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Legend Elixir
Lavender and vanilla are an obvious pairing until somebody does it properly, and Montblanc Legend Elixir Eau de Parfum is one of the versions that gets the balance right.
Lavender opens it, and it is the clean, herbal, slightly camphorous kind rather than anything soft. Bergamot lifts it with citrus, and pink pepper adds a dry, bright spark of spice that sharpens the whole top. The first fifteen minutes are bright and a little austere.
Iris follows, and it is the material that gives this its quality. Iris is cool, powdery and faintly earthy, with a texture closer to powder than to petals, and it slows the fragrance down considerably. Clary sage runs beside it, dry and herbal with a nutty edge, carrying the aromatic thread from the opening into the middle without letting it go sweet too early.
The base is where the name earns itself. Vanilla arrives rich and smooth but not sugary, benzoin adds a balsamic, almost resinous sweetness around it, and labdanum gives the whole close a dark, resinous warmth that keeps it from becoming a dessert. The contrast between the cool powder above and the warm resin below is the idea of the fragrance. It projects well and lasts a long time, so restraint with the trigger is sensible. Cold weather and evenings suit it best. It is aimed at men. Antoine Maisondieu and Guillaume Flavigny composed it, and it belongs to the Legend line, the range the house is best known for in fragrance.
Montblanc itself is German, founded in Hamburg and known for fountain pens, watches and fine accessories, and it sits within Richemont. Its perfumes are licensed rather than made in house.
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