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10/18/2021
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A night in leather and patchouli
The Ulrich Lang brand was founded in 2002 by the eponymous Ulrich Lang and has been producing very interesting fragrances in the niche sector ever since. Before that Lang was product manager of Loreal and Amaris for many years. With his own brand, the passionate photographer tries to combine the two areas in the form of photography and perfume. Photography is an influence that runs through many of his fragrances. Be it the packaging, the names of the fragrances (such as Aperture) or the advertising campaigns. The current collection includes 8 fragrances that could not be more different olfactorically.
The Nightscape was released in 2009, comes in a 100ml bottle and an eau de toilette concentration. I would describe the scent as earthy-leathery in this. The perfumer behind the fragrance is German Frank Voelkl. Voelkl is a high-profile perfumer and has a large portfolio of the fragrances to look back on in the process. He is known for his numerous works with Le Labo (Santal 33, The Noir 29) among others. But he has also created, among other things, the in my opinion excellent Roses on Ice by Kilian.
The bottles of Ulrich Lang are all identical and differ only from the sticker on the front, on which we find the name of the house as well as the fragrance. Also in the color of the liquid, the fragrances differ thereby. The bottle is bulbous and slims down a bit towards the top. The transparent cap is made of plastic and gives a view of the sprayer. The cap unfortunately does not feel very high quality, but closes with a click. You can therefore pick up the fragrance when you close it. The sprayer is on an average level and gives out quite a fine spray.
The patchouli as well as the leather are here the most prominent notes of Nightscape. The fragrance opens thereby at the first spraying briefly quite fresh by the bergamot, and while this still delivers its short freshness kick, it withdraws already and lets for my nose directly come through the patchouli. Patchouli can have many facets. From dirty to musty and damp, everything is there. Many people associate the smell of patchouli with a damp cellar, or with bad air in rooms that have not been ventilated for a long time. Here in Nightscape, however, the patchouli is pleasantly earthy, but without drifting into the dirty. It radiates an enormous warmth, unfolds very pleasantly on the skin and forms the foundation for the other notes in the course. With this type of patchouli, a minimal alcohol note also resonates in the background. As if far away in a jazz club someone is sipping a whisky while we are drinking a mocha at the bar, which reminds us somewhat of the warm, earthy patchouli with its light chocolaty aura. This dominant patchouli phase lasts about an hour, then it takes a step back and the second note of Nightscape that sets the tone emerges. Leather. Very soft and pleasantly drawn here. Not a weathered or worn old leather, but to me more like a soft suede that wraps you in a delicate cloak of warmth and security. The patchouli hovering in the background, which also exudes a comforting warmth, allows the leather to fully unfold here. The musk here in the fragrance is not dominant, acting more like a complementary substance that has the main characters' backs and supports them in the important moments. The tonka bean adds a bit more sweetness to the scent towards the end, supporting the already soft leather. And that's how Nightscape ends after a few hours. As if you were wrapped in a suede blanket on a rainy Sunday evening.
Speaking of photography at the beginning, the scent manages to draw that kind of imagery into my mind. A big city with its lights reflected in the rain puddles of the night. Few people left on the streets at this time of night. Taxi drivers pulling another night, hoping that a lone soul will join them. All that is Nightscape to me. That feeling of being lost in a big city and still feeling safe. Protected by the lights of the advertisements from the shops on the sides of the street.
The shelf life of Nightscape is a good 6-7 hours. For an eau de toilette, there is no reason to complain here in my opinion. The first hour is the fragrance thereby in the radiation very strong and then becomes increasingly intimate and skin.
