Jas0N

Tastes change all the time. In my humble opinion, every generation has that so-called "something" that it particularly likes, perhaps also distinguishes it. This is not only the case with perfume, rather this image stands out in many things. Music would be there among other things to call.
In my opinion, one should always be open to new things, but at the same time also have the tolerance to recognize outstanding from the past as what it is. Namely outstanding.

Colonia succeeds in this extremely well. Undeniably we have here a masterpiece and classic of its time before us. Nevertheless, AdP has succeeded in transporting temporal elegance in the modern age, so that this smells by no means old-fashioned or is arrested his generation. Quite the opposite. This classic still shines today, although it stands for a perfection from the past.

I have been to Italy quite often. And the flair that this bottle has captured leaves me speechless. This at once simple yet strikingly classy interpretation, captures for me the kind of scent I associate with gentle colognes. A quiet, gentle attitude. Inconspicuous and only close, but decidedly elegant.

Colonia is characterized by a thoroughly very tangy lemon attack. Subliminally, bergamot mixes in. Especially on extremely hot days I love such a fresh prelude especially.
Immediately joins lavender and verbena mixes in the ensemble.
Towards the end, it becomes woodier in my opinion, but still presents itself very clean and fresh. A really great Cologne.

The shelf life is expectedly low or less. But does not matter, since usual for the genre of fragrance.

The projection takes place rather close to the skin, but nestles against the skin like a gentle companion. I find that really great.

All in all, a quite great, timeless fragrance. A fragrance of the then, as well as today, and in the future will find appeal.

Yes, I know it says "woman" above. Yes, I also recognize the female symbol. And no, I don't mind the fact that I like to wear a more feminine touch with my polo shirts sometimes. Quite the opposite, in fact. When I received this and some more fragrance samples in a swap (THANKS to the dear Parfuma at this point), my explicit wish was that, if possible, there should be many fragrances that tend to be feminine.
I rummage around very gladly in all scent areas and wear also gladly to change - according to prevailing opinion present definition - feminine scents. Because quite honestly: If you like the fragrances on women anyway, why not just wear them yourself?

I actually have a good relationship with Amouage, although this can be described more as a short liaison. I like to wear them, but usually only very irregularly and in temporally longer intervals from each other. Mostly leave me the flacons also again briskly and me is enough a filling.
Nevertheless, I like the brand very well. It has very complex as well as thoroughly simple, linear fragrance concepts in their repertoire.

Honour Woman has the odd twist, didn't always sit well with me and even annoyed me at times. At the end of the performance, however, this is a really great fragrance.

The beginning I find even after some "test" annoying, unround, just not hamonierend. I have described it in my statement as a catfight and I want to stick to that. Tuberose and gardenia don't quite know what they are supposed to do together in the still quite early hours of the perfume. Immediately I have to fight again and again with pepper, which I see already in the food not too gladly / like.
As soon as this combination is something and the fragrance progresses in its development it becomes more pleasant. I now perceive jasmine and lily of the valley, the association "white flowers" I sign. It becomes softer, a very harmonious picture surrounds me. Again and again garden carnation blows through my olfactory center. The fragrance now clearly plays out its strengths and knows, despite my opinion of difficult start, to convince.
The previous speaker spoke of a simultaneously warm and fresh charisma. This I can share. I also perceive amber in the finish and think that this is due to this. This deliberate combination of fresh but also warm flair, I feel anyway as a very exciting interpretation. I know the same from Enigma. Although a completely different direction fragrance, also combines this perfume the strength to create a fresh as well as warm impression.

The durability was surprisingly good, he has kept with me almost 10 hours. A little more power to the outside I would have liked, but so he is a quiet, authentic, introverted fragrance. Elegant is probably the right keyword here.

I can only repeat myself: Yes, it is a fragrance assigned to the category "woman". Nevertheless, I wear this myself from time to time quite gladly!

I'm a complete rationalist. With me, the heart rarely decides. I hardly ever make a truly erratic, spontaneous decision. I don't want to describe myself as inflexible, my work doesn't allow for that, but again, rational thought comes before creative and spontaneous decisions.
Usually I also make private decisions according to the pattern described above.
Unfortunately, however, this leads to conflicts with some frequency.

For me, perfume is already associated with a certain emotionality. Smells evoke memories of people, situations and other events in our lives.
I have quite a small collection, which is reduced to the most necessary. Sometimes I think to myself: "Man the fragrance is good. Buy it." And then on my left shoulder is the mind and says: "No, you have something similar, you do not need". The discussion is quickly ended.
This problem has come up again through Orion.

I love Aventus. For me, the fragrance is a benchmark. And I like to test fragrances that have some intentional or unintentional closeness to that very fragrance.
Orion is often described here as a more adult, better Aventus.
This, of course, made me curious.

Indeed. A certain, distant resemblance he has, BUT mMn. the comparison lags, because the fragrance already takes a whole different path at the beginning. That may just be my opinion, but as such I feel the fragrance.

The beginning is quite characterized by a very fresh, pleasant prelude, which can also be perceived well into the base. The concentration is here not only on the pineapple, but on a quite very successful fruit mixture. I smell especially currant and apple out. Pineapple I perceive rather in the background, restrained. That may already be the first big difference for me. Because with Aventus, the original or origin (if you can call it that) the expression is different. The pineapple is the only dominant factor there at the beginning.

