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I recently had the pleasure of purchasing and testing a Marzocco bottle. For the fragrance name, Herbert Stricker was inspired by the Florentine heraldic animal "Marzocco di Donatello": a lion, a copy of the original carved in sandstone - enthroned on a pedestal in Florence and guarding the city. The original, which was created by the sculptor Donatello in the 15th century, is now in the Museo del Bargello in Florence. It is unclear to me why the Marzocco tends to look down at the viewer in a depressed manner, but it can certainly be found online (and is perhaps suitable as a commentary? :) The bottle is also Florentine - in a very beautiful and warm violet, a color that is also very typical for Florence: you can find it in the club crest of AC Florence, for example.

So much for the inspiration for the fragrance and the packaging - I like the derivation and the story and my inner sculptor creates pleasant, Italian associations for me when I hold the bottle in my hand - which helps a lot when you look out of the window on a dull, German November day like I do.

The fragrance:
I recognize fruity and rather gentle, citrusy notes of mandarin, lime and lemon, which really last very softly for the first few minutes. Not sharp and absolutely no toilet cleaner association. This is followed by jasmine and orange, but especially a noble vanilla, which provide a subtle sweetness and make up the main part of the fragrance.

The sometimes described "ice candy" or "prickle candy" effect is not so obvious to me now, but I have to say that I am very impressed by this fragrance. The subtle sweetness of the perfume is very pleasant and somehow gives it a very personal and benign feel. Yes, there is something "good" about it :) Definitely not a bad-boy or macho scent. No, it has an unobtrusive yet attractive character that immediately captivated me. I can't quite put my finger on the subtle vanilla sweetness that comes to mind when I smell the perfume, but it definitely reminds me of something I know and love. Perhaps the powder that goes into a vanilla soft-serve ice cream machine? It's a very enveloping and familiar scent that quickly won me over.
The perfume's longevity is okay, the sillage rather low. It is more of a fragrance to enjoy yourself and less to impress others with - it is "for yourself" in the best sense.

I have had bottles of 4 Rosso, 17 Rosso and Azzurro. None of them really appealed to me.
The Marzocco, however, quickly won my heart - and is here to stay :)

Three years ago or so I wanted to try a new fragrance, after I had worn about 20 years exclusively CK One. Can also be that my dear wife wanted to give me like times "something new". So we both stumbled into the D** at the main train station in Cologne and immediately got to a somewhat over-motivated consultant. Shortly thereafter were with me on all possible body parts test sprayers - from Bleue de Chanel to TF Noir, it was really every scent - until it was enough for me at some point and we left the store in a hurry. At home, I then frantically tried to wash everything off me... which did not really go well.

A few days later, after I had gotten over this shock, my wife rummaged out of one of her baskets a small red 30ml perfume bottle. The logo and name of the perfume were scuffed beyond recognition. She handed it to me with the words:" Fahrenheit. You used to smell it a lot and I thought it was so great back then that I bought it for myself just to smell it now and then." Me: "When, d-a-m-a-l-s?" She back, "Joah, like 1991 or 92". I so: "Oha, if that is not yet turned over. Well, at least it was apparently dark stored, all' the 30 years. "She again: "No, it's in top condition, I can smell it. I know the scent. But you can forget the new version. The old stuff is still really good and also keeps longer."

"Well, okay. Then let's give it a try." Black curved cap off, and on it with the stuff (two sprays on the forearm). Tz, tz, ... sniff... uiuiui ... that smells like gasoline! Can you light it? And... after freshly cut grass! So strong, that really makes the airways free! Does not violate any EU directives and is such a thing today even permissible?

Since then, I have really taken a liking to Fahrenheit. However, I can wear it only in the fall and only on certain occasions (there, where exclusively people in the age group 40+ run around), because somehow I feel so oldschoolig with it that I prefer to spare younger people with it. My wife loves it on me, anyway. Definitely, the fragrance itself (from 1991, as it turned out based on the batch code) is really an absolute hammer and I'm amazed at how well the perfume has held up - probably the "good old Stöffchen" were still used back then - ingredients that are probably no longer allowed today. This probably also ensures the very good sillage, which unfolds clearly and persistently already at a- two sprays.

I have' now, after about three years (and a few fragrance experiences older), half of my 30ml vintage bottle consumed and sniff like to also just times so at the bottle. Is a bit like standing in a leather jacket at a gas station and smell the fresh gasoline (only in delicious), and I'm still surprised every time how fierce and fresh Fahrenheit smells :-)