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The original with depth
Today it is again about a Prada,
more precisely, the first fragrance of the brand, which I find solid, after "L'Homme | Prada" and "Luna Rossa Black | Prada" were at most okay. The Intense does not come as a grail therefore, but wearable he is already.
The fragrance starts at the beginning pungent and is the next two hours also surrounded by clear synthetics. Too bad actually, that could Prada get more high-quality. All listed notes are good to smell. While the iris sets the tone, quite artificial amber and a not-too-sweet tonka bean follow, which is kept in check by the patchouli. Does the fragrance make a remarkable development?
Well, it does not become completely different, however, the synthetic disappears somewhat and the fragrance gains the familiar Prada DNA of familiar freshness and soapiness after two hours. At this point, not earth-shattering, but quite nice, especially since the Intense has more depth than the original.
The shelf life is 10 hours and is thus quite decent. Complain I would not like me there.
The sillage is present, but neither room-filling nor extremely perceptible. Overall, I locate the fragrance in the sillage stronger than "Acqua di Giò Profumo (Parfum) | Giorgio Armani" but weaker than "Fahrenheit (Eau de Toilette) | Dior" which makes this fragrance even with several sprays to a good companion in the office.
The bottle is classic, stylish and to my memory also held quite high quality, although I can no longer remember the cap and the sprayer.
I would recommend the fragrance to all who can do something with the fragrances of Prada, which is the Dior Homme series too heavy and who are looking for a powdery, but easily tolerable fragrance, which is sure to bring positive reactions from the environment. For me, it is not enough for a purchase, but for that it is worth a test.
As always, thanks for reading!
more precisely, the first fragrance of the brand, which I find solid, after "L'Homme | Prada" and "Luna Rossa Black | Prada" were at most okay. The Intense does not come as a grail therefore, but wearable he is already.
The fragrance starts at the beginning pungent and is the next two hours also surrounded by clear synthetics. Too bad actually, that could Prada get more high-quality. All listed notes are good to smell. While the iris sets the tone, quite artificial amber and a not-too-sweet tonka bean follow, which is kept in check by the patchouli. Does the fragrance make a remarkable development?
Well, it does not become completely different, however, the synthetic disappears somewhat and the fragrance gains the familiar Prada DNA of familiar freshness and soapiness after two hours. At this point, not earth-shattering, but quite nice, especially since the Intense has more depth than the original.
The shelf life is 10 hours and is thus quite decent. Complain I would not like me there.
The sillage is present, but neither room-filling nor extremely perceptible. Overall, I locate the fragrance in the sillage stronger than "Acqua di Giò Profumo (Parfum) | Giorgio Armani" but weaker than "Fahrenheit (Eau de Toilette) | Dior" which makes this fragrance even with several sprays to a good companion in the office.
The bottle is classic, stylish and to my memory also held quite high quality, although I can no longer remember the cap and the sprayer.
I would recommend the fragrance to all who can do something with the fragrances of Prada, which is the Dior Homme series too heavy and who are looking for a powdery, but easily tolerable fragrance, which is sure to bring positive reactions from the environment. For me, it is not enough for a purchase, but for that it is worth a test.
As always, thanks for reading!
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Summer of the flamingo
Dear friends of oranges,
today it's about Marc Gebauer's Orange Flamingo, a fragrance which has really convinced me and which I had to test as a performance freak of course.
Let's get to the fragrance: the flamingo starts rather with a strong portion of neroli, a rose too strong for me and a lot of fabric softener. At this point I find the fragrance overdrawn, but that settles within the first 15 minutes. Subsequently, the orange emerges more and more clearly, jasmine plays a role in the background and the musk finds its place in the composition.
The rose, which bothered me in the prelude, is more restrained, but present. Wood I do not smell. From this point on, the flamingo has fully developed and remains linear until the end, although in the last 1-2 hours only musk is perceptible. All in all, a super clean scent!
The durability and sillage are already really good, but not overwhelming for now.
However, if you then consider the fact that this is not a beast with incense, oud, etc., but a fresh scent, you have to say that Orange Flamingo plays in this category at the top, because from the sillage I see the even slightly stronger than "Bentley for Men Intense | Bentley" and that is by far not a fresh scent. Also the durability is convincing, because 10 hours I have the fragrance in any case on the skin, more often this also holds its 12 hours through.
For a fresh fragrance, it is therefore an absolute beast, but also compared to all fragrances regardless of their fragrance direction, it is on the border of being a beast.
