Amber Teutonic D.S. & Durga 2018

What prompted me to purchase this fragrance was a good deal of curiosity about the many woody scent notes that are hardly found in the Parfumo database, yet clearly suggest a deep forest. Larch appears in eleven listed perfumes, while European larch is not even in the database. Searching for the white pine cone also yields no success, but entering "white" in the fragrance search engine leads to some surprising suggestions: Blue-green willow?? Only included in the scent "Leonore" by Red Dear Grove, along with sweet pea?! - Alright, moving on! Beaujolais wine!? Found in "Wine and Roses" by Soul Purpose. So far, all completely uncommented fragrances. After completing this unexpected educational journey on Google, I also note: Black pine and alpine cedar seem to be further unique characteristics of Amber Teutonic.

About the scent: A sample I purchased revealed to me a truly extraordinary aroma. Soft-resinous, with a slightly cool fruitiness, vaguely woody - and primarily a hint of sweetness that seems strangely familiar but cannot be immediately categorized. No matter - perhaps a bit dazed, but Teutonic in its boldness, I seized the bottle - uh - bought it, and upon the second wear, the sweet note immediately reappears. Which of these noble woods do you belong to? Yes, now I know what it is! It smells like coconut! Ouch!! Instead of being in the Teutonic forest myth, am I standing under a coconut palm? What a spoiler! And once you have a picture in your head, it’s not so easy to shake it off. Should I just get rid of it in the souk? That would be very un-Teutonic! The greatest sword-swinging Teuton of all time didn’t run away just because he couldn’t do anything with his sword; he threw tree trunks at the dragon. The direct approach with novel scents is not always the best. Self-deception occurs in one’s own mind, so why not deceive your own self-deception? When this sweet aroma jumps at me, I ask: And what kind of mystical coconut are you? Yes, now I smell it! A prominent, exotic-resinous aroma, with cool-bitter fruit and mystical, coniferous-ethereal tones right behind it. As the scent develops, the woody notes become more pronounced. There we go! My advice: Try it twice before buying.

Edit: Siegfrid can hold out a long time with the tree trunk. 12 hours at four on the chest!