DK74

Starts with plum/coffee/citrus, spices complement subtly (pepper/cinnamon/cardamom); I would claim that you can actually smell the toast quite distinctly - well, I probably wouldn't have recognized it as such without the DP - if we're being honest. But yes, the toast is clearly and long-lastingly noticeable. Frankincense/tea/geranium play rather subtly in the fragrance concert. Only after about 7 hours does the base come into play in the form of wood. The long-lasting drydown - the fragrance orchestra continues to play for several more hours - consists of the base - dominated by myrrh and sandalwood, patchouli/amber/cedar complement it.
Conclusion: Wow, this is delicious! And I love it when a fragrance surprises me (positively) - toast in perfume, you really have to come up with that - but it fits really well with the other fragrance components - if you like plum and can afford it - yes, that's the only criticism - you should definitely give it a try.

I already thought so, and now that I have a sample, it is confirmed - NEVER trust the comments (on Parfumo) when they refer to an old, discontinued perfume.

8.5 points - Top 40 - this creates an expectation that this scent (for me) cannot fulfill. And I would bet - the expectations of others who smell this fragrance for the first time will also be disappointed.

In my theory, the high scores for these fragrances are awarded based on nostalgic memories - of course, back then one was still young, and in memory, everything is better than it was in reality.

I was actually the target group for this fragrance in the 90s - early 20s - but I didn't really engage with perfumes back then and only occasionally used Tabac aftershave, which I had once swiped from my dad (who never used it - accordingly, the bottle must have been quite old).

Let's talk about the scent:
It is clearly a child of the early 90s - for men's fragrances, this means the shift from rather harsh chypres and fougères to much sweeter scents; what hasn't changed is that the fragrance pyramid MUST showcase many components - that's how a fragrance was supposed to be. That one cannot definitively recognize and name all components is not surprising - it would probably be difficult for the perfumer who designed it as well.

In the top notes, raspberry, bergamot, and lavender are dominant - anise/tarragon (could also be another herb) hold back; in the floral bouquet from the heart notes, lily of the valley and rose are dominant; up to this point, the scent is actually quite pleasant and could have served as inspiration for later sweet fragrances; and now the BUT - we come to the base and the dry down - here the fragrance unfortunately can no longer deny that it actually comes from the cheap designer segment - it reveals a generic scent mixture with a clear shower gel feeling - what a shame.

I believe this fragrance is the worst rated one I have ever tested... And since I have had well over 500 on my skin, I must express my astonishment at this rating. Not only does it not deserve that - on the contrary, in the realm of aquatic designer fragrances, it actually does quite well. I find it has only a slight shower gel nuance. For me, ginger/juniper/sage and the salty notes dominate, and that fits very well - sure, it's not an Acqua di Parma fragrance experience - there is clearly some synthetic element at play here - but without really being annoying.

Conclusion: Those looking for a coherent yet light aquatic fragrance, and who can live with subtle synthetic notes, are absolutely in the right place here.

The top note completely blew me away the first time - at that moment I hadn't read the description and therefore didn't know what it was that I was smelling... Admittedly, I didn't think of rose - however, once you know, you wonder why you didn't realize it right away - well, that might be because it starts with a 'rose sauna infusion' - that sounds strange, but it smells absolutely wonderful - rosemary and rose harmonize excellently. The scent transforms over time into a rose tea fragrance - first spicy, then sweet - even very sweet, almost liqueur-like - the other components balance this out very well; gradually the sweetness fades and the rose tea is underlined with light wood; I can't exactly determine where the wood impression comes from - maybe from the rose geranium? Not from the incense resin or benzoin - they act quite differently than expected and are much more subtle than one usually knows - they play in the orchestra of scents well before the base, but change nothing about the dominance of the rose.

Conclusion: anyone who likes rose should definitely test this one! The only downside - for an EdP, the longevity is really outrageous - I would say a maximum of 4 hours.

It starts off with a full dose of ozone - I have never really thought about what that might smell like, but I would say it is well captured in this fragrance. So how does it smell? I would describe it as gray, dusty, chemical, salty. Whether it was a good decision to create a scent around this, I would somewhat doubt, as the fragrance experience is quite demanding; interesting, but certainly!
After about half an hour, the flowers gradually come through; you sense the honey more than you actually smell it, but it becomes pleasantly salty/sweet without any harshness.
The components of the base are also far from being harsh, but rather blend in subtly with the overall picture.

Conclusion: If the ozone had been used less prominently, this could have been a fine, light summer fragrance; however, the ozone overkill makes it difficult to wear.