Duftomatisch

It is not so easy to evaluate and describe a fragrance when you are the first one, and generally not so good at smelling out scents. You can see the perfumer's art behind the fragrance, it seems quite natural and not at all synthetic. I was also told during my visit to the perfumery in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria that they use only natural ingredients - except for alcohol and odourless "boosters" to extend the shelf life.

Arenizca starts green-spicy. These are probably the spices in the top note ;). And a bit herbaceous. All in all I would describe the fragrance as green-spicy-herbal. In addition, I hear something that comes across as slightly musty. I guess the amber = amber note is responsible for that. If I make an effort, I notice coffee mixed with something slightly spicy and pungent. The smell is not sweet at all. It is rather rough, slightly tart and masculine.

I had it listed here and as far as I remember there was no gender information on the manufacturer's website, so it is unisex here. But according to the saleswoman it is a man scent. The scent is interesting and unique. It is not so easy to compare it with only one scent, but to give you an idea:

Lay Bracken Man, Green Irish Tweed and A*Men Pure Havane with 40% Bracken and 30% each of the other two and you get 70% Arenizca. Alright?! ;D

The durability is ok, it stays longer on the skin, but is a little sillage-like. I would not recommend a blind purchase, the fragrance is too special for that. But those who are travelling in Las Palmas should in any case plan a little visit to the perfumery, they always have a nice selection of interesting scents and regularly update their assortment. This also means that they reformulate fragrances or remove them from the assortment.

Link to the fragrance:
https://casadelperfumecanario.com/producto/arenizca-50ml/?lang=de

Recently there was a perfume-members meeting in Cologne. Being from Cologne (or Immi), I didn't want to miss that. We met in a café and scented a lot of the fragrances we brought with us and exchanged samples. Unfortunately I didn't know about this "tradition", because it was my first meeting and so I didn't have any samples with me. Well, afterwards we visited several perfumeries and smelled what the stuff holds. In the evening we went to the perfumery SF Perfume history. All the time I was looking for a spicy oriental scent in vain until I sniffed the citric orange calabria there.
First impressions: Wow.
He's got something.
The other people present also liked the scent at first sight.
The perfume meeting was very cool. It ended very sociable at the Thai's around midnight and we were lucky - it was the last Saturday before the relevant changes in public life caused by the virus.

But to the smell:
I am greeted by a beautiful authentic load of orange, neither sweet nor sour, with a slight lemony touch. Also reminds me a little of Storcks 'nehme 2' Bonbons.
The citric character is retained and gradually weakens, the white musk comes out slightly. I hardly hear any other notes.
A citric-orange high-quality and very pleasing EdP in the style of a colognes, with reasonable durability, very pleasant on warm days.

The bottle is chic, the cap is heavy and shines beautifully golden. Not exactly a bargain in terms of price, but still within the affordable range.

So I didn't get to know my Oriental, but on these warm days I now enjoy the Mediterranean scent of bitter oranges in my nose - and revel in the thoughts of Calabrian coastal villages, while I let the sun pamper me on my balcony facing the backyard.

If you like "Orange Sanguine" and are still looking for something fresh and orange for warm days, you should also try Orange Calabria. Because the latter is in my eyes even better

During my last holiday in Gran Canaria I visited a lot of perfume shops. The choice is good and the price level is approximately 20-30% lower than the price level in Germany. As I practically did not know anything about Guerlain yet, I decided to try the l'Homme series and tested 4 or 5 of them for a short time. The only thing I remember noticeably and positively was L'Homme ideal EdP. I got it a few weeks ago as a bottling in the Souk. And I really liked this sample.

Wow. The fragrance is sexy and sensual, sweet and seductive and a bit mysterious. But also somewhat artificial and mainstream. I would describe it as an insider tip among mainstream fragrances. Even though it gets along well here on Parfumo and many people own it, I never see people in perfumeries who reach for the bottle, ask for it or get the fragrance recommended by salespeople. Also otherwise I have never smelled it with anyone else and I know no one who owns it.

I can't smell out many of the notes given. It's a sweet overall composition, which smells kind of cherryy - although this note doesn't appear in the pyramid - and very subtle sandalwood.

The Sillage is average, relatively fast the radiation is limited (in my opinion or estimation) from half an arm length to an arm length. The durability is okay, but not very good.

