Top Notes 
Mandarin orange
Aquatic notes
Orange blossom
Heart Notes 
Aniseed
Geranium
Mint
Base Notes 
Amber
Patchouli
Sandalwood
03/09/2025
Animilovic
60 Reviews
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Animilovic
Luxurious mediocrity
The sunny burst of spring this weekend has fueled my longing for sun and beach enormously, as this year's winter was really cold and wet for a long time. With the fragrance Luxury Passion, Birkholz promises "the freshness of Ibiza's magical nightlife" and, on paper at least, seems well suited to my summer getaway.
On the skin, Freshy does not disappoint at first. A slightly citrusy orange note mingles with aquatic woody accords, which give it a good freshness kick. A classic "man getting out of the shower" fragrance. Fragrances like this have a good and a bad side. The good side is that this fresh fragrance DNA will appeal to most people. The bad side is that you've smelled similar freshies 99 times before. This is also my personal problem with fresh citrus scents, they just don't excite me. It's a bit like accepting that everyone will like the scent a little bit instead of taking a risk and wearing a more unusual fragrance that might not appeal to everyone but will completely blow the socks off those who do. As the fragrance progresses, the tangy orange fades and the freshness is underpinned by woody/spicy notes. At the end, the scent moves almost exclusively in a woody-creamy direction. The fact that "only" 78 percent of the 179 users on Parfumo are male surprises me a little, as the woody freshness gives the fragrance a more masculine character. But apparently enough women also find the fragrance interesting.
One thing that almost all Freshys have in common is the performance problem. It feels like a toilet freshener that transforms the entire bathroom into a lemon oasis for a sensational three minutes after the water runs and then disappears with immediate effect. It may not be three minutes, but three hours of self-perception with four sprays on the neck is weak.
I really like the bottle and it's the best thing about the fragrance. High-quality and heavy in the hand, and the integrated leather makes a subtle difference. The word luxury is well deserved on the golden plaque.
Where the word luxury has no place, however, is in the price-performance ratio. A whopping 169 euros are charged for 100 ml. Only the bottle offers any real luxury. The fragrance DNA is far too unspectacular for the price and the performance is almost a cheek.
The price is one of the main reasons why I cannot recommend this fragrance. Even though I am aware that such freshies are very popular with the masses, fragrances like this are a dime a dozen and you can walk into a drugstore almost blindly and go home with a similar fragrance and a lot of money saved.
On the skin, Freshy does not disappoint at first. A slightly citrusy orange note mingles with aquatic woody accords, which give it a good freshness kick. A classic "man getting out of the shower" fragrance. Fragrances like this have a good and a bad side. The good side is that this fresh fragrance DNA will appeal to most people. The bad side is that you've smelled similar freshies 99 times before. This is also my personal problem with fresh citrus scents, they just don't excite me. It's a bit like accepting that everyone will like the scent a little bit instead of taking a risk and wearing a more unusual fragrance that might not appeal to everyone but will completely blow the socks off those who do. As the fragrance progresses, the tangy orange fades and the freshness is underpinned by woody/spicy notes. At the end, the scent moves almost exclusively in a woody-creamy direction. The fact that "only" 78 percent of the 179 users on Parfumo are male surprises me a little, as the woody freshness gives the fragrance a more masculine character. But apparently enough women also find the fragrance interesting.
One thing that almost all Freshys have in common is the performance problem. It feels like a toilet freshener that transforms the entire bathroom into a lemon oasis for a sensational three minutes after the water runs and then disappears with immediate effect. It may not be three minutes, but three hours of self-perception with four sprays on the neck is weak.
I really like the bottle and it's the best thing about the fragrance. High-quality and heavy in the hand, and the integrated leather makes a subtle difference. The word luxury is well deserved on the golden plaque.
Where the word luxury has no place, however, is in the price-performance ratio. A whopping 169 euros are charged for 100 ml. Only the bottle offers any real luxury. The fragrance DNA is far too unspectacular for the price and the performance is almost a cheek.
The price is one of the main reasons why I cannot recommend this fragrance. Even though I am aware that such freshies are very popular with the masses, fragrances like this are a dime a dozen and you can walk into a drugstore almost blindly and go home with a similar fragrance and a lot of money saved.
Myrtillajus
