Not.
That's like saying if you like South Pacific, you might like The Year of Living Dangerously or March of the Penguins. Sure, all are stories whose geographical setting helps inform the action. Yet, they are very different stories and realizations. Likewise, Eau de Polder and Geir are both supposed to be inspired by specific landscapes. Contemplate the official copy for each:
- Geir: "feel the Power of Norway which captures the cool freshness of crisp Norwegian mountains and the warm, sensual scent of exotic herbs and spices"
- Eau de Polder: "L’Essence de Mastenbroek is a perfume that expresses, in a variety of aromas, how life is in the polder of Mastenbroek..." Luckyscent reveals the chosen aromas to include grass, hay, and herbs. (Story here; Luckyscent notes here.)
But inspiration is a conceptual link; in execution and experience, these two scents are nothing like each other. (You can find how I felt about Geir Ness' women's scent, Leila, in an older post.) It seems I embrace the polder...and leave the power of Norway to someone else.
I find Eau de Polder to be a wonderful embrace of sun, grass, hay, sweet...vaguely herbal in a garden and not medicinal way. Remember, I'm the one who loves Bois Blond, who enjoys a well done amber, who gets pleasure when things like violet are anchored in the dirt and grass or hay are a bit warmed by the sun. So anything that's sweet, viscous, and from the earth is a likely candidate to please me.
Yesterday, I tried Eau de Polder for the first time...but I've a feeling it's going to be one of those that always translate into "happy spot" when applied.
