Although I (so far) stand quite alone among the praises of new account holders and few reviewers, it must be said clearly: Petra is the weakest release to date from Herbert Stricker. I sincerely hope that something went wrong in the production, because I cannot imagine that such an immature and short-lived fragrance could have emerged from the house of Nose Behinds. This was not the case with any of the 11 other TNBs I tested.
One step at a time:
With "Petra | The Nose Behind," I have now been able to test the latest creation from Herbert Stricker. After the Alpine flower (
Fleur Alpine), there is now a homage or an olfactory travel report to the ancient rock city and one of the new seven wonders -> Petra, in Jordan.
The test: Freshly washed from the shower with 4 sprays on the upper arm.
After spraying:
Dark (bitter) chocolate with a floral note and slight sweetness. About five minutes later, mint slowly joins in from the background.
The scent has hardly any projection and presence. I had already felt this during my first test on the strip ...
After 15 minutes:
Chocolate becomes a bit less, but the mint now comes through more. Light sweetness still noticeable, I might attribute it to coconut or incense?! A certain "floral veil" rounds off the scent profile after 15 minutes.
After 45 minutes:
Chocolate is gone. Mint is now at the forefront with the flower. It is rounded off by a rather vanilla sweetness. The incense is hardly perceptible and will be part of the "sweet mixture." No 'smoky' incense. Nothing sacred, nothing dominant.
1.5 hours:
Light incense sweetness with very subdued, not intense mint spice in the background. The floral note (=Magnolia!?) is still there. Sillage is almost completely gone. I can already imagine with a tear in my eye that I will have to reapply in at most 3 hours - "long lasting" will not be the case here ...
2.5 hours:
Petra has diminished immensely in the last 60 minutes. Immensely!
The scent is now just a light, sweet breeze. For me, the spectacle is already 90% over. I seriously wonder if something went wrong here. I am not used to such poor performance from the fragrance house The Nose Behind, on the contrary.
After 4 hours:
Finito. Game over.
Either you spray again to survive the second half of the workday or you choose another, stronger fragrance.
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Conclusion:
After
Silk! Oud being the olfactorily worst release, I now have the weakest fragrance right in front of me with "Petra | The Nose Behind."
Herbert is known for his special, sometimes even more experimental fragrances. Especially at The Nose Behind, they do not aim to capture the mass market - the fragrances must primarily please Herbert and be mementos of experiences. This is extremely commendable and a great attitude.
The fragrance, as it is now (namely not very exciting, very generic, and with no power), does not carry the "Nose Behind" DNA for me. I rather assume that something was off in the production of the first batch. It feels like "50% finished" only.
Definitely (!) not a blind buy and no recommendation for it in its current form.
Top Notes 
Magnolia
Mint tea
Pomegranate
Heart Notes 
Raspberry
Coconut
Juniper
Papyrus
Base Notes 
Vanilla
Musk
Frankincense
Amber
DerWespe
NoahCologne
Mombasa333
EugenS
Hirbel
Dan93
Makiba
NoW98
MrTinkles
RichScents
