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Artificial Orient
On a black vinyl record, the 4 bottles from Jusbox are arranged. The line has a very stylish vibe and evokes thoughts of the hippest and trendiest scene. Old school was yesterday, this is definitely new school.
The Orient has been reinvented with 14Hour Dream. This Jusbox creation is the one with the largest volume. No Use Abuse comes close, as it has different characteristics, and certainly not Micro Love. Here we have a combination of Dries Van Noten by Frédéric Malle and Chocolate Greedy by Montale. When these two fragrances are mentioned as reference points, it’s clear that 14Hour Dream is quite bold. The gourmand aspect cannot be overlooked.
The vanilla-saffron-like note is clearly attributed to Dries Van Noten, while the cocoa undertone comes from Chocolate Greedy.
14Hour Dream speaks cocoa, even though it’s not explicitly listed in the pyramid. Well, maybe it’s not pure cocoa, but at least a note that strongly leans in that direction. Is this the combination of patchouli with iris butter and vanilla? Perhaps. Somehow, the fluid also slightly reminds one of Gaultier's Kokorico, where cocoa is also prominently featured.
Despite its heaviness, the fragrance is airy and light, not a burdensome sweet stickiness. The Orient is modern and transparent, not shrouded or plastered with cloying notes. Smart and stylish, Jusbox uses ingredients like saffron, vanilla, patchouli, and iris butter.
In any case, 14Hour Dream is fun, and the longevity reflects that. The 150 euros are much better spent here than on Micro Love. It’s also quite stylish that Jusbox produces 78 ml bottles.
The Orient has been reinvented with 14Hour Dream. This Jusbox creation is the one with the largest volume. No Use Abuse comes close, as it has different characteristics, and certainly not Micro Love. Here we have a combination of Dries Van Noten by Frédéric Malle and Chocolate Greedy by Montale. When these two fragrances are mentioned as reference points, it’s clear that 14Hour Dream is quite bold. The gourmand aspect cannot be overlooked.
The vanilla-saffron-like note is clearly attributed to Dries Van Noten, while the cocoa undertone comes from Chocolate Greedy.
14Hour Dream speaks cocoa, even though it’s not explicitly listed in the pyramid. Well, maybe it’s not pure cocoa, but at least a note that strongly leans in that direction. Is this the combination of patchouli with iris butter and vanilla? Perhaps. Somehow, the fluid also slightly reminds one of Gaultier's Kokorico, where cocoa is also prominently featured.
Despite its heaviness, the fragrance is airy and light, not a burdensome sweet stickiness. The Orient is modern and transparent, not shrouded or plastered with cloying notes. Smart and stylish, Jusbox uses ingredients like saffron, vanilla, patchouli, and iris butter.
In any case, 14Hour Dream is fun, and the longevity reflects that. The 150 euros are much better spent here than on Micro Love. It’s also quite stylish that Jusbox produces 78 ml bottles.
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Little Artificial Water
On a black vinyl record, the 4 flacons from Jusbox are arranged. The line has a very stylish flair and evokes thoughts of the hippest and trendiest scene. Old school was yesterday, this is definitely newschool.
Micro Love is the thinnest of the line. Not very strong or expressive, more like a half-aquat at half-past eight. A bit of freshness and that’s unfortunately it in the end. It doesn’t have the unique presence like Use Abuse. You could actually just go to a drugstore, where you can find similar little fragrances. And since I’m not really a fan of very fresh scents, Micro Love doesn’t make it very far with me, let alone on the wish list. Almost 150 euros are due for Micro Love, which I believe could definitely be better spent elsewhere according to my nose.
When I read the note "ozonic accord," the boredom bells start ringing for me. Suede and cinnamon are not discernible, and that’s where it stumbles in the gears. The longevity and projection align perfectly with the scent itself, very meager. A bit more pep would have done the fragrance absolutely good.
Fresh lemon transitions into fresh lemon, no more and no less. Perhaps I will be proven wrong like with Orto Parisi's Bergamask, but unfortunately, I don’t believe that here. Bergamask is also a fresh affair, but there you can see how interesting a fresh scent can still be designed.
The artificial factor, like with Use Abuse, is unfortunately very weak, even if one might want to suspect it with a bit of goodwill behind the fresh little lemon, and yet Monsieur Ropion is such an established perfumer.
Micro Love is the thinnest of the line. Not very strong or expressive, more like a half-aquat at half-past eight. A bit of freshness and that’s unfortunately it in the end. It doesn’t have the unique presence like Use Abuse. You could actually just go to a drugstore, where you can find similar little fragrances. And since I’m not really a fan of very fresh scents, Micro Love doesn’t make it very far with me, let alone on the wish list. Almost 150 euros are due for Micro Love, which I believe could definitely be better spent elsewhere according to my nose.
When I read the note "ozonic accord," the boredom bells start ringing for me. Suede and cinnamon are not discernible, and that’s where it stumbles in the gears. The longevity and projection align perfectly with the scent itself, very meager. A bit more pep would have done the fragrance absolutely good.
