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Mancera's Wind Wood was really not an easy perfume for me. I was looking for a successor to my long-time signature scent - Ralph Lauren's Polo Explorer. It's been discontinued for a while now. As my bottle was nearing its end, I started searching online for a replacement. On Fragrantica, I found little resemblance, but there were a couple (2) voices that equated the Explorer with Wind Wood - nothing else.
I was faced with the choice of spending 150 bucks on a clearance Explorer or trying Wind Wood. It turned out that it was available online at a discount - 120 ml for just under 75 euros. Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained - bought! - applied! - and... well, who among you knows the English term "cloying"? It was warm, I was cautious - two sprays on the chest under my shirt. Wow! - I was left breathless! Aggressively grassy (green notes and vetiver) with a cloying violet. In shock, I ended up ordering the clearance Explorer for 150 euros.
But it took a while for the Explorer to arrive (it came from Spain). In the meantime, I thought I'd give the 75 euro gag another chance! It was hot again. Just a single timid spray on the chest - shirt buttoned up. Gag! But then, after 2-3 hours, paralyzed in the chair, a surprisingly fascinating cool breeze wafted from the depths of my neckline through the steppe forest (my three-day beard). Wind Wood indeed! Not so bad after all. Suddenly, hours had passed! All right - lesson learned. The perfumer (Pierre Montale) knows what he's doing! For the record: the only similarity is the mandarin, which disappears from both after five (or so) seconds. The leather would still be there - but that's not detectable in either.
Expectations are the great self-deception maneuver in the world of fragrances. Buying frenzy too - think of a decant from the souk or relevant dealers! But if you can work for something, and don’t run back to the airport at the first unexpected whiff in uncharted territory, you can find something new - Explorer, indeed! Since then, my experience with Mancera's Wind Wood has been like a march through the savanna to the source. I'm not quite there yet, but I've opened a door to the formerly hated floral fragrance world. Don't be too biased! Dare to try something! If it doesn't work out, there's still the souk on this side.
Postscript: Now I have indeed arrived at this scent. A cool, violet-green freshness with a slight echo from the dry wood. This one is for warmer days, and it lasts. I'm glad I took the risk - and so is my better half.
I was faced with the choice of spending 150 bucks on a clearance Explorer or trying Wind Wood. It turned out that it was available online at a discount - 120 ml for just under 75 euros. Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained - bought! - applied! - and... well, who among you knows the English term "cloying"? It was warm, I was cautious - two sprays on the chest under my shirt. Wow! - I was left breathless! Aggressively grassy (green notes and vetiver) with a cloying violet. In shock, I ended up ordering the clearance Explorer for 150 euros.
But it took a while for the Explorer to arrive (it came from Spain). In the meantime, I thought I'd give the 75 euro gag another chance! It was hot again. Just a single timid spray on the chest - shirt buttoned up. Gag! But then, after 2-3 hours, paralyzed in the chair, a surprisingly fascinating cool breeze wafted from the depths of my neckline through the steppe forest (my three-day beard). Wind Wood indeed! Not so bad after all. Suddenly, hours had passed! All right - lesson learned. The perfumer (Pierre Montale) knows what he's doing! For the record: the only similarity is the mandarin, which disappears from both after five (or so) seconds. The leather would still be there - but that's not detectable in either.
Expectations are the great self-deception maneuver in the world of fragrances. Buying frenzy too - think of a decant from the souk or relevant dealers! But if you can work for something, and don’t run back to the airport at the first unexpected whiff in uncharted territory, you can find something new - Explorer, indeed! Since then, my experience with Mancera's Wind Wood has been like a march through the savanna to the source. I'm not quite there yet, but I've opened a door to the formerly hated floral fragrance world. Don't be too biased! Dare to try something! If it doesn't work out, there's still the souk on this side.
Postscript: Now I have indeed arrived at this scent. A cool, violet-green freshness with a slight echo from the dry wood. This one is for warmer days, and it lasts. I'm glad I took the risk - and so is my better half.
Updated on 05/03/2020
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