Top Notes 
Bourbon geranium
Nutmeg
Qwelphanit
Heart Notes 
Peony
Vetiver
Base Notes 
Patchouli
Ambergris
Vanilla
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End and Beginning
The count sits at his desk, the green leather pad empty except for a sheet of paper, and looks out the window. The weather is beautiful, unusually warm for the season. It is November 10, 1918. Yesterday they actually did it, declared the republic, a sin. Today the masses are crowding the streets, celebrating and chanting. The fools. The rabble pushes him away, but at least they are not heard here. The geraniums and a few roses are still blooming. The sun shines on them, bright and friendly, as if to mock him. The scent that drifts through the open window does not match his gloomy thoughts at all: sweet, gentle, and spicy, slightly reminiscent of damp earth, of the first signs of autumn. Disgusted, he closes the window.
He opens the bottom drawer of the desk. There it lies, the nickel-plated surface gleaming silver, the mother-of-pearl handle shimmering elegantly. Heavy in his hand is his father's old revolver, six chambers filled with death or perhaps salvation. The hammer clicks into place with an inviting sound. Is this the solution?
He puts it back and opens the window. He wants to enjoy the mild air one more time. We will see what the future brings. The bottom drawer is never locked.
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Aristokrat by MGO is fortunately not just for aristocrats. However, it does have something distinguished and noble about it, although I would not explicitly attribute these qualities to the aristocracy then and especially not today.
This aristocrat appeared in 2016, but it is designed so classically that it could easily be 100 years older, at least in (scent) principle. It places the rose geranium at the center, even if a small rose is occasionally detectable. Together with a bit of nutmeg, it forms the starting point: gentle, sweet, slightly fresh, and pleasantly (subtly) spicy. A light sweetness resonates along with a hint of resinous notes. Soon, fresh, bright green vetiver joins in, and later, slightly earthy notes from patchouli, which is also rather light. Only in the base does the scent become more robust, although this is just a snapshot, as at the same time, a bit of vanilla and resin hold their ground (I do not recognize amber here, but rather amber). Like the entire fragrance, the vanilla is also used subtly here and does not bother me for once. It does become a bit more pronounced as it develops, but remains within limits.
Rose geranium is one of the few flowers I like, but I prefer it in the herb-spicy variant, like in Marlborough by Trumper. So here (sweet-floral, gentle-spicy) and then with a vanilla-amber base, it shouldn’t actually appeal to me. The fact that I still like the aristocrat is due to the quality of the composition by Mr. Staudt: dense yet clear, delicate, light, and pleasantly restrained. Thus, the fragrance is, in my opinion, wearable all year round. Will it last in the long run? We will see what the future brings.
He opens the bottom drawer of the desk. There it lies, the nickel-plated surface gleaming silver, the mother-of-pearl handle shimmering elegantly. Heavy in his hand is his father's old revolver, six chambers filled with death or perhaps salvation. The hammer clicks into place with an inviting sound. Is this the solution?
He puts it back and opens the window. He wants to enjoy the mild air one more time. We will see what the future brings. The bottom drawer is never locked.
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Aristokrat by MGO is fortunately not just for aristocrats. However, it does have something distinguished and noble about it, although I would not explicitly attribute these qualities to the aristocracy then and especially not today.
This aristocrat appeared in 2016, but it is designed so classically that it could easily be 100 years older, at least in (scent) principle. It places the rose geranium at the center, even if a small rose is occasionally detectable. Together with a bit of nutmeg, it forms the starting point: gentle, sweet, slightly fresh, and pleasantly (subtly) spicy. A light sweetness resonates along with a hint of resinous notes. Soon, fresh, bright green vetiver joins in, and later, slightly earthy notes from patchouli, which is also rather light. Only in the base does the scent become more robust, although this is just a snapshot, as at the same time, a bit of vanilla and resin hold their ground (I do not recognize amber here, but rather amber). Like the entire fragrance, the vanilla is also used subtly here and does not bother me for once. It does become a bit more pronounced as it develops, but remains within limits.
Rose geranium is one of the few flowers I like, but I prefer it in the herb-spicy variant, like in Marlborough by Trumper. So here (sweet-floral, gentle-spicy) and then with a vanilla-amber base, it shouldn’t actually appeal to me. The fact that I still like the aristocrat is due to the quality of the composition by Mr. Staudt: dense yet clear, delicate, light, and pleasantly restrained. Thus, the fragrance is, in my opinion, wearable all year round. Will it last in the long run? We will see what the future brings.
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