Birch tar
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What is the first thought that inevitably comes to the mind of every man in his best ages when he sees a product with the name Testosterone? Right – “Oh, I don't need that!” If at all, one would expect a Testosterone perfume at the chain store next to the other cheap perfumes for teenage boys. Or is this aimed at a more female audience, in case the husband … well, I'll stop here.
The fragrance itself is not so bad. It has a very strong spiciness, especially in the top notes. A very up-to-date tart woodiness has been set behind that. I find the spiciness quite on the cinnamon oil side – this is not just the announced birch tar. It is combined with a very dark herbal accord somewhere in the direction of laurel or bay rum. Unlike most gent's perfumes, the Testostérone top is not brightened by any citric notes. The tart woody accord has something green and in my opinion also a slight reminiscence to walnuts. Sometimes, such an accord or note gets described as oud and cedar wood. It has its vague origin in Ellena's Terre d'Hermès – however, in this refined form it was used lately by Yann Vasnier for Divine's wonderful L'Homme Infini. This attractive woodiness appears more and more clearly over a drydown of about 5 hours.
After that, the fragrance decomposes. What is left is nothing but a very vague bitterness on the skin. Difficult question if this fragrance should be regarded as an Eau de Parfum or an Eau de Toilette.
Besides those already mentioned there is another perfume that comes to my mind: Gucci pour Homme that so many people could not understand why it was discontinued. In both cases a Christmas-cake spiciness meets dark herbal notes. Whereas the discontinued Gucci takes an almost oriental turn in the end, the attractive woodiness of Testostérone appeals to me much more.
Strong spicy gent's colognes are rare these days. The most well known fragrances of that sort are either discontinued or maybe a bit outdated: the spicy Chypres Patou pour Homme and Hermès' Equipage. Or the Halson classics like Catalyst or the old “Z” colognes. For a straightforward commitment to strong spiciness Halson was not courageous enough in their newer releases.
So, there should be an empty niche in the market – but is Testostérone the one to fill it? A humble “Sentifique pour Homme” would have said all. It would have denominated just the kind of even-tempered masculinity that this fragrance is about. Sentifique from Switzerland is a new brand for niche perfumery. The perfumer Andreas Wilhelm showed competence and intuition by creating a very respectable fragrance, but maybe the rest of the staff is still learning.
Whereas my personal preferences will stay with the Hermès and Divine perfumes mentioned before, I still wish I could smell this Swiss man every now and then in my environment. But then, Sentifique might need a lot of advertising, positive reviews and sales agents willing to work hard for the fragrance. Will they succeed?
The fragrance itself is not so bad. It has a very strong spiciness, especially in the top notes. A very up-to-date tart woodiness has been set behind that. I find the spiciness quite on the cinnamon oil side – this is not just the announced birch tar. It is combined with a very dark herbal accord somewhere in the direction of laurel or bay rum. Unlike most gent's perfumes, the Testostérone top is not brightened by any citric notes. The tart woody accord has something green and in my opinion also a slight reminiscence to walnuts. Sometimes, such an accord or note gets described as oud and cedar wood. It has its vague origin in Ellena's Terre d'Hermès – however, in this refined form it was used lately by Yann Vasnier for Divine's wonderful L'Homme Infini. This attractive woodiness appears more and more clearly over a drydown of about 5 hours.
After that, the fragrance decomposes. What is left is nothing but a very vague bitterness on the skin. Difficult question if this fragrance should be regarded as an Eau de Parfum or an Eau de Toilette.
Besides those already mentioned there is another perfume that comes to my mind: Gucci pour Homme that so many people could not understand why it was discontinued. In both cases a Christmas-cake spiciness meets dark herbal notes. Whereas the discontinued Gucci takes an almost oriental turn in the end, the attractive woodiness of Testostérone appeals to me much more.
Strong spicy gent's colognes are rare these days. The most well known fragrances of that sort are either discontinued or maybe a bit outdated: the spicy Chypres Patou pour Homme and Hermès' Equipage. Or the Halson classics like Catalyst or the old “Z” colognes. For a straightforward commitment to strong spiciness Halson was not courageous enough in their newer releases.
So, there should be an empty niche in the market – but is Testostérone the one to fill it? A humble “Sentifique pour Homme” would have said all. It would have denominated just the kind of even-tempered masculinity that this fragrance is about. Sentifique from Switzerland is a new brand for niche perfumery. The perfumer Andreas Wilhelm showed competence and intuition by creating a very respectable fragrance, but maybe the rest of the staff is still learning.
Whereas my personal preferences will stay with the Hermès and Divine perfumes mentioned before, I still wish I could smell this Swiss man every now and then in my environment. But then, Sentifique might need a lot of advertising, positive reviews and sales agents willing to work hard for the fragrance. Will they succeed?
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