All respect, really class, what Marc has put on the legs at a good price-performance ratio.
The bottle is solid and looks inviting with the orange. I like especially the cap, the name yes anyway, although I can not qualitatively evaluate the bottle, because I had him not yet in hand.
Overall, this fragrance is on my wish list, as it is versatile portable, delivers a hammer performance for a fresh fragrance and so I think, quite well received by the environment. From me there is therefore a clear test recommendation!
As always, thanks for reading, I look forward to your impressions.
today it's about Marc Gebauer's Orange Flamingo, a fragrance which has really convinced me and which I had to test as a performance freak of course.
Let's get to the fragrance: the flamingo starts rather with a strong portion of neroli, a rose too strong for me and a lot of fabric softener. At this point I find the fragrance overdrawn, but that settles within the first 15 minutes. Subsequently, the orange emerges more and more clearly, jasmine plays a role in the background and the musk finds its place in the composition.
The rose, which bothered me in the prelude, is more restrained, but present. Wood I do not smell. From this point on, the flamingo has fully developed and remains linear until the end, although in the last 1-2 hours only musk is perceptible. All in all, a super clean scent!
The durability and sillage are already really good, but not overwhelming for now.
However, if you then consider the fact that this is not a beast with incense, oud, etc., but a fresh scent, you have to say that Orange Flamingo plays in this category at the top, because from the sillage I see the even slightly stronger than "Bentley for Men Intense | Bentley" and that is by far not a fresh scent. Also the durability is convincing, because 10 hours I have the fragrance in any case on the skin, more often this also holds its 12 hours through.
For a fresh fragrance, it is therefore an absolute beast, but also compared to all fragrances regardless of their fragrance direction, it is on the border of being a beast.
All respect, really class, what Marc has put on the legs at a good price-performance ratio.
The bottle is solid and looks inviting with the orange. I like especially the cap, the name yes anyway, although I can not qualitatively evaluate the bottle, because I had him not yet in hand.
Overall, this fragrance is on my wish list, as it is versatile portable, delivers a hammer performance for a fresh fragrance and so I think, quite well received by the environment. From me there is therefore a clear test recommendation!
As always, thanks for reading, I look forward to your impressions.
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The fragrance freshener at the worst price-performance ratio
Dear friends of the betrayals,
today comes a thoroughly negative test result and yes, with this fragrance I dare to do so because of my detailed test and my clear opinion both to the dupe, as well as to the original "La Nuit de L'Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Yves Saint Laurent" .
For me, this fragrance is significantly stronger in terms of durability, but even more one-sided and inconsequential than the original, which is already completely overrated for me.
Let's get to the fragrance: the similarity to the original I can not deny, although this is clearly spicier and by a fruity bergamot in the prelude more multifaceted comes along.
Midnight Rendezvous, on the other hand, just smells like freshness combined with a very shy spice....too shy.
In the course, this also does not change greatly, "L'Homme | Prada" is, on the contrary, a multifaceted and highly complex fragrance (and even that turned out too gray, too boring for me).
More gibts to the fragrance happening actually also not to say. Take a high-quality fragrance freshener, mix this with a pinch of cardamom a little more spice in and out comes "Midnight Rendezvous | The Dua Brand / Dua Fragrances"
More just does not happen here. Since I can also said fragrance freshener at the price of a few euros generously spray on the clothes and get away cheaper.
The evaluation in the sillage I understand just as little. With me, the fragrance is circa 60 minutes clearly over skin-tight, but then only restrained perceptible. This makes the sillage louder than the average shower gel fragrance, but this fragrance is still not strong.
The durability can be seen, 10 hours I perceive the fragrance on my skin, which means a significant increase over the original.
The bottle is typical for Dua again grottig, the name "Midnight Rendezvous" I like but, although I understand under it something else, because here the rendezvous takes place maximum at noon in the tax office.
Overall, I can therefore unfortunately not recommend this fragrance, but I could not help but share my image with you, since it then but rarely immediately so strongly deviates from the common opinion.
As always, best thanks for reading!
today comes a thoroughly negative test result and yes, with this fragrance I dare to do so because of my detailed test and my clear opinion both to the dupe, as well as to the original "La Nuit de L'Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Yves Saint Laurent" .
For me, this fragrance is significantly stronger in terms of durability, but even more one-sided and inconsequential than the original, which is already completely overrated for me.
