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Wait a minute!
Due to the price, I’ve never picked this up. However, this was instrumental in steering me clean into niche territory when I first started down the rabbit hole.
Years ago, as I was trying some of FM offerings at their flagship boutique in Manhattan, the boutique woman asked me what I thought of this while handing me the sprayed strip. Upon smelling it, I felt as if she was playing a practical joke on me!
My response was to quickly pull it away from my nose all along making a lemon eating face. However, me not wanting to seem totally uncouth and closed minded, I composed myself and sniffed it again. This time trying to understand the merits of this fragrance while trying not to wince as bad this time.
While doing this, somehow this cheesy, fecal, fragrance gave me a profound feeling of appreciation for it. After this I promised myself to one day get it, but just never did as I my aversion to debt tempered my impulsiveness.
Fast forward to yesterday (6yrs later), I decided to go back. I wanted to see if I can get a sample of uncut gem as well as see if they somehow had a dusty bottle of Dries Van Noten in the cellar. Too, I wanted to retest The Night and see how much my scent perception has changed, if at all.
Not having samples/bottles of any of the ones I wanted, being as I was going home, I asked to spray my arm with The Night. I was so hesitant. Lol.
When I finally gave him the green light to spritz me, i left thanking him and flagging my arm.
When I went outside, I put my arm to my nose, expecting to smell this big, bold, deep, oud fragrance but instead smelled a more complex version of Mukhallat Al Shams and a less complex version of Grand Musk without that deep, incense-y, fruity, blueberry accord. Both I own.
The question now is if this was somehow reformulated or has my nose developed to a point where this doesn’t do it for me?
In any event, I no longer want this and am extra content with what I have. Also, the fact that this is so expensive compared to VERY similar or even arguably better, less expensive (by at least 1/10 the price and as much as 1/3) offerings, just screams Jedi mind trick manipulation.
This is a life lesson, folks: ignorance is exploited and knowledge is key.
Until next time…
Years ago, as I was trying some of FM offerings at their flagship boutique in Manhattan, the boutique woman asked me what I thought of this while handing me the sprayed strip. Upon smelling it, I felt as if she was playing a practical joke on me!
My response was to quickly pull it away from my nose all along making a lemon eating face. However, me not wanting to seem totally uncouth and closed minded, I composed myself and sniffed it again. This time trying to understand the merits of this fragrance while trying not to wince as bad this time.
While doing this, somehow this cheesy, fecal, fragrance gave me a profound feeling of appreciation for it. After this I promised myself to one day get it, but just never did as I my aversion to debt tempered my impulsiveness.
Fast forward to yesterday (6yrs later), I decided to go back. I wanted to see if I can get a sample of uncut gem as well as see if they somehow had a dusty bottle of Dries Van Noten in the cellar. Too, I wanted to retest The Night and see how much my scent perception has changed, if at all.
Not having samples/bottles of any of the ones I wanted, being as I was going home, I asked to spray my arm with The Night. I was so hesitant. Lol.
When I finally gave him the green light to spritz me, i left thanking him and flagging my arm.
When I went outside, I put my arm to my nose, expecting to smell this big, bold, deep, oud fragrance but instead smelled a more complex version of Mukhallat Al Shams and a less complex version of Grand Musk without that deep, incense-y, fruity, blueberry accord. Both I own.
The question now is if this was somehow reformulated or has my nose developed to a point where this doesn’t do it for me?
In any event, I no longer want this and am extra content with what I have. Also, the fact that this is so expensive compared to VERY similar or even arguably better, less expensive (by at least 1/10 the price and as much as 1/3) offerings, just screams Jedi mind trick manipulation.
This is a life lesson, folks: ignorance is exploited and knowledge is key.
Until next time…