Swiss Army Forest Victorinox 2012
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And who invented it? The Swiss!
A wow effect that I really didn't see coming, despite the nose behind Versace The Dreamer. Admittedly, I only got the fragrance samples through Dimidanger's tip (thank you), which allowed me to evaluate four scents that I think are surprisingly good. There was Classic, which I liked well, and Swiss Unlimited, which came across much better than Classic did, Victoria, and finally Forest.
What scent was hidden behind it, I could only guess with prejudice; in short, grandpa scent, as my wife likes to say.
When I saw the small fragrance samples attached to the postcards, similar to those on GQ pages, with a peelable film in a small window, I told myself, Forest can wait.
As so often, the best came last!!
Forest started so unpredictably delicious that while sampling at my favorite online perfumery, I was actively looking for Forest.
The opening is, how could it be better, thanks to lemon and juniper, so extraordinarily un-grandpa-like that all initial prejudices disappeared. Surely, more attractive notes followed, such as cypress, violet leaf, cedar, and even moss felt fresh rather than musty; nevertheless, the lemon in the background remains fresh and neutralizes the sharp green. In the later emphasized moss and pine scent, which tickles the nose like freshly chopped wood, the delicious lemon only weakly follows in the drydown, along with a subtle violet leaf note. After an hour, however, Forest indeed remains as if one had deeply breathed in and out in the middle of the forest; I have to actively search for the lemon, I am smitten, I want to go out, into the woods, and breathe, sniff.
The longevity of these types of samples is by no means the same as when you spray from the bottle onto your skin; however, it is still strong and present after hours.
The sillage was not the world with the little that the felt provided, but I can well imagine that sprayed from the bottle, it leaves a significantly larger trail than it did for me.
The bottle is, and even I cannot deny this, a matter of taste; I like it in exactly this color, this shape, and the wood looks great, 75% from me.
Let it be said, even if a Gucci or Rabanne brings envious glances to your shelves, don't forget that better-smelling gentlemen might have this bottle at home.
What scent was hidden behind it, I could only guess with prejudice; in short, grandpa scent, as my wife likes to say.
When I saw the small fragrance samples attached to the postcards, similar to those on GQ pages, with a peelable film in a small window, I told myself, Forest can wait.
As so often, the best came last!!
Forest started so unpredictably delicious that while sampling at my favorite online perfumery, I was actively looking for Forest.
The opening is, how could it be better, thanks to lemon and juniper, so extraordinarily un-grandpa-like that all initial prejudices disappeared. Surely, more attractive notes followed, such as cypress, violet leaf, cedar, and even moss felt fresh rather than musty; nevertheless, the lemon in the background remains fresh and neutralizes the sharp green. In the later emphasized moss and pine scent, which tickles the nose like freshly chopped wood, the delicious lemon only weakly follows in the drydown, along with a subtle violet leaf note. After an hour, however, Forest indeed remains as if one had deeply breathed in and out in the middle of the forest; I have to actively search for the lemon, I am smitten, I want to go out, into the woods, and breathe, sniff.
The longevity of these types of samples is by no means the same as when you spray from the bottle onto your skin; however, it is still strong and present after hours.
The sillage was not the world with the little that the felt provided, but I can well imagine that sprayed from the bottle, it leaves a significantly larger trail than it did for me.
The bottle is, and even I cannot deny this, a matter of taste; I like it in exactly this color, this shape, and the wood looks great, 75% from me.
Let it be said, even if a Gucci or Rabanne brings envious glances to your shelves, don't forget that better-smelling gentlemen might have this bottle at home.
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Yatagan 11 years ago
The trophy just for the headline. :)) But the scents haven't convinced me as much as the herbal candies. :)))
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