Top Notes 
Sour cherry
Bergamot
Heart Notes 
Red berries
Rose
Base Notes 
Liquorice
Patchouli
Vanilla
Woody notes
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Noteworthy Attempt at Noir-ization
From a dull something, diffuse general fruit first peels away, followed by sweet wood with a watery essence of noble roses. I think I sense a hint of spice, perhaps cumin. This mixes in an extraordinarily strange way with acidity within half an hour. Bergamot astringency fits, and moreover - surprisingly well - the scent impression of a just-opened jar of cherries, only quieter. Beneath that, in my opinion, lies already a synthetic wood base.
Otherwise, I perceive little of the rose. Since the boundaries between roses and red fruits are anyway fluid (strawberries, raspberries, cherries, and some others belong to the rose family), this may not be surprising - yet it really smells very distinctly of fruit and far more sparingly of rose. Above all, I acknowledge the aforementioned cherry. How it mixes after an hour with the synthetic wood and the timely added vanilla is…original.
I can understand the already described bitter almond thought. I think it stems from sweet wood/anise and synthetic wood concentrate, possibly cashmeran. The whole woody blend, however, is quite blurred.
At noon, a creamy-sugary-chocolatey twist emerges, which unsurprisingly reminds me of the sibling scent Modern Classic for Women. Unfortunately, the certain "Eastern Bloc charm" of the chocolate repeats itself, specifically: the dull sweetness with which cocoa flavor is simply replaced by sweetness.
In the afternoon, we experience a change in character. The so-called licorice is still closer to sweet wood than to salmiak, but it stands out more than in the earlier part and clearly surpasses the sour-fruity quarter-rose three-quarters-berry part. Vanilla and patchouli provide support for the shift. Additionally, I now catch a whiff of synthetic wood from the banana corner. I find that disturbing; however, it remains subtle. Thus, this phase of the fragrance is my favorite, and, by the way, quite suitable for men overall. Similar to the non-noir version, the affair tends to come to an end in the sixth or seventh hour.
Conclusion: The - to be presumed - "Mission Noir," that is, the enhancement of "Modern Classic" through licorice, has certainly not failed, yet it could have been executed more boldly. The vanilla-rounded licorice-patchouli note of the afternoon is indeed successful and could have moved to the forefront earlier. Of the four Brocard fragrances I tested (many thanks to 0815abc!), this one still appealed to me the most.
Otherwise, I perceive little of the rose. Since the boundaries between roses and red fruits are anyway fluid (strawberries, raspberries, cherries, and some others belong to the rose family), this may not be surprising - yet it really smells very distinctly of fruit and far more sparingly of rose. Above all, I acknowledge the aforementioned cherry. How it mixes after an hour with the synthetic wood and the timely added vanilla is…original.
I can understand the already described bitter almond thought. I think it stems from sweet wood/anise and synthetic wood concentrate, possibly cashmeran. The whole woody blend, however, is quite blurred.
At noon, a creamy-sugary-chocolatey twist emerges, which unsurprisingly reminds me of the sibling scent Modern Classic for Women. Unfortunately, the certain "Eastern Bloc charm" of the chocolate repeats itself, specifically: the dull sweetness with which cocoa flavor is simply replaced by sweetness.
In the afternoon, we experience a change in character. The so-called licorice is still closer to sweet wood than to salmiak, but it stands out more than in the earlier part and clearly surpasses the sour-fruity quarter-rose three-quarters-berry part. Vanilla and patchouli provide support for the shift. Additionally, I now catch a whiff of synthetic wood from the banana corner. I find that disturbing; however, it remains subtle. Thus, this phase of the fragrance is my favorite, and, by the way, quite suitable for men overall. Similar to the non-noir version, the affair tends to come to an end in the sixth or seventh hour.
Conclusion: The - to be presumed - "Mission Noir," that is, the enhancement of "Modern Classic" through licorice, has certainly not failed, yet it could have been executed more boldly. The vanilla-rounded licorice-patchouli note of the afternoon is indeed successful and could have moved to the forefront earlier. Of the four Brocard fragrances I tested (many thanks to 0815abc!), this one still appealed to me the most.
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