GreenViper

I was excited about the Pirates Collection… elegant, black bottles, great presentation, and fragrances with depth…
The pirate… dirty, rotten, sailing on an old, wet, wooden ship, always with tobacco at hand, the bottle of rum at the ready, the plundered barrels in the damp hold below deck. The only water the pirate encounters is the raw spray of the vast, salty sea…
So a mix of "Parfums de Havane - Cubata | Jacques Zolty", "Parfums de Havane - Severo | Jacques Zolty", Megamare and Squid
So off to the sea with hooks out to board and the first sprays hit the skin of the pirate!

But wait a minute… what is this now?

A warm, fruity-citrusy, almost sparkling beginning… there’s something floral mixed in, something sweet. It smells fresh, clean, Mediterranean. A woman in a freshly washed white dress with fresh floral adornments in her hair wanders through the orchard in Tuscany towards the evening sunset.
A wonderful composition, long-lasting and quite radiant, more for women, but also wearable by men.
But now hold on again… We are still with the pirates…
What is going on here?
You can imagine two scenarios from the creation at Byron:

1. The sociable group of creators, the opinion is clear, a fragrance must be made, it should be called Pirates. Suggestions are accepted, they agree to fill this black bottle with pirate water. The rum flows and everyone is satisfied with the choice.

2. The same group, they have a great fragrance ready, but a name is still missing. Various suggestions are made, the rum flows and the most inebriated creator comes up with the name… PIRATES *hic* Everyone is ecstatic, the choice is made.

In both scenarios, I can't quite get into the minds of Byron.
Actually a great company and this perfume presented here is awesome, not to mention the bottle.
But seriously, how on earth did the combination of perfume and name come about??????

Actually, I wanted to go to Nose in Paris to test the Filippo Sorcinelli fragrances... After I was done and continued to look around, I discovered a small corner with the fragrances from Spiritum.
The bottles already attracted attention, and a big advantage were the small "scent bells" in front of the perfumes, so you could easily smell everything without having to spray each bottle under the gaze of the saleswomen, especially since in some displays of the store there was a DO NOT TOUCH sign posted...
So after testing, I could determine: none of these nine creations is really bad, I became particularly attentive to number 1 and number 8. I then simply sprayed these two on my skin... relatively quickly, number 8 did not convince me at all on the skin, but number 1, Solar Soul, smelled just divine as in the first impression...
Prices were not marked, so I had to get a saleswoman to help me. She was able to provide some information about the brand right away; it is a relatively new brand that is only available in Nose in Paris, and these are perfumes with spiritual energy, as the compositions are tailored to the birth dates of the wearers according to the rules of ancient numerology... Sounds interesting, and the saleswoman also offered to determine my personally suitable perfume from these 9 scents based on my birthday. The conversation also attracted the attention of another customer, and the saleswoman was then allowed to conduct two determinations...
In the meantime, I was able to continue testing the scent. At the beginning, a spicy anise note dominates with amaretto undertones, while a rather creamy rose is constantly present, giving a bit of the impression of an anise-heavy sunscreen. These notes remain in the foreground throughout the entire scent progression, staying consistently spicy.
I had already clarified with my wife that number 1 is clearly the best and that I would (spontaneously) buy it if it should also be my spiritual perfume...
Well, the saleswoman came back with my perfume, and I then had to leave the store with the bottle :-).
The price is absolutely fair at €180 for 100ml, the scent lasts long enough (around 6 hours, close to the skin up to 12 hours).
I can only recommend this spiritual experience to everyone; the determination can also be done from home on the homepage, and one can look forward to the further presence of the brand...

