The fragrance experienced quite a hype on YouTube. In Germany, it is relatively expensive and hard to come by. The dear and likable colleague Schücha kindly provided me with a sample. Thank you very much again for that :)
Upon spraying, the first impression is very harsh. It stings the nose. Everything smells disharmonious and chemical, like glue. Well, I think, many niche perfumes need a few minutes to unfold properly and reward the nose for the wait. Slowly, a synthetic idea of apple creeps in, but it doesn’t develop and quickly fades away. The glue smell transitions into a piercing rose scent that I really don’t want to like. It’s hardly comparable to a real rose and feels very artificial. Leather joins in, but it comes across rather quietly. The saffron becomes noticeable now, leaning towards a herbal direction and unfortunately complements the glue smell fittingly. The pseudo-rose-heavy overall composition remains artificial, piercing, and lacking harmony in the first hour. It reminds me of a rose-oud combination like Mancera's “Black Prestigium,” only significantly worse.
From the second hour on, the fragrance slowly becomes more harmonious, and the individual notes increasingly intertwine. It partially loses its piercing sharpness. However, it also becomes noticeably weaker and almost skin-close. The overall impression shifts to a faintly scented, glue-rose herbal quality. Leather can only be sensed if one brings their nose very close to the wrist. Overall, this really doesn’t impress me and evokes no pleasant associations. On the contrary: it’s simply annoying. I wonder what I could use this fragrance for. Once it becomes less disturbing in the later stages, it is then downright boring, also because it’s hardly perceivable anymore.
From the third hour on, you are left with an almost warm, slightly balsamic, yet still herbal, slightly piercing, and even musty composition. For me, it is overall extremely disappointing and useless.
I still have 1-2 ml left. If anyone would like it, please feel free to write to me.
