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Love at second sight?
Imagination and I have an interesting story behind us.
The first time I heard about it was on TikTok, it was almost impossible to escape the exaggerated hype. All the dupe manufacturers advertise that they have created the perfect LV Imagination copycat. All the "top 3 best perfumes" content on social media hype this fragrance like there's nothing else, etc.
So I ordered this legendary fragrance from the souk. And what can I say.
The first look:
Sprayed it on and...
... "huh?... what's that? It smells... it just smells like tea... what is that, please? not even gourmand, just this special, slightly lemony, tired tea-like scent, that's cruel. A hype that is simply there for the sake of hype. These phenomena happen all the time".
At the end of the day, I ignored the perfume for the last few weeks and the issue was over.
The second look:
A few weeks later, I thought I'd spray it on again. I realized that if I didn't break it down bluntly into a tea, but took it as an overall composition, it was actually quite delicious. After the drydown, it even became really harmonious. It is simply something "special", doesn't smell like any other, but not particularly strange, just perfect. Perceptible but not at all intrusive. It is so difficult to create such a composition. Wow, it's actually really cool. And then comes the first compliment. Then my girlfriend smells the fragrance and thinks it's really cool.
From then on it was clear. It is awesome. And every time I wear it, I realize more and more that it's amazing. Sometimes it just takes time and getting to know him properly.
The first time I heard about it was on TikTok, it was almost impossible to escape the exaggerated hype. All the dupe manufacturers advertise that they have created the perfect LV Imagination copycat. All the "top 3 best perfumes" content on social media hype this fragrance like there's nothing else, etc.
So I ordered this legendary fragrance from the souk. And what can I say.
The first look:
Sprayed it on and...
... "huh?... what's that? It smells... it just smells like tea... what is that, please? not even gourmand, just this special, slightly lemony, tired tea-like scent, that's cruel. A hype that is simply there for the sake of hype. These phenomena happen all the time".
At the end of the day, I ignored the perfume for the last few weeks and the issue was over.
The second look:
A few weeks later, I thought I'd spray it on again. I realized that if I didn't break it down bluntly into a tea, but took it as an overall composition, it was actually quite delicious. After the drydown, it even became really harmonious. It is simply something "special", doesn't smell like any other, but not particularly strange, just perfect. Perceptible but not at all intrusive. It is so difficult to create such a composition. Wow, it's actually really cool. And then comes the first compliment. Then my girlfriend smells the fragrance and thinks it's really cool.
From then on it was clear. It is awesome. And every time I wear it, I realize more and more that it's amazing. Sometimes it just takes time and getting to know him properly.
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Quite cool at the time - 15 years later I only realize how good the little one actually is
No offense meant... but I can't help but say: anyone who rates this fragrance less than 6 hasn't heard the shot. A classic that became a very popular fragrance 15 years ago. And even today, many years later, when I thought I'd just get it, at least for layering, I have to say there were reasons why it experienced an incredible hype.
It's actually so good. The outdated fragrance, the cheap youthful sin that you almost feel ashamed not to talk about.
I think that's exactly what does it wrong. Because it's actually the amazing composition. So many fragrance notes in the pyramid and it smells perfect. Not like a wild mixture of spices, but clear, targeted and accurate.
This dry-smelling oriental spice takes on an incredible, almost pungent, yet very fine and soft form. Woody and spicy as hell... yet fresh and young at the same time. It is only 20 years later that I recognize the real masterpiece.
It's actually so good. The outdated fragrance, the cheap youthful sin that you almost feel ashamed not to talk about.
I think that's exactly what does it wrong. Because it's actually the amazing composition. So many fragrance notes in the pyramid and it smells perfect. Not like a wild mixture of spices, but clear, targeted and accurate.
This dry-smelling oriental spice takes on an incredible, almost pungent, yet very fine and soft form. Woody and spicy as hell... yet fresh and young at the same time. It is only 20 years later that I recognize the real masterpiece.
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Sounds trashy, but is a mature masterpiece
Unlike many people here, I don't smell apple strudel in this fragrance, but another Christmas pastry. It's much more the raisin bread, which is indispensable. Normally, that would be almost too blatant for me. A Christmas pastry. It sounds almost trashy and cliché Christmas-wintery and put me off at first.
So for weeks, I kept trying a spray somewhere and thought to myself "phu, that must be borderline".
This brings us to the point why I can declare the fragrance a masterpiece after I bought the bottle. Despite the points mentioned above, which sound trashy to me at first, it has succeeded in creating a mature, super-fine fragrance that smells absolutely perfect. Despite the clear tendencies, it is super complex and enchants the senses. Insane. And then such a wonderful bottle.
