#S Nasengold 2013

that fits like a glove. I had #S on my watchlist for a while and finally received the long-awaited sample. Shortly after, the article appeared here stating that it was crowned the "best niche fragrance" of the year. I am always quite critical of such awards. After all, the 007 fragrances and similar ones have also been showered with various prizes - and I don't believe that the scent played a role there. However, #S really seems to be well made. One could actually describe it as a totally unspectacular, citrus-soft fragrance, which you could also find well-crafted in the mainstream market. ACTUALLY. Because there are indeed nuances here that remind me of wine and beer. A somewhat pronounced yeasty note - questionable whether this is the scent note labeled as "wine yeast" or "beer." For me, the clarity of this Charles Bukowski-memorial scent is right on the edge of me not wanting to wear it, because others might think I’m just trying to cover up the remnants of a drinking binge. But then it would probably smell unpleasantly dirtier. Here, this booze corpse note surprisingly integrates nicely into the overall picture, and the fragrance still feels "clean."

#S thus appears to me as a rather tame, if I may say so, almost interchangeable fragrance, but it plays with an interesting and quirky contrast. This makes #S quite unique again, keeping it from being complicated to wear while allowing it to remain fairly individual.

Quite nice and not even bad lasting for a rather fresh fragrance!