Friday, May 1, 2009

Parfums MDCI Peche Cardinal



Luxury French perfume house Parfums MDCI has released the first of 4 new perfumes, Peche Cardinal. I had the pleasure of meeting the founder,Claude Marchal ,in 2007 on the Sniffapalooza trip to Paris and he was lovely, even remembering our previous correspondence.

I must disclose that I am a big fan of the line and feel Peche Cardinal is a wonderful addition to the Parfums MDCI lineup.

Peche Cardinal, is first, a perfume for the peach lover. If you do not like peach notes than this will not be for you. It is utterly gorgeous to my nose. All ripe, succulent peaches, fresh picked off the tree and crushed lightly in your hand to release their fragrance.

Mr. Marchal calls it " a little olfactory bomb that may be not expected from our little brand". That it is. He feels it is may be more thought of as from a more established house. I don’t know if I agree. It’s different enough to be undertaken by a house not tied to tradition. Tuberose is in there as well, and is such a perfect compliment to the peach. They go together well, both being creamy and rich notes.

As Peche Cardinal dries down, it becomes quieter, the peach is still there but not so heady. It does not overwhelm but the note is still present. The peach plays nicely with other notes, light musk being the most noticeable to me. I only like musk in small doses, and it’s just enough here. There seems to be a tiny bit of soapiness appearing into the drydown as well.
It’s a very fruity fragrance, but the best kind. This is well blended and bears no resemblance to anything you will find in the fruity/floral section of commercial lines. The sillage is medium. You will smell it, but not everyone in the room will. It lasts nicely as well.

Marchal loved the first fruity top note of the rough test sample, smelled in the midst of cold, damp fall weather, when he felt as if "reaching Spring was a vital priority". After much finetuning, he "settled" as he says, on the version now available. " Not the tamest of all". It is not for everyone, but no scent is. Marchal sees Peche Cardinal as the riskiest of his new scents due to the abundance of fruit in it. That said, I can see many people loving this. If you love a scent laden with fruit, any one , then this should be a winner to your nose too.

Marchal says that MDCI doesn’t cut corners on anything and all his perfumes bear this out. You can tell, or well, smell the quality.

Peche Cardinal is currently available at http://www.luckyscent.com/
3 new perfumes including 2 by Patricia De Nicolai are out now as well and equally beautiful.

Full note list:
Top notes: davana, peach, coconut, blackcurrant
Heart notes: tuberose, plum,lily
Bottom notes:cedarwood, sandalwood, musk



*This article orginally appeared in Sniffapalooza Magazine*

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