So I thought to myself, since Layton was my first niche fragrance that I smelled (and also purchased), I would write my first review about this beautiful scent; so please be lenient with me :D
About 2 years ago, I discovered my new hobby: perfumes. It might seem strange for a young student, but fragrances fascinated me instantly, although I never wanted (and hoped) to drift into niche fragrances (because they are expensive).
Well, true to my word, half a year later, my girlfriend and I naively walked into a perfumery in Frankfurt to at least smell how good these oh-so-great niche fragrances are. Of course, we first sprayed the well-known scents on the strips, and all the ones we tested were quite convincing; my young and inexperienced nose would not have thought so. However, Layton surprised me from the very first second.
I took all 4 scent strips (I know, not much) home and laid them on my desk. And then the magic began: 2 meters away from the strip, days (yes, plural: days) later, I would still occasionally catch a distinct beautiful scent: Layton, the Beautiful. I felt like I was smelling the strip every 10 minutes, and it became clear to me: damn niche fragrances…
Shortly after, I bought the 75ml bottle and absolutely do not regret this somewhat more expensive purchase (compared to designer scents) at all. The bottle looks absolutely powerful (the 125ml version looks even more powerful) and is really heavy and of high quality. You could literally knock someone out with the cap; that thing weighs a ton.
But now, let's get to the main thing, the juice.
Layton opens the dance with green apple, and personally, I also smell something almost minty, perhaps the freshness comes from the lavender or the apple, I don't know, but what I do know is that the opening is simply a mood maker.
Later, I actually smell the geranium most distinctly; the freshness from the opening fades, but that's not a problem at all, because Layton kicks in the vanilla as if there were no tomorrow. This interplay of apple and vanilla is simply unbeatable! Besides the vanilla, which is of course most prominent in the base phase, I also pick up a bit of cardamom and even less sandalwood, but the focus is clearly on the already mentioned vanilla. All in all, one could say Layton starts (at least for me) fresher than expected, but quickly and smoothly transitions into a warm and delicious apple-vanilla cake that you would just want to lie in...
But for whom is the scent most suitable? In short: for everyone, but I see it much more for men; I can't even explain why, perhaps because I wear it myself as a man and can't imagine (or want) it on my girlfriend. Due to its "fresh" introduction, I also wear it, for example, in summer, but rather in the evenings and not too much. However, Layton performs best now in autumn and winter, when it cuts through the cold winter air with its delicious sweetness.
The longevity is also good, although there are strangely sometimes harder deviations for me: sometimes it lasts 14 hours, and sometimes I can't smell anything after just 6 hours (but that's rather rare, probably due to the newer batches).
In summary, Layton can be described in one word for me: Beautiful. This word "beautiful" is often belittled or not given much attention nowadays, but Layton shows that the word carries a significant weight. The scent is not too intrusive, not too weak, not too boring, not too complex, but simply beautiful and has (unfortunately or fortunately?) opened the doors for me into the world of niche fragrances…
