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Why the fuck are you sniffing around the table?
I love woody, spicy scents and there are many of them to my delight. Xerjoff Alexandria II belongs exactly in this category. Not sweet... not fruity... No, woody and spicy. And I agree with the previous speakers, the fragrance is really the perfumed luxury! As noble, as "rich" as the Americans say. But what distinguishes Alexandria II from other fragrances of this kind is its INCREASIBLE durability. Where other scents slowly fade, Alexandria II starts to become really horny (positively meant - not vulgar)
Let me illustrate this with a little anecdote. For omnipresent reasons (hello Corona) I'm currently working 2 days a week in my home office. Yesterday was one of those days again and so I decided to go with my wife and our daughter to a nearby restaurant shortly before noon to eat. Goes fast and nobody has to clean up the kitchen afterwards :-) The weather was ok, but still autumnally cool, so I changed my jacket, you don't want to catch a cold at the moment, because otherwise everybody thinks the world would go under. I didn't have a fragrance of the day yesterday, so I only had deodorant on it, nothing else. So we go to the restaurant, sit down and I hang my jacket on the chair behind me. While we wait for dinner, I notice an extremely horny, woody scent (we remember... I love woody scents). It smells unbelievably good and somehow the scent already seems familiar to me, but I can't really classify it. So I start to look around, because we were there relatively early, but there weren't many people there yet or the other guests were sitting so far away that I couldn't possibly notice any perfume from them... The table we are sitting at is made of wood, so I lower my head and start sniffing the table (could be...). Looking back, I realize that I must have looked like an idiot and my two girls pointed it out to me in their usual friendly manner :D But the table wasn't. Well... I just enjoyed my meal and the pleasant smell. Only when we were finished, got up and I took my jacket again, I noticed that the smell came from my jacket. BOOOM!! Now I remembered it again. I wore the jacket about 3 weeks ago and had Alexandria II on it (from a sample which is empty now).
Long story short... The scent is divine and lasts forever (especially on clothes). But it's not a pushy/nervous durability but an extremely pleasant companion, which accompanies you constantly and lets you feel a touch of luxury. It has its price and you certainly don't have to blindly buy a whole bottle, but I recommend everyone (no matter if male or female) to at least order a small bottling or try it in the shop. You can almost only love it. And another thing... Don't be fooled by the top note and also not by the heart, the fragrance really starts after about 6 hours!
Best wishes and enjoy your (well-deserved - I am sure) weekend!
Let me illustrate this with a little anecdote. For omnipresent reasons (hello Corona) I'm currently working 2 days a week in my home office. Yesterday was one of those days again and so I decided to go with my wife and our daughter to a nearby restaurant shortly before noon to eat. Goes fast and nobody has to clean up the kitchen afterwards :-) The weather was ok, but still autumnally cool, so I changed my jacket, you don't want to catch a cold at the moment, because otherwise everybody thinks the world would go under. I didn't have a fragrance of the day yesterday, so I only had deodorant on it, nothing else. So we go to the restaurant, sit down and I hang my jacket on the chair behind me. While we wait for dinner, I notice an extremely horny, woody scent (we remember... I love woody scents). It smells unbelievably good and somehow the scent already seems familiar to me, but I can't really classify it. So I start to look around, because we were there relatively early, but there weren't many people there yet or the other guests were sitting so far away that I couldn't possibly notice any perfume from them... The table we are sitting at is made of wood, so I lower my head and start sniffing the table (could be...). Looking back, I realize that I must have looked like an idiot and my two girls pointed it out to me in their usual friendly manner :D But the table wasn't. Well... I just enjoyed my meal and the pleasant smell. Only when we were finished, got up and I took my jacket again, I noticed that the smell came from my jacket. BOOOM!! Now I remembered it again. I wore the jacket about 3 weeks ago and had Alexandria II on it (from a sample which is empty now).
Long story short... The scent is divine and lasts forever (especially on clothes). But it's not a pushy/nervous durability but an extremely pleasant companion, which accompanies you constantly and lets you feel a touch of luxury. It has its price and you certainly don't have to blindly buy a whole bottle, but I recommend everyone (no matter if male or female) to at least order a small bottling or try it in the shop. You can almost only love it. And another thing... Don't be fooled by the top note and also not by the heart, the fragrance really starts after about 6 hours!
Best wishes and enjoy your (well-deserved - I am sure) weekend!
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I'll break a lance for him
Hello dear Parfumos (Parfumisti?.. what is the correct term?)
Kalan is somehow not a typical Marly, which is probably the reason why he is not as popular as his siblings. The problem probably lies in the fact that you expect something different (sweeter) when you think of Parfums de Marly. The most famous horses in the Marly stable, a Herod, a Carlisle, a Layton... all go a little bit gourmand for me. They are sweet, extremely pleasing, easy to love, suitable for the masses (which is all positive - so we don't get the wrong idea here).
Kalan... is none of those things. He has no sweet vanilla, no juicy apple. Instead, it is bitter, earthy, smoky. But if you take a neutral and unbiased look at it, it's definitely an awesome scent with something very distinct. Especially now in autumn, when the days are getting a bit colder, Kalan is a faithful companion at my side.
It's certainly not a blind buy, but he certainly deserves a chance. Imagine you go outdoors on an autumn day at the weekend, for a walk by the water or in the city, casual, casual outfit, maybe a leather jacket... in my opinion this scent fits perfectly
Just wanted to take up the cudgels for the Kalan, especially since I really like it. I am still working on my abilities to describe a fragrance, that will be fine... I promise :)
Kalan is somehow not a typical Marly, which is probably the reason why he is not as popular as his siblings. The problem probably lies in the fact that you expect something different (sweeter) when you think of Parfums de Marly. The most famous horses in the Marly stable, a Herod, a Carlisle, a Layton... all go a little bit gourmand for me. They are sweet, extremely pleasing, easy to love, suitable for the masses (which is all positive - so we don't get the wrong idea here).
Kalan... is none of those things. He has no sweet vanilla, no juicy apple. Instead, it is bitter, earthy, smoky. But if you take a neutral and unbiased look at it, it's definitely an awesome scent with something very distinct. Especially now in autumn, when the days are getting a bit colder, Kalan is a faithful companion at my side.
It's certainly not a blind buy, but he certainly deserves a chance. Imagine you go outdoors on an autumn day at the weekend, for a walk by the water or in the city, casual, casual outfit, maybe a leather jacket... in my opinion this scent fits perfectly
Just wanted to take up the cudgels for the Kalan, especially since I really like it. I am still working on my abilities to describe a fragrance, that will be fine... I promise :)
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