Swiss Army Mountain Water Victorinox 2008

Victorinox makes fragrances too? I didn’t know that at all. At first, I didn’t think much of it before I sprayed the sample. After all, Victorinox is not an unknown brand; at least in the pocket knife segment, they are among the best or most well-known manufacturers. So you have certain expectations, not too high, I admit, but also not really bad.
However, with their fragrance creations, Victorinox showed with Mountain Water that they do not master the art of perfume-making as well as they do the production of blades with stainless steel.

Upon spraying, a massive and spicy pepper note hits you first. From the mountain air indicated in the fragrance pyramid, whatever that is supposed to be, and alpine flowers, you don’t perceive a hint. Whatever, you think, it’s only the top note after all, and there are some perfumes that smell quite terrible at the beginning. But here, after just a few minutes, the pepper becomes so extremely strong that even a slight tingling in the nose begins, and you almost have to fight not to sneeze.
Interestingly, the mint seems to compete with the pepper for dominance a little later, as you sometimes feel like you smell the pepper more strongly and sometimes the mint. I have noticed this personally every time I have sprayed this fragrance now for the fourth time.

In any case, the scent remains strongly spicy for quite a while until it becomes a bit milder after about half an hour due to the sweet patchouli. Even though from this point on you perceive a slight, sweet note, the pepper remains dominant almost at all times and, in my opinion, spoils the fresh scent intended for spring and summer.

Also, the longevity is not very long, and the fragrance gradually fades after about six hours, which is not something to be particularly sad about.