Stone gray, mouse gray, concrete gray… If this continues, it will be an expensive endeavor with the shades of gray.
The idea was that I would perhaps order ONE gray shade as a bottle as a result of my sample kit tasting. Well, unfortunately, that’s going to be tight.
Already "Malachitgrau | Gray Tone Perfumes" thrilled me, but here it continues seamlessly.
With the first sample "Quarzgrau" on my forearm, I sat on the sofa on test day1 and made sounds at regular sniff intervals that might have led my neighbors to assume I had talented male company.
First-second impression: Oops, there they were again, my Thundra mushrooms!… Apparently, my nose reads earthy patchouli from this. But here it is wonderfully balanced, placed in the right proportions, and does not stand out dominantly at all, merely bedding the other ingredients. It probably only poked through for me because Thundra has so mushroom-tortured me with it.
This gray tone also has a delightful, immediately captivating freshness right from the start, which remains persistent and long-lasting - something I often seek in fragrances and rarely find so.
The incense is wonderfully soft and also not "overemphasized" as part of the composition (although it is clearly perceivable as such - if you explicitly dislike incense, "Quarzgrau" is not for you). The contrasting aspects of "fresh" and "soft warm" play around and caress each other, finding the exact right measure for me - freshness without being pure brizzel-cologne and then "washing away," and soft warm sweetness without pressing you into the sofa corner and losing the activating, energizing, concentration-enhancing aspect.
"Quarzgrau" is characterized, on the one hand, by very harmonious tuning and balancing. For me, it feels "tidy," but without being boring. In fact, the gray tones are not fragrances with particularly outstanding accents, the famous corners and edges, with challenging, sharp provocation. They are meant to be coherent as a whole and function well, being self-contained, and they do just that.
My associations: Office, rather during the day, not loud, pleasant. Ironed, clean, white, perhaps even starched shirt. Serious, trustworthy, professional, values, morals, credibility. This is not a bad boy and not a Khal Drogo - and yet through the back door, quite sexy…
On the other hand, I experience a really great development on my skin.
The longer I wear "Quarzgrau" on my forearm, the more it initially becomes a rounder, more complex Molecule 01. Whether Iso-E-Super is included, which I strongly suspect, or whether other components lead to this scent impression in combination, I do not know. Yes, it is now fresh juicy woody, and I like it.
But that’s not all - it follows a wonderful, not exaggerated, complex, mild soft sweetness. I agree with the previous writer that the perfume "twists" over a long period without losing itself, which I find great - it retains its framework and develops within it. It is not typical high-percentage extrait, so it is not loud and does not scream a fleeting top note into the world. However, I experience the durability and indeed the sillage the next day with the "normally sprayed" testing as really good to very good. To my great joy, "Quarzgrau" is one of the perfumes that I can smell persistently and well-defined on myself. And I do, again and again - hmmmh, addictive potential!…
Who wears it? "Quarzgrau" is initially again herbaceous and presumably primarily made for men, although Mr. Fuhs declares all his fragrances as "unisex." However, in the drydown, it becomes increasingly softer, gentle while maintaining freshness. From the horizon, a homeopathic memory of a spritz of "Joop Homme" waves at me (absolutely unisex for me). Or the idea of a - for my personal taste - better, rounder, more pleasing "Thundra" (softer, less sweet at the back, less patchouli-focused). For those who are not bothered by a little "herbaceous" and who can withstand the herbal start, this fragrance is quite gender-independent and wearable (in my estimation even more so than the somewhat bitter-sharper, darker "Malachitgrau" (more Khal Drogo ;) )).
"Quarzgrau" is similar to "Malachitgrau" ("Opalgrau" and "Ceylongrau" still in testing) in that you can certainly recognize a style and a signature: These two overlapping, intertwined "layers" of (lasting) freshness and "warm soft smooth," a distinctive line of minerality in the background, the serious balancing of immersion, woody nature theme tones, the incense nuance that I also perceive in "Malachitgrau"... However, they are by no means so closely related that one would have to say, if you have one, you don't need the other (too bad, would have saved money) - they have distinctly different notes. "Malachitgrau" has even more "oomph," is greener for my interpretation (although it cedar much more here, perhaps the oak moss that I highly appreciate makes the difference for me), bitter sharp-masculine, bold, self-confident / "bad," more "also for the night" and somewhat "sweet dark foresty-grave-like," while I find "Quarzgrau" more transparent, brighter, and even more "office-like," presumably more accessible to women (for personal wear) and in a positive sense (!) absolutely "unobtrusive" (CAVE: Incense allergy sufferers).
Conclusion: Right on my target. Great. Will be ordered (too).
I share the view already expressed here that it has great fan potential. And I think that women will love it on men.
From me, a try or even buy recommendation.
Top Notes 
Black pepper
Frankincense
Heart Notes 
Atlas cedar
Texas cedar
Base Notes 
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Ambergris
Patchouli
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