Humphrey

He sat alone on the bench at the edge of the park, his gaze fixed on a point somewhere between gray cobblestones. The coffee beside him had long since gone cold. Earlier, he had believed he could find something...

I would like to begin with the Goethe quote in the headline. And I want to consciously frame this review between two quotes, as it refers to a fragrance named after a climate zone that is framed. Framed in the truest...

First a brief note: Evernia means oakmoss. Oakmoss is known to the Latin scholar as Evernia prunastri. It is a lichen that grows in forests and on trees. This oakmoss has an incredibly characteristic scent that is described...

How could one combine and assemble a fragrance more beautifully than with the listed notes? Barbershop vibes meet licorice. Vetiver and cardamom provide masculine depth, cinnamon adds warmth, and grapefruit delivers the necessary...

It was an entirely normal day in a completely ordinary German town when I first applied this fragrance and smelled it on my forearm. "Why the forearm right away?" some connoisseurs might think in shock... there are test strips, after...

It is summer 2022 and we are sitting at a barbecue on the terrace of friends. We are running late this evening; it is already twilight, even though one of the warmest days of the year is just coming to an end, and consequently, it will...

This fragrance leaves me somewhat perplexed. Is it summery? Yes, it is. But: It is heavy. Summery, but heavy. Stuffed. Summery, but stuffed. Sweet. Summery, but sweet. It vaguely reminds me of sunscreen. But not like Soleil...

This scent is much better than its reviews here. You just have to know what to expect from it and what not. This fragrance is not a rhubarb pie, not a vanilla-rhubarb treat, and it doesn’t reinvent the Roja DNA. This scent is a fresh, masculine...