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Sept.21.1966 Rundholz Parfums 2014

7.3 / 10 147 Ratings

A perfume by Rundholz Parfums for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is woody-fruity. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Fruity

Spicy

Smoky

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Rhubarb

Maté

Pink pepper

Heart Notes

Magnolia

Heliotrope

Base Notes

Frankincense Oud

Oud

Perfumer

Arturetto Landi

Ratings

Scent

7.3147 Ratings

Longevity

8.4124 Ratings

Sillage

7.5121 Ratings

Bottle

7.2107 Ratings

Value for money

6.738 Ratings

Submitted by Aura, last update on 10/20/2025.

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Signature

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Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/30/2021

6.5Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

Lioncourt
119 Reviews

Lioncourt

1

Quite original

It seems to me the softest perfume of all those of Rundholz.
At times I would have said that it has something sweet, but mainly it seems floral to me. With some special details.
It is an original scent within this description. Its nuances make it not easy to pigeonhole.
A floral with pepper and perhaps incense, a little sweet but at the same time spicy ... it turns out something like those chocolates with a pinch of salt, something curious that not everyone likes easy, but those who appreciate originality and special nuances maybe can fall in love.
I recommend trying it if only for the sake of knowing such a composition.
Unfortunately its performance is quite poor, I will say that is the weakest of the entire brand.
The silage is quite sparse, barely separates from the skin, and the duration is below average in the context of niche perfumes.

05/17/2018

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Meggi
1018 Reviews

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Meggi

Top Review 35

"Herr Doktor, that may work on the piano..."

Richard Strauss' opera "Die Frau ohne Schatten" is extraordinarily demanding both textually and musically. Five high-class singers are needed to fill the leading roles. The libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal is no less tough, interwoven with psychological symbols and allusions. A sample? Sure: At the end of the first act, the fish in the frying pan sing - with the voices of five unborn children. At the happy ending of the opera, the latter then get to announce their soon-to-be-born status.

On the long way there, the orchestra also has a hard time. From the rehearsals for the world premiere under the direction of the composer in October 1919, it is reported that one of the musicians complained: "Herr Doktor, that may work on the piano, but never on my oboe!" To which the maestro replied: "Now calm down, it doesn't work on the piano either."

Rhubarb - heliotrope - oud - incense - who knows? That can never work! Surprisingly, it does. This is because… Pssst, we don't want to give it away.

Starting from the beginning: There is relatively tame rhubarb, like rhubarb compote. Quickly pulled back and lined up with a hint of sweet smoke à la 03.Apr.1968 (coincidentally also by Arturetto Landi). For my part, a touch of oud sourness from the rough leather corner. But above all, it is woody, with a kinship to Mythical Woods (also coincidentally by Arturetto Landi, albeit younger). And not coincidentally, it unfolds a resemblance to Black Afgano, just "sandalier" and creamier. I consciously avoid the term "sandalwood" - see my PS below.

The Black Afgano impression even intensifies over time, flanked by an equally swelling sweetness, with a partial vanilla attitude - aha, rhubarb compote with vanilla sauce, apparently low-calorie made from heliotrope. After two hours, I chuckle at a hint of peanut. However, all this should not distract from the fact that the scent is quite stable. Only around midday does it become milder, even "sandalier". Instead of incense, I would have guessed more on myrrh.

The "And-who-says-it-works" gimmick is that the rhubarb acts as a sticker, not as a banner. On the merged Black-Sandalo cream, a certain acidity (probably oxalic acid...) hops around into the afternoon, without becoming dominant. This refreshes and adds a bit of lightness, which I find very pleasant. But even after the acidity fades, it manages to balance the creaminess with an addition of typical oud-like wood with a minimal medicinal touch. A tiny pinch of fine vanilla delivers a kind of Italianità.

Mr. Landi has undoubtedly borrowed one or two ideas not only from himself. I also understand everyone who finds the scent strange; un-oboe-like, to warm up the above analogy. Anyone who calls Sept.21.1966 more effective than refined: Full agreement.

I don't care. I like it. Apparently, Mr. Landi strikes a chord with me.

PS - In light of the sandalwood topic already raised in Aura's comment, I ask the following question: There is this synthetic substitute Javanol (which I have only had the slight pleasure of smelling pure with a paper strip from Molecule 04). Could a thickened, concentrated variant of it be responsible for the Black Afgano idea? Useful hints are always welcome.

I thank Yatagan for the sample.

08/30/2015

9Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Landlord
94 Reviews

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Landlord

Top Review 18

Spacious Mystery

Even the shape of the atomizer demands my special attention: 50 ml, filled in a simple glass tube with the proportions of a pen atomizer. When setting it down, the hand must remain steady. And stored in the middle of the collection, it would be so prone to tipping over with daily use that it would soon be the end of the expensive elixir if it is not given enough space.

"Sept.21.1966" is expansive in every sense: At this moment, as I write the comment, it has already lasted a solid 24 hours on my skin, has effortlessly survived a shower and a wash, and is still clearly perceptible. This new durability record of all the perfumes I have tested so far is, in my opinion, due to its oily base.