Fresh lemon transitions into fresh lemon, no more and no less. Perhaps I will be proven wrong like with Orto Parisi's Bergamask, but unfortunately, I don’t believe that here. Bergamask is also a fresh affair, but there you can see how interesting a fresh scent can still be designed.
The artificial factor, like with Use Abuse, is unfortunately very weak, even if one might want to suspect it with a bit of goodwill behind the fresh little lemon, and yet Monsieur Ropion is such an established perfumer.
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Artificial Piercing Scream
On a black vinyl record, the 4 flacons from Jusbox are arranged. The collection has a very stylish vibe and evokes thoughts of the trendiest and most happening scene. Old school was yesterday, here is definitely new school.
Nothing is natural. This starts with the plastic vinyl record. The color of the fragrance is such an unnatural red that it could only be served in chemistry labs. It continues to be highly artificial when you have the scent on your skin. Synthetic flowers + synthetic freshness all the way to synthetic synthetic. Is that even a thing? Regardless, it at least smells like something. At Jusbox, everything natural seems to be viewed with a critical eye.
The fresh synthetic flowers are placed in a glaring light, the scent is as sharp as a piercing scream. Just as such a scream cannot be overlooked, Use Abuse cannot be ignored. The fragrance penetrates deep and even further when the most temperamental notes you can imagine join hands. Sharp rose with intense tuberose and jasmine together in a team is simply a delicate matter, but it definitely has its charm, because Use Abuse, as banal and clichéd as it sounds, is just different, almost aggressively composed in the first half hour. Well, we are not in the mink regions of Byredo or anything, but it's strongly heading in that direction, not in terms of scent direction, but in terms of innovation level.
At least Use Abuse becomes a bit gentler over time when the flowers lose their sharpness, and some of the base starts to shine through. These are more familiar notes that haven't been pushed to such extremes. When Use Abuse has become a bit tamer, one almost wants to breathe a sigh of relief.
Definitely niche and highly artificial, progressive and striking.
Nothing is natural. This starts with the plastic vinyl record. The color of the fragrance is such an unnatural red that it could only be served in chemistry labs. It continues to be highly artificial when you have the scent on your skin. Synthetic flowers + synthetic freshness all the way to synthetic synthetic. Is that even a thing? Regardless, it at least smells like something. At Jusbox, everything natural seems to be viewed with a critical eye.
The fresh synthetic flowers are placed in a glaring light, the scent is as sharp as a piercing scream. Just as such a scream cannot be overlooked, Use Abuse cannot be ignored. The fragrance penetrates deep and even further when the most temperamental notes you can imagine join hands. Sharp rose with intense tuberose and jasmine together in a team is simply a delicate matter, but it definitely has its charm, because Use Abuse, as banal and clichéd as it sounds, is just different, almost aggressively composed in the first half hour. Well, we are not in the mink regions of Byredo or anything, but it's strongly heading in that direction, not in terms of scent direction, but in terms of innovation level.
At least Use Abuse becomes a bit gentler over time when the flowers lose their sharpness, and some of the base starts to shine through. These are more familiar notes that haven't been pushed to such extremes. When Use Abuse has become a bit tamer, one almost wants to breathe a sigh of relief.
Definitely niche and highly artificial, progressive and striking.
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Flow with the Shaving Brush
With Mr. Burberry, you absolutely dare nothing. But do you always have to? Well, I must admit, I like Mr. Burberry because it reminds me of my first wet shave.
I was maybe 16 when Dad showed me how wet shaving works. "It works, it's super easy," thought the young me, freshly shaved under the guidance and supervision of my father, shaking it off and then trudging on my way. Then came the next Saturday. Since I used to be a passionate standard Latin dancer, every Saturday night was Practice Night. In the days leading up to it, my beard had grown back brutally and was not far behind Chuck Norris's. "Not so good," thought I, and I was not amused by my beard situation.
But of course, I had learned how to handle shaving foam and the skilled swing of the razor blade. So I made my way to the bathroom and gathered the ingredients, pulled out the shaving brush, and lathered up according to all the rules of the art.
At that moment, I became aware of the scent of a Gillette shaving foam. It was so wonderful that I hoped and hoped that this great scent would last on me...hm...but it held very little. The more I hoped to capture that wonderful, albeit simple scent. It was so soft and bright, almost citrusy bright but somehow not, yet radiantly fresh, just a clean man’s scent. Deep freshness and soft bright notes from the chemistry lab amazed me back in 2004, and this has not diminished to this day....
...somehow Gillette's shaving foam from back then was no longer on my radar, and suddenly we find ourselves in the year 2016. When I sprayed Mr. Burberry on my upper forearm, I didn’t notice anything of my slumbering grail from childhood. It smelled pleasant and unremarkable, which is the general consensus here. Sure, it is also unremarkable, but after a good hour, I had a scent in my nose that seemed somehow familiar and that I had smelled before. At first, I thought of something from the pharmacy or Mom's little pharmacy cabinet in the bathroom, but then it became clear that it was not Mom's pharmacy cabinet but rather Dad's shaving supplies storage just a meter to the right. Fact is, there is a fresh scent note residing there, clearly pointing in the direction of Gillette shaving foam, even if it was no longer the original note, but it was clear whose time for a male grooming product had come.
