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The next "SENSATION"? A TOP 2 Release of 2023? / EDP vs Extrait / the BR540 Mystery
Hello everyone,
today I would like to talk about the new Anfas, the Ishq Special!
After my 10ml sample, I now have a bottle and will touch on certain aspects and perhaps explain why I think the way I do.
But before I do that, let's talk about the bottle, packaging, sprayer, and the packaging. What else can I say other than WOW (!) A 10/10 is almost a must in this regard, and if you see it differently, I can't help you!
To begin with,
I know the house by name, and yes, I have tested 1, 2, 3 fragrances, but they never really impressed or excited me. It was rather the opposite...
In 2022, I first got a whiff of Ishq (and then several times), and yes (!) I found it good. Something different, but it was a bit too "loud" for me...
This brings me to a point in my headline - the BR540 mystery!
Many people think that when they read saffron *OMG* like BR540 or saffron + jasmine *OMG BR540 again*, and I understand where this thinking comes from, and I can even understand it a little, but with Ishq Special you might have this for 2-3 seconds and then it's gone, I promise!
BUT there is a noticeable similarity to BR540, and that is not the scent!
How so?
(Comparison EDP vs Extrait)
The EDP is louder and, in my opinion, consistently louder than the Extrait. And exactly that reminds me of Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum and Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait de Parfum because it was exactly the same there.
The Ishq Special is rounder, fuller, noticeably higher quality, and consequently much more pleasant and easier to wear for me!
As I said, the BR540 vibe comes for 2-3 seconds, but it quickly fades (thankfully!) and then you get "full on the 12" the incredibly beautiful strawberry. It remains noticeably for 1-2 hours, but then the pure magic begins and now we are at the point of why I "love" it so much...
This abnormally wonderful mix of vanilla and amber = WOW! This is top-notch. If you ask me how one can imagine this - very, very distantly like "Amber Star | XerJoff". BEWARE, you cannot compare both, I mean purely from this feeling, the quality, the magical, the mystical, this specialness, and I can only get this feeling from "Amber Star | XerJoff"!
Compliments:
10/10 is an understatement! Even employees who usually don't like this fragrance direction (users of Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette) like it a lot, and with women... let's just say my wife is grateful when I don't wear it. BECAUSE it attracts strange women extremely, and she likes that less = also understandable ;) .
Still, 10/10!
TOP 2 Release:
This year many very usable fragrances were released, but for me (!) the clear winners this year are Triumph of Bacchus Extrait de Parfum and Ishq Special!
The upcoming star?
It's always incredibly modest to say something like that, but I see such massive potential in this one and even more than in the already usable Ishq. If you want more quality and think like me and want to know what is possible when you increase the fragrance oil concentration, then try Ishq Special and maybe you will like it.
If I really weren't convinced, I wouldn't recommend it to you!
And now have a nice day/evening or whenever you read this review, best regards, Benny
_______
(Now the same as almost always - because it applies!)
Now to the topic of luxury:
As you can see in my profile, I have really smelled many fragrances, and there are fragrances where you can smell a certain (sometimes) strong synthetic note, and you quickly realize that some fragrance houses focus more on quantity than quality, and there are some where you can tell "oh come on, let's put in more + better" and you can smell that at the end of the day.
And now, to conclude the point about the "lovely price," I will say this: if we say we have a certain desire for luxury products/fragrance products in the niche area, then I find it difficult or, to be honest, almost pointless to criticize this as something negative. No one forces us to spend this money. If you ask me: Benny, is it WORTH it? Then I say, if you want to spend it, test it and buy it, but I recommend everyone to try it! You just have to experience it - the art of what is possible / can be.
today I would like to talk about the new Anfas, the Ishq Special!
After my 10ml sample, I now have a bottle and will touch on certain aspects and perhaps explain why I think the way I do.
But before I do that, let's talk about the bottle, packaging, sprayer, and the packaging. What else can I say other than WOW (!) A 10/10 is almost a must in this regard, and if you see it differently, I can't help you!
To begin with,
I know the house by name, and yes, I have tested 1, 2, 3 fragrances, but they never really impressed or excited me. It was rather the opposite...
In 2022, I first got a whiff of Ishq (and then several times), and yes (!) I found it good. Something different, but it was a bit too "loud" for me...
This brings me to a point in my headline - the BR540 mystery!
Many people think that when they read saffron *OMG* like BR540 or saffron + jasmine *OMG BR540 again*, and I understand where this thinking comes from, and I can even understand it a little, but with Ishq Special you might have this for 2-3 seconds and then it's gone, I promise!
BUT there is a noticeable similarity to BR540, and that is not the scent!
How so?
(Comparison EDP vs Extrait)
The EDP is louder and, in my opinion, consistently louder than the Extrait. And exactly that reminds me of Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum and Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait de Parfum because it was exactly the same there.
The Ishq Special is rounder, fuller, noticeably higher quality, and consequently much more pleasant and easier to wear for me!
As I said, the BR540 vibe comes for 2-3 seconds, but it quickly fades (thankfully!) and then you get "full on the 12" the incredibly beautiful strawberry. It remains noticeably for 1-2 hours, but then the pure magic begins and now we are at the point of why I "love" it so much...
This abnormally wonderful mix of vanilla and amber = WOW! This is top-notch. If you ask me how one can imagine this - very, very distantly like "Amber Star | XerJoff". BEWARE, you cannot compare both, I mean purely from this feeling, the quality, the magical, the mystical, this specialness, and I can only get this feeling from "Amber Star | XerJoff"!
Compliments:
10/10 is an understatement! Even employees who usually don't like this fragrance direction (users of Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette) like it a lot, and with women... let's just say my wife is grateful when I don't wear it. BECAUSE it attracts strange women extremely, and she likes that less = also understandable ;) .
Still, 10/10!
TOP 2 Release:
This year many very usable fragrances were released, but for me (!) the clear winners this year are Triumph of Bacchus Extrait de Parfum and Ishq Special!
The upcoming star?
It's always incredibly modest to say something like that, but I see such massive potential in this one and even more than in the already usable Ishq. If you want more quality and think like me and want to know what is possible when you increase the fragrance oil concentration, then try Ishq Special and maybe you will like it.
If I really weren't convinced, I wouldn't recommend it to you!
And now have a nice day/evening or whenever you read this review, best regards, Benny
_______
(Now the same as almost always - because it applies!)
Now to the topic of luxury:
As you can see in my profile, I have really smelled many fragrances, and there are fragrances where you can smell a certain (sometimes) strong synthetic note, and you quickly realize that some fragrance houses focus more on quantity than quality, and there are some where you can tell "oh come on, let's put in more + better" and you can smell that at the end of the day.
And now, to conclude the point about the "lovely price," I will say this: if we say we have a certain desire for luxury products/fragrance products in the niche area, then I find it difficult or, to be honest, almost pointless to criticize this as something negative. No one forces us to spend this money. If you ask me: Benny, is it WORTH it? Then I say, if you want to spend it, test it and buy it, but I recommend everyone to try it! You just have to experience it - the art of what is possible / can be.
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Grüße Alfa
Begeisterung zum Duft kann ich verstehen, der ist super. Der wird sicher noch größere Wellen schlagen