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Confusion 13 years ago 4 2
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Iced Tea with Fruit and Mint Leaves
I have made it a point to write the following comments on fragrances that haven't been discussed much yet. Here, there are at least three comments, but I will go ahead and do this anyway.

To start with: the original Toni Gard and the Mint have nothing in common except for the bottle shape. Two completely independent fragrances.
I actually like both of them quite a bit.

Mint reminds me of an iced tea with fruits and a - admittedly very tiny - mint leaf. Not mate tea, though, but green tea (slightly bitter, as if it had steeped a bit too long).
The green color is quite well captured, although I would have given it a slight yellowish tint.
That comes from the lemon at the beginning. Once that has faded, a nice, even blend of tea, fruits, a few flowers, and a mint leaf as decoration remains.
The sweetness comes from the passion fruit, without being overwhelming, lily of the valley makes it fluffy without standing out (I usually have some issues with lily of the valley), and the mint only gives a hint of freshness (which is good, as I really don't like the mint in mojitos, for example).

The scent remains fruity until the end, with a touch of musk and that summer amber found in many lighter fragrances.
The longevity is really not impressive, but neither is the original Toni Gard's, at least not for me.

But overall, it's a light, summery refreshment for daily wear and in-between - just like an iced tea with lemon and fruit juice.
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You don't get it for free in such large bottles...
...because this is not a perfume, but rather a body spray. You can douse yourself completely from head to toe after showering, spray your clothes with it, and still not be over-perfumed. Someone else won't notice this scent until they breach the personal space of the perfumed individual. It can be more than 30° C in the shade and it won't matter.
Therefore, I am surprised that I owned a 10-ml bottle of this as a teenager. I thought it was great (back then, I hadn't discovered my preference for oriental and sweet bombs yet) - and for this reason, I was very happy to encounter it again in the large bottle. I just had to have it. It's not expensive either.

Today, I at least don't find it bad.
B. Clean Soft starts fruity (but not really citrusy, sweet, or sharp), with a clear peach note and a slight spiciness from ginger. The heart is then floral, a bit powdery due to the iris, and quickly transitions into the woody base. Sandalwood is prominent, it remains powdery and becomes subtly sweet - that's the hint of fragrance that ultimately lingers.
I would have given it 70%, but I deduct 10% for the minimal sillage. And because I would like to experience the top and heart notes longer. Way too quickly, only a hint of a scent remains, but at least this hint is somewhat lasting.

Well. I'm not upset about having acquired this scent again - but I really don't need to do it again.
This is actually something for people who don't want to use perfume, so for men and women who really don't want to use perfume. It doesn't get more discreet than this.

EDIT: I just thought about which body lotion (I always apply lotion after showering and I definitely have 5 different body lotions and creams in the bathroom)... Cocoa butter from Garnier would be good. Or maybe coconut. Fruit, on the other hand, is boring.
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Confusion 13 years ago 8 3
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Spring Incense Fluff (oh, but everything is alliterative!)
Anyone who thinks that incense is always heavy, oppressive, and wintry should try this Kenzo. I have never found such a light and airy incense anywhere else. I would almost say that in winter, this scent is not heavy enough; the incense is packaged here so buoyantly and transparently.

It doesn't even stay discreetly in the background; on my skin (or in my perception, however you want to put it), Madly Kenzo is actually quite smoky from start to finish.

The top note starts only slightly fruity; I perceive the orange blossom more than any specific berries right now. Even here, incense is already present, weaving through the heart note, which is floral and powdery, all the way to the base with vanilla and a good (yes!) cool cedarwood.

This is not a gourmand scent for me, although it cannot be denied that it has a certain sweetness - the scent is too woody-smoky for that.

For my taste, the sillage could definitely be more enveloping, but that would probably take away the lightness of the fragrance - so that's okay, compromises have to be made. The longevity is quite good, at least regarding the sillage. You just have to apply a bit more...and get yourself a bunker bottle.

By the way, I find the bottle itself very, very aptly designed. It fits perfectly with the scent.

Unfortunately, I haven't seen Madly Kenzo in a German perfumery yet, but it is available online and with the Dutch.
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Confusion 13 years ago 10 2
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Lemon Ginger Jasmine Wood
I admit, there is a resemblance to Light Blue - apple, lemon, wood, musk. But I find Light Blue, to be honest, very boring. I sold it off quickly. It has enough fans, though.

I don’t find this one boring. Highly complicated is something else, as Donna also starts off lemony-appley-fresh. Here, however, olive leaves and ginger provide the necessary spice that Light Blue lacks. Dark green from the olive leaves and the sharpness of ginger - unlike the commenter below me, I find this very present. Then in the heart, delicate jasmine leaves (not pee-jasmine, but bright and friendly), which give it a bit of sweetness.
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With Light Blue, I always have Mr. Clean associations, here the lemons and the other ingredients are nicely balanced.
The base is soft, clear, woody. Less Iso E Super, more real (as far as that’s possible) wood.

I find my bottle part (no cap, no outer packaging) really pretty. And the longevity for such a little lemon is perfectly fine. A nice, uncomplicated summer and office scent that I will take with me on vacation (one more week! *excited*).

EDIT: I admit, the title is rarely stupid...
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Really Retro
I have walked past this one so many times without noticing. I had tried it before, but I didn't like it at the time. Apparently, taste in fragrances changes over time or with the number of scents one owns...

The second to last time I tested it, I thought: "Oh, well... it's not that bad...". The last time, I wondered how I had missed this scent until now. I took it home. Even a wrong purchase would have been bearable at that price.

Now, with every spray, I am more enchanted. Marbert Woman actually starts off a bit oddly. Bergamot and something fruity-floral-soapy. Yes, it smells like soap. Maybe they changed the formulation here and instead of the animal note in the base, just poured aldehydes into the top? To maintain the old-school character but make it more appealing?

Because it is old-school. Absolutely 80s. Although not really a Chypre - but hey, it has everything a Chypre needs, right? Bergamot in the top, flowers in the heart, and patchouli and oakmoss in the base. Isn't that a Chypre?
Is there a Chypre-Oriental direction? Then this is it.

As I said, fruity-soapy top note. After that, it becomes powdery-woody-floral. Dominant on my skin are ylang-ylang, rose, and orris root. Maybe that's the soapy aspect? Very warm, cozy, and somehow retro.

The base, which slowly and fluidly replaces the heart note, is vanilla-woody-ambery and slightly bitter, thanks to the oakmoss. This keeps Marbert Woman from being 08/15. I don't smell castoreum directly, or rather, I don't know if that might be the mix of amber and oakmoss. I just haven't smelled it isolated yet.

I can't really find a strong similarity to Shalimar. But I don't know that one very well either. Rather - who is surprised, same vintage? - similarities with Lancaster Concentrate. Marbert Woman is, however, more floral on my skin, not as spicy, and also not as heavy.

The longevity is decent for an EDT, the sillage is truly 80s - expansive. Still, I can imagine it wonderfully on warm summer evenings.

The new bottle is actually quite okay. Simple, but with a great spray head, it doesn’t stick, sprays evenly, so it doesn’t matter that the bottle is so huge.

Oh, I hope there’s no point deduction for the inflationary use of hyphens - but I’ll leave it as it is! ;)
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