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08/23/2021
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Exactly what our politicians so often lack: a clear announcement!
Sometimes I'm really amazed at which niches which fragrances come from. And I am amazed that I, although really long devoted to the perfume industry, always discover new brands.
So it was with Birkholz, a name I had never come across before let alone been familiar with.
Who calls itself a manufactory, prepares me as a prospective customer already from the outset that I have to do it not with mainstream and mass production, but with hand-picked products. What is, so my guess, of course also reflected in corresponding prices, but more about that later.
First to the flacons. Although not the optical excitement is immediately clear, here someone has gone to work with a certain attention to detail. Noble impression, no wobbly closures, but with leather-covered caps, from the side great cinema, which further increases my desire to test the contents. The lovingly made sheathing of the bottle puts the crown on the noble character. This is what flacons look like that cut more than just a good figure in any bathroom and are able to delight the owner every day anew. Because the special is ultimately also that for which one is willing to reach a little deeper into the pocket.
Three Srühstöße (the sprayer does its job excellently) and immediately I realized, at least one less would have done it. Cedar and pepper have proper Bums and initially almost fog me by their strength and conciseness the senses. I think I detect hints of musk in between, as well as a slight hint of leather, but ultimately the pepper remains for me the very clear dominant element. It's what makes the scent special and distinctive, giving it a mix of aggressiveness, toughness and animalism that I find really hard to describe. I'm almost inclined to say, we have here the aggro-brother of the leather 6 of Schwarzlose, the latter is by vanilla in direct comparison downright "softened", this one comes simply with a hard-hitting announcement around the corner.
Great changes in the scent progression I do not recognize, pepper from start to finish, underpinned with lots of wood, that's it. Well done and certainly for all who appreciate clear announcements, a very successful fragrance experience. I think it's great when a perfumer dares to do something and comes up with a result that is second to none. A noble fragrance, but also eccentric, who prefers to stay in the background, which should consider a purchase well.
Whereby, background. This is the big and to me completely baffling, because inexplicable weakness: the sillage. Had I after the Aufsprühen almost afraid of the comments in the office, so was already after an hour in terms of sillage no longer great what left. Compared to the durability, and this is second surprise, because I know no fragrance that drifts apart so much in terms of sillage and durability. Even after 7 to 8 hours, the scent is quite clearly audible at 10 cm.
What remains?
First, a great fragrance, in my view eccentric, exclusive, extravagant.
Then a super noble flacon, extremely high quality in look and feel.
Next, a decent durability at the same time disappointing Sillagewerten.
And finally, as already briefly touched on above, the price tag. Well, according to a manufacture, I expected nothing else, fair but I will also say, flacon and fragrance already offer a lot of value for money. Nevertheless, 250 stones for 100ml are not a special offer.
I am curious about more Birkhölzer, but will not strike here because of the weak sillage.
Test recommendation for the winter months, from my point of view rather for the male contemporaries. Nix for teens, Yummies or Preppies, but for men who can stand such a load of pepper also. Freely after the advertising slogan of a well-known mint candy: If he is too hot, you are too weak!
So it was with Birkholz, a name I had never come across before let alone been familiar with.
Who calls itself a manufactory, prepares me as a prospective customer already from the outset that I have to do it not with mainstream and mass production, but with hand-picked products. What is, so my guess, of course also reflected in corresponding prices, but more about that later.
First to the flacons. Although not the optical excitement is immediately clear, here someone has gone to work with a certain attention to detail. Noble impression, no wobbly closures, but with leather-covered caps, from the side great cinema, which further increases my desire to test the contents. The lovingly made sheathing of the bottle puts the crown on the noble character. This is what flacons look like that cut more than just a good figure in any bathroom and are able to delight the owner every day anew. Because the special is ultimately also that for which one is willing to reach a little deeper into the pocket.
Three Srühstöße (the sprayer does its job excellently) and immediately I realized, at least one less would have done it. Cedar and pepper have proper Bums and initially almost fog me by their strength and conciseness the senses. I think I detect hints of musk in between, as well as a slight hint of leather, but ultimately the pepper remains for me the very clear dominant element. It's what makes the scent special and distinctive, giving it a mix of aggressiveness, toughness and animalism that I find really hard to describe. I'm almost inclined to say, we have here the aggro-brother of the leather 6 of Schwarzlose, the latter is by vanilla in direct comparison downright "softened", this one comes simply with a hard-hitting announcement around the corner.
Great changes in the scent progression I do not recognize, pepper from start to finish, underpinned with lots of wood, that's it. Well done and certainly for all who appreciate clear announcements, a very successful fragrance experience. I think it's great when a perfumer dares to do something and comes up with a result that is second to none. A noble fragrance, but also eccentric, who prefers to stay in the background, which should consider a purchase well.
Whereby, background. This is the big and to me completely baffling, because inexplicable weakness: the sillage. Had I after the Aufsprühen almost afraid of the comments in the office, so was already after an hour in terms of sillage no longer great what left. Compared to the durability, and this is second surprise, because I know no fragrance that drifts apart so much in terms of sillage and durability. Even after 7 to 8 hours, the scent is quite clearly audible at 10 cm.
What remains?
First, a great fragrance, in my view eccentric, exclusive, extravagant.
Then a super noble flacon, extremely high quality in look and feel.
Next, a decent durability at the same time disappointing Sillagewerten.
And finally, as already briefly touched on above, the price tag. Well, according to a manufacture, I expected nothing else, fair but I will also say, flacon and fragrance already offer a lot of value for money. Nevertheless, 250 stones for 100ml are not a special offer.
I am curious about more Birkhölzer, but will not strike here because of the weak sillage.
Test recommendation for the winter months, from my point of view rather for the male contemporaries. Nix for teens, Yummies or Preppies, but for men who can stand such a load of pepper also. Freely after the advertising slogan of a well-known mint candy: If he is too hot, you are too weak!
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