Top Notes 
Lavender
Aniseed
Basil
Bergamot
Lemon
Petitgrain
Heart Notes 
Cedarwood
Geranium
Heliotrope
Iris
Patchouli
Rose
Vetiver
Fern
Base Notes 
Labdanum
Moss
Musk
Opoponax
Sandalwood
Tonka bean
Vanilla
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Strange with Retro Power
Even the bottle is a blast: The totem figure of an ox or buffalo in contemporary design.
Corresponding to the advertising announcements of the time: Once a blind
George Lazenby lookalike, once a condescendingly staring South American Indian. Interesting.
The insert advertises rare treasures that thrive in overlooked (sic!) places.
I’m with you, George Lazenby. Shall we give this thing a sniff?
Right at the beginning, juicy-citrusy orange on a pleasantly watery gin base.
It’s clear: The scent has hardly suffered.
Green notes and a slightly gummy sweetness also join in, which
stays subtly in the background throughout the fragrance journey, only to merge with the vanilla in a creamy-chocolatey base at the end. More on that later.
The top note is a dream, but it contrasts strongly with what is yet to come,
appearing the most fleeting among the other parts of the scent journey, present only here and there.
Lavender and anise form the duo in the further course. And they do so with full force.
The lavender is a bit musty, which the citrus-fresh anise manages to balance out with its warmth and
spice.
Nevertheless, the scent gains a powdery quality here, and a soapy lavender bitterness
occasionally stands out, immediately leading to a flashback to an unexperienced past.
Lavender Flashback:
1973. I was born in '82, so I’m a good nine years too late. Still, the scent awakens in me a certain
memory from childhood. Maybe the bed linen at my grandma's always smelled of lavender when I stayed over. I’m not sure.
At least here, the scent loses some of its previous modern-abstract elements for me.
As a time machine, Nomade serves well at this point.
One could accuse it of a certain temporal bias here. However, that would not do justice to the overall composition in any way. What one bases their impression on is rather just a part of a complex scent structure that is emerging. Peppery lemon mint, subtle powderiness, and green-mossy chocolate leather circulate in a play that never really settles down. In the end, fruity-minty cream candy and herbal chocolate earth gently pass the ball back and forth. Skin-close chocolate herb from the eighth hour. But the buffalo doesn’t give up. With perseverance, it’s still working hard early in the morning, rubbing its fur against rocks and shrubs until an indestructible lavender-vanilla base quietly fades out on a mossy ground.
Quite a trip.
The overall impression is an ambivalent one:
Nomade. Nature meets artificiality. A spirit of experimentation pairs with classic elements. Fresh at the start and cozy at the end. But also not quite right, even with vanilla and chocolate. No macho soap, rather sweet thanks to powder and lavender. Elegant on the plateau.
So, a rather daring, but upon closer inspection, especially due to its atypical structure and
its quirky character, a fascinatingly independent gem. A work of art. Beautiful, but with strange interjections. The insert even states in English: Eau de toilette with a strange aroma, which was translated into German as: Eau de toilette von erlesenem Wohlgeruch...
Of course, the time capsule also appeals to brave nomads. The power animal patiently waits to present itself to the wearer and their surroundings, bringing the exotic customs of 1973 (and possibly an archaic prehistoric time) into the present.
George Lazenby says: Great invention.
Corresponding to the advertising announcements of the time: Once a blind
George Lazenby lookalike, once a condescendingly staring South American Indian. Interesting.
The insert advertises rare treasures that thrive in overlooked (sic!) places.
I’m with you, George Lazenby. Shall we give this thing a sniff?
Right at the beginning, juicy-citrusy orange on a pleasantly watery gin base.
It’s clear: The scent has hardly suffered.
Green notes and a slightly gummy sweetness also join in, which
stays subtly in the background throughout the fragrance journey, only to merge with the vanilla in a creamy-chocolatey base at the end. More on that later.
The top note is a dream, but it contrasts strongly with what is yet to come,
appearing the most fleeting among the other parts of the scent journey, present only here and there.
Lavender and anise form the duo in the further course. And they do so with full force.
The lavender is a bit musty, which the citrus-fresh anise manages to balance out with its warmth and
spice.
Nevertheless, the scent gains a powdery quality here, and a soapy lavender bitterness
occasionally stands out, immediately leading to a flashback to an unexperienced past.
Lavender Flashback:
1973. I was born in '82, so I’m a good nine years too late. Still, the scent awakens in me a certain
memory from childhood. Maybe the bed linen at my grandma's always smelled of lavender when I stayed over. I’m not sure.
At least here, the scent loses some of its previous modern-abstract elements for me.
As a time machine, Nomade serves well at this point.
One could accuse it of a certain temporal bias here. However, that would not do justice to the overall composition in any way. What one bases their impression on is rather just a part of a complex scent structure that is emerging. Peppery lemon mint, subtle powderiness, and green-mossy chocolate leather circulate in a play that never really settles down. In the end, fruity-minty cream candy and herbal chocolate earth gently pass the ball back and forth. Skin-close chocolate herb from the eighth hour. But the buffalo doesn’t give up. With perseverance, it’s still working hard early in the morning, rubbing its fur against rocks and shrubs until an indestructible lavender-vanilla base quietly fades out on a mossy ground.
Quite a trip.
The overall impression is an ambivalent one:
Nomade. Nature meets artificiality. A spirit of experimentation pairs with classic elements. Fresh at the start and cozy at the end. But also not quite right, even with vanilla and chocolate. No macho soap, rather sweet thanks to powder and lavender. Elegant on the plateau.
So, a rather daring, but upon closer inspection, especially due to its atypical structure and
its quirky character, a fascinatingly independent gem. A work of art. Beautiful, but with strange interjections. The insert even states in English: Eau de toilette with a strange aroma, which was translated into German as: Eau de toilette von erlesenem Wohlgeruch...
Of course, the time capsule also appeals to brave nomads. The power animal patiently waits to present itself to the wearer and their surroundings, bringing the exotic customs of 1973 (and possibly an archaic prehistoric time) into the present.
George Lazenby says: Great invention.
Updated on 12/23/2017
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