Whenever I hear the word Lumberjack, I think of Monty Python's Lumberjack Song: He’s a lumberjack and he’s ok, he sleeps all night and he works all day! Do you feel the same way?
This fragrance is clearly for men. And specifically for older men.
I’m not really a fan of categorizing perfumes so distinctly by gender or age group. I also enjoy wearing fragrances that are labeled as men's perfumes, like Dior Homme or Shams Oud. And my female colleague constantly tells me: You smell like a rich old woman again. Which, by the way, does not apply to me.
Lumberjack is a very woody-resinous scent that quickly develops a sharp smoky note. For me, it’s absolutely unbearable, and I wouldn’t want to smell it on a man I want to get close to.
The following situation describes the scent most accurately:
You have a bit of a crush on that one professor who always gives such fascinating lectures. He’s a bit older, but the gray strands and the laugh lines around his eyes suit him incredibly well. He moves dynamically and gracefully, and his way of speaking is engaging. And gradually, you start to swoon, wishing you could cuddle with him over a glass of red wine. The infatuation lasts right up until the day you want to discuss the topic of your term paper a little more closely. You go to his office after the lecture and suddenly realize - he smells … totally old! Yikes and goodness, what was I thinking? The infatuation dissipates like dandelion seeds in the wind.
From today on, this rude awakening will be known to me as the “Lumberjack Effect.”
