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What Roja can do, we can do for a long time....?
Mancera is Roja turned inside out. While Roja sells already known concepts slightly altered for ten times the price with Swarovski crystals, Mancera offers references to otherwise more expensive niche fragrances with a bit less glamour factor at average mainstream prices. Roja may refine the concepts; with Mancera, everything often seems more vibrant, as if one had cranked up the bass and treble on a synthesizer. Black Prestigium is different.
In the expectation of at least not being able to go too wrong, I generously sprayed Black Prestigium on myself this morning. In retrospect, it was as if all the rough facets of the fragrance stumbled over each other in seconds before everything unfolded. Rose, sweetness, freshness... then, oh God... a hint of hairspray?
It felt a bit bumpy at first, and that brief impression of hairspray made me fear the worst. But very quickly, everything settled, and BP became wonderfully rounded and harmonious. Here, I can see tiny parallels to Thirty Three, as my predecessor mentioned. If I were to visualize it, Thirty Three is like a radiant natural spectacle for me. Sunbeams reflecting in water, full of rich colors. With Black Prestigium, it feels as if one is viewing all this through dark sunglasses. Juicy-rosy, fresh, and sweet aspects; many of the beautiful aspects of Thirty Three are present at the beginning. Over this, there lies a matte, slightly powdery veil that diminishes the most radiant and sparkling aspects. However, this is not unpleasant, but simply wearable and a bit less spectacular. Shortly thereafter, any similarities fade away, and the rose reveals soapy accents, which I often find bothersome. However, here it does not go in an old-fashioned or feminine direction but rather brings a well-groomed cleanliness to an otherwise quite complex oriental, which fits wonderfully. It doesn’t take too long for Black Prestigium to develop for me, and with an astonishing cuddly factor, the base paves the way. A relatively delicate, vanillic amber with slight nuances of honey envelops the wonderful rose interpretation, making BP a very pleasant companion. However, I could imagine that the powdery accents of the amber, which become relatively dominant in the base, might also bother me over time. For Mancera standards, BP is surprisingly close to the skin and subtle, also compared to Thirty Three, it is more of a quiet presence. BP is still a fragrance with a strong sillage, but in relation, it seems quite socially acceptable to me and scores rather with longevity and versatile usability without drifting into boredom.
So, I must fundamentally agree with my predecessor. BP truly unites many great fragrance aspects, and it feels very harmonious and skillful. It could never replace Thirty Three for me; it is less bright, radiant, and presents itself as a completely different fragrance with only briefly slightly similar nuances. I am still not sure if the powdery-resinous accents of the ambratic base will bring me joy with frequent use. However, if BP also overcomes this hurdle, it would be a relatively versatile fragrance that, in my opinion, could definitely compete in the class of some significantly more expensive niche fragrances.
In the expectation of at least not being able to go too wrong, I generously sprayed Black Prestigium on myself this morning. In retrospect, it was as if all the rough facets of the fragrance stumbled over each other in seconds before everything unfolded. Rose, sweetness, freshness... then, oh God... a hint of hairspray?
It felt a bit bumpy at first, and that brief impression of hairspray made me fear the worst. But very quickly, everything settled, and BP became wonderfully rounded and harmonious. Here, I can see tiny parallels to Thirty Three, as my predecessor mentioned. If I were to visualize it, Thirty Three is like a radiant natural spectacle for me. Sunbeams reflecting in water, full of rich colors. With Black Prestigium, it feels as if one is viewing all this through dark sunglasses. Juicy-rosy, fresh, and sweet aspects; many of the beautiful aspects of Thirty Three are present at the beginning. Over this, there lies a matte, slightly powdery veil that diminishes the most radiant and sparkling aspects. However, this is not unpleasant, but simply wearable and a bit less spectacular. Shortly thereafter, any similarities fade away, and the rose reveals soapy accents, which I often find bothersome. However, here it does not go in an old-fashioned or feminine direction but rather brings a well-groomed cleanliness to an otherwise quite complex oriental, which fits wonderfully. It doesn’t take too long for Black Prestigium to develop for me, and with an astonishing cuddly factor, the base paves the way. A relatively delicate, vanillic amber with slight nuances of honey envelops the wonderful rose interpretation, making BP a very pleasant companion. However, I could imagine that the powdery accents of the amber, which become relatively dominant in the base, might also bother me over time. For Mancera standards, BP is surprisingly close to the skin and subtle, also compared to Thirty Three, it is more of a quiet presence. BP is still a fragrance with a strong sillage, but in relation, it seems quite socially acceptable to me and scores rather with longevity and versatile usability without drifting into boredom.
So, I must fundamentally agree with my predecessor. BP truly unites many great fragrance aspects, and it feels very harmonious and skillful. It could never replace Thirty Three for me; it is less bright, radiant, and presents itself as a completely different fragrance with only briefly slightly similar nuances. I am still not sure if the powdery-resinous accents of the ambratic base will bring me joy with frequent use. However, if BP also overcomes this hurdle, it would be a relatively versatile fragrance that, in my opinion, could definitely compete in the class of some significantly more expensive niche fragrances.
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