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Alabaster Banana Republic

7.4 / 10 8 Ratings

A perfume by Banana Republic for men. The release year is unknown. The scent is earthy-green. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Earthy

Green

Animal

Leathery

Fresh

Fragrance Notes

Dirt

Black pepper

Mandarin orange Moss

Moss

Caramel

Leather

Tobacco

Honey

Rose

Thrimzakpul

Ratings

Scent

7.48 Ratings

Longevity

7.67 Ratings

Sillage

7.07 Ratings

Bottle

7.010 Ratings

Submitted by WiB · last update on 07/23/2022.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/23/2022

9.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

SirEmmitt
32 Reviews

SirEmmitt

1

Dirty Sophistication

Being a bit of a Sherlockian I love this scent. I think it does justice to the character and motifs of the stories.
The tobacco, pepper, moss, honey, and leather give this a sophisticated character that is dapper and manly. But there is the dirt, rose and bitter orange that give this a gritty mysterious depth that is wonderful.
I can see where this may be challenging for some, but it is right up my alley.
A great olfactive homage to the Sherlock Holmes Character, and stories.

09/05/2019

7Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Stanze
105 Reviews

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Stanze

Top Review 33

Holmes Digs Up the Gardens

In his latest case, Sherlock Holmes must bring the common flower thief Ron Wieboriarty to justice. Wieboriarty has left footprints on the porch of Irene Adler. Interestingly, the soil does not come from Mrs. Adler's garden. Where does the soil come from? To find out, Holmes digs through the gardens of London. He wears leather knee pads. In the 5th garden, Holmes loses his pipe. In the 10th garden, he damages flower beds. In the 15th garden, he has to fortify himself with caramel candies. Will the famous detective find the arch-villain Wieboriarty, or will Wieboriarty find him??

Ron Wiebe is the perfumer. This is his signature scent. It smells of earth, leather, tobacco, flowers, and sweets. The earthy note is the same one used in Summer Storm. Only there does it make sense. With Sherlock, not so much. Holmes is not known for his gardening skills. Moreover, the earthy note is very strong for over an hour. I am currently wearing Sherlock and just ran out onto the street because there was drama at the neighbors'. In cities, there is no privacy. (In London, there isn't either.) The neighbors did not complain that I stink, but they were also very preoccupied with themselves.

The sillage is moderate. The scent lasts about 8 hours on me, but eventually becomes harmlessly soapy-floral in the base. It makes little sense for me to wear Sherlock year-round. I can also think of significantly fewer occasions to wear it compared to Summer Storm.

Sherlock smells as if a normal person (unisex) permanently lives in an unventilated potato cellar. The person has a normal life, eats sweets, and owns a leather jacket. They use a very subtle floral perfume and smoke occasionally. However, they will never get rid of the potato cellar smell. That is just terrible!

One can wear Sherlock as a grave digger at work. It can also be worn daily if one truly lives in a dark, unventilated coal cellar. Perhaps Mr. Wiebe lives like that. Sherlock is not really suitable for going out, unless one is attending meetings of Anonymous Potato Cellar Dwellers.

Updated on 09/05/2019