Carsten87

... i actually thought back and forth about whether I wanted to write this review...
Recently I have significantly increased my fragrance collection and had of course also flirted with number 1. No matter where you look you are showered with praise, even in the chanting you have already arrived.

So I thought a blind purchase was an absolutely safe bet. You only hear and read good things. Well, I thought...

The presentation, the bottle and the feel are a poem and absolutely sublime!
Full of excitement, I put the first spray on my wrist. It didn't even occur to me to test it on paper beforehand...

The very first moment I opened it, a cloud hit my face and took over the whole room. H/S needs no discussion - this one is brute.

But everything I perceived from the actual scent seemed pretty familiar to me.
It smells like Wick VapoRub to me, which is probably due to the honey-tobacco-lavender combination that is quite dominant.

I waited anxiously, somewhat impatiently, for the rest of the process. Unfortunately, the Naxos remained fairly straightforward in its aforementioned honey-tobacco-lavender trail. After about 2 hours, it became increasingly softer and more wearable. But it still hardly changes at all. No complexity, no twist, no...

Disappointed, I carefully put the perfume back into its imposing packaging. Lid closed - chapter Naxos closed.

It's a shame, but that's the way it should be and at least you learn something from it. Never a blind buy, especially in this price category.

I am becoming increasingly fascinated by gourmand fragrances. The choice is huge and can quickly overwhelm you! At first I was looking for something special and unusual and came across Gritti - Duchessa. I went straight to the souk and ordered a sample. Full of anticipation and euphoria, I jumped on it and was quickly disillusioned. Too bad (review available). So the search continued. Relatively quickly I came across the perfumes from Swiss Arabian. Another oriental offshoot with heavy sweetness in oud garb? No, apparently not ...
The price alone is an argument in itself and prompted me to make a blind buy. Then you sit at home and think about your purchase decision, okay, it wasn't that expensive, but is it still worth it? I just took my chances. The next day, the parcel carrier was at the door.
Of course, I unpacked the perfume again full of anticipation and euphoria. First impressions of the packaging and bottle were thoroughly positive. Can you now also convince with inner values or should you just look chic in the wardrobe?

Bravely pulled out the test strips and off we went...
Wow! The roasted almond hits you gently but firmly in the face. After the strong opening, reinforcement comes from the heart. A light rose resonates, rounded off with a hint of cinnamon and a pinch of orange and is neither feminine nor masculine.
The base soon makes its presence felt with a really beautiful vanilla note, mixed with a little tonka bean. The vanilla doesn't seem synthetic to me at all and that alone must be seen as a big plus point! Later on, when the top note has completed its great work, there is a very soft and definite twist that rounds off the whole fragrance nicely and makes it very gourmand! You could classify it as a warm, subtle vanilla with slightly roasted almonds.

Fantastic! Now the world out there needs to know about it too.
So two discreet, I emphasize again, DECENT sprays in the neck area and shortly afterwards out on the street. I could smell the fragrance on myself for hours in all weathers. A few hours later, I was in the car again and turned the interior into a bakery. H/S simply unbelievable! Does it ever get annoying? No! Because it doesn't smell artificial or synthetic, nor does one note totally dominate - that's what makes it so pleasing in my opinion.

So, now I'm seriously wondering how an approx. 60 EUR perfume can deliver like this, while the "big ones" a'la PDM and Co are increasingly only selling us blanks. I wish this would become fashionable, state of the art - gaining large market shares to show the big players that this is how it's done these days!

... yet you look so incredibly likeable, we don't even need to talk about your aesthetics.
Your outfit alone has love at first sight potential. But let's not be superficial. Full of euphoria, I also wanted to get to know your inner values. And then you gave me the cold shoulder. You're said to be the most beautiful cherry on the cake. After a second attempt, you at least had a closer conversation with me. Well, the initial euphoria is now turning into disillusionment. You are sweet, Amarena moderately sweet, with a marzipan-chocolate flavor that is very dominant and equally linear, setting the pace and course. Too bad, you look so good and your DNA seems so multifaceted...