Thirdly, "Sept.21.1966" occupies quite a bit of space in my brain, which I have been racking for 24 hours. I can't really "sniff out" any of the ingredients. Mate? Pink pepper? Rhubarb? Heliotrope? Magnolia? Oud? Frankincense? Insight? None to be found. Even a development occurs so unnoticeably slowly that I can hardly perceive it. No matter how hard I try, I can't categorize the scent. The crazy thing is that "Sept.21.1966" reminds me so brutally of something that has not revealed itself to me even after 24 hours of wear. Something warm, cool, dark, light, smoky, fresh. It's maddening...

Well, you're here at Parfumo, I tell myself, just use the abilities of the "swarm nose." But when I look at the scent classifications from the community, the seemingly exclusive impressions of "woody" and "fruity," "green" and "smoky" have been clicked almost equally often. It seems that not only my nose is confused by the chameleon-like scent.

As a last "rescue," I have the marketing text, which I usually try to avoid. I read something about "warm hay" and the scent of all the deserts of this earth. Still no "AHA," no "click in my head."

And then there is the sentence: "Scents are the key to our memories." Nice and good, then I must resign myself to the fact that this scent wafts over from the early childhood stage of my life, which eludes my conscious memory. After all, I was only a little over four months old on September 21, 1966!

If I can't grasp it, then I simply let myself be fascinated that scents can do such things... Yes, "Sept.21.1966" fascinates me, provokes me - and yet it will not make its way into my collection. That's just how it is sometimes. Too much is too much. 90% is still there. For high perfumery art.

10/06/2014

6Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Aura
89 Reviews

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Aura

Top Review 20

The Girl with the Dandelion

No, the girl isn't blowing, but it seems she has taken a deep breath, as a few of the hairy seed heads are stuck to and around her mouth. The slightly bewildered expression on the little brunette's face fits perfectly. This is the image associated with the fragrance. Dreamy. Because only in a dream would one think of taking a deep breath with a dandelion in front of their mouth. Every child who has played in nature knows that.

However, we are not to blow away nature on Sept.21.1966, but to inhale it. To merge with it. To lie in the meadow and dream. So (similarly) goes the image statement for the fragrance.

My dream associated with this fragrance, however, takes me somewhere completely different: to the lending library of my childhood, where all the children's books awaited discovery on long wooden shelves at a maximum height of 1.60 m. The library was in the basement of a school building, windowless, with dry, dusty, musty book air. The yellowed pages were worn, adorned with teacup rings, marked with dog-ears, and stuck together with rhubarb jam stains. (But I didn’t care, as long as the book had lots of pictures :o))

I don’t know what rhubarb has to do with September. Perhaps because you can eat the jam made in June then? Maybe because one wanted to present a fresh, equal counterpoint to the dry autumn leaf character of the fragrance? But with a fragrance named September that appears in September, I must admit that this bothers me a little. I would have suggested quinces.

The rhubarb "disturbs" the once again dominant roundwood incense. It challenges it, competes with it. Whether this was successful is a matter of taste, but Sept.21.1966 is a fragrance that one inevitably engages with. It is extraordinary and indeed invites multifaceted dreaming. From squeaky fresh-sweet in the top note to green-balsamic in the heart, to smoky-dry-sacred in the base, everything is included.

Unfortunately, Sept.21.1966 ends for me after just 45 minutes with a nightmare, as the evil, ugly, stinking sandalwood monster appears and wants to bite off my nose.

Sept.21.1966 falls into the category for me: Respect, this is something completely different, but unfortunately not for me.

01/07/2015

8Scent 10Longevity 8Sillage

Morgaina
51 Reviews

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Very helpful Review 14

Shimmering Rhubarb in Winter?

Is that possible? Absolutely! After the first round wood scent "03.Apr. 1968" was already very heavy on the incense and nearly knocked me over with its strong, intense sillage, I was very curious about "Sept.21.1966". Would the combination of incense and rhubarb work or end in disaster?

Top, heart, and base notes swirl wildly at the beginning and overlap on my skin. My first impression is hay, mate weight-loss tea from the eighties, and a slightly sweet floral blend. Fortunately, this mixture fades away quite quickly, revealing a wonderful, dry rhubarb. I think of the rhubarb masterpiece by Aedes de Venustas, but this is definitely a rhubarb for winter. Is that possible? Apparently yes, even if it may sound a bit strange.
A wonderful parchment note blends with the woody rhubarb stalks, which are lightly peppered and dusted with delicate powdery flowers. Shimmering incense, which keeps changing, joins in after a while. At times it is delicately fruity, then it reminds me again of CdG's sacred incense "Avignon". Woody, not medicinal, oud forms the link between everything. I can only faintly detect sandalwood, even though it is listed in the descriptions.
For me, this fragrance shimmers in many facets like a small gemstone, but not perfectly polished, rather still with edges and corners. This does not bother me at all; it makes it all the more interesting and always different in my scent perception. "My winter rhubarb" - it will be joining me.

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