I don't know what everyone is talking about, or maybe it's just me, perhaps my sense of smell is confused, but I can't smell any fish or any feminine scents here.
I associate the fragrance with a day at the sea, somewhere in Istria,...the scent starts with a strong fig note (I'm mentally picking some from a garden there, of course secretly) and then I'm enveloped by a sea breeze, beautifully salty and fresh (we are by the coast, you can feel the waves and the wind). If there's anything animalistic, it's at most the scent that clings to you when you just come out of the sea and the salt from the water crystallizes on your warm skin. I also smell a nutty component, I even dare to say that I perceive a very slight hint of coconut (I know, not present in the fragrance pyramid) and something slightly floral,... In my eyes, it's really not a winter scent; this fragrance does not belong under a thick sweater, but directly on warm skin that is caressed by the wind, just be cautious with the dosage, but as with all Muglers, the dosage makes the poison! I find the scent brilliant, it puts me in a holiday mood.
The scent is not dirty, animalistic, unwashed, or equated with unwashed underwear,... You just have to wear it correctly!
So now I'm going to cast my line out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because I am a confessed Womanity stinker!
Exactly! If you want to smell real fish in a bottle, I recommend Vanille Galante from the Hermessence collection - neither "vanilla" nor "gallant" *ugh*.
On the skin, it smells better (or less bad *hehe*) than on the test strip. It really softens, and the fish blood scent (which I had smelled) soon disappears. Still not for me (by the way, Mr. Gaukeleya likes it).
With 58 users owning it, it can't smell bad to everyone :-D I'm happy for you that you like it - unfortunately, on me, it has this fishy note mixed with some old seaweed and slightly fermented fruit *holds nose*