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It's July. Outside the sun shines on my skin, sweat drips from my forehead, but I only walk through streets. Or do I? Aren't I sitting in the office? Don't I listen to my professor give a lecture? Or is it not actually already late, my date with me, which tells me that I smell so good after all?

Is it really July? Isn't it actually December, with a cold wind that slams on my hands and makes me regret that I don't have any gloves with me?

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know. But at least I know how to smell so I don't stand out. Or do I stand out? Probably, I'm projecting strong enough for that. But negative? I never notice anything negative. I smell too pleasing for that, always according to the situation.

AHSEE shows its base from the moment it touches the wearer's skin. Musk and tonka bean together with sandalwood, which is subtly worked into the fragrance, so you have to look for it sooner. It doesn't drown them out, lets them play, ennobles them.

Mandarin and mint are added at the beginning. It is as if the mandarin had been squeezed out, mint added, and both subtly distributed across the base. This is where I like the scent best. A well-balanced, fruity freshness (and the latter rather) counteracts the sweet base.

Now I must confess that I do not perceive the heart note purposefully. The longer the scent remains on the skin, the more homogeneous it smells. After a few minutes, it gets harder for me to smell out individual notes. I don't really find clary sage and black pepper. But nevertheless the fragrance develops quite a bit.

The mandarin makes room after a short time; after an hour the fruit is no longer directly perceptible. The mint remains, brings its characteristic freshness, but also not in the same strength.

The sweetness of the base now gains the upper hand, the freshness is no longer such a good opponent. The former is now somewhat powdery, extremely pleasant. The latter now does exactly what she needs to do to stay present and at least steal some of the intensity from what lies beneath her.

Not much happens later. After a few hours, the fragrance will appear as it will at the end of its life.

The Blend is wonderful. Nothing is too much, nothing should be more present, nothing should be missing, nothing should be added. AHSEE is self-contained.

But what makes him such a good evergreen? The answer is simple: he simply has many things. Warm tonka bean and cool mint, powdery sweetness and countering freshness. It has seductive elements, but remains down-to-earth and casual. Surprisingly, he still does everything well and does not give up any quality for his pleasing versatility.

Now I must confess: very often I don't wear AHSEE. That's up to me. If I'm in the office, he's too good for me. I prefer something cheaper like Zara's Fresh Sandalwood, which is pleasant. On dates, I'd rather wear a sweet-spicy scent like Herod. If the outside temperature approaches 40°C, a higher proportion of freshness would be beneficial. But that's mainly because my collection is big enough to give me so much choice. When I have dressed for the day, look in the mirror, and have no idea what suits my outfit, season and mood? Then I very much like to reach for AHSEE.

There's only one thing I don't think he can do: be noble. I wouldn't like to wear it with a coat. It could be warmer, spicier there. In AHSEE I would not feel comfortable in very noble clothes. He is also young, so perhaps unsuitable for the older clientele. Otherwise? Always portable. At the most at dates in good restaurants or similar I would still do without him.

H+S are very good. Not a loud screamer like a Montale or Nasomatto, but it lasts a long time on the skin and also shows itself. One might say: H+S are not too strong for the summer, but at the same time not worse than alternatives for the winter. :)

On the search for intensive berries for autumn/winter I stumbled upon this one while searching for scents. With a price of under 10€ for 50ml I dared then a blind purchase, much more favorably it cannot become also not.

Rayan Black is starting very buried. Green tea takes the sweetness out of this something and exchanges it for a subtle, bitter touch. Right from the start, the heart note of musk, sandalwood and vanilla is absorbed in the berry-tea mixture, but is still lost in the intensity of the latter.

If you give the fragrance a good 10 minutes, the top note evaporates to such an extent that the heart note is present enough. Musk, sandalwood and vanilla radiate a pleasant sweetness, which gets some character from the berries.

