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21 | Twenty-One 2021

6.2 / 10 59 Ratings
A perfume by Valjues for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is synthetic-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Synthetic
Fresh
Powdery
Woody
Aquatic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes
Heart Notes Heart Notes
ISO-E-SuperISO-E-Super White lilyWhite lily
Base Notes Base Notes
AmberAmber Aquatic notesAquatic notes
Ratings
Scent
6.259 Ratings
Longevity
6.448 Ratings
Sillage
6.245 Ratings
Bottle
7.045 Ratings
Value for money
6.024 Ratings
Submitted by multiple users, last update on 04/28/2025.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
5
Bottle
3
Sillage
1
Longevity
2
Scent
Liz13

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Liz13
Liz13
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Stinging synthetic
Faintly reminiscent of nail polish remover. Or even a freshly cleaned hospital corridor. Unfortunately, it is not aquatic-fresh; on my skin, at least, the fragrance is really pungent and unpleasantly artificial - and remains so in the drydown. In addition, even fans of the fragrance have to live with an extremely short shelf life - for me, it was over after 2 hours.
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7
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
Taurus

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Taurus
Taurus
Very helpful Review 11  
Difficulties at the start with a happy ending
21 is my favorite number. There's not only #torino21 but also a number of other fragrances with this number in their name, which I don't want to list and have to test, but which make me curious. Thanks to a generous sample, I was able to take a closer look at this creation, because it actually took me several attempts to get something out of "21".

The very first time I sprayed it on my skin and paper, I also noticed a rather unpleasant synthetic note, which is reported here in the statements. Accordingly, I delayed my test, but kept "playing" with the fragrance. After all, the pyramid makes no secret of the fact that the aldehydes and ISO-E-Super are not purely natural ingredients.

When I spray the EdP into the air, a wonderful woody-ambery, warm fragrance with depth emerges, which reminds me in places of the old Jil Sander Man (1989) Eau de Toilette - mind you. There is also a restrained fruity note in the background that is reminiscent of red berries, possibly raspberries. I then dared to test it on my skin again later and lo and behold, "21" develops just as beautifully as it does in the air - provided it is dosed sparingly.

However, I don't detect any aquatic notes and I'm not entirely sure about the white lily either, but this is probably due to the powdery to gossamer vanilla nuance. On the other hand, you notice the intensifying effect of ISO-E-Super, which not only makes "21" a little fluffier, but also more projection-intensive.

Accordingly, I think that you have to give the fragrance a second or third chance so that it can relativize its first synthetic impression, otherwise I would also have been very irritated by "21". That's just the way it is with some creations that use ISO-E-Super - they can sometimes be wrong, difficult or impossible to grasp.

I could write now that you have to test it until it is good, but I can imagine that there are also perfumos who generally don't get along with "21" due to its synthetic structure.

What else is striking: currently 90% of users are female, but when it comes to classification, the fragrance is rated 35% female and 29% male, so it is quite balanced.

Ergo: quite an attractive fragrance that could appeal to many, but is not necessarily obvious the first time you smell it.
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