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The unteachable
- or: hindsight is always smarter.
These words actually hit the nail on the head.
While the release was widely announced and felt like it was constantly in the PdM newsletter, hyped on all perfume channels on YouTube and the fragrance itself was even in the top 100, then in the top 50 and at times even in the top 30 on Parfumo within just a few days, there were only a few critical voices about the fragrance.
Nevertheless, there were critics who couldn't find anything great or special about the fragrance.
But I didn't want to listen to them. Unteachable.
So: fragrance ordered [only available on the PdM website at the time], nice leather case (whatever you need it for) and leather bag (same question - always happy to answer me) and on top a 10 ml sample of another PdM fragrance. 250 euros incl. mind - will be fine, I thought.
After shipping took twice the estimated time, the package came as an "Economy Select" instead of an "Express" package and there was no response from PdM despite several requests, a first bitter aftertaste emerged, which unfortunately was to persist.
The contents of the slightly demolished and, thanks to the temperatures, extremely hot package were immediately inspected and tested. And the disappointment was great.
This is supposed to be it? The release of the year? The "best PdM of all time"? - Yes, hindsight is always wiser.
The fragrance is ok, a solid 7 out of 10, yes. But it doesn't reinvent the wheel, it's certainly not the best PdM of all time and it's definitely not a new Layton.
I am convinced that the fragrance has not necessarily earned its right to exist on the already saturated market, which is why it is being pushed all the more vehemently in terms of marketing. Not a bad thing.
Initially, you particularly notice the "vanilla overkill", which is actually not bad. But it is loud, very, very loud. The citrusy notes of bergamot and orange blossom are also clearly present and - in my opinion - bring a certain restlessness into play.
Other users reported associations with SWY, Armani Code or Layton. Yes, yes and yes.
But does that infer creativity? I do not know.
For me, the fragrance doesn't jump back and forth much from the vanilla opening to the warm drydown. It is straightforward, straightforward and therefore somewhat unspectacular and boring. Vanilla, citrus notes, cinnamon, woods and resins remain prominent and equally distributed throughout the fragrance. Praline is also present, but ambrox hardly at all.
The fragrance does not have a "monster sillage" either, although the longevity is pretty solid with an 8 out of 10.
However, anyone really expecting the new Layton, the better Pegasus or even the creativity of Herod is likely to be disappointed.
I don't know what exactly I was expecting, but the fragrance as a whole only convinces me to a limited extent.
Yes, it's not bad. Yes, it is certainly not out of place in fall and winter. And the longevity is also in the upper range.
But what I miss is the twist, the surprise, the special or the unexpected.
The fragrance simply doesn't live up to the hype, rippling along without having any major corners or edges.
Perhaps an Exclusif version will be released - with slightly deeper woods, more ambrox and additional oud. That, at least I could imagine, would make the fragrance a lot more interesting.
But that is a dream of the future.
For the status quo, judged as a whole: You're always smarter with hindsight.
These words actually hit the nail on the head.
While the release was widely announced and felt like it was constantly in the PdM newsletter, hyped on all perfume channels on YouTube and the fragrance itself was even in the top 100, then in the top 50 and at times even in the top 30 on Parfumo within just a few days, there were only a few critical voices about the fragrance.
Nevertheless, there were critics who couldn't find anything great or special about the fragrance.
But I didn't want to listen to them. Unteachable.
So: fragrance ordered [only available on the PdM website at the time], nice leather case (whatever you need it for) and leather bag (same question - always happy to answer me) and on top a 10 ml sample of another PdM fragrance. 250 euros incl. mind - will be fine, I thought.
After shipping took twice the estimated time, the package came as an "Economy Select" instead of an "Express" package and there was no response from PdM despite several requests, a first bitter aftertaste emerged, which unfortunately was to persist.
The contents of the slightly demolished and, thanks to the temperatures, extremely hot package were immediately inspected and tested. And the disappointment was great.
This is supposed to be it? The release of the year? The "best PdM of all time"? - Yes, hindsight is always wiser.
The fragrance is ok, a solid 7 out of 10, yes. But it doesn't reinvent the wheel, it's certainly not the best PdM of all time and it's definitely not a new Layton.
I am convinced that the fragrance has not necessarily earned its right to exist on the already saturated market, which is why it is being pushed all the more vehemently in terms of marketing. Not a bad thing.
Initially, you particularly notice the "vanilla overkill", which is actually not bad. But it is loud, very, very loud. The citrusy notes of bergamot and orange blossom are also clearly present and - in my opinion - bring a certain restlessness into play.
Other users reported associations with SWY, Armani Code or Layton. Yes, yes and yes.
But does that infer creativity? I do not know.
For me, the fragrance doesn't jump back and forth much from the vanilla opening to the warm drydown. It is straightforward, straightforward and therefore somewhat unspectacular and boring. Vanilla, citrus notes, cinnamon, woods and resins remain prominent and equally distributed throughout the fragrance. Praline is also present, but ambrox hardly at all.
The fragrance does not have a "monster sillage" either, although the longevity is pretty solid with an 8 out of 10.
However, anyone really expecting the new Layton, the better Pegasus or even the creativity of Herod is likely to be disappointed.
I don't know what exactly I was expecting, but the fragrance as a whole only convinces me to a limited extent.
Yes, it's not bad. Yes, it is certainly not out of place in fall and winter. And the longevity is also in the upper range.
But what I miss is the twist, the surprise, the special or the unexpected.
The fragrance simply doesn't live up to the hype, rippling along without having any major corners or edges.
Perhaps an Exclusif version will be released - with slightly deeper woods, more ambrox and additional oud. That, at least I could imagine, would make the fragrance a lot more interesting.
But that is a dream of the future.
For the status quo, judged as a whole: You're always smarter with hindsight.
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