I Costume National 2019

A classic masculine fragrance—convincing, but very boring.

Lavender, saffron, citrus, wood, and leather are all clearly distinguishable.
Velvety, softly brushing against the skin, made for an evening soirée.

It lasts nicely on a leather base and develops over time. But still...

Who would want to be so predictable?

I am still asking myself, why has Hugo Boss / COTY discontinued Boss Bottled Intense which was apparently the better "Layton"?

Parfums de Marly have watered down the mentioned scent so much that it does not make any reasonable sense to buy a bottle anymore, and Detour Noir has the ugliest bottle in the world .. what does it remain as a choice: I ?

I has a silly name, and maybe it´s just me, but you cant name a scent which you wish to have a hit with with, a hard to find / google / search name.
I have a few samples and I tried it several times and the initial spray is very close to Layton, but then evolves quite nice into an independent scent.

Julien Rasquinet is the nose behind the scent so definitely we do not speak about a simple copy paste, but a complex scent from a house which also has the Jusbox brand under its umbrella.

I ordered a bottle, because it happened with Boss Bottled Intense too .. when Notino had a huge stock and it was with 40€ in offer, I said : nah, Layton cannot be replaced ..

It can.

After discovering Costume National Homme a couple of months ago, i recently embarked on an exploration of CN perfumes. My verdict is that they are a severely, and i mean severely underrated house that produces amazing fragrances that should be up there with certain niche brands.

This fragrance to my nose is very identical to PDM layton, just with a more leathery touch. Longevity is impressive, i have sprayed it on before work and it is still going strong at the end of the day. To me this can easily, without any shred of doubt be a solid autumn / winter signature scent. I now certainly know that among a number of solid fragrances i have, this will be one of my most used once this winter, and i can allready see myself picking up a backup bottle.

The only downside i can see about this fragrance is bottle design, i would love it to be in the same bottle shape as Costume National Homme or Soul, but with the same gradient coloration.