Herod Parfums de Marly 2012

At first, Herod reminded me very much of Carlisle, whom I had tested about a week before. After a few minutes on the skin, however, the two can be easily distinguished. Like Carlisle, Herod reminds me of cherry sprinkles, but not as sweet and present. This makes him a little more pleasant for me overall, although I didn't find Carlisle unpleasant in principle. It's probably simply because Herod smells more discreet, is not as loud and does not trigger as much in my head as Carlisle, who is very complex.

Besides the aforementioned cherry crumble, I can definitely smell cinnamon and vanilla, plus some clove and a pleasant smoky, at times almost musty and slightly pungent smell, which creates a good counterbalance to the sweetness and, in combination with cinnamon, is strongly reminiscent of Christmas. If you like smoking men and sweet smells you will surely like Herod. However, even with Herod I do not know exactly when I should wear it. Maybe at Christmas, although Carlisle would probably be my choice, not in everyday life, and certainly not in the office, maybe in winter, but there's a lot of competition, and in summer he would be completely out of place.

Basically, I find it definitely unisex, while Carlisle has a powdery and floral note (I looked it up, there's actually rose in it), which I think makes it a bit more feminine. Herod is beautiful, but still not acceptable to me. He's just too special for that and doesn't knock me out that much. I can even imagine that some people find him unpleasant. In the end he remains very similar to Carlisle and he loses this comparison with me