Dreamwalker

After reading through the inspiration for the fragrance, which was meant to capture the coasts of Corsica (also known as the perfumed island), so the interplay of sea, rocks and forests, I was excited to test the scent.

I was expecting a lighter or fresher oud mineralé with green tones. With anticipation, I held my nose to my wrist and... wait what?! A slightly sweet Christmas tree with incense?! Confused, I wrinkled my nose and at first didn't know how to judge the situation, was it me or the scent? My first impression: complete miss of the theme of the fragrance, but still positively surprised by the naturalness of the fir note, as well as the pleasant scent progression, but with an island has nothing to do, I thought, for now.

But then the olfactory enlightenment! After several days of testing and repeated smelling (and of course with the knowledge of the inspiration behind the fragrance), I can already slowly imagine the previously mentioned island. On closer smelling, the dominant mix of fir, pine, incense and sweetness has something slightly salty about it, which is probably caused by the citrus notes. An image of a cliff separating sea and forest now settles in my mind. It's 6am in July, the waves bring a cool breeze that blows over the rocks. The sun begins to shine through between the trees and the mist settles. It's not obvious, however, whether this is taking place on real ground or a surreal dream island. But that's what makes the fragrance so special for me, it brings something artistic and magical with it.

Every time I spray the scent on I see this exact scenario and it just feels calming and, oddly enough, somehow refreshing despite the sweetness.

However, the question arises whether my environment has the same image in my head when it smells the fragrance (and it certainly will with this enormous durability and sillage). I doubt it but strongly and it will probably remain at the well-scented Christmas tree, but so be it as long as it smells good!

Since John Varvatos - Artisan Pure has been on my wish list for some time and the rumor became louder and louder that the fragrance is possibly discontinued / is, I have let myself be carried away to a blind purchase and relied purely on the comments and statements here and was not disappointed!

For me, next to Creed's Virigin Island Water one of the fragrances of a "cocktail between palm trees on a white beach" feeling can arise. As already mentioned several times here you should not be deterred by the citrusy "toilet stone" top note, this becomes after the time a lot more pleasant (even if it retains its synthetic existence, which is not really disturbing). Later in the fragrance, the citrus notes soften and the white floral/woody base comes to the fore. This brings a slight sweetness and creaminess, but the scent doesn't become oppressive at all, and surprisingly remains quite refreshing.

I would classify the sillage on my skin as moderate, not a beast but not unsmellable to others either, at least in the first 2-4h. The durability is pretty good and the fragrance accompanies me around the 8h+.

In my opinion, one of the best summer fragrances for daytime and a great Immergeher, so if you're looking for a citrusy unisex summer fragrance, you can do almost nothing wrong here (even more so with the prices for the 125ml bottle almost already a "no-brainer")