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An Erba Pura homage or independent?
Today I'm back from the "Easter review break"...
And with a fragrance that has raised questions about my statement, or rather to give it a little more clarity.
But I would like to start with a basic question and a brief digression into my other passion - watches.
The question for me is whether Extreme Passion is a homage to an Erba Pura or an independent story with parallels.
It's important to consider and evaluate this individually.
Excursus - watches:
In the watch world, there are popular watch models such as the Rolex Submariner. What is not okay are so-called fakes or replicas that call themselves Rolex but are not - and in a variety of qualities - after all, it dazzles to be something that it is not.
We don't have that situation here, after all, we are dealing with Extreme Passion and not a "fake Erba Pura", although such fragrances are also faked on the market, so be careful in general - I think you all know about the danger of fakes, but I'll mention it anyway.
Another issue with watches is homages and independent models.
For example, the watch brands Steinhart & Davosa are (mostly!) known for their so-called homage to Rolex, especially the Submariner. This means that they lean on the popular design of the Submariner, but they change something and bring in more or less independent features, perhaps making the model larger or smaller in diameter, right down to the fact that the brand, such as Steinhart, is visible.
Even homages are not without criticism, as it is also said that you can get close to many other watches with an independent design or you can find a lot that doesn't look like the Submariner in this case.
Nevertheless, it remains a personal question as to whether you want it (currently) or whether it is much more legitimate than a fake.
However, I have also mentioned independent watches, whether in contrast to the one-hand watches from BOTTA Design or the artistic & eye-catching watches from Alexander Shorokhoff, there is a wide range of watches to choose from.
Now I come back to the fragrance, because I perceive Extreme Passion as something between homage and independence.
In my statement, I described it as more noble, because I consider or perceive the implementation as fine and soft, somewhat more sensitive, and I don't want to describe Erba Pura as base - but more noble.
I also like the fact that it has a far more natural appearance and also has these woody aspects that Erba Pura doesn't have (independence?). And all in all, I think that Erba Pura is screaming for me in its way as a fragrance, regardless of the performance itself, which I don't want to describe as derogatory (I have already dedicated a review to it - summer fragrance for winter).
Yes, the performance here is very strong, possibly screaming for some - but for me the fragrance character is rather softer.
So the question is whether the fragrance is a homage, because you can already notice a certain "Erba Pura" effect, but again more sensitive & subtle and in a different form and then with different and/or complementary aspects. In addition, it also somehow seems slightly more valuable than Erba Pura, which would not happen in comparison with Steinhart and Rolex.
Thank you for reading - to my current summer favorite
And with a fragrance that has raised questions about my statement, or rather to give it a little more clarity.
But I would like to start with a basic question and a brief digression into my other passion - watches.
The question for me is whether Extreme Passion is a homage to an Erba Pura or an independent story with parallels.
It's important to consider and evaluate this individually.
Excursus - watches:
In the watch world, there are popular watch models such as the Rolex Submariner. What is not okay are so-called fakes or replicas that call themselves Rolex but are not - and in a variety of qualities - after all, it dazzles to be something that it is not.
We don't have that situation here, after all, we are dealing with Extreme Passion and not a "fake Erba Pura", although such fragrances are also faked on the market, so be careful in general - I think you all know about the danger of fakes, but I'll mention it anyway.
Another issue with watches is homages and independent models.
For example, the watch brands Steinhart & Davosa are (mostly!) known for their so-called homage to Rolex, especially the Submariner. This means that they lean on the popular design of the Submariner, but they change something and bring in more or less independent features, perhaps making the model larger or smaller in diameter, right down to the fact that the brand, such as Steinhart, is visible.
Even homages are not without criticism, as it is also said that you can get close to many other watches with an independent design or you can find a lot that doesn't look like the Submariner in this case.
Nevertheless, it remains a personal question as to whether you want it (currently) or whether it is much more legitimate than a fake.
However, I have also mentioned independent watches, whether in contrast to the one-hand watches from BOTTA Design or the artistic & eye-catching watches from Alexander Shorokhoff, there is a wide range of watches to choose from.
Now I come back to the fragrance, because I perceive Extreme Passion as something between homage and independence.
In my statement, I described it as more noble, because I consider or perceive the implementation as fine and soft, somewhat more sensitive, and I don't want to describe Erba Pura as base - but more noble.
I also like the fact that it has a far more natural appearance and also has these woody aspects that Erba Pura doesn't have (independence?). And all in all, I think that Erba Pura is screaming for me in its way as a fragrance, regardless of the performance itself, which I don't want to describe as derogatory (I have already dedicated a review to it - summer fragrance for winter).
Yes, the performance here is very strong, possibly screaming for some - but for me the fragrance character is rather softer.
So the question is whether the fragrance is a homage, because you can already notice a certain "Erba Pura" effect, but again more sensitive & subtle and in a different form and then with different and/or complementary aspects. In addition, it also somehow seems slightly more valuable than Erba Pura, which would not happen in comparison with Steinhart and Rolex.
Thank you for reading - to my current summer favorite
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