Leder 6 Fetisch J.F. Schwarzlose Berlin 2015
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The high end of low
What all kinds of fetishes exist! Neil Morris has one, Roja Dove, Alkemia...and now also J.F. Schwarzlose.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to test it before the official launch in 1-2 weeks, and wow, it has something to offer! A very complex fragrance creation that amusingly has a very well-known scent twin in the drydown, more on that later.
Right from the start, the fragrance opens with full, robust, distinctive leather notes, very much contrasted by sweet, smooth, spicy saffron and milk notes, lightly roasted.
I read something about burnt milk in Palo Santo, which I don't know myself. However, this milk is more caramelized with fresh, bold vanilla pod, and maybe dried fruit, which is thanks to the vanilla in the heart note and especially the styrax as the dominant note. As it develops, you also smell accords of peach and - rubber. But, strangely enough, this is not off-putting. Perhaps the rubbery note is meant to evoke one of the fetishes that are as varied as people. Not least, the contrast between sharp-bitter and sweet is emphasized by incense.
So, with this fragrance, two strong main lines run parallel and harmonize without overshadowing or disturbing each other, and neither of them seems odd next to the other. Not every fragrance can do that!
The first two impressions up to the heart reminded me personally on my skin strongly of Black Afgano (resinous and dried fruits), parts of Blamage (milk and peach), Black Oud/LM (labdanum/vanilla).
Those who wait for the top and heart notes might ultimately be satisfied with a more affordable scent twin: Midnight in Paris (Edt). They smell identical to me in the base. Comparing the ingredients makes it clear. They share leather, incense, and as a sweet contrast tonka and many others in a combination that could furnish a candy store.
Thus, Fetisch is not the messiah of the fragrance world, but nonetheless an interesting scent for those who want MiP as niche and expensive and exclusive. It also fits well for autumn/winter.
Oh, and if the extremely charming and pretty young lady from the Schwarzlose stand at KaDeWe is reading this, who has been using it daily for weeks now (You said you read along): I told you, I write a lot! Maybe you discovered the fragrance in one or another description as well. Oh yes, for me it does not unfold floral towards the end, rather balsamic-smoky.
In any case, it was beautiful and abstract enough to want to comment on it. Testing it is worth it!
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to test it before the official launch in 1-2 weeks, and wow, it has something to offer! A very complex fragrance creation that amusingly has a very well-known scent twin in the drydown, more on that later.
Right from the start, the fragrance opens with full, robust, distinctive leather notes, very much contrasted by sweet, smooth, spicy saffron and milk notes, lightly roasted.
I read something about burnt milk in Palo Santo, which I don't know myself. However, this milk is more caramelized with fresh, bold vanilla pod, and maybe dried fruit, which is thanks to the vanilla in the heart note and especially the styrax as the dominant note. As it develops, you also smell accords of peach and - rubber. But, strangely enough, this is not off-putting. Perhaps the rubbery note is meant to evoke one of the fetishes that are as varied as people. Not least, the contrast between sharp-bitter and sweet is emphasized by incense.
So, with this fragrance, two strong main lines run parallel and harmonize without overshadowing or disturbing each other, and neither of them seems odd next to the other. Not every fragrance can do that!
The first two impressions up to the heart reminded me personally on my skin strongly of Black Afgano (resinous and dried fruits), parts of Blamage (milk and peach), Black Oud/LM (labdanum/vanilla).
Those who wait for the top and heart notes might ultimately be satisfied with a more affordable scent twin: Midnight in Paris (Edt). They smell identical to me in the base. Comparing the ingredients makes it clear. They share leather, incense, and as a sweet contrast tonka and many others in a combination that could furnish a candy store.
Thus, Fetisch is not the messiah of the fragrance world, but nonetheless an interesting scent for those who want MiP as niche and expensive and exclusive. It also fits well for autumn/winter.
Oh, and if the extremely charming and pretty young lady from the Schwarzlose stand at KaDeWe is reading this, who has been using it daily for weeks now (You said you read along): I told you, I write a lot! Maybe you discovered the fragrance in one or another description as well. Oh yes, for me it does not unfold floral towards the end, rather balsamic-smoky.
In any case, it was beautiful and abstract enough to want to comment on it. Testing it is worth it!
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vielleicht ein bissl süsser, aber nur ein bissl..