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Próba Traw 2020

Version from 2020
8.4 / 10 9 Ratings
A limited perfume by The Elegance of... Scent for women and men, released in 2020. The scent is earthy-green. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Earthy
Green
Smoky
Spicy
Oriental

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Top Notes Top Notes
BluegrassBluegrass Bryony
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CypriolCypriol Indian vetiverIndian vetiver Java vetiverJava vetiver
Base Notes Base Notes
Forest soilForest soil LeatherLeather MandragoraMandragora

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Ratings
Scent
8.49 Ratings
Longevity
8.08 Ratings
Sillage
7.79 Ratings
Bottle
8.712 Ratings
Submitted by Hatka, last update on 11/02/2025.

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MrIDK

14 Reviews
MrIDK
MrIDK
Helpful Review 5  
Into the Forest
First off, I'd like to say that the scent of Próba Traw (Trial of the grasses) is very accurate to the marketing. It indeed smells very green, earthy, and dark. The bottle design depicts it very well.

It immediately starts out very dark and leathery, bluegrass and cypriol building upon these aspects. For most of the wear time, it lingers around as a smoky and earthy scent, like dry forest soil. After a few hours, there's a very subtle, urinous edge to it. It's actually not that unpleasant, as it adds a warm undertone to the composition. Overall, the scent is incredibly masculine. I like to imagine an old hunter with a cabin in the woods wearing this. '

The performance is just great, easily lasting 8+ hours and still being noticeable. It has grown on me a lot; at first I thought it would only be wearable by older people, but I've since changed my mind. Generally, an immensely impressive project from an indie perfumer such as Alan Balewski.
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Ceesie

131 Reviews
Ceesie
Ceesie
Helpful Review 3  
Bloody hell it’s me!
So this starts off with a pretty strong blast of spicy pepperiness or cardamom. It wakes you up in the morning for sure. It’s not listed in the notes so I’m not sure what makes it smell the way it does. I’m not a big fan of strong poignant scents (read my review on Kilian Intoxicated for evidence). But boy is this well rounded. I couldn’t have imagined what happened during the rest of its lifetime though.

First things first. Incredible sillage straight from the start. It infumigates the room with just a few sprays. Thinking to myself: hmm, not sure how this is going to go down with me. Drank a coffee, put my shoes on, taking the dog for a walk through sunny springtime. I remember thinking… nature’s smell is doing amazing things today, thinking it was soil and flowers around me. But bloody hell it was me!

The edge slowly but surely wears off. After a couple of hours it starts to transform into a gentlemanly barbershoppy scent in the most beautiful way. It’s still got a bit of a “dirty” edge to it but nothing concerning. Just really really enjoyable stuff.

I’ve tested this perfume a couple of times now from a decant. Is it FB worthy? Yes of course, it’s beautiful.
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Oshii

3 Reviews
Oshii
Oshii
5  
Trial of the Grasses
The perfume starts off with a damp, right-after-rain, greenish forest-floor vibe. Wet soil and herbs (wild mint is the most prominent) are all around as you walk in the woods. After around 30 minutes a distant, slightly sour and well-rounded aromatic smoke mixed with the essence of vetiver and nagarmotha hits your nose. The smoke accord is amping up, as you reach the fire in a forest-glade surrounded by giant oaks. As you sit close to the fire, the smell of oakmoss and precious woods is mixing up with the smoke and mellows to a nice, slightly dry woody base sweetened a bit by balsamic notes. Longevity is great, 8+ hours on my skin, projection is excellent for a good 2-3 hours, great for another 3, and perfume will sit close to your skin for the last 2-3 hours.
Lovely fragrance
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4
(2025) Artemisia and opoponax waxy/bitter opening with a lightly earthy, minty (aquatic?) and rather sweet base. Tame - bad reformulation?
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4
This stuff transforms me into a nobleman from the 18’th century. Dark, peppery, aromatic… just wow.
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2
Very accurate earthy leather smell. Incredibly masculine, amazing performance.
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2
Starts with fresh mint that feels overripe/half-rotten. Deep, wet, metallic and soily with a hint of leather and Unicum-like herbiness.
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2
Leather, bitter-sour vetiver with a light oud base. Strongly reminiscent of Complex Eau de Parfum or ...
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