In my opinion, Ulrich Lang has had a great hand with the Nightscape here for a wonderfully great coordinated patchouli leather fragrance. This is a kind of fragrance that does not exist in this fine tuning too often. The individual components are masterfully interwoven and complement each other perfectly. The fragrance stands relatively alone and other representatives of this genre I can not really think of. Because the leather here is so wonderfully soft and not bulky, I could even imagine Nightscape on women. There is no thematic connection to Cuir Beluga by Guerlain, as there is no dominant vanilla in Nightscape. But the feeling of the supple leather is comparable. Here in Nightscape just perfectly brought in connection with patchouli
The Nightscape was released in 2009, comes in a 100ml bottle and an eau de toilette concentration. I would describe the scent as earthy-leathery in this. The perfumer behind the fragrance is German Frank Voelkl. Voelkl is a high-profile perfumer and has a large portfolio of the fragrances to look back on in the process. He is known for his numerous works with Le Labo (Santal 33, The Noir 29) among others. But he has also created, among other things, the in my opinion excellent Roses on Ice by Kilian.
The bottles of Ulrich Lang are all identical and differ only from the sticker on the front, on which we find the name of the house as well as the fragrance. Also in the color of the liquid, the fragrances differ thereby. The bottle is bulbous and slims down a bit towards the top. The transparent cap is made of plastic and gives a view of the sprayer. The cap unfortunately does not feel very high quality, but closes with a click. You can therefore pick up the fragrance when you close it. The sprayer is on an average level and gives out quite a fine spray.
The patchouli as well as the leather are here the most prominent notes of Nightscape. The fragrance opens thereby at the first spraying briefly quite fresh by the bergamot, and while this still delivers its short freshness kick, it withdraws already and lets for my nose directly come through the patchouli. Patchouli can have many facets. From dirty to musty and damp, everything is there. Many people associate the smell of patchouli with a damp cellar, or with bad air in rooms that have not been ventilated for a long time. Here in Nightscape, however, the patchouli is pleasantly earthy, but without drifting into the dirty. It radiates an enormous warmth, unfolds very pleasantly on the skin and forms the foundation for the other notes in the course. With this type of patchouli, a minimal alcohol note also resonates in the background. As if far away in a jazz club someone is sipping a whisky while we are drinking a mocha at the bar, which reminds us somewhat of the warm, earthy patchouli with its light chocolaty aura. This dominant patchouli phase lasts about an hour, then it takes a step back and the second note of Nightscape that sets the tone emerges. Leather. Very soft and pleasantly drawn here. Not a weathered or worn old leather, but to me more like a soft suede that wraps you in a delicate cloak of warmth and security. The patchouli hovering in the background, which also exudes a comforting warmth, allows the leather to fully unfold here. The musk here in the fragrance is not dominant, acting more like a complementary substance that has the main characters' backs and supports them in the important moments. The tonka bean adds a bit more sweetness to the scent towards the end, supporting the already soft leather. And that's how Nightscape ends after a few hours. As if you were wrapped in a suede blanket on a rainy Sunday evening.
Speaking of photography at the beginning, the scent manages to draw that kind of imagery into my mind. A big city with its lights reflected in the rain puddles of the night. Few people left on the streets at this time of night. Taxi drivers pulling another night, hoping that a lone soul will join them. All that is Nightscape to me. That feeling of being lost in a big city and still feeling safe. Protected by the lights of the advertisements from the shops on the sides of the street.
The shelf life of Nightscape is a good 6-7 hours. For an eau de toilette, there is no reason to complain here in my opinion. The first hour is the fragrance thereby in the radiation very strong and then becomes increasingly intimate and skin.
In my opinion, Ulrich Lang has had a great hand with the Nightscape here for a wonderfully great coordinated patchouli leather fragrance. This is a kind of fragrance that does not exist in this fine tuning too often. The individual components are masterfully interwoven and complement each other perfectly. The fragrance stands relatively alone and other representatives of this genre I can not really think of. Because the leather here is so wonderfully soft and not bulky, I could even imagine Nightscape on women. There is no thematic connection to Cuir Beluga by Guerlain, as there is no dominant vanilla in Nightscape. But the feeling of the supple leather is comparable. Here in Nightscape just perfectly brought in connection with patchouli
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