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When More is Delivered Than Promised
Harry Lehmann's unique shop in Berlin-Charlottenburg has been praised countless times here, and I can't help but appreciate this little shopping experience once again. If you just want to read about the fragrance, you can jump right in below the star line.
"Perfumes by Weight and Artificial Flowers" is written in playful 50s script above the door, and please, lovers of artificial flowers, upon entering the store, turn right and immerse yourselves among plastic and paper flowers, while lovers of mixed fragrances please stay on the left side of the shop.
The buttercup-yellow, unadorned walls and the unaffected lighting from the simple ceiling lamp, combined with the charmingly quaint displays in the window, create the atmosphere of a small-town hair salon from the early 70s.
Ah, there they are on the left: the large, reagent-like apothecary glass bottles with the fragrances, neatly lined up like soldiers and labeled with small explanatory tags ("Desert Wind - warm and light"), as well as the huge balloons of colognes in the row above.
You sniff at the glass stopper, and then you can have your desired fragrances poured into simple wish bottles in your desired quantity.
At the checkout, everything is calculated by hand, and the receipt goes into the unmarked golden paper bag.
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I bought quite a bit there on that lovely day. Also "Fig." I love Philosykos; basically, you can't go wrong with fig for me, and with the ridiculous mini price, you can't go wrong anyway. It smells of... fig at the stopper. I buy.
Fig is new in the assortment, as is MOL Intens; you won't find any entries about it on Harry's homepage yet. So how does fig smell? Just like fig? One would assume, right?
No, no, far from it! Fig is a surprise and has quite a lot to offer.
It starts juicy-fruity-figgy. Fleshly sweetness and green freshness compete with each other and almost overwhelm my senses. A certain air freshener feeling sets in. But this is quickly overcome, and the initially quite thick fig becomes slimmer, fresher, more dancing, greener, and also a bit soapy, which suits it well. Cheerful and transparent, yet not as green as Philosykos, fig remains rather sweet, slightly milky, and delicately sweet on me throughout.
Then, after about an hour, the surprise happens: an old acquaintance appears. A salty-sweet-dry vanilla that is almost identical to Atelier Cologne's Vanille Insensée, with a slight spiciness, maybe a hint of cardamom? Or pepper?
I also sniff wood, a dry, soft wood, perhaps even slightly charred...? Cedar? Frankincense? Everything blends wonderfully with the skin; it is a warm, sunny, dry summer skin.
The fruity element now stays hidden but is never completely gone.
The scent isn't gone quickly anyway. On the contrary: the longevity is sensational; you can perceive fig *well* for 14 hours, and two sprays are enough to achieve a consistently medium to good sillage.
Now that's what I call a fair price-performance ratio! My conclusion: fig lovers should *definitely* test it! Summer vanilla lovers might also find it appealing. The slight sweetness shouldn't scare the gentlemen away; it's worth a try because I could imagine that fig doesn't develop as sweetly on everyone as it does on me.
Harry, I really like all of this very, very much. Even though I was a bit disappointed with the Desert Wind, my actual purchase intention with you, you really made up for it with the fig. I will come back and have it refilled! And maybe this time I'll also buy one of your artificial flowers; who knows, because they are known to last a very long time.
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And I also have a little tip for layering fans: mixing Lehmann's MOL Intens with fig creates a particularly charming, soft sandalwood-oud-like scent experience, which really surprised me because I didn't expect this result at all. Check! ;-)
"Perfumes by Weight and Artificial Flowers" is written in playful 50s script above the door, and please, lovers of artificial flowers, upon entering the store, turn right and immerse yourselves among plastic and paper flowers, while lovers of mixed fragrances please stay on the left side of the shop.
The buttercup-yellow, unadorned walls and the unaffected lighting from the simple ceiling lamp, combined with the charmingly quaint displays in the window, create the atmosphere of a small-town hair salon from the early 70s.
Ah, there they are on the left: the large, reagent-like apothecary glass bottles with the fragrances, neatly lined up like soldiers and labeled with small explanatory tags ("Desert Wind - warm and light"), as well as the huge balloons of colognes in the row above.
You sniff at the glass stopper, and then you can have your desired fragrances poured into simple wish bottles in your desired quantity.
At the checkout, everything is calculated by hand, and the receipt goes into the unmarked golden paper bag.
********************
I bought quite a bit there on that lovely day. Also "Fig." I love Philosykos; basically, you can't go wrong with fig for me, and with the ridiculous mini price, you can't go wrong anyway. It smells of... fig at the stopper. I buy.
Fig is new in the assortment, as is MOL Intens; you won't find any entries about it on Harry's homepage yet. So how does fig smell? Just like fig? One would assume, right?
No, no, far from it! Fig is a surprise and has quite a lot to offer.
It starts juicy-fruity-figgy. Fleshly sweetness and green freshness compete with each other and almost overwhelm my senses. A certain air freshener feeling sets in. But this is quickly overcome, and the initially quite thick fig becomes slimmer, fresher, more dancing, greener, and also a bit soapy, which suits it well. Cheerful and transparent, yet not as green as Philosykos, fig remains rather sweet, slightly milky, and delicately sweet on me throughout.
Then, after about an hour, the surprise happens: an old acquaintance appears. A salty-sweet-dry vanilla that is almost identical to Atelier Cologne's Vanille Insensée, with a slight spiciness, maybe a hint of cardamom? Or pepper?
I also sniff wood, a dry, soft wood, perhaps even slightly charred...? Cedar? Frankincense? Everything blends wonderfully with the skin; it is a warm, sunny, dry summer skin.
The fruity element now stays hidden but is never completely gone.
The scent isn't gone quickly anyway. On the contrary: the longevity is sensational; you can perceive fig *well* for 14 hours, and two sprays are enough to achieve a consistently medium to good sillage.
Now that's what I call a fair price-performance ratio! My conclusion: fig lovers should *definitely* test it! Summer vanilla lovers might also find it appealing. The slight sweetness shouldn't scare the gentlemen away; it's worth a try because I could imagine that fig doesn't develop as sweetly on everyone as it does on me.
Harry, I really like all of this very, very much. Even though I was a bit disappointed with the Desert Wind, my actual purchase intention with you, you really made up for it with the fig. I will come back and have it refilled! And maybe this time I'll also buy one of your artificial flowers; who knows, because they are known to last a very long time.
--------------
And I also have a little tip for layering fans: mixing Lehmann's MOL Intens with fig creates a particularly charming, soft sandalwood-oud-like scent experience, which really surprised me because I didn't expect this result at all. Check! ;-)
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