Unfortunately, the longevity and sillage are also not the revelation one would wish for, better than shaving foam, but still not made to last a whole long day.
I was maybe 16 when Dad showed me how wet shaving works. "It works, it's super easy," thought the young me, freshly shaved under the guidance and supervision of my father, shaking it off and then trudging on my way. Then came the next Saturday. Since I used to be a passionate standard Latin dancer, every Saturday night was Practice Night. In the days leading up to it, my beard had grown back brutally and was not far behind Chuck Norris's. "Not so good," thought I, and I was not amused by my beard situation.
But of course, I had learned how to handle shaving foam and the skilled swing of the razor blade. So I made my way to the bathroom and gathered the ingredients, pulled out the shaving brush, and lathered up according to all the rules of the art.
At that moment, I became aware of the scent of a Gillette shaving foam. It was so wonderful that I hoped and hoped that this great scent would last on me...hm...but it held very little. The more I hoped to capture that wonderful, albeit simple scent. It was so soft and bright, almost citrusy bright but somehow not, yet radiantly fresh, just a clean man’s scent. Deep freshness and soft bright notes from the chemistry lab amazed me back in 2004, and this has not diminished to this day....
...somehow Gillette's shaving foam from back then was no longer on my radar, and suddenly we find ourselves in the year 2016. When I sprayed Mr. Burberry on my upper forearm, I didn’t notice anything of my slumbering grail from childhood. It smelled pleasant and unremarkable, which is the general consensus here. Sure, it is also unremarkable, but after a good hour, I had a scent in my nose that seemed somehow familiar and that I had smelled before. At first, I thought of something from the pharmacy or Mom's little pharmacy cabinet in the bathroom, but then it became clear that it was not Mom's pharmacy cabinet but rather Dad's shaving supplies storage just a meter to the right. Fact is, there is a fresh scent note residing there, clearly pointing in the direction of Gillette shaving foam, even if it was no longer the original note, but it was clear whose time for a male grooming product had come.
Unfortunately, the longevity and sillage are also not the revelation one would wish for, better than shaving foam, but still not made to last a whole long day.
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Flui has emptied a bottle all by itself for a change
Certainly, the Tarot card series from D&G back then did not enjoy the kind of popularity one might have expected. No. 1 is disappointing, but No. 3 is a cheerful fruity companion for the young woman. My No. 6 is a pleasant summer companion. Certainly, it is not a milestone in perfume history, but when it looks at me from my fragrance shelf at over 30 degrees and nods with the spray button, I beam and am relieved to have discovered another summer refresher in my collection.
The longevity is not particularly impressive, but that doesn't matter for such a summer scent; Flui is all the more happy to reapply to refresh itself.
The sillage is fortunately not as expansive as that of some other extroverted fragrances. However, it is pronounced enough that my nose can always count on No. 6. The alcohol content is probably relatively high, which leads to the sillage being quite pronounced at the beginning and also remaining less close to the body. But as it is with designer fragrances, the sillage collapses after an hour like a house of cards, leaving the base on the skin as a skin scent.
For heat waves, I find dry, grassy, fresh scents to be the best. Rosemary would also have suited No. 6 well. As a summer alternative, I would recommend Sisley's Eau de Campagne, a guarantee to make unbearable summer heat bearable. Since we are already in this segment, I find Light Blue even less recommendable for summer, as it is not as distinctly dry and certainly not grassy.
The grasses cool, and the juniper also brings a pleasant dryness. Even the fact that only soapy musk remains at the end, played around by green accents, I do not hold against my No. 6. The scent has come to terms with giving off summer refreshment and not being a showy perfume that the wearer would love to place in the spotlight. Now my bottle is empty, but I didn't want to withhold a comment from my 100 ml tanker.
The longevity is not particularly impressive, but that doesn't matter for such a summer scent; Flui is all the more happy to reapply to refresh itself.
The sillage is fortunately not as expansive as that of some other extroverted fragrances. However, it is pronounced enough that my nose can always count on No. 6. The alcohol content is probably relatively high, which leads to the sillage being quite pronounced at the beginning and also remaining less close to the body. But as it is with designer fragrances, the sillage collapses after an hour like a house of cards, leaving the base on the skin as a skin scent.
For heat waves, I find dry, grassy, fresh scents to be the best. Rosemary would also have suited No. 6 well. As a summer alternative, I would recommend Sisley's Eau de Campagne, a guarantee to make unbearable summer heat bearable. Since we are already in this segment, I find Light Blue even less recommendable for summer, as it is not as distinctly dry and certainly not grassy.
The grasses cool, and the juniper also brings a pleasant dryness. Even the fact that only soapy musk remains at the end, played around by green accents, I do not hold against my No. 6. The scent has come to terms with giving off summer refreshment and not being a showy perfume that the wearer would love to place in the spotlight. Now my bottle is empty, but I didn't want to withhold a comment from my 100 ml tanker.
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