Let's get to the fragrance: the similarity to the original I can not deny, although this is clearly spicier and by a fruity bergamot in the prelude more multifaceted comes along.
Midnight Rendezvous, on the other hand, just smells like freshness combined with a very shy spice....too shy.
In the course, this also does not change greatly, "L'Homme | Prada" is, on the contrary, a multifaceted and highly complex fragrance (and even that turned out too gray, too boring for me).
More gibts to the fragrance happening actually also not to say. Take a high-quality fragrance freshener, mix this with a pinch of cardamom a little more spice in and out comes "Midnight Rendezvous | The Dua Brand / Dua Fragrances"
More just does not happen here. Since I can also said fragrance freshener at the price of a few euros generously spray on the clothes and get away cheaper.
The evaluation in the sillage I understand just as little. With me, the fragrance is circa 60 minutes clearly over skin-tight, but then only restrained perceptible. This makes the sillage louder than the average shower gel fragrance, but this fragrance is still not strong.
The durability can be seen, 10 hours I perceive the fragrance on my skin, which means a significant increase over the original.
The bottle is typical for Dua again grottig, the name "Midnight Rendezvous" I like but, although I understand under it something else, because here the rendezvous takes place maximum at noon in the tax office.
Overall, I can therefore unfortunately not recommend this fragrance, but I could not help but share my image with you, since it then but rarely immediately so strongly deviates from the common opinion.
As always, best thanks for reading!
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The hybrid with that certain something!
Dear friends of hybrids,
today is about the Casino Elixir 2.0, a hybrid of the classics "Aventus (Eau de Parfum) | Creed" and "Baccarat Rouge 540 (Eau de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian"
Both fragrances I found solid to good, but ultimately none could move me to buy. While Aventus from the price-performance ratio has now become bad and the fragrance is too "sucked out", BR 540 is brilliant in its sweetness, but somehow imperfect. So I am missing a counterpoint here, because a simply sweet fragrance is unfortunately not enough for me in this case and at this price. From therefore I was very interested in the hybrid of Dua and I can tell you that I was not disappointed.
CE 2.0 starts as usual from Dua slightly out of round, which is not great disturbing, however, because this out of round start is within 1-2 minutes. Synthetics does not stand out to me in the entire course, although the fragrance does not smell entirely natural. The scent starts with a sweet, juicy pineapple with no smoke at all, the pineapple becomes additional tart in the first few minutes and later in the scent. Here it is not clear to me whether this is due to the apple or the currant, although I would rather guess the currant.
At the same time, the familiar cotton candy DNA of BR540 is clearly perceptible from the first minute. Almond and saffron dominate here in the prelude. This sweetness later flattens somewhat, but remains clearly in the background from start to finish.
After about 30-60 minutes, the birch gains more and more dominance, so that the pineapple becomes smokier. It was this twist that I liked best in the original Aventus, so I'm glad to perceive this nuance in the CE 2.0 as well. Also the cedar wood flashes now and then in the background and holds together with the birch the sweetness of BR540 in check.
Overall, the fragrance is dominated by Aventus to circa 65-70%, the rest does BR540. In my opinion, the perfect ratio of fruity-smoky and playful sweetness.
CE 2.0 smells like a rather fruity Aventus, which later yet becomes a bit smokier.
In parallel, BR540 is responsible for the unique sweetness, so this fragrance is best suited for autumn, winter and spring. This combination of fruit, smoke and sweetness creates something completely new. A good scent and a solid scent become a really classy hybrid that I can imagine will go over very well with those around it. Field tests follow and will be added here :).
The durability can also be seen. While the fragrance creates at least 10 hours, this is usually 12 - 13 hours. This is not the absolute best that is possible in terms of perfume, but for a fruity-sweet fragrance is very neat. So I lobe me that!
The sillage is brutal at the beginning. The fragrance fills the whole room with two sprays from the sachet and leaves a strong scent plume in motion. At this stage, the fragrance really keeps up with the strongest like "Air Tiger | Marc Gebauer" , "Black Afgano (Extrait de Parfum) | Nasomatto" and almost even "Shaghaf Oud | Swiss Arabian". Unfortunately, this monster sillage lasts only a good hour, after which the fragrance flattens out more. However, it still remains strong and clearly present. The number of sprays can be safely left in the single digits, because with 6-9 sprays you really have more than enough fragrance. Overall, I see the sillage at a very strong 8. This makes it stronger than "Bentley for Men Intense | Bentley" but weaker than "Red Tobacco | Mancera" whereby CE 2.0 this at the beginning in the sillage clearly beats.