Gliding further, so I notice another difference: the smoky part, which actually makes Aventus only to what he is ultimately, is completely missing here.
The fragrance remains completely true to its fresh line. It becomes woodier yes, but the smoky component is missing. Aventus may also differ there (the eternal batch discussion), but Orion pursues here a completely different objective.
It's the birch that gets through my nose. Gently accompanied by a touch of jasmine and patchouli. All very balanced, no real main player that takes the place of the other notes. Harmoniously, they play to their strengths. In fact, I find the fragrance to be a bit more accomplished than Aventus at this stage. It is more complex, more balanced and more fancy because of the different components.

In the base, it remains fresh. But this is somewhat diminished by the quite woody orientation. Find I perse well andgelungen. This makes him more portable in colder days and gives him a longer shelf life.
It is cedar and musk perceive here, but am honestly not quite sure.
The durability was surprisingly good and also the sillage was better than expected.

Going back to the starting point, I question whether Orion has any necessity for me. Since I have Aventus and l'aventure, which I really like because of its citrusy interpretation, the question is: is Orion now so different that I need it.
The heart says: hit it. Great scent! And here it comes; even the mind judges that this fragrance is a potential candidate for the collection. By a completely different development, basic direction and conception, I see here a completely own fragrance, with a minimal reference to the forefather.
I find Orion even more suitable for everyday use. Aventus is for me only for the evening., Orion unrestricted usable.

Final I can say: even if the heart has won only because the mind has agreed, I'm glad when Orion moves in with me!

That was my last comment for this modest year. For those who have made it this far, may I wish you happy holidays/festive season. Let yourselves well given, celebrate properly in the circle of your family and come well into the new year. And above all: stay healthy!
See you in 2021! :)
Your jas0N

Alpha and Omega. Two very popular terms. Not least, these words serve as a symbol (The Omega brand as a Swiss watch movement) or as a definition of an archetype (Alpha as the terminology for leader, highest in rank).
They form the beginning and the end of the Greek alphabet and have a not insignificant importance in Christianity. Simply stated, Christ presented Himself as first and last, thus inferring an identity of essence to God. Described differently or more freely, the concepts of alpha and omega can also be translated as beginning and end.

- sorry, I don't want to bore you with history, but is now also over. -

I think the basic idea translates well to Amber Star and Star Musk.
I had already described Amber Star. My preliminary judgment turned out very well, but was only preliminary, because I also wanted to put this in context with Star Musk. Finally, Xerjoff proclaims the fragrances as a pair, for me like Alpha and Omega.

Star Musk is what I consider to be a very bright fragrance. I don't know why, but I definitely have the feeling of smelling fresh white laundry. Was it Persil, which advertised with long clothes horse, far-reaching green meadow and white laundry? I do not remember.

At the beginning, fresh floral notes are present. According to my nose, a minimal citric resonates subliminally, but may well deceive me here. Tangerine, which I eat moreover very gladly, I perceive well. The start is a little too present. Too loud, too engaging. A little more quiet would have done well here.
Immediately we approach the heart that opens with patchouli and is great accompanied by vetiver and iris. Cinnamon I do not really perceive - but is not really tragic, because I do not like cinnamon and have never understood why people eat rice pudding and cinnamon ;).
The overall artwork is strongly interwoven, so that its individual components are difficult to differentiate. Vanilla has an accompanying tone right now and gets stronger with time. I like vanilla very much so that makes me happy. Musk still wafts shimmeringly through my nose at some point and it fades out after long hours.
Longevity and sillage are similar to Amber Star. However, I like the minimally better.

Taken for itself, we have so two good fragrances, no good - very good fragrances.
But why now Alpha and Omega?

Basic idea behind the concept was certainly to achieve perfection through both fragrances. By layering they interact with each other and show again other qualities. Their true strength, so to speak.
Now it shows for me that they are the beginning standing on their own, combined the destination of the journey.
Layered we have an intangible, great harmonious fragrance that I absolutely love to wear, if not always.
Especially since the 10 meters against the wind to smell :)

Vllt recommend I the customer service yes, times about the idea to think to laser an addition on the quite beautiful art objects. ;)

Xerjoff. You've done a great job!

First of all I want to say one thing: I have nothing against Jeremy. I don't know him, so I won't judge him for what he is. Who would I be if I took something like that On the contrary. You can certainly show appreciation for his skill and his marketing. This is reflected in his success. They say that success proves you right. Therefore: my respect for the performance

What I do take the liberty of doing, however, is assessing his scent. And here - I am sorry to say - I cannot draw a positive conclusion. To say the least, I find it a little impertinent to sell such a chemical club for this price. Normally I never put price in relation to scent, but rules are made to be broken. And now I'm breaking them. I could understand if 50 ml costs 70 Euros. But not at 150 Euro

The beginning impresses with an unexpectedly pleasant fresh start. You actually do little wrong with bergamot. I even find it really successful.
But that is also the few positive things I have to report.
It takes less than 10 minutes and it swings the full broadside chemical club towards you. Open the chemistry set, look for a test tube labeled "Ambroxan" and put it all in the pot. I just can't smell that stuff anymore. It's pungent and unpleasant.
We don't need another sauvage. It's exhausting enough as it is
The pepper doesn't make it any better. The chemical club is really going to swing again and now it's time for a real blow to the head. Thanks to pepper I now have a headache. Really pungent, aggressive, medically synthetic artificial. The smell reaches a really unpleasant level.
I looked for patchouli in vain. It's drowned in the broth somewhere
Sounds wooden and unfortunately lasts forever.
He's really good at it, though.
Hold and never disappear again. Same performance concerning the scent and that could have been really something

Conclusion:
0815 Mainstream Plörre, smells like drugstore goods, costs like a niche.
Doesn't smell like an office. At least not mine.