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MrGaunt
03/27/2018 - 03:06 PM
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Synthetic-pleasing with a Déjà-vu Experience

"The scent is not for those stuck in the past," writes KorFet.
But for me, it is. For reasons. Sorry in advance if this comment gets a bit jumbled, but it has to be that way in this case.

First: The bottle.
Very nice. Heavy, chic green, high-quality, distinctive design. Right up there at the front.

The scent:
Synthetic, but not unpleasant. The expected shower-gel-like freshness. Briefly quite citrusy, but then it immediately becomes softer. A very pleasing shower gel on a soft musk-wood base where lavender plays a noticeable role. It has a slight sweetness, but I find it very restrained.
Overall, no surprises, no complex explosions, but that seems to be the point. The scent does its job well. As a niche fragrance lover, one is certainly in the wrong place here, but I am not unhappy about the further broadening of horizons in the designer sector.
For me, the scent is clearly underrated at moments 5.7.

The Déjà-vu:
I know the scent. For 20 years. No, I don’t have a time machine.
A fragrance from my late student days or perhaps even my very early working days comes to mind. This confuses me greatly and may also confuse my rating, but my olfactory memory has smelled this scent a long time ago, even if it is currently riding a fashion wave. Of course, I am aware that the nose-memory combination can also play tricks on me.
In the late 90s and slightly into the 2000s, I tried quite a few fragrances. A lot of Boss was involved. I suspect "Elements Aqua," but I can’t remember it. It can't be "Hugo," as that still exists and many would have pointed in that direction. It has a certain kinship with the "Tempore Uomo," which I loved and missed back then, but I remember that one differently.
Whoever identifies the scent is welcome to receive a sample from me (but hands off "O Hira" ;-) ).
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