The flacon is as usual from Dua simply underground. For the price anyway. Since I like the fragrance so well, I think I'll get the Special Edition in the green bottle, if I have used up the 30ml. Since the bottle is namely quite respectable.
Overall, an absolute test obligation for the lovers of Aventus, of BR540 and for all those who found both fragrances good, but who lacked that certain something. Here, both fragrances united in CE 2.0 complement each other insanely well. The fragrance is clearly to categorize as unisex and is suitable up to the office or other serious activities for any occasion, especially for going out.
As always, thanks for reading!
today is about the Casino Elixir 2.0, a hybrid of the classics "Aventus (Eau de Parfum) | Creed" and "Baccarat Rouge 540 (Eau de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian"
Both fragrances I found solid to good, but ultimately none could move me to buy. While Aventus from the price-performance ratio has now become bad and the fragrance is too "sucked out", BR 540 is brilliant in its sweetness, but somehow imperfect. So I am missing a counterpoint here, because a simply sweet fragrance is unfortunately not enough for me in this case and at this price. From therefore I was very interested in the hybrid of Dua and I can tell you that I was not disappointed.
CE 2.0 starts as usual from Dua slightly out of round, which is not great disturbing, however, because this out of round start is within 1-2 minutes. Synthetics does not stand out to me in the entire course, although the fragrance does not smell entirely natural. The scent starts with a sweet, juicy pineapple with no smoke at all, the pineapple becomes additional tart in the first few minutes and later in the scent. Here it is not clear to me whether this is due to the apple or the currant, although I would rather guess the currant.
At the same time, the familiar cotton candy DNA of BR540 is clearly perceptible from the first minute. Almond and saffron dominate here in the prelude. This sweetness later flattens somewhat, but remains clearly in the background from start to finish.
After about 30-60 minutes, the birch gains more and more dominance, so that the pineapple becomes smokier. It was this twist that I liked best in the original Aventus, so I'm glad to perceive this nuance in the CE 2.0 as well. Also the cedar wood flashes now and then in the background and holds together with the birch the sweetness of BR540 in check.
Overall, the fragrance is dominated by Aventus to circa 65-70%, the rest does BR540. In my opinion, the perfect ratio of fruity-smoky and playful sweetness.
CE 2.0 smells like a rather fruity Aventus, which later yet becomes a bit smokier.
In parallel, BR540 is responsible for the unique sweetness, so this fragrance is best suited for autumn, winter and spring. This combination of fruit, smoke and sweetness creates something completely new. A good scent and a solid scent become a really classy hybrid that I can imagine will go over very well with those around it. Field tests follow and will be added here :).
The durability can also be seen. While the fragrance creates at least 10 hours, this is usually 12 - 13 hours. This is not the absolute best that is possible in terms of perfume, but for a fruity-sweet fragrance is very neat. So I lobe me that!
The sillage is brutal at the beginning. The fragrance fills the whole room with two sprays from the sachet and leaves a strong scent plume in motion. At this stage, the fragrance really keeps up with the strongest like "Air Tiger | Marc Gebauer" , "Black Afgano (Extrait de Parfum) | Nasomatto" and almost even "Shaghaf Oud | Swiss Arabian". Unfortunately, this monster sillage lasts only a good hour, after which the fragrance flattens out more. However, it still remains strong and clearly present. The number of sprays can be safely left in the single digits, because with 6-9 sprays you really have more than enough fragrance. Overall, I see the sillage at a very strong 8. This makes it stronger than "Bentley for Men Intense | Bentley" but weaker than "Red Tobacco | Mancera" whereby CE 2.0 this at the beginning in the sillage clearly beats.
The flacon is as usual from Dua simply underground. For the price anyway. Since I like the fragrance so well, I think I'll get the Special Edition in the green bottle, if I have used up the 30ml. Since the bottle is namely quite respectable.
Overall, an absolute test obligation for the lovers of Aventus, of BR540 and for all those who found both fragrances good, but who lacked that certain something. Here, both fragrances united in CE 2.0 complement each other insanely well. The fragrance is clearly to categorize as unisex and is suitable up to the office or other serious activities for any occasion, especially for going out.
As always, thanks for reading!
