Mantus

Cappadocia starts off intensely for me, with mahogany-colored, body-warm 'saffron ~ leather that is interwoven with fine ebony-colored streaks in the background, giving the scent a pulsating quality that can also be felt.

A little later, the saffron ~ leather becomes somewhat muted, but is still distinctly perceptible and merges with a deep, floral-gripping aura that briefly touches the bloom of a 'rose and a lightly powdery, noble 'iris ~ lotion-like enveloping cloud.

As the scent develops further, one notices that in very background and increasingly panther-like creeping nuances, a very deep, almost cake-like 'vanilla reveals itself and rolls into a naturally cloudy, honey-like balsamic, milk chocolate 'benzoin ~ incense until the scent fades away.

'Jasmine ~ Absolute, 'myrrh, and Australian 'sandalwood were unfortunately rejected by my paleocortex :-)

Overall, the scent lasts 10 hours on my skin.

The sillage is designed for 1.5 hours at 1 meter and 3.5 hours at a very noticeable full arm's length before it gradually diminishes to the scent's conclusion.

"@Eby97~ Thank you very much for the decant!"

Mantus

It is a pleasant July morning, the sun is already emitting fine heat waves through the still somewhat scattered cloudy sky.

Even from several meters away, I catch a very familiar scent - and I can even hear it.

There’s a slightly dusty, sandy note, along with a subtly sweet fecal hint and the recurring sound of the excavator's exhaust.

Just 3...4 steps to reach the end of the road, and suddenly I find myself right in the middle:

Construction site!

"The diligent construction workers; the correct designation is unknown to me, but probably something with 'manager' in the job title, have prepared everything, and of course I suddenly find myself in front of a sea of these white-red striped plastic roadblocks."

The excavator is also turned off for this phenomenal moment - absolute silence.

A very extremely dense, slightly smoky biting, balsamic sweet, dirty scent still lingers in the air.

The clouds have completely cleared, revealing a radiant blue sky and allowing the sun to showcase its full potential...

The pouring can now commence:

A crackling, swirling, intensely voluminous, very smoothly appearing tar-like scent is now noticeable.

Extremely thick and viscous, sweetly sticky, extremely dark rubbery, black leathery bitter, it surprisingly rolls its way very delicately.

As the tar, which glitters matte in the sunlight, spreads, small, medium, and even large air bubbles can be seen in the mass, which are directly buried and simultaneously renewed by the next new surge.

A few hours later, the road construction is completed.

The new road has been smoothed out and is now completely cooled down, receiving a very delicate, resinous balsamic touch to the leathery bitter scent finale.

Fuel0987.

*Indian spikenard, caramel, and labdanum were unfortunately rejected by my paleocortex.

Overall, the scent lasts 10 hours on my skin.

The sillage is designed to be clearly 1.5 meters for 2 hours and a very distinct whole arm's length for 3 hours, before it gradually reduces to the scent's conclusion.

"Shamus, I sincerely thank you for the generous sample!"

H24 Eau de Toilette begins with a typical, freshly washed 'laundry note' that has been lightly warmed by the sun, exuding very fine, freshly sweet ethereal, greenish herb-spicy 'sage nuances that will make the heart of every "iron hater" skip a beat, because:

"Eventually, you find yourself in a situation where you need an iron to get shirts, for example, wrinkle-free, because otherwise, they look extremely crummy, and I used to just sit on them for 2 minutes and ended up with roughly the same result :-)

With "H24 (Eau de Toilette) | Hermès," this is absolutely no longer necessary, as you are perfectly equipped with this dry yet warm, flickering, steamy, light creamy floral 'daffodil tone, which I like to call mono and experiential scents, and you can wonderfully watch how the laundry, with a very subtle, delicately light pink and medium brown 'rosewood nuance, smooths itself out until the scent fades!" :-)

'Sclarene was unfortunately rejected by my paleocortex :-)

Overall, the scent lasts 9 hours on my skin

The sillage is designed to be very noticeably present for a whole arm's length for 4 hours before it gradually diminishes until the scent fades.

"Le Sel d'Issey | Issey Miyake" opens with an intensely fresh, mineral-cool, and somewhat delicately sterile 'note, which is underscored by a citrusy silky, matte shimmering 'ginger note, specifically its delicate fragile skin, revealing to me the image of water reflecting in the sunlight.

A little later, the mineral ginger skin is somewhat dimmed but still clearly perceptible in the background, merging with a light and simultaneously slightly dark green marbled, softly aquatic plant nuance, accompanied by a finely woven, distinctly herbaceous spicy masculine 'vetiver note, allowing the water to reveal a glimpse of its bottom with its many small pebbles and 'algae.

In leisurely steps, "Le Sel d'Issey | Issey Miyake" leaves a bright, softly smooth, glittering white speckled, typically 'oakmoss impression, which glides into a moving yet simultaneously calm scent conclusion, accompanied by fine, almost resinous, grayish wooden 'Virginia cedar wood splinters.

'Salt was unfortunately denied by my paleocortex :-)

Overall, the scent lasts 15 hours on my skin.

The sillage is designed for 1.5 hours at 1.5 meters and 3.5 hours at a very distinctly perceptible full arm's length, before it reduces in minimal steps until the scent conclusion.

"Honk1510, thank you for the bottle!"

Shalimar Souffle Intense begins unusually green, soft and tactile at the same time, delicately chlorophyll-like, and before my scent eye, the image of a plant stem revealing itself, transitioning from white to greenish, emerges, hinting that it will become a wonderful large white-flowering plant.

A little later, the plant stem is fully formed, and its green tone is now perceived as slightly dimmed, merging with a feminine, light white, filigree, velvety lotion-like, yet powdery transparent 'jasmine tone, underlined by a creamy, body butter-like, very delicately herb-floral 'orange blossom nuance, revealing an enchanting spring feeling.

Already perceptible in the heart note, Shalimar Souffle Intense leaves an incredibly bright, powdery glowing, creamy, cozy vanilla fleece blanket.

'White flowers and 'benzoin were unfortunately rejected by my paleocortex :-)

Overall, the scent lasts 9.5 hours on my skin.

The sillage is designed to be very noticeably present for 4.5 hours at a full arm's length before it gradually diminishes to the scent's conclusion.

"SaGa, thank you very much for the decant!"