After mostly positive experiences with Wesker, the first new release now had to prove itself.
So, suitcase packed, and off we go with the Wesker bus to Banat, a region in Southeastern Europe in what is now Romania. This is where the home of the fragrance experience presented here lies.
Upon arriving in Banat, after leaving the bus, one thinks: Ufff, it’s quite pungent here.
From the previously known perfectly balanced fruity notes, one can at best perceive something from a distance. There is clearly too much patchouli growing in the fields. So, quickly back into the bus and off to the next stop!
You have to endure a 20-minute bus ride before the bus stops again, so it’s time to get off.
Aha, here one already feels significantly more comfortable, and the blackberry bushes at the edge of the cemetery are bearing fully ripe fruits.
Here it comes, the expected and beloved fruity opening. Delicate wisps of smoke from the ongoing funeral in the middle of the cemetery drift towards the bushes.
Doesn't seem like the most popular environment, but the peace and relaxation after the last bumpy part of the journey come just in time. The patchouli fields have receded to a pleasant distance.
Something animalistic had previously wreaked havoc under the bushes, the earth is disturbed, but you can’t make out any animal directly; there’s just some freshly gnawed wood in the thicket behind the blackberries.
The funeral is over, the guests are heading towards the exit, and here the first round of coffee and occasionally tea takes place, while a group of bikers in leather outfits stands a bit aside, enjoying some self-rolled cigarettes, with no sign of haste.
The surroundings remain friendly, one feels comfortable and could definitely stay a bit longer. But the bus driver apparently doesn’t have enough time. He’s already pushing quite a bit, and there’s only the (much too early) departure left. The bus driver doesn’t seem to like being in Banat, or is the journey already supposed to be over so quickly?
What a shame…
Because there’s somehow a special flair here in Banat…

Next from the house of Wesker, which impressed me greatly with Imperial and extremely with Deviant (the latter unfortunately can only be revealed to the ladies), Eau de Mystique now had the chance to make its way onto the skin and into the nose.
During the first (short) testing, I thought there was nothing cooler to be found in the world. The fragrance character radiated for me a calmness, relaxation, and security that I had only experienced with Squid from the Zoologist animal park. And so I imagined the mystique of this fine little water…
Then followed an extensive test, but the mystique from the first test unfortunately did not return.
The opening is very pleasant with a spicy orange with only a slight sweetness, but relatively quickly the plum makes its presence known.
Similar to Imperial, the fruits in Eau de Mystique are anything but intrusive and are initially embedded in a floral-resinous environment, which smells very pleasant.
The problem for me is: I do not like plum scents at all, although I can attest that Eau de Mystique has the most pleasant plum note, and my wife does not like the resinous components.
As the fragrance develops, the sweet honey and incense note in the base increasingly comes to the forefront.
Ultimately, we are still dealing with a truly great fragrance experience here, and if I could tolerate the plum more (or if the relaxation from the initial testing would show itself again), this little water would be allowed to settle in with me more.
Subjectively, this fragrance is not as pleasant for me as the competition from its own house, although I must concede that Eau de Mystique has the best H+S from the group.
The company Wesker definitely deserves more attention with its fragrance portfolio, especially since the bottles are almost unbeatable in style.

Sometimes life is just crazy.
You browse through the main page of Parfumo and suddenly stumble upon a really pretty bottle among the new arrivals… I hadn't heard anything about the creator of this piece, the company Wesker, until now, but the scent pyramids of 4 out of the 5 currently available bottles sounded very interesting to me and my nose.
Since you could order a sample set of the 3 older fragrances at a really fair price from the manufacturer's website, I took the chance to delve a little deeper into the makers of these wonderful bottles.
And today, Imperial got to prove its worth on my skin and in my nose.
Upon spraying, the sweet cherry (which is actually sour) immediately grabs my attention.
By now, I have come to love the cherry notes while testing, but what Imperial presents here is truly special. I have never encountered such a prominent yet non-intrusive cherry before. While other cherry perfumes can be very overpowering, cloyingly sweet, or quite penetrating for those around, this (sour) cherry is simply perfectly portrayed and is accompanied by fresh, pleasantly sweet floral elements. After the initial calming of the scent, the smell of a freshly polished stainless steel plate joins these accords, which, however, does not smell as bizarre as it sounds. This stainless steel plate even manages to create a metallic taste on the tongue for both me and my wife when smelling closely. I have never experienced anything like this before, but in reality, it is not as unpleasant as it sounds :).
After about 2-3 hours, the base notes begin to emerge more and more, with a sweet and fresh musk (very pleasant) standing out well alongside this parchment scent, creating the impression of a delicate, thin old scroll.
After 10h+, the scent can only be perceived closely to the skin.
Sillage is top-notch in the first few hours (and pleasant and non-intrusive for those around), as expected, it diminishes thereafter.
Imperial is only separated from perfection by its scent character, which is not suitable for an everyday perfume.
I am sure that if the name of a famous manufacturer were on the bottle, one would have to pay several hundred euros for such compositions…
But luckily, this small East German company is in Chemnitz and not in Paris, and the price can still be considered fair, especially since, as mentioned at the beginning, these bottles are quite stylish.
So for the first time on Parfumo, I could give the full scent score!
And now I have to save up… :)
Hats off, Wesker, I am thrilled!