The little tiger wanders through the grass, his fishing rod on his back. He has dressed up nicely, his fur is clean and rubbed with pepper. It shines softly in the morning sun. The air is filled with the scent of wood and resin. The bear is chopping firewood, how lovely!
Over by the field, the tuberoses are waving. Oh how nice, I will go over there, thinks the little tiger. The tuberoses smell sweet and intense. No tiger can resist that, and he lies down. Suddenly, figs come rolling in. They bounce on him, cover him in cream, until he can no longer move. Then they cover his eyes, it gets dark, but no blue dream awaits him, only darkness. Then the cream also covers his nose. One last breath and then…
‘Phew, I had a really bad nightmare,’ says the little tiger.
‘Oh, that’s terrible,’ says the bear, ‘but now everything is alright again, because I am here and watching over you, so nothing can happen to you!’
‘And I will watch over you!’ says the little tiger, ‘Isn’t life beautiful?!’
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Right from the start, I perceive something resinous-leathery, lightly spicy and peppery. It is a clean, bright leather without any animalistic notes or dirt. Suitable for children’s books, so to speak. It is underlaid by some spicy wood, which is probably due to the oud. This opening is somewhat muted, but quite pleasant. It lasts about 10 minutes.
Then fate takes its course, in the form of distinct tuberose, which becomes more intense, sweet, and heavy. One might briefly think of a jungle (as my predecessors did), but I completely miss the green note here. Unfortunately, it does not appear for me. However, it wouldn’t help, as fig joins the tuberose, making it even sweeter and heavier creamy. Fig and tuberose, a duo infernale of the sweet, mushy kind, then dominate the scent for a long time, the beautiful opening is already a distant memory.
In the base, the spicy-woody oud does indeed reappear somewhat, which unfortunately makes the blend worse rather than better for me. To conclude this report on a somewhat conciliatory note: the vanilla hardly makes an appearance.
For me, so far the biggest disappointment from a rather average but very confidently priced brand. But let’s see what else comes.
Tuberose is generally great, and children's book leather too. But Tuberose AND fig sounds pretty intense. It seems like it's a bit much for more than just the little tiger.
That's true, tuberose is generally tricky, and combined with fig, it gets even more challenging - but hey, the tiger survived, and so did I, so it’s not that bad... ;-)
Wonderful insight into the mysterious world of animals along with an excellent scent description - may a Grzimek trophy with fig jam be awarded to you!
I really like this kind of leather, and I'm sure I would also enjoy the opening of the scent! The rest probably isn't my taste either, as I completely trust your fragrance description! Very nice!
The leather would have been really nice, which is ultimately the reason for the disappointment; there could have been more to it. So I would advise you to stay away!
I'm rarely timid with fig, and with tuberose, it depends. It can be a bit temperamental...
But this mixture seems a bit off to me.
Still, I really like Janosch a lot :-)
A reach into the toilet, it seems to me! Your fig recipe below is very tempting, though... I told Dickie and Zizou about the big brother's dream. They were already horrified at the sultry tuberose... ;-)
That raises the question of which scent would suit the two of them? And what about Ernie and Bert? Or Kermit and Piggy? It’s worth thinking about when you get the chance...
Yes, always very naughty. I only like them with goat cheese. Maybe that would do the scent some good...
But maybe not, it would at least be more interesting...
But seriously, the progression sounds creepy!
But this mixture seems a bit off to me.
Still, I really like Janosch a lot :-)
But maybe not, it would at least be more interesting...