent ‘overpowers’ the previous one (due to the intensity of a certain chemical, you stop smelling Liquid Brun, but the Limited Edition remains intense). I’m disappointed that many ‘reviewers’ repeat it’s a ‘darker’ version, getting carried away by the bottle or saying it’s the same but stronger. In the end, it’s a flanker that maintains that marked DNA: if you like one, you’ll surely like the other, but they can be redundant if you were expecting something darker or more complex. Update: after trying Afnan Historic Sahara, I say it’s the orange blossom that I dislike in this version. Both are at the extremes, with the original Liquid Brun in the middle being the most faithful to Althair; on one side the Afnan version without orange blossom, more spiced and gourmand; and on the other Liquid Brun Limited Edition, which boosts the orange blossom significantly and becomes more of a ‘crowd pleaser’ with that ‘designer DNA’ of lavender. If you like Althair, go for Liquid Brun. If you find it too mentholated or ‘arabesque’, go for the Limited Edition. If you find it too sweet or sharp and are looking for something slightly more elegant, go for Historic Sahara. All three last and project excellently and maintain the Althair DNA.

• Lavender
• Longevity
• Sillage
• Sweet