Repoman

April 1991. I land at the then domestic airport Domodjedowo coming from Perm, together with my future wife (now for 31 years). Time is tight. The embassy of the former GDR closes at 4:00 PM. I, a Trassniki, need a visa for my Russian girlfriend....

I tested the new Joop on the left and the Prada L´homme on the right today at Drogerie Müller. At 2:30 PM, I sprayed both. The scent is almost entirely similar to the Prada. Very clean, like fresh laundry. Only the intensity is at least...

Yes, that's how it is. I let myself be persuaded to make a blind purchase. Usually, I am quite satisfied with the result, but this time not so much. I find the scent very one-dimensional. When sprayed, it smells somewhat fresh, stays fresh...

Until the Wende, I received Brut 33 or Denim Original from my father. Quite decent during GDR times. And affordable. In 1990, I treated myself to Cool Water. I was on vacation from the gas pipeline in Russia, visiting my parents in Dresden....

Today I saw it brand new at Rossmann for €19.99 minus 10% and picked it up. Since we are just about to embark on our trip from Hamburg to New York, I found the name very fitting. The bottle looks quite nice. The cap is very secure on the bottle,...

The purchase was a leap of faith based on the Top 100 rating. With a score of 8.7, that's quite a number. Many well-known and significantly more expensive, even exclusive fragrances are trailing behind. Is that justified?...