Top Notes 
Cyclamen
Geranium
Grapefruit
Mandarin orange
Heart Notes 
Blackcurrant bud
Lavender
Pineapple
Base Notes 
Amber
Ebony
White musk
DufterTyp
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An alternative investment?
I have tested 2 men’s perfumes by Paolo Gigli so far. Excentrique pour Homme (a rather simple, green, and uncomplicated spring fragrance) and today Final Touch Man. The name of the perfume promises nothing less than greatness. However, to get straight to the point, it seems to me that Paolo Gigli's products score more points for their noble bottles than for the scents themselves.
The bottles are supposedly all individually crafted, intricately hand-painted, and embellished with 24K gold through a complex process. These things are truly a feast for the eyes, no question about it. But ultimately, they alone cannot convince me.
Immediately after spraying, I detect a very floral, yet not overly feminine, initially quite natural note. Alpine violet and geranium are probably responsible for this. The scent changes very quickly and becomes very soft and creamy on my skin, although I cannot clearly identify a specific fragrance direction. It now just smells somewhat like cream, but not particularly delicious. I cannot detect the pineapple and blackcurrant, which are supposedly significant in the heart note. Perhaps a faint hint of lavender. Increasingly, the scent takes on a somewhat synthetic note for me. The "base" with ebony and moss is virtually non-existent, and a bit of amber can only be sensed later on. Somehow, in the end, the scent reminds me a little of the shower gel Versace pour Homme, which I received as a gift some time ago but never finished. I think I don’t need to say much more about it.
I find the longevity for an Eau de Parfum to be extremely poor. After about an hour, the whole spectacle, which wasn’t really one, was already over. The price for this fragrance is a hefty 215.-- euros / 100 ml, well, to put it nicely, very daring.
My impression: Here, you are paying more for the bottle than for the scent itself. In times of "Euro crisis" and "inflation," this bottle might be an alternative investment. However, I personally cannot recommend the scent itself.
The bottles are supposedly all individually crafted, intricately hand-painted, and embellished with 24K gold through a complex process. These things are truly a feast for the eyes, no question about it. But ultimately, they alone cannot convince me.
Immediately after spraying, I detect a very floral, yet not overly feminine, initially quite natural note. Alpine violet and geranium are probably responsible for this. The scent changes very quickly and becomes very soft and creamy on my skin, although I cannot clearly identify a specific fragrance direction. It now just smells somewhat like cream, but not particularly delicious. I cannot detect the pineapple and blackcurrant, which are supposedly significant in the heart note. Perhaps a faint hint of lavender. Increasingly, the scent takes on a somewhat synthetic note for me. The "base" with ebony and moss is virtually non-existent, and a bit of amber can only be sensed later on. Somehow, in the end, the scent reminds me a little of the shower gel Versace pour Homme, which I received as a gift some time ago but never finished. I think I don’t need to say much more about it.
I find the longevity for an Eau de Parfum to be extremely poor. After about an hour, the whole spectacle, which wasn’t really one, was already over. The price for this fragrance is a hefty 215.-- euros / 100 ml, well, to put it nicely, very daring.
My impression: Here, you are paying more for the bottle than for the scent itself. In times of "Euro crisis" and "inflation," this bottle might be an alternative investment. However, I personally cannot recommend the scent itself.
