Faded

I noticed the following point about the "Dusk | The Woods Collection" that has not yet been mentioned:

It is not listed in the notes, but I can smell iris in the opening. It goes in the direction of the old formulation of "Valentino Uomo Intense (2016) | Valentino". Dark, not sweet iris.
This will be the mixture of all floral notes + patchouli. But surprised me when I looked it up that iris is not listed as a note. This iris opening disappeared after about 1 hour (unfortunately).

Bottle outstandingly good, atomizer below average.
Longevity and sillage great.
Very mature and masculine fragrance. Not a signature fragrance for me, but rather for special occasions. Very difficult to use in summer, during sports and in the office.
I layer it at 20 degrees with a "Greenley | Parfums de Marly" - that makes it almost suitable for summer.

Price-performance insanely good. For me, it's definitely the smarter pick for a "Layton | Parfums de Marly" and qualitatively better and darker than a "Détour Noir | Al Haramain / الحرمين" .

I like the "Allure Homme Édition Blanche (Eau de Parfum) | Chanel" flanker the best out of the whole range. Many write that the fragrance is extremely refreshing - I see it a little differently.

First of all: the atomizer is great. There's a lot coming out of it.
The opening immediately shows which direction the whole thing is going in and gives me a great complexity for a designer: authentic lemon, but above all a lot of spice from the pepper. Smell the spray directly on the skin at close range - the pepper really kicks in. After about 15 minutes, however, the slightly spicy opening immediately subsides. And then this powdery note comes into play, which takes away some of the supposed lemon freshness for me.

For me, sandalwood and tonka create a mixture that is spicy and soft and doesn't really have anything to do with "refreshment". Otherwise, any fragrance with lemon in the opening would be refreshing ;-)
Of course, the lemon dominates here and is really great for a designer. For me, for example, it's much more authentic and pleasant than an extremely artificial one like in "Imagination | Louis Vuitton" (ouch, please spare me...).
But there is always this creamy, spicy-powdery note that makes the fragrance a good choice for the office as well as in the evening with a suit. But never for a visit to the pool on vacation.

It is not just a refreshing lemon fragrance, by any means.
This woody powdery note is always present, from the opening to the end after about 6 hours.
At 30 degrees I definitely find it too exhausting, I'd rather reach for an "Afternoon Swim | Louis Vuitton" or "Blu Mediterraneo - Fico di Amalfi | Acqua di Parma". They may last shorter, but they give us real summer refreshment vibes - without that spicy, powdery note.

A very solid fragrance. Very high quality for a designer. Spring and the beginning of summer, office, date, everyday.
Bottle is visually so mediocre. A little boring, scratches look very unattractive on it.
But a top spray head.

With little expectation, I found the "Bad Boy Cobalt Elixir | Carolina Herrera" in my letterbox today as a sample from CH.

I sprayed it on with just as little expectation and got exactly what I expected.

Pepper, a few woods, some incense, sweetish.
But everything was so incredibly synthetic and boring that I immediately got a headache. I don't understand why this series doesn't manage to put a little more love into its flankers.

Artificial, penetrating, unfortunately not my taste. That was (again) nothing.

My second from Nishane - I skipped the "Ani (Extrait de Parfum) | Nishane" straight away and jumped to the "Ani X | Nishane."
Because if there's one fragrance that I absolutely love, it's honeydew melon.

And yes, you can definitely smell it in the opening, but it's not as sweet and tangy as I had hoped, it just sits in my nose between a few soft citrusy notes, lavender and a woody vanilla. Too bad, I was expecting something more fruity.

But the colorful bag of notes together is really exciting. I think I can easily recognize cardamom and sage as such and turn the whole thing into a slightly spicy green combination.

After about 3 hours, "Ani X | Nishane" becomes softer and softer. Citrus notes have disappeared, the light melon note is now surrounded by vanilla and sweet, soft woods.
There is no classic vanilla scent left in the drydown as I knew it before. I can also imagine this drydown at 20 degrees plus. It's not just sugary sweet, but still has a minimal freshness that I find hard to describe. Perhaps the remaining mixture of melon, apple and the aquatic notes?

A really complex and great combination that I have never smelled before.
Unfortunately, the longevity and sillage are not so good for me. I will test this again extensively with more sprays + on the clothes.

Currently the best vanilla for me because it seems so new and unique to me.
Great composition - definitely try it!

I am currently completely rediscovering the world of Nishane, which is overdue.

"Wūlóng Chá (Extrait de Parfum) | Nishane" reached me as a bottling and on social media there is talk of a good spring and summer fragrance. Sprayed on, a fresh citrus top note jumps out at me, very intense and minimally synthetic. Followed by a teen note that reaches me much more pleasantly than in an "Imagination | Louis Vuitton". Very very soft, not pungently spicy, but wonderfully round and clean. How different teen notes can be has also been shown, for example, by "Gris Charnel (Eau de Parfum) | bdk Parfums" in a comparison of these three.

The fragrance is again a kind of "fresh-laundry-softener" scent for me. Citrusy notes make it slightly tangy and suitable for warm days, the mix of tea and musk makes it clean, soft and round. For me, "Wūlóng Chá (Extrait de Parfum) | Nishane" has a distinctly feminine note. Sure, it can be worn by anyone, but I see it more on a woman.

To me, it looks like an expensive hand soap. Refreshingly green and clean.
I think it might get too annoying for me at 25 degrees plus, but between 10 and 25 degrees I find it very suitable.

My mother is not a big perfume fan. Everything is too strong, too intense and conspicuous. That's why she always likes to wear "Green Tea (Eau Parfumée) | Elizabeth Arden" - I see a big match here. "Wūlóng Chá (Extrait de Parfum) | Nishane" is much more complex, intense, high-quality and also more expensive - but basically they both go in the same direction. This association may explain my feminine impression.

Lasts surprisingly well. Three test sprays on my arm last forever and radiate surprisingly well.
It becomes softer over time, the citrus notes slowly fade into the background. The softening tea note remains. Exciting fragrance, rarely smelled anything like it, definitely try it!