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and could only keep one fragrance, it would be this one.
What am I writing? I think this stuff is making me high.... I’ll stop sniffing and keep writing....

I stumbled upon it yesterday at Müller in the discount section. I immediately mocked it in my mind: Now there's also something called swallow pee to spray on?
Actually, I was looking for the Jaguar for man, the nose-scratching brush from 1988, which I wanted to buy out of protest because I haven’t found a fragrance I can perceive and like for many years. Most are too artificial or just watery for me. Even most classics are heavily toned down today. Sniff.
So, where is the old Jaguar hiding? It should be somewhere here, in the vertical bargain bin for drugstore scents and old trinkets without a good distribution company.

Back and forth again, and there it is, Ronaldo!
Ah, screw it, now I want to know what the crybaby has produced. At least I can make fun of it!

I sprayed, recoiled, and was amazed!
What a substance! Really? That came out of there? Unbelievable. That was no swallow, it was real and actually quite good!
The price tag is yellow, so it's a special offer. Took a closer look:
9.95 for 30ml EDP! Didn’t think twice, I’ll take two. Or all?
I then went to the checkout with a smile and two Ronaldos in a headlock (I had other stuff in my hands too! ;-). Hold on, I need to pay for these two elevated treasures!

With the first spray, I get Neroli and traces of basil, which caresses the Neroli as if it were a single scent. Citrus is also present for a while (who's surprised?).
But then immediately the Clearwood-tonka-vanilla flash, surrounded by fine pipe tobacco. Just a hint! Cocoa might have been stirred in as well. There’s something slightly irritatingly erotic about it too.
Some kind of Ronaldo pheromone? No idea what it is, maybe the combination.

Why do I always think of a flanker of Davidoff's Relax whenever I take a deep, close breath of this fragrance?

The whole thing remains the same for hours: dark, but not heavy, delicious and calming. Quite vanilla-like, tonka bean-like, without being overly sweet.
But it will probably soon be prescription-only, and knowing EU legislation, classified as potentially addictive. ;-)

The main fragrance ingredient, which is absolutely dominant, is the Clearwood.
According to the manufacturer, it is an extract from patchouli, from which the earthy and musty notes have been removed. What remains is a light oil that smells of maple syrup and dark wood. (It does not smell like pure patchouli at all.)

The longevity on my skin is enormous, easily 8-10 hours. Sprayed in the evening, I can still smell it in the morning.
Since it doesn’t contain BHT, I also spray it on my skin without worry.
The sillage is quite good.

If someone can appreciate vanilla, tonka bean, and neroli (orange blossom) in men's fragrances, they will probably like this scent.
I can only agree, forget who the fragrance is from!
Be bold!
Go to the store, if no one you know can see you bending down.
Or pretend something, Ronaldo used to do that all the time! Calf cramp in front of the shelf, pacifier dropped, gold bars slipped out of your pocket, whatever!

That gives me a thought. Many fragrances outside the mainstream that were on special offer were often discontinued afterward. I’ve lost quite a few treasures that way.
How long are they open today? There were still seven pieces on the shelf! Please excuse me....

There has never been a fragrance that I couldn't immediately categorize for myself. I like it, I don't like it, done.
For three days now, I've been sniffing at my wrist, and I can't quite say what fascinates me so much about this scent, but I must save this previously uncommented fragrance from the two previous "objective" statements! ;-)

Bought two years ago based on some recommendation, shrugged my shoulders, and put it in the closet.
A few days ago while decluttering, I tried it again and lo and behold! I saw a young blonde man in a light gray Brioni suit in front of a white bungalow.
No idea, don't ask me.

When the chaotic top notes settle a bit, I perceive coriander, pepper, orange blossom, and violet.
The patchouli is already quietly present in the top notes.
Then comes immediately musk, musk, and musk. Oh yes - and musk!
A bright, dry, harsh musk with a bit of cedarwood (which they definitely forgot in the pyramid! ;-) Clearly different from the typical Jovan musk.

For hours, it remains quite constant, becoming a bit rounder, no longer so dominant, the patchouli comes through more and more and is eventually left behind by the musk.
The sillage is subtle.
For me, it is an elegant yet animalistic scent that lasts 6-7 hours on me. On textiles, easily 36 hours or more. On Brioni suits, probably even longer....
It also smells a bit like some fabric bolts when they are unrolled. If I apply more in one spot, 2-3 sprays, I even have to think of a diluted Aramis.
Sorry. That's just how it is (cough, cough)
I haven't really warmed up to musk fragrances before, but Original Man somehow caught me.

A very dry, woody, masculine musk scent that would definitely have some followers if they weren't afraid of inexpensive fragrances!

Allegedly a dupe of For Him by Narciso Rodriguez (Francis Kurkdjian).
Oh wow, then quickly transfer it into an expensive-looking bottle and sell it as the latest brand name scream?
Seriously, someone once wrote in this forum that he is indeed biased when he smells an expensive designer fragrance and rates it more positively, but tries to "offset" it.
I find that understandable; the whole consumption works through manipulation. Conversations with marketing people can be refreshing and absolutely disillusioning....

Oh, and I suddenly find the bottle with the back glass printing quite nice....and the split cap, how fitting!

I'm sniffing again and still at my wrist. Isn't that exactly what "priceless" fragrances are all about?