Layton Exclusif Parfums de Marly 2017

Recently in perfumery:
"Hello, I'm looking for a perfume for just about any occasion. It must be wearable at work, but also suitable for events in the evening or during leisure time. But it shouldn't be an ordinary fragrance, but something special."
- then the seller:
"Let's have a look at this one: The seller shows a noble blue bottle with a heavy silver cap] "Familiar yet so unknown, lovable yet provocative, bird of paradise yet self-contained and rounded. Uniqueness in its most beautiful form. [Salesman sprays something on my wrist.] While I was still looking for words, he continued with his hymn of praise] Do you feel the balancing act between aquatic-fresh and gourmand in the top note? A top note that cannot decide between synthie-aquatic and fruit salad sweetness. [Slowly, while my imagination is still on fruit salad, something almost indescribable rises up my nose] Yes, the heart note. She's amazed a lot of people. Woody-pink, animalic-sweaty, flowery, soap-floral, silky flattering. And wait for the base: you won't know where your head is anymore... ... when spicy aromas celebrate orgies together. woody-sweet-vanilla. smoky-elegant in the background. What do you think?"
"Mmh... [I'm still ranting for words and thinking: IF he weren't trading perfume, he could also open an ADJECT BUSINESS!] ...I don't know ... i think... oh, what the hell ... Wrap him up for me." - so much for that

In fact, I did not come to a purchase decision so quickly. I had tried the fragrance in Berlin's KaDeWe and it hasn't let me go since. In the following I would like to describe a few characteristics that are very true for this perfume:

#Superlative - Indeed, in my opinion, the fragrance plays top league in different categories. From my point of view it is one of the best oud scents and one of the best animal scents (maybe even the best here). Since the sweaty Zibet blends into the woody-aquatic scents in such a virtuoso way, the perfume is quite suitable for the masses. It thus forms a beautiful antithesis to YSL's Kouros or Amouage's Gold Man. And it is also one of the most contrasting fragrances. Somehow I have the impression that they wanted to combine the different scents to create something completely new - a kind of Frankenstein of the perfume world. yes, this scent can't be put into a drawer.

#Unique - I don't know of any other scent that smells like this. Even various manufacturers of twin fragrances have not yet managed to duplicate Layton Exclusif, to my knowledge. If you want to smell differently than everyone else, you've come to the right place. Because it might also be too expensive for many people.

#Everyday use - I find Layton Exclusif wearable for all everyday situations. Whether work, disco, date, theatre visit or ... it's just the dose that matters. You shouldn't spray too much. Otherwise the fragrance will lose its balance. Then the animalistic quickly dominates and you smell like a sweaty incense stick ;-)

I've been looking for words for this fragrance for a long time. Finally, I managed to put it in a perfume commique. It was my signature scent for a long time. Tom Ford's Fuc... Fabulous has now replaced him at this point. But I love Layton Exclusif and I don't think that will change.

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