05/14/2021

Basti87
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Basti87
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It could have been so beautiful!
My second Xerjoff I have tested after Erba Pura. A few fragrances of this brand I wanted to test for a long time, because the price makes curious and the expectations are quite high. Especially from the Shooting Stars collection I will probably test some more. Especially since I had or have in recent years rather desire for fresher fragrances. Of course, not my price range with a projection at about 5 euros per ml. But test brings fun and makes curious.
This Nio has made me curious because of the Neroli note. A great note for the summer. Uncomplicated and timeless. Too much neroli, however, I also do not like, because otherwise this typical 4711 ideas come through. Combined with white flowers or spices, however, this note comes through terrific. Again. A beautiful fragrance with neroli in the leading role. From the first second on. Only in the base does this note go limp. The start is extreeem Neroli-heavy. Other notes are not very present in the opening. Successful, but nothing special. This fragrance is really beautiful when gentle spices and great white flowers mix in. A grandiose mixture of which I can not stop smelling. Summery, soft, seductive, elegant, luxurious and a concentrated load of sex appeal. Neroli in its most beautiful form and not as prudish as e.g. in 4711 or Neroli Portofino. You can wear this Nio to a date without any problems. Also the sillage is really really good.
Now to the point of criticism: Where the first part between 30 minutes and about 2-3 hours is easily a 10 with me, he falls off after that very much. Not only from the sillage: He is more likely to skinscent. The base is also quite pleasant, but doesn't really have recognition value. Plus, it's very soft and really hard to detect unless you get your nose close to the skin. It's a shame that this one falls off like that. This is a common problem with fresh scents that don't come across as very synthetic. But of course, I've come across many better examples.
Where you can top up more often with other Freshies with durability problems it's hard with this one. It would be very decadent 5Euro/1ml to pump into the travel atomizer. As for niche, I'm already quite critical about the durability/sillage. At certain prices I already expect a lot.
On the whole, a wonderful unisex fragrance for 2-3 hours. For a purchase it fails with me at the price-performance ratio. A fragrance that you can dose more generously and should also sometimes refill. Who is looking for a really nice fragrance for in between and has the necessary change left: test the times.
This Nio has made me curious because of the Neroli note. A great note for the summer. Uncomplicated and timeless. Too much neroli, however, I also do not like, because otherwise this typical 4711 ideas come through. Combined with white flowers or spices, however, this note comes through terrific. Again. A beautiful fragrance with neroli in the leading role. From the first second on. Only in the base does this note go limp. The start is extreeem Neroli-heavy. Other notes are not very present in the opening. Successful, but nothing special. This fragrance is really beautiful when gentle spices and great white flowers mix in. A grandiose mixture of which I can not stop smelling. Summery, soft, seductive, elegant, luxurious and a concentrated load of sex appeal. Neroli in its most beautiful form and not as prudish as e.g. in 4711 or Neroli Portofino. You can wear this Nio to a date without any problems. Also the sillage is really really good.
Now to the point of criticism: Where the first part between 30 minutes and about 2-3 hours is easily a 10 with me, he falls off after that very much. Not only from the sillage: He is more likely to skinscent. The base is also quite pleasant, but doesn't really have recognition value. Plus, it's very soft and really hard to detect unless you get your nose close to the skin. It's a shame that this one falls off like that. This is a common problem with fresh scents that don't come across as very synthetic. But of course, I've come across many better examples.
Where you can top up more often with other Freshies with durability problems it's hard with this one. It would be very decadent 5Euro/1ml to pump into the travel atomizer. As for niche, I'm already quite critical about the durability/sillage. At certain prices I already expect a lot.
On the whole, a wonderful unisex fragrance for 2-3 hours. For a purchase it fails with me at the price-performance ratio. A fragrance that you can dose more generously and should also sometimes refill. Who is looking for a really nice fragrance for in between and has the necessary change left: test the times.
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