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1872 Basil 2018

7.8 / 10 56 Ratings
A popular limited perfume by Clive Christian for men, released in 2018. The scent is green-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Green
Spicy
Fresh
Woody
Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
SpearmintSpearmint BasilBasil Black pepperBlack pepper NutmegNutmeg
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Clary sageClary sage
Base Notes Base Notes
WoodsWoods IrisIris
Ratings
Scent
7.856 Ratings
Longevity
7.553 Ratings
Sillage
7.051 Ratings
Bottle
8.168 Ratings
Value for money
5.223 Ratings
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Dufttiger

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Very helpful Review 11  
May I offer the gentleman a glass of 1872 Basil?
Recently, while searching for a new fragrance or bottle, I took a trip to Dresden and was surprised.

During my visit to Dresden in the Altmarktgalerie, I found Parfumerie Thiemann. As usual, the shelves were filled with many designer brands and individual niche labels.

Behind the counter, I could only test CC, MFK, Creed, etc. with the saleswoman.
Most of the time, I prefer to avoid being advised by a saleswoman, as it takes away my peace while trying fragrances, and I had already had several scents under my nose.

The phrase: "I know that one already, so I have less to say."
However, at Thiemann, the woman behind the counter responded to me after I informed her, "Why don’t you try this one..."

She went to a wooden cabinet, took out a large red wine glass, and enthusiastically sprayed the scent of CC into it.

For anyone who hasn’t experienced this yet, GIVE IT A TRY!!!

Since then, I have bought red wine, white wine, and brandy glasses, even though I don’t drink alcohol at all. However, I have recently started to sit on the couch more often in the evenings and treat myself to a little glass ;-)

Now to this fragrance:

I was very impressed by the scent, which was probably also due to the presentation.

It starts fresh-fruity

I love mint in perfume because it suggests absolute freshness to my brain. Often, this note only lasts a short time or is attempted to be sustained with synthetics. Example: "Wild Mint"
With the basil in the top note, the mint feels very harmonious. It has a grassy-herbaceous play, as if the top note could also be used in various refreshing drinks.
Like a fresh summer lemonade.

Here, the ingredients seem very high quality to me, and after the mint loses its strength, this fresh fruitiness remains without those synthetic boosters.

The mainly used spices do not create a heavy or oriental bouquet, but as the bottle already shows, a green-floral scent with woody tones.

Longevity is moderate, and the quality does not decline throughout the entire duration.
For everyday wear, due to its limited availability, it is not an evergreen in my eyes.
Also, due to the price, I am a bit more reserved when applying it, although I would like to thank our member FORTRESS for the bottle 1255 of 1500 and the "cheaper price," which made me refrain from a purchase in the store.

Quality, as we know, has its price. I am by no means disappointed to have paid it, as I can enjoy the product.

In conclusion, I wish everyone a lot of fun filling their wine glasses.
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Duftsucht

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Top Review 12  
Flower Meadow in Perfection
I am lying on the sun-warmed summer meadow. Lazily, individual clouds drift across the dark blue sky, painting pictures that condense, change, and then disappear. Insects buzz around me, and the scent of warm earth, flowers, and herbs rises to my nose. Powerful, grounded, primal, pure. Relaxation envelops me; I turn my head to the side to catch even more of the aroma of wild thyme and stone carnation. A deep breath and another deep breath. Perfect peace, perfect freedom, perfect fragrance.
This is 1872 Basil. I cannot name individual flowers; it is not white blossoms or even the rose that sets the base note of the fragrance, but it feels more delicate, simpler, yet also direct and unadulterated - a fully bloomed summer meadow where the scents of thyme, meadow sage, yarrow, and various types of carnations blend into a perfect harmony of aromas.
Grapefruit mint provides a green-fresh beginning, and the summer meadow of the heart notes ends in a creamy base that still retains a hint of freshness. Spices and bitter chestnut honey, which were previously only perceptible as a whisper, now emerge more strongly and open up a new world of fragrance.
Yet, 1872 Basil is not overwhelming but rather noble-elegant, completely uncomplicated to wear - and undeniably a wonderful experience on women's skin. I'm sorry, my dear, this one will not be shared! But sniffing is not only allowed but explicitly encouraged!

PS: Basil has moved in with me - and I would like to officially request that we can finally give an 11 - or even a whole dozen!!
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21 short views on the fragrance
4
Fresh, spicy, aromatic, manly. In the opening a green basil with citruses. Clary sage and an herbal patchouli in the base. Slightly woodsy.
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Green-fresh & mild minty breeze
Herbaceous side enhanced by basil
Gentle spiciness from nutmeg & pepper
Slightly medicinal with sage
Nice
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Green man. Acanthus being. Face mossy, wild, completely overgrown. Find yourself among all that herb rustle... for you belong to me.
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Many CCs strongly remind me of old English men's fragrances (no wonder: CC bought Crown), and the musk also brings to mind some TF and Epic.
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He’s quite dapper: a fresh-spicy-mossy gentleman of the old British school. It evokes nostalgia for the classic Crown scents...
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You start to feel like a beta tester for overpriced perfumes with these "limited" editions. Interest is fading... No, thanks.
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Very rounded, quite mild, yet classic and pleasant. Green herbal with a hint of cassis, basil spice just barely noticeable, a bit 'nice'...
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Great flanker of 1872 Men, starts fresh, slightly minty, then the green concentrate deepens a lot, noble, classic, stylish, good.
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3
Based on the original, but with a distinctly different scent progression. More dirty spice and less freshness - an evening version. I really like it.
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Beautiful herbal variation of 1872 ♂, almost better than the original.
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