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Cappellusman
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It went downhill from there...
... with the men’s fragrances under Alain Delon. I know all the older ones except for "Pharos" and "Samourai" along with its countless flankers, and they all convinced me, especially because of their boldly yet skillfully composed floral and herb-spicy notes.
It was probably due to the spirit of the times that a somewhat "more contemporary" fragrance was created, and with the busy M.ark Buxton, the seemingly suitable perfumer was found.
The fragrance itself, the product of these considerations, comes across to me as rather faceless and lacking expression. Not that the composition is bad, but it is too arbitrary for my taste. Citrusy notes meet spicy ones, a little hint of woodiness and a very small hint of herbiness are added, and the desired product is ready. Wipe your mouth and move on... It doesn’t hurt, but it doesn’t excite me either. Above all, my nose detects an unusually high synthetic factor for the year of release. It seems to me that Buxton anticipated a trend with this commissioned work that would then spread widely in the perfume world starting in the early 2000s, namely this "playing it safe," a standardized and somewhat bored combination of "trendy" ingredients and accords, which, however, lacks SOUL.
Well, so be it. Now it’s time to go to my mini-cabinets. Let’s take another sniff of the excellent "Alain Delon Plus"...
P.S.: He gets 70% because unfortunately, I cannot give 65%, as that would have hit the nail on the head: Exactly between "unnecessary, though not really bad" and "wearable."
It was probably due to the spirit of the times that a somewhat "more contemporary" fragrance was created, and with the busy M.ark Buxton, the seemingly suitable perfumer was found.
The fragrance itself, the product of these considerations, comes across to me as rather faceless and lacking expression. Not that the composition is bad, but it is too arbitrary for my taste. Citrusy notes meet spicy ones, a little hint of woodiness and a very small hint of herbiness are added, and the desired product is ready. Wipe your mouth and move on... It doesn’t hurt, but it doesn’t excite me either. Above all, my nose detects an unusually high synthetic factor for the year of release. It seems to me that Buxton anticipated a trend with this commissioned work that would then spread widely in the perfume world starting in the early 2000s, namely this "playing it safe," a standardized and somewhat bored combination of "trendy" ingredients and accords, which, however, lacks SOUL.
Well, so be it. Now it’s time to go to my mini-cabinets. Let’s take another sniff of the excellent "Alain Delon Plus"...
P.S.: He gets 70% because unfortunately, I cannot give 65%, as that would have hit the nail on the head: Exactly between "unnecessary, though not really bad" and "wearable."
