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Pepper - that's pepper!
I have the "problem" that scents develop completely differently on my skin than on a test strip. So far, it has mostly been the case that I was simply a bit quicker than the paper. I explained this to myself by saying that the more volatile top notes don't dissipate as quickly on the cold paper as they do on the skin, which is significantly warmer.
But then Aigner pour Homme comes along and makes my explanation crumble like a house of cards. In the top note, I immediately perceive a fruit that is not the venerable and often overused bergamot. Something different, something good. It should be grapefruit. That probably fits, I haven't smelled grapefruit in ages. On the paper, the scent continues like this forever, which isn't bad at all. A slight hint of spice comes through, but the fruit still dominates.
On my skin, however, the scent transforms very quickly. Suddenly it smells like wood. More freshly cut than well-seasoned. Along with a strong, almost piercing pepper note. You can think I'm totally silly now, but to me it smells like someone fired a blank gun in the woods, loaded with pepper cartridges, while a few meters away trees are being felled. Somewhere far away and several minutes ago. After the bang and smoke have cleared, only the clean scent of pepper remains, wafting through the woods. It sounds strange in this imagery, but in reality it smells really, really great.
At some point, the pepper is supposedly supposed to give way to an earthy musk note, but that doesn't seem to be happening for me. Maybe I should wait a bit longer? To be honest, I'm not really that keen on it because I find the slightly piercing pepper note absolutely brilliant. And it has already lost some of its initial aggressiveness. It simply smells incredibly delicious! Sophisticated but by no means arrogant or even ostentatious. It fits every season and every occasion, except perhaps for sports.
Even though everyone perceives this scent a bit differently and prefers to sniff out various notes - ApH absolutely deserves a chance and will probably not truly disappoint anyone. The biggest problem with this scent: It is regularly sold at a loss at Rossmann, which likely blocks its access to certain buyer groups. With a different label, double the list price, and only offered in luxury perfumeries, it would certainly convince customers who today dismiss it with a mocking "Puh."
But then Aigner pour Homme comes along and makes my explanation crumble like a house of cards. In the top note, I immediately perceive a fruit that is not the venerable and often overused bergamot. Something different, something good. It should be grapefruit. That probably fits, I haven't smelled grapefruit in ages. On the paper, the scent continues like this forever, which isn't bad at all. A slight hint of spice comes through, but the fruit still dominates.
On my skin, however, the scent transforms very quickly. Suddenly it smells like wood. More freshly cut than well-seasoned. Along with a strong, almost piercing pepper note. You can think I'm totally silly now, but to me it smells like someone fired a blank gun in the woods, loaded with pepper cartridges, while a few meters away trees are being felled. Somewhere far away and several minutes ago. After the bang and smoke have cleared, only the clean scent of pepper remains, wafting through the woods. It sounds strange in this imagery, but in reality it smells really, really great.
At some point, the pepper is supposedly supposed to give way to an earthy musk note, but that doesn't seem to be happening for me. Maybe I should wait a bit longer? To be honest, I'm not really that keen on it because I find the slightly piercing pepper note absolutely brilliant. And it has already lost some of its initial aggressiveness. It simply smells incredibly delicious! Sophisticated but by no means arrogant or even ostentatious. It fits every season and every occasion, except perhaps for sports.
Even though everyone perceives this scent a bit differently and prefers to sniff out various notes - ApH absolutely deserves a chance and will probably not truly disappoint anyone. The biggest problem with this scent: It is regularly sold at a loss at Rossmann, which likely blocks its access to certain buyer groups. With a different label, double the list price, and only offered in luxury perfumeries, it would certainly convince customers who today dismiss it with a mocking "Puh."
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Ajlen 10 years ago
Sounds like I should give this one a chance too. Clear Day surprised me in a positive way as well.
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