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03/19/2019
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I'm not impressed with Sohan
Penhaligon's creation of 2017 is uncompromising in that, despite countless similarly structured fragrances, it also relies on the popular combination of oud, rose and saffron. Of course, one could also think that good things that have just proved their worth are connected here. I can well imagine how friends of the genre nod their heads here and find The Uncompromising Sohan solid. But the wow effect is off.
What we have here is a fruity, lush rose that initially brags over the medicinal oud - an effect that saffron often enhances - and is increasingly supported by a certain sweetness. On paper I had strange associations, like cough syrup, but also some cherry. On the skin, on the other hand, the animal and slightly earthy side of the oud unfolds even more strongly. This makes me feel a little reminded of how honey is embedded in Tiziana Terenzis Gold Rose Oudh, for example, and creates an unpleasant, dirty, dull aura (for me). There are certainly some fans of such chords in perfumes, but they make me feel like I have to wash myself.
It's harder for me to filter out the other components of the scent, because it's quite dense and quite dark, because the oud is joined by quite dry woods - in the blind test I would have rather typed on cedar. Consequently, Sohan doesn't seem really warm and cuddly, but he can't impress me either, because I already know something like that. In the beginning I felt reminded of the Calligraphy Rose of Aramis, which was already tested (some time ago) and found to be extremely unbalanced, but the Penhaligon develops more in a masculine direction.
What's the smell doing wrong? A rose is the diva among the flowers - she must be able to shine, must not drown in a sweet syrup or be flattened by a stack of wood. Ex Idolos Thirty Three.
shows how this can succeed in a similar context
What would have been an alternative? Do without the rose and contribute more warmth for a better balance, for example with an amber chord.
In the end, every judgement remains a question of personal taste and therefore I think that one should have a slight preference for animal facets and perhaps the luck that the rose still shines on one's own skin.
What we have here is a fruity, lush rose that initially brags over the medicinal oud - an effect that saffron often enhances - and is increasingly supported by a certain sweetness. On paper I had strange associations, like cough syrup, but also some cherry. On the skin, on the other hand, the animal and slightly earthy side of the oud unfolds even more strongly. This makes me feel a little reminded of how honey is embedded in Tiziana Terenzis Gold Rose Oudh, for example, and creates an unpleasant, dirty, dull aura (for me). There are certainly some fans of such chords in perfumes, but they make me feel like I have to wash myself.
It's harder for me to filter out the other components of the scent, because it's quite dense and quite dark, because the oud is joined by quite dry woods - in the blind test I would have rather typed on cedar. Consequently, Sohan doesn't seem really warm and cuddly, but he can't impress me either, because I already know something like that. In the beginning I felt reminded of the Calligraphy Rose of Aramis, which was already tested (some time ago) and found to be extremely unbalanced, but the Penhaligon develops more in a masculine direction.
What's the smell doing wrong? A rose is the diva among the flowers - she must be able to shine, must not drown in a sweet syrup or be flattened by a stack of wood. Ex Idolos Thirty Three.
shows how this can succeed in a similar context
What would have been an alternative? Do without the rose and contribute more warmth for a better balance, for example with an amber chord.
In the end, every judgement remains a question of personal taste and therefore I think that one should have a slight preference for animal facets and perhaps the luck that the rose still shines on one's own skin.
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