No Remorse Motörhead 2022

It was pure coincidence when I was browsing Parfumo in the new perfumes section and saw that the loudest band of all time is now releasing perfumes.
"Funny how merchandise goes everywhere these days," I thought to myself. But then I realized that the manufacturer/distributor of this line has already created some comparatively successful fragrances with Rammstein, which had surprised me quite a bit back then in terms of P&L.
So, what can I say… 3 hours after the discovery, I was already in the local drugstore asking for testers.
"We don't have them yet. The testers usually arrive later," the saleswoman reassured me. Great, so a blind buy…
Since I can rightfully claim to have been totally biased, I bought No Remorse anyway, as the ingredients suggested an interesting "Roggä" scent.
So, how does the new Lemmy Lagerfeld perform?

About the scent:
The opening is surprisingly fresh, citrusy, and pleasant. However, it lasts only about 5 seconds. After that, the citrus note disappears immediately, and the freshness is overshadowed by pepper, which comes across as smoky and scratchy. Somewhat comparable to the Tony Iommi version from Xerjoff, which is incredibly scratchy at first.
After a few minutes, wood, sage, and oakmoss join in, adding a woody, herbal note to the scratchiness. Meanwhile, the fresh note still tries to fight its way through. But in vain. After 10 minutes, you have endless old man vibes. Sometimes annoying, sometimes charming.

The fragrance pyramid is rushed through at breakneck speed, but I'll let that slide; otherwise, it wouldn't do justice to Motörhead. Unfortunately, what doesn't quite fit the band's image is the sillage.
The scent is already very close to the skin in the first few minutes. Admittedly, the blend of woody, herbal freshness lingers there for a few hours, but unfortunately, you are the only witness to this mild breeze. After about 20 minutes, a note emerges that actually has a hint of whisky. However, it's so flat that it doesn't really inspire enthusiasm anymore. Fortunately, the herbal note subsides a bit after an hour, allowing the freshness to come through a bit more.
What remains is a woody, fresh scent that, however, does not project at all and thus, due to the unbalanced opening, is neither a special wearing pleasure nor particularly presentable (thanks to the lack of sillage).

In my understanding, this is actually more of a merchandise item. What a shame!

P.S.: I’m happy to give the scent another chance in the fall, and no matter what happens - Everything louder forever! ;-)

Smells strikingly natural compared to other mainstream perfumes (e.g., in drugstores), especially regarding the resinous components. In the drydown, more leather emerges (edit Oct 2023: plus a bit of cheesy cowhide), which appears typically artificial or rather like an inorganic leather heart. Nevertheless, it is a relatively naturally scented fragrance blend overall, No Remorse. --- I have been experimenting with fragrance oils from Primav... for years and therefore know that No Remorse partly smells like a creation from natural oils such as cedar. I briefly describe the fragrance direction as coniferous wood with leather.

I can't help but be biased. From both men's versions of the Motörhead perfumes, I believe you can sense the signature of '2 Pilots'. A diffuse melange of various Rammstein perfumes. Something familiar, a kind of nostalgia that inevitably makes me think of the Rammstein scents. Something that blows in the direction of White and Black Ash.

With No Remorse, I find the projection barely noticeable and the sillage extremely discreet. At least for my nose. However, a lady I trust claimed to perceive No Remorse much stronger, while she seemed to hardly notice the Motörhead Man.

After the first spray, I couldn't determine whether it smelled spirited to me or if it was the citrus fruits with the pepper.
Ultimately, something spicy-leathery wafts with a hint of whiskey. Yet, it also feels somewhat further away than I initially suspected.

The focus with No Remorse seems to lie away from the ingredients that I personally hoped to perceive more strongly. I personally miss robust wood and particularly oud aroma. I also wished for more whiskey, as well as a stronger leather. Sage and moss seem to wrap up all my desired aromas.

So far, it hasn't completely convinced me. Even though the Motörhead scents manage to stand out in this price segment and drugstore setting.

I had imagined a rock band perfume to be a bit louder. The Motörhead Man resonates a bit more.

As an "old" rocker and metalhead, I am someone who has enjoyed listening to Motörhead for years. The No Remorse is not only a rocking fragrance but also a legendary compilation by the Brits. As timeless as their music was/is, unfortunately, the performance of the fragrance is quite weak. The sillage is not very impressive, and the longevity is somewhat disappointing at around 4 to 5 hours.

The top note offers an exciting, fresh, spicy as well as fruity-citrusy combination of bergamot, menthol, pepper, and grapefruit. The heart note has a herbal-spicy scent of sage, peppermint, and a strong leather note. In the base, it smells earthy of oak moss but also woody of whiskey barrels, cedar, and synthetic agarwood.

I don’t really see a similarity to "Kokain White Ash | Rammstein," especially since I liked the No Remorse much better. Thank you very much, dear Alex, for the sample.

When I first saw at Rossmann that there was perfume from Motörhead, I, of course, had to smell all of them as a metal listener - four were on the shelf, I tried the first three and became more and more disappointed each time, I liked them just as little as the Rammstein perfumes (of which I still haven't found one that my nose liked at all). By the time I got to the last bottle, I had given up hope and almost didn't try it, but then I thought, what the heck, the last one can't smell worse. And oh joy, it was by far the most pleasant of all! It doesn't smell (as I feared after glancing at the label) like a smoky bar or backstage roadie funk, but rather like a well-kept pub - I immediately smell wooden bar stools with leather seats and smoke, but not from cheap cigarillos, rather somehow herbal-fresh and still in a pleasant dose; in the corner, there's a small billiard game going on, not just downing beers, but enjoying a good whiskey, and in the background, soft hard and blues rock is playing. Somehow well-groomed-classic-natural and yet down-to-earth - not a sweaty or pretentious rockstar, but a musician who cares about art and not money.
So I had to buy it immediately - it was early November and I promptly planned it as a Christmas gift for my father, since I liked it so much that I thought, if it's not for my father, I'll just wear it myself.

At Christmas, I was, of course, very excited, but my father was thrilled (Ace of Spades is one of his favorite songs) and immediately put on the fragrance. And what can I say, he loves the scent, my mother does too, and I certainly do :D

Good one and a half years later, the fragrance was on sale at Rossmann, and I promptly bought a new bottle and swapped it for my father's now half-empty bottle - to be honest, it's my go-to perfume when I go to a concert or just out and about in a leather jacket. On me, the scent develops sweeter and almost vanilla-like on the skin, while my father's sage and citrus notes come out more - the warm-woody-spicy base definitely offers different developments, and ladies should at least not be deterred from trying the scent on themselves. And it lasts quite well on both of us (I noticed a hint of it still the next day on both myself and my father) and I find the sillage quite balanced - if someone has been in a room with this perfume, you can still faintly smell it afterwards, but it's also friendly to the nose when freshly applied instead of taking your breath away at first.

I might not wear it on a date at a restaurant, but for a walk on a warm summer evening, I would be just as happy to wear it as for a museum visit or a concert. (Except in summer, when I would rather only use it in the evening and outdoors, I actually find it suitable for any season.)

All in all, this fragrance was a joyful surprise for me and my loved ones, and I would definitely call it solid performance (especially for the price!) - and not just for men. Thank you, Lemmy and Co.!