Top Notes 
Frankincense
Saffron
Davana
Italian mandarin orange
Heart Notes 
Castoreum
Oud
Leather
Gaiac wood
Jasmine absolute
Base Notes 
Sandalwood
White musk
Vanilla
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The Aesthetic
Luca Turin gave this fragrance four stars in his 'Best Of' list from 2018, and I just had to try it. Since there was no way to test it, I went for it blindly. The notes of incense, leather, civet, oud, everything I love, made this little risk worth it. Will I personally add another star? Let's see...
Immediately after spraying, a fruity incense rises to my nose. I didn't expect this fruity note at all. It must be the combination of mandarin and davana. The whole thing is more sweet than fresh, and for a second, one might think they are sniffing black cherry juice. But then you are quickly brought back to the world of perfume, as a sexy animalic note emerges. It must be the leather paired with the civet, awesome! Now I'm starting to like it, and that incense, oh man is it good. The oud slowly darkens and spices up the fragrance, even though it is more of the Western-influenced variant. Nothing like a barnyard or anything. In its base note, Aesthete reminds me a lot of M7 by YSL, as it also retains that slightly seductive sweetness.
I like The Aesthetic, even though it does its own thing. Over time, it behaves a bit differently than one might expect, as most of the action happens in the first few minutes and then it hardly transforms anymore. What remains is a spicy, (incense) smoky, and slightly fruity leather scent.
It doesn't quite make it to the fifth star, but I gladly give it 8.5 Parfumo points.
On my skin, it has a decent longevity of 8-10 hours. I would say the sillage is rather discreet; it’s not a fragrance that fills a room, you could even wear it well in the office without your colleagues falling off their chairs.
Aesthete has rather masculine traits, but with the slightly fruity sweetness, it certainly has feminine attributes.
Greetings to everyone, Patrick ;-)
Immediately after spraying, a fruity incense rises to my nose. I didn't expect this fruity note at all. It must be the combination of mandarin and davana. The whole thing is more sweet than fresh, and for a second, one might think they are sniffing black cherry juice. But then you are quickly brought back to the world of perfume, as a sexy animalic note emerges. It must be the leather paired with the civet, awesome! Now I'm starting to like it, and that incense, oh man is it good. The oud slowly darkens and spices up the fragrance, even though it is more of the Western-influenced variant. Nothing like a barnyard or anything. In its base note, Aesthete reminds me a lot of M7 by YSL, as it also retains that slightly seductive sweetness.
I like The Aesthetic, even though it does its own thing. Over time, it behaves a bit differently than one might expect, as most of the action happens in the first few minutes and then it hardly transforms anymore. What remains is a spicy, (incense) smoky, and slightly fruity leather scent.
It doesn't quite make it to the fifth star, but I gladly give it 8.5 Parfumo points.
On my skin, it has a decent longevity of 8-10 hours. I would say the sillage is rather discreet; it’s not a fragrance that fills a room, you could even wear it well in the office without your colleagues falling off their chairs.
Aesthete has rather masculine traits, but with the slightly fruity sweetness, it certainly has feminine attributes.
Greetings to everyone, Patrick ;-)
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