Grand Soir Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2016

Actually, I really didn't want to do any more blind buys. Actually. But at 25% discount, because you have to strike but, is FAST given and such a chance you will NEVER get again. Blah blah blah. Yeah yeah, the lies you tell yourself when you hit "buy" and enter the credit card details. I don't have many resolutions for 2021. 2021 has to prove to me first that it can be better than 2020. Easiest job ever - 2021 don't mess it up. That said, my resolution is to stop buying blindly from myself. Wish me luck. Spoiler Alert: Petit Matin is already on its way to me. One more time, just one more time blindly...My resolution doesn't count until 2021, after all ;) Oh man...

Well then off to Grand Soir. Honestly, I was disappointed when I first tested it. "That was it already?" At first GS was quite masculine for my nose, bouzy, vanilla...but now no wow moment either. Wore the scent all day and have to say, oddly enough, it wasn't particularly noticeable to me. Hence another spray on the skin - nothing. Double checked that I actually have an original - fine, it's not that. I found the scent good, only I smelled him just really very subtle. According to the reviews, I did not really understand. Probably a bad buy for the money & GS wasn't FAST gift after all, more like completely overpriced. I began to regret it.

Then yesterday I got Grand Soir out again. And eww...oh so here you are! The scent came at me with such force that I can't really place my first impression. Again, it started off quite masculine, but the scent quickly evolved into an absolute vanilla/amber dream on my skin. I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist, even though I actually had the scent in my nose all the time. Sillage is top. Today, I still smell the scent incredibly strong on my skin. Long-lasting GS is therefore in addition. (so far 15 hrs)

Grand Soir is an addictive fragrance. With each whiff of the scent, I'm taken again and perplexed that I get to smell such a gigantic scent. Goosebumps - I love it. Even though I can smell GS more than well, I still bury my nose in the direct scent spot of my skin from time to time. Just don't want to "miss" anything ;) In my nose GS is not particularly sweet, somewhat spicy, definitely unisex, and has the perfect tonka, vanilla & benzoin notes. Would certainly love to smell the scent on any man. With GS you certainly always make the grand entrance. Whether woman, whether man & not only in Paris.

My verdict after the second test.

Grand Soir is at a 25% discount FAST given and such a chance you get NEVER again! ;)