It's All About Freedom Man Förster & Johnsen 2010

What I found out during my research on the "Olphantom" by Förster & Johnsen, what color my assumptions have, and what associations the extremely noble packaging evokes, I have already written in the comment on Serenity Men. I came to my mini bottle of Freiheit (more than "mini" doesn't really fit a husband and family man) just as described there. Therefore, this time we dive straight into the olfactory part:

Upon application, I initially thought I had mixed up the bottles and grabbed the one with Serenity, from which the top note might have evaporated in an unreasonably short time. I perceive a very similar scent to S. after about twenty or thirty minutes. Could this be a signature? It is a sweet-synthetic pressed wood shelf in natural wood look tone, which I hereby name the "Billy Accord" due to its second appearance. In this case, it has been spiced with a hint of pepper. During the second hour, Billy is accompanied by an aquatic note that doesn't really do him any favors. However, it has a pleasant and fresh effect on the surroundings, as I dutifully inquired with my favorite colleague.

Even a form of gratitude can be generated: My wife (a teacher) is usually already gone in the morning when I choose something fragrant and only deals with the remnants in the evening - if at all. Only during the holidays does she have to endure it in the morning when, for example, it’s an Amouage day. Therefore, she gratefully remarked that "this stuff" is really quite bearable.

For me personally, the scent remains strangely pale and withdrawn for several hours, as if it has to flow through a veil. Only after almost four hours does the breakthrough happen - the curtain opens, and the aquatic notes are quickly chased away with a few strong kicks: stage clear for the base, part 1! While it’s not particularly special now, it is nonetheless the most successful part of the fragrance. A fine-creamy, sweet, yet always pleasant wood scent, from which occasionally a slightly herbaceous, airier, almost green variant peeks out. The synthetic Billy impression is largely a thing of the past.

During the sixth hour, we reach part 2 of the base, which is marked by patchouli. Shortly thereafter, it runs at full throttle and rules its subjects with an earthy fist for the remaining two hours. A little wood serves as its club. Everything smells acceptable, but considering the ambitious (and unintentionally entertaining) manufacturer statements as well as the top-tier list price, it is simply too little.

Conclusion: I like Freedom a little better towards the end (base, part 1) than Serenity, which has "the nose ahead." I don't find either of them sparkling. Let's see if the women's fragrances are better... By the way, it seems that the clearance sale has also begun abroad. Requiescat in pace; I will not weep.