To briefly explain my subject line: I was out having a drink with my wife at a cafe in our town in the evening when we ran into two friends of mine. One of them had applied Blue Talisman as an EdP, which is why my next stop the following day was directly at the city perfumery. But there, the fragrance suddenly smelled completely different and absolutely nothing like it had the evening before on him.
Well, I bought it anyway and bitterly regretted it at first. Weeks went by and I had the fragrance unopened in its original packaging. I had taken a shower shortly before we went to bed and thought, "come on, I'll give it another chance". My wife's reaction was one of the reasons why I finally understood this fragrance and have been wearing it almost every day, for every occasion, ever since.
About the fragrance: I know -NO- fresh fragrance that really lasts as long as the Extrait de Parfum version of Blue Talisman. In my opinion, the fragrance is very clearly dominated by freshly picked and perfectly ripe pear falling into an ice-cold smoothie or cocktail. For this summer of 2026, I was looking for a "fresh fragrance" and can confirm that I have finally found this ONE. Paired directly with the bergamot, these two notes are very clearly at the forefront.
The longevity is truly INSANE and I also don't know how Ex Nihilo managed to achieve it. Respect!!! My wife describes the fragrance as "very masculine" and "mature", which I normally don't associate with citrus fragrances, especially since I have many "more masculine" fragrances from Amouage at home.
Conclusion: If you're looking for a truly long-lasting fragrance for special and everyday occasions, want to stand out from the crowd and collect compliments, and prefer citrus notes, then in my opinion you have to invest the nearly €400.00 for the 100ml and the Extrait and definitely can't pass it up!
I am glad I opened the original packaging again to ultimately immerse myself more deeply in this fragrance masterpiece.
Mir geht es ähnlich jedoch habe ich das Parfum seit einem Jahr nicht aufgemacht, da ich von der Sillage und Haltbarkeit enttäuscht war und sogar im Breuninger einen neuen Flakon bekommen habe (der neue OV). So ein schöner Duft aber niemanden aufgefallen. Kann sein das er damals neu erschienen und gleich gekauft. Vielleicht sieht das jetzt nach 12 Monaten im Schrank anders aus. Immer noch zu, vielleicht traue ich mich ihn zu öffnen.
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