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Rose - Flap the hundredth and last.
The rose... a beauty whose fragrance is probably one of the most widely used essences in the perfume world.
There are probably as many interpretations and combinations as there are petals on a flower. Certainly even more.
After a long search, many samples and almost coming to terms with the fact that the rose and I at the center of a fragrance are unlikely to become friends, I lost hope of finding "the" rose fragrance for me.
And then came Radical Rose. Radical and unexpected, in the form of a sample from a good friend, which has since become a bottle.
Rose fragrances in which the rose takes center stage have so far been either too sweet, too old-fashioned, too soapy or simply reminded me of mature, mink coat-wearing, wealthy ladies. So far, there has been nothing that I think suits a man in his thirties or that my nose likes.
Radical rose has nothing to do with any of this. The fragrance opens with a dark and, in my opinion, masculine rose. The opening is accompanied by a slightly sweet saffron note. A far cry from cotton candy and sticky. Pepper and labdanum, which contribute a soft spiciness, are omitted from the spice cabinet. The patchouli gives me that certain something here, which has a
dark chocolatey and rounds off the entire composition perfectly. Everything is perfectly interwoven and balanced without any disruptive factors.
The fragrance surrounds its wearer with a wonderful, warm aura that is neither too aggressive nor too reserved. Rather self-confident and elegant. Rose can be and stay like this for me!
There are probably as many interpretations and combinations as there are petals on a flower. Certainly even more.
After a long search, many samples and almost coming to terms with the fact that the rose and I at the center of a fragrance are unlikely to become friends, I lost hope of finding "the" rose fragrance for me.
And then came Radical Rose. Radical and unexpected, in the form of a sample from a good friend, which has since become a bottle.
Rose fragrances in which the rose takes center stage have so far been either too sweet, too old-fashioned, too soapy or simply reminded me of mature, mink coat-wearing, wealthy ladies. So far, there has been nothing that I think suits a man in his thirties or that my nose likes.
Radical rose has nothing to do with any of this. The fragrance opens with a dark and, in my opinion, masculine rose. The opening is accompanied by a slightly sweet saffron note. A far cry from cotton candy and sticky. Pepper and labdanum, which contribute a soft spiciness, are omitted from the spice cabinet. The patchouli gives me that certain something here, which has a
dark chocolatey and rounds off the entire composition perfectly. Everything is perfectly interwoven and balanced without any disruptive factors.
The fragrance surrounds its wearer with a wonderful, warm aura that is neither too aggressive nor too reserved. Rather self-confident and elegant. Rose can be and stay like this for me!
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Alex, the elegant one.
Most people who are more intensively involved with the subject of perfume or who hang around here on the platform have already had Alexandria II by Xerjoff under their noses or have at least heard of it or read about it. I first came into contact with the fragrance a good year ago. After all the positive reports I had read and heard, I finally ordered a bottling and entered the €/ml price range, from which I had previously always kept my distance.
The bottle arrived, was fished out of the letterbox full of anticipation in the evening after work and unpacked. i applied 2 sprays to my wrist. What can I say... At first I was a little disillusioned. The first thing that hit me was a heavy load of a medicinal oud note, which reminded me of an old dentist's surgery with heavy, rustic, wooden filing cabinets. This is supposed to be Alexandria 2 ?! The big one everyone is talking about? All right, I thought. Let's see what happens. I threw myself down on the couch to read and after about half an hour I noticed a cloud of scent that kept rising into my nose and had an almost elegant and beguiling effect on me. I brought my wrist to my nose and the old dentist's surgery was transformed into a rose garden with apple trees and cinnamon trickling from the sky. Vanilla sticks dance arm in arm with amber and creamy musk plays a subliminal role.
Dr.Oud never disappears completely, but fades away, resonates for hours and rounds off the whole thing perfectly.
So there it is, the fragrance that is being talked about so much and now I can sing its praises at the top of my voice! I literally had my nose glued to my wrist for the rest of the evening and the fragrance developed associations of complete elegance and grandeur in me. As I tend to be a light sleeper, I was repeatedly surprised by the beguiling scent even during the night.
For me, this fragrance is definitely not Alex the Great but Alex the Elegant. The longevity is absolutely sufficient and lasts 10+ hours on my skin, days on clothes. I find the sillage strong but not overpowering. Rather elegant and sensual without being annoying. There is also nothing to complain about in terms of quality.
There's not too much to say about the bottle, which has now moved into my home.
Typical Xerjoff and very attractive in my opinion.
The bottom line is that Alexandria 2 is a fragrance that for me embodies elegance and grandeur combined with understatement, as it is never too intrusive or even annoying despite its opulence.
The bottle arrived, was fished out of the letterbox full of anticipation in the evening after work and unpacked. i applied 2 sprays to my wrist. What can I say... At first I was a little disillusioned. The first thing that hit me was a heavy load of a medicinal oud note, which reminded me of an old dentist's surgery with heavy, rustic, wooden filing cabinets. This is supposed to be Alexandria 2 ?! The big one everyone is talking about? All right, I thought. Let's see what happens. I threw myself down on the couch to read and after about half an hour I noticed a cloud of scent that kept rising into my nose and had an almost elegant and beguiling effect on me. I brought my wrist to my nose and the old dentist's surgery was transformed into a rose garden with apple trees and cinnamon trickling from the sky. Vanilla sticks dance arm in arm with amber and creamy musk plays a subliminal role.
Dr.Oud never disappears completely, but fades away, resonates for hours and rounds off the whole thing perfectly.
So there it is, the fragrance that is being talked about so much and now I can sing its praises at the top of my voice! I literally had my nose glued to my wrist for the rest of the evening and the fragrance developed associations of complete elegance and grandeur in me. As I tend to be a light sleeper, I was repeatedly surprised by the beguiling scent even during the night.
For me, this fragrance is definitely not Alex the Great but Alex the Elegant. The longevity is absolutely sufficient and lasts 10+ hours on my skin, days on clothes. I find the sillage strong but not overpowering. Rather elegant and sensual without being annoying. There is also nothing to complain about in terms of quality.
There's not too much to say about the bottle, which has now moved into my home.
Typical Xerjoff and very attractive in my opinion.
The bottom line is that Alexandria 2 is a fragrance that for me embodies elegance and grandeur combined with understatement, as it is never too intrusive or even annoying despite its opulence.
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