The further course of the fragrance is characterised by the fact that the berries and the green tea continue to volatilise bit by bit, while musk, sandalwood and vanilla remain. The whole thing does not develop into a real base note, so the heart note remains until the end and forms the basis of the fragrance.

The whole fun radiates a good 2-3 hours from the skin, and is then 5-6 hours still very close to perceive.

Sounds all well and good, but unfortunately I am not completely convinced. Everything in the fragrance makes a rather synthetic impression and is reminiscent of modern cheap designer fragrances. And they are exactly the ones that are not developed out of love for perfume. Those that are only designed to hit some safe fragrance on the market. No type of berry is really often found in the mainstream, but Al Rehab has managed to wrap this note into a fragrance of the world anyway.

All right, well, maybe the smell of the world isn't fair. After all, Rayan Black makes a very oriental impression, but that's perhaps exactly what makes it so special. Actually, a glance at the heart note is enough to understand this: Sandalwood, musk and vanilla can be found as a combination in a huge amount of scents. Al Rehab didn't have to do much more than mix a roughly matching top note together to create a portable perfume. The result? A somewhat synthetic, pleasant fragrance with a mediocre performance, which bores me and in the Orient probably goes down even more in the mass. For 10€ I shouldn't have expected anything more here; for the price you already get something decent. But I had hoped for a secret tip here, but unfortunately not found.

In my opinion, the field of application is absolutely everywhere in winter and autumn. Not too sweet for work, not too boring for a date, but too warm for warm days. I can't recognize a special target group here either. I find the fragrance absolutely unisex, but perhaps something more suitable for younger people.

First comment - I hope he helps you. :)

While trying to expand my collection of fragrances for spring and summer, I stumbled across "Fresh Sandalwood". Sounds safe, is cheap, has been ordered. In summary I can say: I am quite satisfied. No more, no less. Sounds like a boring evaluation? Fits the scent. Sounds negative? It's not supposed to be.

"Fresh Sandalwood opens with a large portion of sandalwood. That's not surprising, it's in the name after all. But you don't perceive much else. A little bit of bergamot helps the sandalwood to be a little more playful. That's not new, but nice allemale.

Then there's musk in the fragrance pyramid. Somewhere I perceive it, but harmoniously merged with the rest of the composition, so for me it's hard to grasp.

And... that's it. The fragrance does not develop strongly. As expected, the bergamot evaporates first. However, the scent impression remains very similar. The fragrance is always elegant. Minimal sweet, a bit fresh, even if more woody. Fits very well into spring. For the hottest summer days the scent would be a little too heavy for me, otherwise also in the summer well portable. In winter I prefer to stay with warmer scents, but in autumn I can imagine him well.

But I don't see the best use for this fragrance outside. Whether I'm out with friends, walking around downtown or maybe on a date, Fresh Sandalwood wouldn't have enough independence for me. He is very conservative, reminiscent of a clean man and doesn't bother much to change this impression during his fragrance. Many have no problem with it, but I would like to make already gladly in my spare time more impression, than it is possible for me with "Fresh Sandalwood".

But in the office I wear this scent very often. Everyone benefits from this: my colleagues, because they get a very pleasant and long lasting breeze of sandalwood in their nose when they talk to me or are near me. I did, because I only paid 20€/120ml for this pleasant breeze sandalwood. :) In the office, the Saubermann characteristic also tends to benefit the wearer.

The shelf life is absolutely okay. The Sillage remains rather very close over the course of the fragrance, but that doesn't have to be bad; the fragrance never completely disappears from the picture. It just prefers to snuggle up to the wearer instead of spreading itself aggressively over the environment. Well portable by all age groups.

There's not much more to tell. "Fresh Sandalwood is a nice, subtle fragrance. Very one-dimensional and yet versatile, it should appeal above all to sandalwood lovers. But the price is also very big to mention. Pleasant and friendly to smell for 20€/120ml is very little. But I would not like to pay much more, because in higher price ranges I expect more complexity.