6
The First Memories
Each of us can remember certain situations and events in our lives. The first soccer game we saw live, the first kiss in our lives, the first night in our own apartment. And so on…
In the same way, everyone remembers their first perfume. Mine was the old "Jazz" in the black-and-white zigzag plastic bottle. I was ten years old. It didn't even belong to me but to my father. And yet this perfume still represents my first olfactory experiences with a fragrance.
For two months now, I have been in possession of this perfume again in its black-and-white zigzag plastic bottle. And there they were again. Those first memories.
And what one can perceive olfactorily in 2018 puts everything modern to shame.
A herb-green opening with anise, lavender, tarragon, and basil. Bitter-fresh kept by the bergamot. Simply a wonderful treat.
The heart note is typically floral with a fougère character. But I want to emphasize this: It definitely does not drift into the floral. This herb-fresh base tone always remains present.
In the base, the tobacco and moss aspects become more and more apparent.
You can't complain about the longevity and sillage. Typical 80s, after all.
All in all, a thoroughly green, herb-fresh fougère of the old school. And zero sweetness. For me, a masterpiece and once again an almost perfect men's fragrance.
It is confirmed once again that the scents created before the master’s death are all exceptional and, compared to the new releases after his death, unmatched.
Best regards
Your Profumorist
In the same way, everyone remembers their first perfume. Mine was the old "Jazz" in the black-and-white zigzag plastic bottle. I was ten years old. It didn't even belong to me but to my father. And yet this perfume still represents my first olfactory experiences with a fragrance.
For two months now, I have been in possession of this perfume again in its black-and-white zigzag plastic bottle. And there they were again. Those first memories.
And what one can perceive olfactorily in 2018 puts everything modern to shame.
A herb-green opening with anise, lavender, tarragon, and basil. Bitter-fresh kept by the bergamot. Simply a wonderful treat.
The heart note is typically floral with a fougère character. But I want to emphasize this: It definitely does not drift into the floral. This herb-fresh base tone always remains present.
In the base, the tobacco and moss aspects become more and more apparent.
You can't complain about the longevity and sillage. Typical 80s, after all.
All in all, a thoroughly green, herb-fresh fougère of the old school. And zero sweetness. For me, a masterpiece and once again an almost perfect men's fragrance.
It is confirmed once again that the scents created before the master’s death are all exceptional and, compared to the new releases after his death, unmatched.
Best regards
Your Profumorist
Translated · Show original
2 Comments
Pinkdawn 6 years ago
You've described it perfectly. I don't know the new scent. The one in the black-and-white bottle was my then-boyfriend's favorite fragrance, so I remember it well. It was a refined, pleasant scent that I really liked.
Translated · Show originalShow translation
mado 8 years ago
Nice comment. I feel the same way about Jazz. For me, it was just my brother, who is 9 years older, emptying bottle after bottle. None of them were thrown away - eventually, the whole display case was full of those black-and-white plastic bottles. But I do remember it as somewhat sweet, even a bit powdery. But it’s probably just been too long, and my memory is playing tricks on me.
Translated · Show originalShow translation