Zeus pour Homme Kelsey Berwin

Hooked by the currently quite high Parfumo rating, I also decided to go for a blind buy … and it was worth it! As a fan of fruity & fresh scents, Zeus hits the mark perfectly for me, and I know very few that realize both attributes as well.

Zeus starts with an apple that initially carries a hint of artificiality, yet is neither too sweet, nor too sour, or even bitter, but rather balanced and transparent. This makes its slight synthetic quality hardly noticeable, so this EDT comes across as quite valuable despite its low price.

The apple note is very fresh and dominates the scent until, after about 45 minutes, a slight sweetness joins in, making it a bit more floral and softer, which must be the lily of the valley. A wonderful arrangement!

Noteworthy is the quite strong sillage, which builds up increasingly until it levels off at about 30-40 cm after approximately 2 hours - and lasts a long time (about 7-8 hours on a shirt).

The topic of projection brings me to the uniqueness of this freshy. As Basti mentioned in his comment, Zeus is a "complex scent." However, while he primarily referred to the individual fragrance notes, I see two more aspects of its complexity:

Sweetness: on one hand, Zeus is indeed sweet, but on the other hand, I don't find him as sweet as currently indicated in the diagram with 20% - at least when I compare him to such high percentages of other fragrances. Because then Zeus should only be around 12-15%. However, the sweetness also fluctuates a bit throughout the scent development …

Projection: on one hand, Zeus can project up to 1m (depending on the fabric worn), although only in the first 2 hours. Later, however, the projection tends to fade in and out or at least decrease before it comes back. This could be seen as a disadvantage, but especially with sweeter scents, I find this very pleasant, so as not to "overwhelm" those nearby (and myself). So here too, there is a fluctuation, a back and forth, which somehow makes the scent even more attractive (however, the invigorating transparent freshness of Zeus has nothing stuffy or cloying about it, as is projected by many (too) sweet fragrances).

Fragrance notes: on one hand, Zeus seems to be quite simply constructed, and one is inclined to only smell one note: fruity-fresh. This is mostly true, but there are indeed more ingredients to sniff out. Because the apple disappears after about 2.5 hours or is at least no longer exclusively recognizable as such. Rather, a wonderfully soft fruitiness remains, which I cannot define more closely - somehow familiar, yet also with a hint of coconut, carried by a bit of fluffy-light lavender. And all of this is based on a subtly increasing woody base, which sets an elegant counterpoint. A very harmonious mix!

Conclusion: Zeus is an inexpensive yet quite valuable, finely sweet fruity scent that is more complex (and appears) than it seems. It plays with a rollercoaster of projection, sweetness, and fragrance notes for up to 8 hours, which can both confuse and pamper its wearer. And that makes him

really good!