Top Notes 
Italian mandarin orange
Rosemary
Vanilla
Heart Notes 
Gaiac wood
Virginia cedar
Omani frankincense
Base Notes 
Tonka bean
Musk
Powdery notes
Thai oud
Klimpzadur
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Top Review
10
Fulfilling Boredom
Once again a blind purchase from Kinetic. Tempted by the notes, I expected a fruity, but smoky dark, slightly oudy fragrance - something like a Sillage with mandarin instead of raspberry.
With high expectations, I picked up the package from the parcel station after my vacation and unpacked it immediately upon arriving home.
Packaging and Bottle:
The Kinetic packaging can only be described as simple yet stylish. Nothing special. The same goes for the bottle. Unlike the "Sillage | Kinetic Perfumes," the bottle is not lacquered but made of dark brown glass. To be honest, it doesn't suit my taste and strongly reminds me of a reusable beer bottle. The shape, cap, and spray head are great - it’s just the slightly crooked atomizer that triggers me. It’s really just the nozzle (is that what it’s called?) that is crooked. The rest fits well.
About the Fragrance:
I pulled out a test strip (they are promotional notepads), sprayed it on, and was utterly disappointed!!!
My expectations were completely missed. Nothing I had imagined in my head had anything to do with the scent.
Dark? no
Smoky? no
Fruity? yes
Mysterious? not at all
Recovering from the initial shock, I let the fragrance settle on me again. I wanted to give it a chance to show what it really is.
So what is it now?
It is a fresh, slightly powdery scent with a very pleasantly sweet woody mandarin opening. I don’t notice any of the indicated rosemary. The incense is not perceivable to me as a smoky or green note, but I attribute this slightly cooling effect to the Kayu. But somehow you seem familiar to me. Who do you remind me of? Then it hit me! My long-missed "Marzocco | Roberto Ugolini." Kayu brings the same lightness and likability, a similar mandarin note, and simplicity. They don’t smell exactly the same, but they work similarly.
And with the Marzocco, it was the same as with the Kayu. I found it nice, but not overly special. I missed that certain something and sold it again. Since then, I’ve missed it. The everybody's darling, simple and unobtrusive. But this is about Kayu.
The fragrance doesn’t develop much and fades with the mandarin into a sweet woody scent. In my opinion, you don’t particularly smell the oud, musk, or guaiac wood. However, they form a very pleasant overall composition.
The next day: Fresh and well-rested, I wore it the next day while working from home - still very unimpressed by the DNA. While working, a whiff of the scent came to me repeatedly, and I thought each time, "not bad at all."
Day 2: Due to the weather, I was very indecisive about what to wear. "Oh, why not the Kayu again," I thought. Sprayed it on, and the same game began. "Pretty good, this thing!"
Day 3: Same weather, same decision. "Damn, this is good, boring, but incredibly good."
And then I wondered: Why am I wearing the same fragrance several days in a row without much thought when I can choose from nearly 100 fragrances (collection and decants)?
It’s probably just good!
Conclusion:
As simple and boring as this fragrance may be, its strength lies precisely in that. It is the ideal everyday companion, works in any weather +5°C, and envelops you with a noticeable but not intrusive scent aura. After overcoming my initial impulse to send it back, I don’t want to make the same mistake with it as I did with the Marzocco. Kayu will stay and will likely become one of my signatures.
With high expectations, I picked up the package from the parcel station after my vacation and unpacked it immediately upon arriving home.
Packaging and Bottle:
The Kinetic packaging can only be described as simple yet stylish. Nothing special. The same goes for the bottle. Unlike the "Sillage | Kinetic Perfumes," the bottle is not lacquered but made of dark brown glass. To be honest, it doesn't suit my taste and strongly reminds me of a reusable beer bottle. The shape, cap, and spray head are great - it’s just the slightly crooked atomizer that triggers me. It’s really just the nozzle (is that what it’s called?) that is crooked. The rest fits well.
About the Fragrance:
I pulled out a test strip (they are promotional notepads), sprayed it on, and was utterly disappointed!!!
My expectations were completely missed. Nothing I had imagined in my head had anything to do with the scent.
Dark? no
Smoky? no
Fruity? yes
Mysterious? not at all
Recovering from the initial shock, I let the fragrance settle on me again. I wanted to give it a chance to show what it really is.
So what is it now?
It is a fresh, slightly powdery scent with a very pleasantly sweet woody mandarin opening. I don’t notice any of the indicated rosemary. The incense is not perceivable to me as a smoky or green note, but I attribute this slightly cooling effect to the Kayu. But somehow you seem familiar to me. Who do you remind me of? Then it hit me! My long-missed "Marzocco | Roberto Ugolini." Kayu brings the same lightness and likability, a similar mandarin note, and simplicity. They don’t smell exactly the same, but they work similarly.
And with the Marzocco, it was the same as with the Kayu. I found it nice, but not overly special. I missed that certain something and sold it again. Since then, I’ve missed it. The everybody's darling, simple and unobtrusive. But this is about Kayu.
The fragrance doesn’t develop much and fades with the mandarin into a sweet woody scent. In my opinion, you don’t particularly smell the oud, musk, or guaiac wood. However, they form a very pleasant overall composition.
The next day: Fresh and well-rested, I wore it the next day while working from home - still very unimpressed by the DNA. While working, a whiff of the scent came to me repeatedly, and I thought each time, "not bad at all."
Day 2: Due to the weather, I was very indecisive about what to wear. "Oh, why not the Kayu again," I thought. Sprayed it on, and the same game began. "Pretty good, this thing!"
Day 3: Same weather, same decision. "Damn, this is good, boring, but incredibly good."
And then I wondered: Why am I wearing the same fragrance several days in a row without much thought when I can choose from nearly 100 fragrances (collection and decants)?
It’s probably just good!
Conclusion:
As simple and boring as this fragrance may be, its strength lies precisely in that. It is the ideal everyday companion, works in any weather +5°C, and envelops you with a noticeable but not intrusive scent aura. After overcoming my initial impulse to send it back, I don’t want to make the same mistake with it as I did with the Marzocco. Kayu will stay and will likely become one of my signatures.
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