I don't know if, or don't think so, that's how the ideal man smells. There's something feminine about this fragrance. In my eyes, at least it's not extremely masculine
But most "Homme" fragrances don't necessarily smell like Tom Ford's Noir Anthracite now.

I like to wear the fragrance and it is halfway versatile - it doesn't really bother anybody - but I always have to be careful not to "carry it over".
4 days in a row l'Homme Ideal EdP and I need a break. Therefore it has no signature scent potential for me.

In summary, it is a seductive, cherryy mainstream fragrance that is not extremely innovative or unique, but still has that wow factor

Sandalo was my first Acqua di Parma fragrance I smelled. I have to say, wow, it's really beautiful and interesting. At that time this was still a quite new fragrance experience for me and I knew nothing comparable. Now I've smelled a few more scents. Also a few more Acqua di Parmas. And I have to say, even now the fragrance smells quite unique to me, not extremely innovative, but unique. And so far it is also in my eyes (my nose) the best Acqua di Parma. I am curious about Colonia Ebano, which I also have on my watch list.

How do I perceive Sandalo?
It begins with a fresh, sweetish, woody and somewhat pungent smell. The woody one - I just assume that this is how sandalwood smells - gradually becomes more apparent, the freshness disappears and the sweetness fades into the background, but remains. I guess cardamom, tonka and amber provide the sweetish touch, although I can't smell a single note of it.
This way the fragrance comes to rest and slowly fades away.
What gets a little stronger, I guess sandalwood is responsible for this, is the slightly pungent note. It doesn't bother me, but there have been perfumers who have tried to get rid of their bottle because of this characteristic, even though they liked the scent.

The Sillage is average, the shelf life as well. According to my experiences/perceptions, however, these two values are always somewhat worse for me than for the general public. I can quickly no longer perceive a scent on myself, my skin absorbs the perfume like a sponge and my nose is not the most sensitive.

The scent has also brought me compliments, most recently when I had an appointment at the brewery after a long day in the sauna. There he was especially well received by a friend. However, she did not perceive it as a perfume at all, but as a freshly showered smell with a sauna infusion note.

I always feel comfortable with the fragrance and also feel it a bit elegant. And I also think he is an absolute all-rounder. Office, everyday life, evening, it's usually always possible

Hello first.

So I like Date for Men. I think Alberto and Jeremy have hit the nail on the head. Namely because it smells sweet and sexy and has no exaggerated Sillage. This should then be available at "Club for Men". But I still think it's a pity that the Sillage is a little weak. Cause I'd love to wear the scent once in a while, but it's never gonna be on a date. I have a girlfriend and if that wasn't the case, and I'd go "dating" again, I'd probably put on a different scent. Probably. So topic hit - hook.

Date for Men smells like a mixture of different mainstreamers for a younger audience, as many have already mentioned here. Also on this point you have to say; people, what did you expect? Jeremy likes to recommend Wanted by night, Ultramale, Eros etc., has mostly younger "fans" and writes himself mass-compatible on the flag. So expectation met - hook. As for the announced oud - yes, he might have stacked it up a bit. On the other hand one would also have assumed that it would not bring out a mass compatible date scent for boys who smell a full pot of oud.

I smell a mixture of Wanted, Ultramale and YSL - Y. I think he's the closest he's to the Y. I'm not a fan of Wanted and Y, nor of Eros. But Date for Men is kind of good. I find it a bit more valuable than the ones mentioned above, and also make me perceive an oud. At least I think the oud contributes a good part to the overall composition, which makes the fragrance more appealing to me than Wanted and Y. It is clear that the fragrance is not unique, Office is already "uniquer". Here Jeremy clearly wanted to go safe instead of risk.

Now to the (negative) criticism: the durability and, as already mentioned, the Sillage are not so good. Not bad either. Midfield. Worse than Office for Men. Yes, after the long-lasting office and the announcement "Extrait" I also had an expectation in this point that DfM in my opinion did not fulfil.
And yes, you are all right: the regular price is much too high, almost ridiculously high. However, I must confess that I was already itching my fingers when I saw sealed flacons for 110 € in the souk.

I'm not buying it yet. 100ml is too much, too. But he could make it, shall we say, on my extended wish list. Although the fragrance is a bit teeny-like, it has something that makes it interesting and wearable for me (37 years) as well.

So, theme taken, (in terms of Jeremy's taste) odor expectation met, price too high, H&S a little bit too weak.

Bye-bye.