Swiss Army Mountain Water Victorinox 2008
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From the Blue Mountains!
Well, now that I have realized that, among other things, a pocket knife manufacturer, actually one OF the pocket knife manufacturers, and also a manufacturer of storm lighters have their own fragrance line, I can also venture a little into this topic. Similar to the motorized scents (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Benz, Bentley, Jaguar, etc.), my expectations for this are rather low. But I have also given other potential flop candidates a chance and have often been surprised.
However, that will certainly never happen with the bright blue Mountain Water from Victorinox. I was lucky enough to receive a sample of it, and of course I wanted to try it immediately. To get a better picture, I waited about 3 weeks in between and sprayed the scent again.
I always got the same impression. An extremely artificial scent that, while boasting freshness, at its core is merely bursting with synthetic notes. I am an avid mountain hiker, and therefore I know how it smells in the mountains and how fresh, clear mountain water feels and tastes. And there is not the slightest bit of that here. It is far too sweet, far too overwhelming, far too burdensome. A scent that wants to bring me the water from the mountains must also convince me in that way. Cold, clear, structured, simple, and convincing.
But none of that applies, and so it seems that Mountain Water aims at the clientele that drives to the mountains by the thousands every year with summer tires, only to climb glaciers in stilettos and flip-flops. If you see exactly that as the target audience, I can live with it. On the one hand, I don’t like artificial, surreal scents that are far removed from any connection, and on the other hand, I don’t like hikers who think the mountains are just waiting for them.
I’d rather take my hiking pole, wear a spicy, primal scent, and watch from high above as the artificially perfumed superheroes embarrass themselves down below.
However, that will certainly never happen with the bright blue Mountain Water from Victorinox. I was lucky enough to receive a sample of it, and of course I wanted to try it immediately. To get a better picture, I waited about 3 weeks in between and sprayed the scent again.
I always got the same impression. An extremely artificial scent that, while boasting freshness, at its core is merely bursting with synthetic notes. I am an avid mountain hiker, and therefore I know how it smells in the mountains and how fresh, clear mountain water feels and tastes. And there is not the slightest bit of that here. It is far too sweet, far too overwhelming, far too burdensome. A scent that wants to bring me the water from the mountains must also convince me in that way. Cold, clear, structured, simple, and convincing.
But none of that applies, and so it seems that Mountain Water aims at the clientele that drives to the mountains by the thousands every year with summer tires, only to climb glaciers in stilettos and flip-flops. If you see exactly that as the target audience, I can live with it. On the one hand, I don’t like artificial, surreal scents that are far removed from any connection, and on the other hand, I don’t like hikers who think the mountains are just waiting for them.
I’d rather take my hiking pole, wear a spicy, primal scent, and watch from high above as the artificially perfumed superheroes embarrass themselves down below.
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