I like it. Still, really just a winter fragrance. I'll try it out in summer just for fun. Let's see.
So for weeks, I kept trying a spray somewhere and thought to myself "phu, that must be borderline".
This brings us to the point why I can declare the fragrance a masterpiece after I bought the bottle. Despite the points mentioned above, which sound trashy to me at first, it has succeeded in creating a mature, super-fine fragrance that smells absolutely perfect. Despite the clear tendencies, it is super complex and enchants the senses. Insane. And then such a wonderful bottle.
I like it. Still, really just a winter fragrance. I'll try it out in summer just for fun. Let's see.
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From the adolescent, to the elegant man, to the old man
The evolutionary stages are enormous. From the pubescent, imposing, overplayed boy, to the successful, elegant man with standing, to the old man who has run out of steam. The following anecdote illustrates this:
A perfume, in my imagination, gives you an extra flair, a scent that strengthens the characters you already have. When I enter the room, people see me, they hear me when I talk, they even feel me touching them when I say hello and hug them, am I gentle? am I strong and rough? Am I engaging?
Likewise, I want to give off the appropriate scent, as an amplifier of myself, of who I like to be or would like to be.
For me, fragrances reinforce what is there, then I like them. At best, they are perceptible, make space for themselves, but are not intrusive and invasive. They take over, but don't try to be the only thing that fills the room.
The Jeremy is somewhere between these disciplines. On the one hand, I find it too heavy, too intrusive, it wants its own space too much, completely. And crowds out everything else.
Nevertheless, he knows how to appear again and again (ONLY) in small scented sachets and simply give a pleasant, soothing treat that fits. A fragrance that doesn't shout too loudly, but simply appears sensual and pleasant and leaves enough space.
I find the first development after the drydown extremely exciting. It describes exactly the plight I'm in of not being able to make up my mind.
Young:
It started so intensely, I feel like I've jumped back 10 years into my 20s after spraying it. It's loud, fresh, sweet and just reminds me of my younger days. I smelled like this back then too.
Man:
Then it suddenly becomes more mature, more complex, more down-to-earth and more elegant. It becomes more "pleasant". It is worn by a man who has both feet on the ground. He is successful and shows this with understatement. I show that I've made it, but I also show that I'm not putting it on your bread. I am special and people notice me. But don't pose, stay calm.
Old man:
But an hour later at the latest, he becomes thin. It still stands out, is perceptible, but smells completely different. The complexity is gone and 2 - 3 faint notes remain. The air and the energy are gone. The successful man is getting tired. He is more frugal. But he would also no longer have the energy to show his elegant side in a blazer. I can't make up my mind here. Is it the weakness of the old man marked by life? There's not much left. Or is it a knowing and frugal calmness that he adopts, as he should?
A perfume, in my imagination, gives you an extra flair, a scent that strengthens the characters you already have. When I enter the room, people see me, they hear me when I talk, they even feel me touching them when I say hello and hug them, am I gentle? am I strong and rough? Am I engaging?
Likewise, I want to give off the appropriate scent, as an amplifier of myself, of who I like to be or would like to be.
For me, fragrances reinforce what is there, then I like them. At best, they are perceptible, make space for themselves, but are not intrusive and invasive. They take over, but don't try to be the only thing that fills the room.
The Jeremy is somewhere between these disciplines. On the one hand, I find it too heavy, too intrusive, it wants its own space too much, completely. And crowds out everything else.
Nevertheless, he knows how to appear again and again (ONLY) in small scented sachets and simply give a pleasant, soothing treat that fits. A fragrance that doesn't shout too loudly, but simply appears sensual and pleasant and leaves enough space.
I find the first development after the drydown extremely exciting. It describes exactly the plight I'm in of not being able to make up my mind.
Young:
It started so intensely, I feel like I've jumped back 10 years into my 20s after spraying it. It's loud, fresh, sweet and just reminds me of my younger days. I smelled like this back then too.
Man:
Then it suddenly becomes more mature, more complex, more down-to-earth and more elegant. It becomes more "pleasant". It is worn by a man who has both feet on the ground. He is successful and shows this with understatement. I show that I've made it, but I also show that I'm not putting it on your bread. I am special and people notice me. But don't pose, stay calm.
Old man:
But an hour later at the latest, he becomes thin. It still stands out, is perceptible, but smells completely different. The complexity is gone and 2 - 3 faint notes remain. The air and the energy are gone. The successful man is getting tired. He is more frugal. But he would also no longer have the energy to show his elegant side in a blazer. I can't make up my mind here. Is it the weakness of the old man marked by life? There's not much left. Or is it a knowing and frugal calmness that he adopts, as he should?
