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While I find that Wūlóng Chá Extrait de Parfum smells relatively photorealistic like cut flowers and gardening, Wūlóng Chá X is the more pleasing fragrance to my nose and was therefore my first choice to buy. After testing both fragrances extensively and smelling them on my wife, I simply had to have Wūlóng Chá X. Why?

The fragrance DNA is green-citrusy, but its style is incomparable for me (apart from its DNA partner Wūlóng Chá Extrait de Parfum, of course). The green here is given by the actual elaboration of the scent of gardening and cut flowers. This authentic DNA forms the basis for the further composition of the fragrance. While this base is interesting in terms of perfume technology, but I don't think it is "fragrance enough" on its own, it maintains itself in the overall impression, which is underpinned by a great citrus note - especially in the opening - and is rounded off by tea in the overall course and impression.

In my opinion, two other special features of this fragrance are that it is very intense and long-lasting despite its fresh DNA. The sillage is also great and always wafts around the nose of the wearer and those around them. Despite the high fragrance concentration, it does not sit close and heavy on the body, but can be clearly perceived swirling around the wearer.
Secondly, in my experience, the fragrance is almost completely symbiotic in the heat. In really warm temperatures, the fragrance really begins to shine. I find that the perfume almost melts into the heat. This effect was so strong for me that I am now even more interested in testing the regular Wūlóng Chá Extrait de Parfum in the heat, although I was much less convinced by it as a perfume at the beginning.

I can therefore recommend at least testing the "Wūlóng Chá X (Extrait de Parfum) | Nishane", if not both. I think the idea for the DNA of the X variant is really a masterstroke and a perfect example of why fragrance enthusiasts turn to niche fragrances. Because it is unique, authentically green, citrusy and fresh, making it special, but extremely easy to like. And that's not all: to put it simply: this fragrance just smells damn good!

Buongiorno offers a Mediterranean fragrance experience in perfection. Green-herbal citrus and freshness offer a harmonious overall picture at all levels of the fragrance pyramid and provide the buyer with the perfect daily fragrance from spring to fall.
Fresh citrus, herbs from Italian cuisine and nature, mandarin leaf and a wood-musk base offer a perfect Mediterranean experience.
In my opinion, rosemary is the olfactory carpet that leads the way through the fragrance experience. The other fragrance notes join in around it as it progresses, each offering different impressions at different stages.
The longevity and sillage are worse in the current average (H: 6.5; S: 6.6) than in my personal experience. In my personal experience, Buongiorno is a fresh fragrance that exceeds the longevity and sillage of the most common freshies due to its herbaceous woodiness.
I also think that this is a great alternative to "Torino21 | XerJoff". The fragrance idea is very similar, although Xerjoff's fragrance is much more floral and softer. I swapped my "Torino21 | XerJoff" in the souk at the time and have no regrets. I wouldn't want to be without my Buongiorno any more. "Torino21 | XerJoff" is a great fragrance and rightly very popular. Personally, however, I think Buongiorno is cooler. I love it!

Like the vast majority of LV fragrances, Orage falls into the "very expensive and simple" category. In my opinion, this is usually a strength of LV fragrances, as I find them to be of high quality, easy to like and special. Even after the recent price hikes to 300€ per fragrance, I would still buy the LV fragrances I own (with some heart). However, this criterion does not apply to Orage - why?
according to a saleswoman in the LV store in Rome, Orage consists of 30% patchouli. The fragrance opens with a slightly fresher overlay, but remains essentially just that - patchouli - throughout. That's exactly why I chose the title for this review: Patchouli Without Thunderstorms. I don't see this association, which the name Orage is supposed to mean, due to the relatively linear experience.
The fragrance smells good, no question. However, in my opinion, it is clearly inferior to its LV competitors. If you are looking for a high-quality patchouli fragrance, I think you should try Tempo at the same time, for example. Patchouli in a high-quality, in my opinion cooler blend, accompanied by some sage, bergamot and mate. It still costs €175 and is therefore no bargain, but for me it's the much cooler option.

Among the similar fragrances to Odyssey Tyrant, Dior's Sauvage and Bvlgari's Tygar are currently listed. I have also heard in some reviews that Odyssey Tyrant smells like a hybrid of these two fragrances and what can I say: it's true!

Right from the start, the fragrance DNA smells prominently of the Sauvage shower gel DNA, garnished and tipped with the grapefruit interjections from Le Gemme - Tygar. The two fragrances share a strong ambroxan impact and are not only compatible for this reason.
The fragrance is very pleasing and is highly addictive. The idea of combining these two fragrances is really cool and allows something unique for anyone who likes to wear sauvage or shower gel DNA.

Also interesting: If you've smelled Sauvage and Tygar before, the blind buy is a good way to test how good your own imagination for perfumes actually is. Odyssey Tyrant is really well described by the combination of the two fragrances, I think. When you finally smell the fragrance, you can check here how close you actually came to a simpler example or whether there are perhaps already difficulties with the mental combination of familiar fragrances. This is a good way to assess the risk of the next blind buy.

In this review, I would like to make a brief comparison to another comparable perfume to show why Onyx is as good as it is:

The fragrance has certainly been described enough. Only recently, however, I wrote a review of Shaghaf Oud Eau de Parfum. If you are not familiar with this fragrance, it is also a rose oud fragrance that is complemented by chocolate. It is not a direct clone, but it describes the same DNA - essentially: Rose, oud, chocolate.
The difference between the scents is worlds in my opinion. the overall composition of Onyx is so much finer, more elegant and, on balance, simply so much more fragrant. Here, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Onyx opens with a pleasantly subtle and elegant rose-oud combination that is very pleasing and is accompanied by a playful chocolate note that flashes through again and again along with other small details. Shaghaf Oud Eau de Parfum, on the other hand, is much more linear, clumsy and actually "in your face" all the time, perhaps even intrusive at times.
I would like to point out here that Shaghaf Oud Eau de Parfum is by no means a bad perfume - anyone is welcome to read my review for themselves. However, the difference between the - to exaggerate - industrially modeled product and ATH's masterpiece is simply so serious.
With regard to Onyx, everyone can of course decide for themselves whether they like this fragrance and this DNA - it's all subjective. On a more objective level, however, it cannot be denied that it is a high-quality and finely composed fragrance.

For this reason, I would like to say that the art of perfumery and the perfumer are providing proof of added value here - perhaps even a demonstration of power.