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I bought a sample first and, to be honest, I wasn't immediately taken with it. After wearing it a few times, I fell under its spell for several reasons:

First of all, I have to agree with everyone here who is talking about the "well" exciting fragrance. I can only confirm it: This fragrance is a quick-change artist! After I had bought the full bottle at a reasonable price, the following association came to me: If the fragrance were a movie character, it would be one of the faceless men from Game Of Thrones (For all those who don't know: The people from Braavos who can change their identity).

It's really incredible: for me, this fragrance starts with a really prominent citrusy, sour blackcurrant that projects really strongly with a subtle woody base. I immediately get fresh shower gel vibes here. The currant then fades after 20-30 minutes, and it remains somewhat citrusy before a pleasant sweetness and spicy cinnamon slowly take over. After 1 hour, the scent suddenly changes completely. It is suddenly no longer the shower gel freshness, but a beautiful, seductive and elegantly spicy-sweet fragrance. Luckily, the sweetness is subtle and not a sweet cotton candy. This makes it super universal and easy to wear for everyone. Towards the end, the tonka sweetness remains with a little patchouli and musk. Unfortunately, it then only projects close to the skin and not as strongly as in the first 3 hours.

This fragrance progression and the high-quality composition in general definitely make it an olfactory delight. The only drawback is the performance. It does last for 7-8 hours on the skin (much longer on clothes). But the DesirToxic unfortunately only projects perceptibly for 5-6 hours. So definitely a few splashes on your clothes too ;) Otherwise, it can be worn every day for any occasion, and I would definitely classify it as unisex. If you can get the fragrance for under 200 euros, I can only recommend going for it, if only for the fantastic (as far as I know) handmade bottle!

A leather fragrance that works without a leather jacket?

To get straight to the point: Yes, that's exactly what it is! But I have to be honest and say that I'm not the biggest fan of leather fragrances in which the leather accord smells like a new car seat. For me, they really only work in combination with a leather jacket...

But the Falcon Leather is something completely different. It's no surprise, as the leather impression is created by the birch tar and resins. In addition to the subtle leathery note, there is also a pleasant smokiness. And yes, the emphasis here is on pleasant, because I don't get the ashtray or the Easter fire here, but simply a subtle, warm and soothing note.

The saffron really makes the fragrance a well-rounded masterpiece. It brings a beautiful spiciness and at the same time a fine sweetness that comes into its own especially in the dry-down. Admittedly, I find the saffron a bit pungent in the first 20 minutes, but if you give it a short time, it develops really well. The leather note remains in the dry-down and a little woodiness joins in.

And what amazed me is that the fragrance is super clean and tidy despite the warm notes. Of course, this doesn't make it a classic freshie, but it's super suitable for everyday use and, when dosed sensibly, also a good fragrance for the office.

Performance is top, by the way! Lasts all day on the skin and on clothing for at least 2 days and is also perceptible the whole time. Of course, you can expect that for the price. I would recommend it for anyone over 20 and it can definitely be worn from fall to spring. In summer, I would rather go for a citrusy freshie for everyday wear. I regret having only bought 50 ml...

I think the title of my review already gives it away...contrary to other opinions here, I really do take a lot of tea in the opening.

And the opening is exactly what I love about this fragrance. I have to admit that when I smelled the fragrance for the first time, it took some getting used to, because I didn't know this rather dark tea note. Especially not in combination with the citrusy bergamot accompanied by a rather present sweetness. But the more I smell it, the more addicted I become.

The fragrance then actually doesn't change that much. Of course, the citrusy opening described above fades and the fragrance becomes rather soft and woody-sweet. The sweetness and a little tea remain and some leather comes through. It's like falling back into a leather armchair and enjoying a cookie after the first sip of tea. And to be honest, I think that's quite enough! The fragrance starts beautifully and stays beautiful and even really pleasant!

If we now take a look at the price-performance ratio, you could almost fall out of your leather chair again...I bought the fragrance for 130 euros for 100 ml and can assure you that the fragrance has a top shelf life (skin: approx. 10 hours; clothing at least 2 days) and sillage. Of course it's not the most creative fragrance, but it's still unusual and well made. Certainly a good starting point for those inexperienced with oud. Great fall/winter fragrance, what more could you want....?

I discovered the fragrance in the overwhelmingly good Rituals store in downtown Amsterdam. And yes the store is really class and you can explore the really good scents of Rituals in a pleasant atmosphere on the 2nd floor.

But here it goes yes about the Nuit d' Azar.... And in advance I must mention that in my estimation the fragrance was relaunched, as the flacon design was laid out much more turquoise and got a more elongated shape. Whether he was formulated I can not say, however, because I smelled him in the store for the first time, but also bought directly... ;-)

But now to the fragrance. I must say quite honestly that the EDP has surprised me very positively. The citrusy tart opening with the sage holds really long and it then develops into a pleasant woody vetiver fragrance, which was still to smell with me after the shower. Raspberry and currant I get only a little to not at all...Durability I would put so on 8 hrs and the sillage is also good for a 40 euro fragrance.

The bottle is for the price also very well processed...vorallem with the wooden cap it looks very noble.

Conclusion: For the low price you get so really a great citrus masculine fragrance, which in my opinion can keep up with fresh niche fragrances. But in general, I can recommend everyone to just visit the next BIG Rituals store and sniff through. (...The Oudh pour Homme is also really great...)

What a fruit bomb! At the first sniff of my ersoukten sample I was not yet 100% convinced. So after the 3rd time smelling he liked me better and better and already the sample was gone faster than I could look. Now I'm the proud owner of a whole bottle and I'm still happy and have to say what a great fruit summer fragrance for men. And yes I think the fragrance is even more masculine...although the top note is very fruity or I just smell a lot of sweet peach and pear, however, he turns after a few hours in the dry-down to a nice pleasant sweet slightly woody fragrance.
Achso...and you should dose really carefully, the sillage is really strong, so you can definitely fill a whole room with just 3 sprays. In addition, he keeps with me at least 8-9 hours.
So Kirke is really a qulitativ high-quality sweet fruit scent that can sweeten a beautiful summer day me literally!