Armani Privé - Myrrhe Impériale Giorgio Armani 2013
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Damn, and then I remembered that something is still on the stove...
That’s roughly the association I have when I smell this fragrance nowadays.
At first, it convinced me, the first time at Douglas on the KÖ in Düsseldorf, and soon the sample arrived at my home. But on that day, I must have smelled about 30-40 fragrances and was correspondingly jaded.
During the first test, I liked it very much, although my fellow humans scorned me with wrinkled noses and silly comments like "Puhh, is your nose broken again?" or "What the hell smells so bad?"
From then on, I only wore it in private and unfortunately have to revise my first impression: It smells quite synthetic-burnt...
I always try not to be influenced by others' opinions, so I let my girlfriend sniff it to confirm my impression from a fine nose: Burnt milk with synthetic myrrh?
The opening is extreme and shows no mercy. After one spray, the whole room smells of it.
The idea itself appeals to me, but in my personal opinion, the execution has not succeeded here.
It seems incomplete to me, almost as if the perfumer was pressured to release their project due to time constraints. The fragrance is definitely of high quality, but I still miss something.
As it develops, it becomes more pleasant and a bit rounder, yet I still can't get the association of burnt out of my head. Too bad, it could have been...
At first, it convinced me, the first time at Douglas on the KÖ in Düsseldorf, and soon the sample arrived at my home. But on that day, I must have smelled about 30-40 fragrances and was correspondingly jaded.
During the first test, I liked it very much, although my fellow humans scorned me with wrinkled noses and silly comments like "Puhh, is your nose broken again?" or "What the hell smells so bad?"
From then on, I only wore it in private and unfortunately have to revise my first impression: It smells quite synthetic-burnt...
I always try not to be influenced by others' opinions, so I let my girlfriend sniff it to confirm my impression from a fine nose: Burnt milk with synthetic myrrh?
The opening is extreme and shows no mercy. After one spray, the whole room smells of it.
The idea itself appeals to me, but in my personal opinion, the execution has not succeeded here.
It seems incomplete to me, almost as if the perfumer was pressured to release their project due to time constraints. The fragrance is definitely of high quality, but I still miss something.
As it develops, it becomes more pleasant and a bit rounder, yet I still can't get the association of burnt out of my head. Too bad, it could have been...
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I usually seriously test two to three fragrances that really interest me, and then I just go with my gut... if there's one that convinced me, I'll test that candidate next time.
And of course, I always get a sample before buying.