Woman III Jil Sander 1986 Eau de Toilette

Sometimes I drift off into my thoughts and reminisce about the 80s. How young we were back then, how beautiful life was.
No Corona, no pollution, no corrupt politicians (at least we didn't know about it ;-) ), no whatever.... ;-)

Of course, that's nonsense; there was plenty of unpleasant stuff back then too, but you tend to forget that, it's only human, right?!

What I have never forgotten is the scent of Jil Sander Woman number three. An extraordinary brew, but back then I simply didn't think about it. It was bought, applied, smelled amazing, and that was it. When the bottle was empty, it was just repurchased.

Over the years, however, we lost touch, and every now and then I thought I should get it again. And what happened? It was no longer available, oh shock. This can't be true, what a shame. I was sad, but there were so many other perfumes.

Well, what can I say, a friendly sales associate had it just a few hours in the souk, and I was probably the first to ask about it for once. And now I have it, isn't that amazing?

The perfume is really hard to describe; it’s spicy, woody at the same time, has a hint of aftershave, but those are just moments when it smells like that, it feels so familiar to me, yet also foreign, it’s elegant but also boyish, it’s floral, yet not very feminine, it’s... well, what is it, it’s unique, I’m sorry, I can’t describe it.

Just look at the notes, everything is there; one might think the perfumer didn’t quite know what to do. But far from it, the components come together perfectly, and I can’t say, like Monsieur Leimbacher, that it doesn’t touch me deeply.

But it doesn’t help; it’s simply no longer available in stores, it’s an oldie, (way too expensive - see > Bucht). I’m very glad I managed to snag a small bottle and will cherish it dearly, only spraying it occasionally, just for me.