Eve Jil Sander 2011

"Eve" Eau de Toilette from the good old Jil Sander: Since this scent unfortunately flies under the perfume radar, so to speak, it is "underrated," and here follows my comment.
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First: Who is Jil Sander? For those who, contrary to expectations, do not know her well, here is some information about her:
Heidemarie Jiline “Jil” Sander, born in November 1943 (she will turn 80 this year!), is a German fashion designer and founder of the company named after her (after studying textile engineering and spending several years professionally in the USA). She grew up in Hamburg and has been known since the 1980s for her timeless and elegant women's fashion and, since 1997, for men's fashion as well as her cosmetics line (and of course perfumes). Alongside Karl Lagerfeld and Wolfgang Joop, Sander is one of the few internationally renowned fashion designers from Germany. She sees her aesthetic rooted in the Bauhaus tradition, refers to her puristic fashion as having "smart cuts that give the wearer freedom of movement and dynamism," and spoke of her designs as "fashion as a protective cloak of emancipation." At the end of the 1990s, she sold her company to the Prada Group. It is also known that she lived for years in the upscale Hamburg-Rotherbaum and later with her long-term partner on an estate in Schleswig-Holstein.
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Jil Sander's fragrances are known worldwide, especially in Europe and the German-speaking region. The first fragrances were "Woman Pure" in 1979 and "Bath & Beauty" and "Man Pure" in 1981. Her most famous scent is probably "Sun," a sweet-floral, powdery summer hit fragrance.
Now to "Eve": The perfumer of this scent is none other than Olivier Polge, who has created many well-known Chanel fragrances and also, for example, "Flowerbomb" and "Armani Code." I can tell that this fragrance was created by a very experienced scent creator; it is truly very harmonious and somehow has a "Chanel-like" quality, if I may put it that way. However, I do not find that it resembles Coco Mademoiselle very much.
At the beginning, a tart fruitiness surprises in the top note, which smells neither really of grapefruit (blossom) nor of blackcurrant, but rather of a fresh-fruity fantasy scent note. The heart note is subtly floral, meaning there is no "in your face" floralness, but rather a more reserved floral quality; neither rose, jasmine, nor violet is distinctly recognizable, but it is more of a beautiful blend. At this stage, the scent is also not sweet, or perhaps just a little - which is very pleasant. Patchouli and a noble, woody note run through the entire scent progression. Overall, I perceive the fragrance as very "refined" and classic. It is simply not a fashion scent with oud, pompous or loud!
On Fragrantica.com, I read the following sentence in a comment and had to chuckle: "It smells like traditional German femininity: proper and clean."
What I like so much is that "Eve" is discreet, elegant, and yet always present. For an Eau de Toilette, the scent really lasts excellently - it lasts all day for me.
Unfortunately, the scent is probably not "expensive" enough (and thus not exclusive in their eyes) for some people. It also does not come in glamorous packaging or a golden bottle with embellishments, but rather very simply, just like Jil Sander's fashion.

So, don't be dazzled, try "Eve" next time and be objective; you might soon have a new favorite scent!