5
Rustic Lavender
So far, I know lavender perfumes primarily as light, subtle scents. This one is exceptionally strong.
This perfume hits hard right from the start. The already ethereal lavender is intensified by the addition of mint. Right from the beginning, you can sense a solid woodiness in the background. It’s immediately clear - this lavender leans more towards the rustic, rough side of the spectrum. It’s much more Scottish Highlands than Provence!
Sometimes, lavender perfumes smell distinctly like mushrooms to me. I don’t know what combination causes the lavender to take on this tone. I usually don’t find that particularly pleasant. Trinity 2 by XPEC would be a terrible example of this. The mushroom note is also present at the beginning of Nicolai pour Homme. Fortunately, it changes again within the first few minutes. It now comes across as spicy, without being overly gourmand. That’s acceptable.
After the initial storm, more subtle notes become noticeable. A very light citrus note in the top notes makes its presence known. You can somehow sense that there are also minimal floral notes included, but you don’t really perceive them as such.
After a while, the scent settles into calmer waters. Suddenly, a bright note seems to emerge. Perhaps a bit sweet, almost powdery, but then well balanced again by dry woodiness. Lavender and mint take a slight step back, without completely saying goodbye. And that’s where it stays.
Not a gentle breeze, but a strong and yet very peculiar scent. Nicolai pour Homme is truly not what one would expect from a lavender fragrance.
This perfume hits hard right from the start. The already ethereal lavender is intensified by the addition of mint. Right from the beginning, you can sense a solid woodiness in the background. It’s immediately clear - this lavender leans more towards the rustic, rough side of the spectrum. It’s much more Scottish Highlands than Provence!
Sometimes, lavender perfumes smell distinctly like mushrooms to me. I don’t know what combination causes the lavender to take on this tone. I usually don’t find that particularly pleasant. Trinity 2 by XPEC would be a terrible example of this. The mushroom note is also present at the beginning of Nicolai pour Homme. Fortunately, it changes again within the first few minutes. It now comes across as spicy, without being overly gourmand. That’s acceptable.
After the initial storm, more subtle notes become noticeable. A very light citrus note in the top notes makes its presence known. You can somehow sense that there are also minimal floral notes included, but you don’t really perceive them as such.
After a while, the scent settles into calmer waters. Suddenly, a bright note seems to emerge. Perhaps a bit sweet, almost powdery, but then well balanced again by dry woodiness. Lavender and mint take a slight step back, without completely saying goodbye. And that’s where it stays.
Not a gentle breeze, but a strong and yet very peculiar scent. Nicolai pour Homme is truly not what one would expect from a lavender fragrance.
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