Bvlgari Man Rain Essence Bvlgari 2023

During our summer vacation in 2023 in Büsum at the North Sea, we decided to visit the island of Helgoland for the very first time after all the years we had kept returning here.

Anyone who knows Helgoland is aware that there isn't much to see. A nice town center (if you can call it that), surrounded by various duty-free shops.
Since I buy a fragrance as a memento on every vacation and associate it with that trip forever, I naturally had to go into one of those stores.

So I sniffed my way through all the shops and pretended that there wasn't basically the same selection in every store.
At that time, I was still a complete beginner when it came to perfumes. I had just started to really engage with scents, but I had already smelled just about every type of fragrance.
Therefore, it was always something special for me to smell a fragrance that was completely new to me.
And there it was, the Bvlgari Man Rain Essence. A bottle that I personally didn't find very attractive, surrounded by a younger couple who were just being recommended the fragrance by a saleswoman.
I listened in discreetly and decided, after the couple had passed on the fragrance, to give it a spray.

I didn't expect much, as I said, I didn't find the bottle very appealing.
But the scent convinced me right away! It reminded me of the generally rainy day on this beautiful little island. For me, it was like the scent of Helgoland to take with me.
When I wear the scent today and close my eyes, I see myself in a light drizzle at around 23 degrees, with my favorite music in my ears, sitting in a beach chair by the sea in Helgoland and enjoying the moment.

So much for my not really objective opinion on this fragrance. Thank you to everyone who actually read this through. :D
Objectively speaking, I find the scent really nice, but not particularly special. By now, I have smelled several fragrances that were at least similar.
Unfortunately, I find the longevity/sillage to be very weak.

This was my first review on Parfumo, so please don't be too harsh. :D