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Jean Marc Sinan in Micallef Bottle
The first test of this fragrance blew me away! It can't be, this is not... But this similarity is truly astonishing. Jean Marc Sinan's fragrance 'Sinan' is clearly the scent twin of Albrecht's Ville de Francfort - Haus zum Würzgarten 1732!
In contrast to Sinan, VdFHzW is more vibrant and substantial. The opening is still lovely, with a lot of rose right from the start, but after just a few minutes, the sweetness fades, and the scent becomes serious and dry-herbaceous. The rose is now a proud flower, allowing itself to be caressed by the other fragrance components.
Musk is already noticeable in the heart note, but also vetiver and iris, which give this rose a dry, green-herbaceous base.
I cannot perceive ylang-ylang, but I think it ensures that the lily of the valley does not become too forward, as I cannot smell that either.
I believe Luca Turin would be thrilled with this reissue of Sinan, which he once called the best rose fragrance.
The longevity of VdFHzW is excellent, and the sillage allows for good projection even in the immediate vicinity of the wearer. I enjoy this fragrance very much, especially since a) it is still available and b) it is significantly cheaper than Sinan.
It is wonderful that a venerable and traditional perfumery like Albrecht has such a gem on offer. I fear the bottle will soon be empty, but then there will be a refill - Frankfurt isn't far away...
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Addendum 07.10.2016: My photos are of the 30 ml anniversary edition with Goethe bust. The standard version contains 100 ml and has a different bottle.
In contrast to Sinan, VdFHzW is more vibrant and substantial. The opening is still lovely, with a lot of rose right from the start, but after just a few minutes, the sweetness fades, and the scent becomes serious and dry-herbaceous. The rose is now a proud flower, allowing itself to be caressed by the other fragrance components.
Musk is already noticeable in the heart note, but also vetiver and iris, which give this rose a dry, green-herbaceous base.
I cannot perceive ylang-ylang, but I think it ensures that the lily of the valley does not become too forward, as I cannot smell that either.
I believe Luca Turin would be thrilled with this reissue of Sinan, which he once called the best rose fragrance.
The longevity of VdFHzW is excellent, and the sillage allows for good projection even in the immediate vicinity of the wearer. I enjoy this fragrance very much, especially since a) it is still available and b) it is significantly cheaper than Sinan.
It is wonderful that a venerable and traditional perfumery like Albrecht has such a gem on offer. I fear the bottle will soon be empty, but then there will be a refill - Frankfurt isn't far away...
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Addendum 07.10.2016: My photos are of the 30 ml anniversary edition with Goethe bust. The standard version contains 100 ml and has a different bottle.
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6 Comments
Precious 8 years ago
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Schöner, informativer Kommentar, den ich gern gelesen habe. Klingt nach einem sehr interessanten Duft.
Minigolf 10 years ago
Habe mir gestern Palais von Albrecht gekauft und kommentiert. Würzgarten kommt beim näcstenmal dran. HÖCHSTINTERESSANT!!!!
Yatagan 11 years ago
Wie spannend. Ein Lokalduft! :) Ich warte aber auf den Wiesbadener. ;))
Scheeheratze 11 years ago
Hmmmmmmm, das duftet ja schon durch und zwischen Deinen Zeilen!
Palonera 11 years ago
Oje. Oje, oje, oje. Dabei wollte ich meiner Merkliste doch endlich einmal die verdiente Diät gönnen... Du böse, böse Verführerin, ;-)!
Ergoproxy 11 years ago
Ich hätte meine Sammlung verwettet, dass Dir der Duft gefällt. :))