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The black powerhouse
Dear Cannabis Friends,
today is about Black Afgano - the dark powerhouse of Nasomatto. Here we have it with a fragrance zutun, whose precise description is quite difficult for me. Too extraordinary, too opaque it comes to me, but I'll do my best. Black Afgano starts with a fair amount of wood, which I would categorize as dry and bright. It is quickly joined by a spicy note of some cinnamon and pepper, which gives the scent a fairly ordinary but well-designed start to date. What now follows more clearly and yet paves the way directly at the beginning, is probably the namesake, the figurehead and the heart of the fragrance: the cannabis note.
This announces itself at first perceptible, but still quite restrained and is accompanied by a note that I would classify as balsamic. Here also resonates a small portion of smoke, which I find appealing.
Overall, I like this part of the fragrance but rather less, because I have to think with all sorts of balsamic notes rather of Voltaren, cough syrup or the like. Over time, the fragrance becomes more restrained in the wood and balsam, stronger in the cannabis note. This is the crux of the matter for me: While cannabis in fragrances is arguably a rather unusual and interesting note, when it comes to smell, minds are divided. For my part, I smell every joint 5km against the wind, because I perceive the smell of cannabis extremely intense. Other perfumos don't smell any cannabis at all from this scent, which I can't explain at all. Since I like the smell initially, but then comes along too penetrating, Abzugts in the B grade.
Big plus points there are in terms of durability and sillage, because better gehts probably hardly. Could I the durability unfortunately not fully exhaust, because I had only a very small sample, I can still say: On my skin at least 15 hours and I think that makes even longer without shower. The sillage is brutal. Two small sprays on the wrist begged for attention for a good 8 hours before the scent settled rather skin tight. For the first 5-6 hours, you should be getting a decent buzz with the scent after just 3-4 sprays. Overall, it is stronger in the sillage than "Ombre Nomade | Louis Vuitton" and "Red Tobacco | Mancera" , but slightly weaker than "Shaghaf Oud | Swiss Arabian" , but you can probably not beat. Nevertheless, applies here clearly: 10/10!
The flacon is a real eye-catcher. Simply minimalist, gloomy, classic and yet striking, beautiful to it is still that the fragrance itself is black.
Overall, Black Afgano is interesting, worth a test and well implemented. From me there is a test recommendation!
today is about Black Afgano - the dark powerhouse of Nasomatto. Here we have it with a fragrance zutun, whose precise description is quite difficult for me. Too extraordinary, too opaque it comes to me, but I'll do my best. Black Afgano starts with a fair amount of wood, which I would categorize as dry and bright. It is quickly joined by a spicy note of some cinnamon and pepper, which gives the scent a fairly ordinary but well-designed start to date. What now follows more clearly and yet paves the way directly at the beginning, is probably the namesake, the figurehead and the heart of the fragrance: the cannabis note.
This announces itself at first perceptible, but still quite restrained and is accompanied by a note that I would classify as balsamic. Here also resonates a small portion of smoke, which I find appealing.
Overall, I like this part of the fragrance but rather less, because I have to think with all sorts of balsamic notes rather of Voltaren, cough syrup or the like. Over time, the fragrance becomes more restrained in the wood and balsam, stronger in the cannabis note. This is the crux of the matter for me: While cannabis in fragrances is arguably a rather unusual and interesting note, when it comes to smell, minds are divided. For my part, I smell every joint 5km against the wind, because I perceive the smell of cannabis extremely intense. Other perfumos don't smell any cannabis at all from this scent, which I can't explain at all. Since I like the smell initially, but then comes along too penetrating, Abzugts in the B grade.
Big plus points there are in terms of durability and sillage, because better gehts probably hardly. Could I the durability unfortunately not fully exhaust, because I had only a very small sample, I can still say: On my skin at least 15 hours and I think that makes even longer without shower. The sillage is brutal. Two small sprays on the wrist begged for attention for a good 8 hours before the scent settled rather skin tight. For the first 5-6 hours, you should be getting a decent buzz with the scent after just 3-4 sprays. Overall, it is stronger in the sillage than "Ombre Nomade | Louis Vuitton" and "Red Tobacco | Mancera" , but slightly weaker than "Shaghaf Oud | Swiss Arabian" , but you can probably not beat. Nevertheless, applies here clearly: 10/10!
The flacon is a real eye-catcher. Simply minimalist, gloomy, classic and yet striking, beautiful to it is still that the fragrance itself is black.
Overall, Black Afgano is interesting, worth a test and well implemented. From me there is a test recommendation!
