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Citrus Scents!?
For many years, I believed that citrus scents were not for me!
This opinion was so stubbornly held that I generally rejected anything that smelled citrusy at the beginning.
In many mass-market fragrances for men, I find the top note to be very citrus-heavy. This has always put me off.
Then, I was recommended Iskander by a very knowledgeable source.
Iskander opened my nose to citrus scents, even though my then-recommender says it has "... grassy notes and a certain fougère component, although he would classify it more in the direction of chypre" ...(Of course, he is right about all of that! The fragrance is very complex; I would describe it as a "warm" citrus scent in contrast to the "dirty lemon" from Monsieur Balmain).
Without Iskander, I would never have gotten to know, for example, Colonia Acqua di Parma or Original Eau de Cologne by Farina.
90%!
This opinion was so stubbornly held that I generally rejected anything that smelled citrusy at the beginning.
In many mass-market fragrances for men, I find the top note to be very citrus-heavy. This has always put me off.
Then, I was recommended Iskander by a very knowledgeable source.
Iskander opened my nose to citrus scents, even though my then-recommender says it has "... grassy notes and a certain fougère component, although he would classify it more in the direction of chypre" ...(Of course, he is right about all of that! The fragrance is very complex; I would describe it as a "warm" citrus scent in contrast to the "dirty lemon" from Monsieur Balmain).
Without Iskander, I would never have gotten to know, for example, Colonia Acqua di Parma or Original Eau de Cologne by Farina.
90%!
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TAAKE 15 years ago
I'm not a fan of citrus scents either, but I ordered a sample based on your comment - unfortunately! Well, the top note is the same basic citrus experience as a thousand other drugstore perfumes, and the heart note smells like bug spray. Sorry ;)
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