MrTinkles

Today was the first day of my second week of vacation. Since I still had a few things to take care of in the city and the last sharings somehow weren't working out here, I made a little detour to the KÖ in Düsseldorf and ended up directly in the large, very well (!) stocked Douglas...:)

Since I know the large Douglas very well, I headed straight and determinedly towards the Tom Ford counter...:) Passing by Chanel, YSL and oh - D&G now has a new counter here too...:) - and I was already at the really very well-stocked Tom Ford counter..::) You don't have to search long for the new Tom Ford Lost Cherry. Just like Soleil Blanc, you immediately recognize Lost Cherry visually; this red is simply unique in the collection and stands out right away.

I had diligently read all the comments in the past weeks - so I was all the more curious about the new creation...:) So much in advance - I was a bit disappointed, as I had expected something different.

In short: Lost Cherry is a beautiful noble cherry liqueur, high-quality, elegant, warm and on my skin at least - not loud at all. I had expected a knockout here. I don't find the fragrance bold. After the scent had been on my skin for about 2 minutes, I went back to the counter and sprayed a full dose on my other hand. For me, the fragrance consists only of top note (tipsy cherry) and tonka base. The scent sounds very beautiful and is also very high-quality. All in all, however, it is a quiet creation. I can also imagine it well in the office.

Very nice, but I don't need to have it....

I haven't written a comment here in a long time - today I thought this one deserved a comment...:) Not that other fragrances don't deserve it, but this one has particularly captivated me. I'm not writing because the scent is extraordinarily wearable for men or exceptionally beautiful. Unisex here is, for me, a slip-up; the fragrance represents pure femininity.

I find it funny that the scent reminds me of a now legendary fragrance here - namely Mugler's original Alien, the first version for women. HOWEVER: While the original Alien came across as very clumsy and loud, this fragrance is the noble, quiet, and graceful variant. The scent notes are very (!) similar, but they don't impose themselves like the original Alien.

However, I almost only smell the typical Mugler DNA here, which indeed reminds me of an excess of Jasmine Sambac. The Heliotropia is also a sea of flowers, but combined with other white blossoms and a creamy white pear. I find it nice that the jasmine significantly decreases in the scent progression, making it still wearable for men.

In the office, it's an absolute no-no-no-go - I will definitely wear the Heliotropia a few times in my free time...:) After many of the recent creations from Byredo left me somewhat disappointed, I really like this one...:)

After receiving a small sample a few weeks ago, my generous bottle arrived today....:) Full of joy and quite excited, I opened the mailbox and properly doused myself before work.....the rest of the day was not as pleasant as I initially thought.

What this scent is doing in the Parisiens series by Guerlain is a mystery to me. Today I wore the fragrance in the morning, at noon, and in the evening and I am very (!) disappointed.

The marketing experts really put in a lot of effort here. The bottle was designed to resemble the French flag - blue, white, and red. Visually, the bottle is indeed very well done. But what good is that if the content doesn't match??? Maybe Thierry Wasser worked on the marketing and therefore had no time left for the fragrance?

In fact, the scent has felt all day like a sketch that hasn’t been completed. The top note and large parts of the fragrance strongly remind me of a contemporary from 1984 - Armani Homme. Here the top note was similarly stagnant and citrusy. If I want to be harsh, I would describe the top note as not very natural - synthetic fits quite well here. Furthermore, the fragrance consists of a maximum of three scent components - lemon en masse, verbena, and a bit of vetiver as the base. The scent is very linear and very blunt, laying all the cards on the table. A better name for the fragrance would be "Guerlain cologne." It would only cost about 40 euros for 100 ml at Douglas instead of about 200 euros.

Very, very unfortunate.....this fragrance unfortunately does not belong next to a Chamade, Derby, or Arsene Lupin. I am also puzzled by the longevity. While the sillage starts off very abundant, the longevity is virtually non-existent after about 45 minutes.

What a shame.....:(....well, at least the bottle is pretty.

This Amouage is absolutely not my thing....:( Too heavy, too loud, a bit too extreme and above all - unfortunately not wearable for me....:(
I also find it difficult to pick out more than 2-3 fragrance notes here; the overall composition leaves me feeling somewhat disturbed and also perplexed. While Bracken was just about wearable, I can't imagine wearing this scent at all. When would that be possible??

I would like to compare this scent to Malle Musk Ravageur. While Musk Ravageur just manages to work for me and becomes wearable over time, and is quite pleasant in the base after a while (with the right dosage!), this Amouage unfortunately does not succeed. Generally, I am a big fan of this brand, Sunshine being my favorite.

Figment is extremely sweet, floral - and: animalic. Animalic notes are indeed listed in the pyramid. I would have guessed a musk-type here, however, I find the animalic notes in Figment to be somewhat synthetic, which I really dislike. To put it visually - a bit dirty.

The mixture of earthy notes, rose en masse, and these animalic notes poses a high risk of headache for me. I can't recognize much more; these 3 notes are too dominant for me.

In terms of longevity and sillage, this scent even surpasses Bracken and Sunshine. Hard to imagine, but true.

Qualitatively, however, it is high-quality and definitely very bold again. It's great that Amouage completely does its own thing - even at the risk of scaring off potential customers.

Well, I for my part am looking forward to the next scent...:)

With many fragrances, such as those from Guerlain, Tom Ford, Mugler, etc., there is a certain core DNA. A DNA or a kind of scent progression or style that runs through all the fragrances. Based on this DNA, one can immediately recognize which perfumer or perfume house was at work here.

I love MFK and have always recognized this DNA in almost all of his fragrances, such as Lumiere Noire, APOM, Aqua Universalis, Amyris, Grand Soir, the Oud series, and many, many others. If I had been sprayed with this fragrance, I would never have recognized MFK here. Is that bad? No, not bad, but the scent clearly deviates from the style of the previous fragrances.

AC is a fresh summer fragrance, perfect for spring or even hot summer. The peppermint runs through the entire scent progression after a citrusy start. I find that very nice and especially fresh. I can clearly see musk in the base, which prevents the scent from slipping into the aquatic and still gives it a certain fullness. It's also nice that with the mimosa, a floral scent is included that never veers into sweetness or cloying territory.

All in all, very nice. However, I don't have much more to say. To be completely honest, I expected a bit more from the master....:)

Unfortunately, longevity and sillage are not comparable to Kourkdjian's previous works. But the master has expanded his palette of colors and is now painting in pastel - the punch is somewhat missing here.