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Low Spirit
Skylab has already pointed out: when "Spirit" was released, the fragrance world at Boss was still relatively young and in good shape, far removed from the routine faceless output of the past decade. However, in detail:
"Spirit" opens sour and bitter, primarily with mugwort, mint, and galbanum, and smells to me somewhat like how sage candies taste - I don’t mean that positively... ;-) Tarragon struggles to contribute some spice, but especially when the floral notes of geranium and lavender appear, it has a hard time; the fragrance develops almost piercingly, and surprisingly sweet, very prominent and "loud." Woody and mossy notes with amber, leather, patchouli, and sandalwood then wait in a rather dry, somewhat darkened base. Overall, a strong, sharp-bitter, at times almost piercing green-leathery chypre, somewhat reminiscent of a Gucci "Nobile."
Boss "Number One" (when it didn’t have that name yet because there was no other Boss fragrance, so vintage) still has that full-bodied, lavishly opulent, overflowing richness of hundreds of mostly naturally complex ingredients, with far more facets in the floral and spicy areas compared to "Spirit" - unfortunately, "Spirit" comes across as significantly flatter, narrower, and oddly diluted despite its loudness. For over 20 years, I have clearly preferred "Number One" as the far superior and rounder fragrance.
"Spirit" opens sour and bitter, primarily with mugwort, mint, and galbanum, and smells to me somewhat like how sage candies taste - I don’t mean that positively... ;-) Tarragon struggles to contribute some spice, but especially when the floral notes of geranium and lavender appear, it has a hard time; the fragrance develops almost piercingly, and surprisingly sweet, very prominent and "loud." Woody and mossy notes with amber, leather, patchouli, and sandalwood then wait in a rather dry, somewhat darkened base. Overall, a strong, sharp-bitter, at times almost piercing green-leathery chypre, somewhat reminiscent of a Gucci "Nobile."
Boss "Number One" (when it didn’t have that name yet because there was no other Boss fragrance, so vintage) still has that full-bodied, lavishly opulent, overflowing richness of hundreds of mostly naturally complex ingredients, with far more facets in the floral and spicy areas compared to "Spirit" - unfortunately, "Spirit" comes across as significantly flatter, narrower, and oddly diluted despite its loudness. For over 20 years, I have clearly preferred "Number One" as the far superior and rounder fragrance.
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