No. 89 1951 Eau de Toilette

Bondish007
09.11.2020 - 10:02 AM
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Bottle
7
Sillage
9
Longevity
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Scent

Yeah, where is it?

Floris No. 89 also!
After I had sought contact with Agent 007 in February 2020, it was not long before I came across the Floris brand.
Floris No. 89 is the perfume Ian Fleming liked to wear, so Floris belongs to the category "Holy Grail" in the Bond fandom (which I learned to appreciate with Sean Connery and Daniel Craig.
Since I am still a little younger, the UVP of 98,00 Euro has deterred me... "How am I going to tell my mother?" After gentle mentions of an old, English perfume house, my mother became curious, too, and we ordered some scent samples; No. 89 and Neroli Voyage for me and Bouquet de la Reine and Cefiro for my mother.

A week passed, then finally the package arrived and I could test No. 89.
I sprayed a bump on my wrist and smelled the top note:

Slightly lemony, and fresh because of Neroli. Nutmeg went down.

After 20 minutes to half an hour I smelled the heart and it was very flowery until the drydown came: Woody, spicy, like a gentleman!
Just the way I like it
That was the smell test, followed by three shelf life tests, all of which, with 8-10 hours on my skin, were extremely above average for an EDT.
The sillage is less strong than the shelf life, which doesn't take anything away from the fragrance, because I think that the fragrance is something that should discreetly suggest the impression of the gentleman from England.

Conclusion:
Meanwhile I have a 100ml bottle in my closet and No. 89 has become THE perfume for me.
Durability is top! (I usually spray the scent at about 7 o'clock and can still smell it on myself at 4 o'clock now!), Sillage is mediocre, but not bad and the scent certainly not for everyone!

I hope I was able to raise the appetite for this great EDT with my first comment on Parfumo!

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