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Memory of the Rofa...
Rofa was the widely known abbreviation for Rockfabrik, a cult disco in Ludwigsburg that unfortunately closed its doors forever in 2020.
Of course, it didn't smell like Bianco Latte in the Rofa... it smelled like sweat, yes, like vomit (mostly in the early morning hours), yes, like beer and Jacky Cola, yes... but not like Bianco Latte... except... yes, except in the toilets. There was a device on the walls that went pfffffffft every ten minutes and a scent spray was distributed in the room that reminded me a lot of this fragrance. Generally, scents containing tonka or coumarin remind me of this Rofa room fragrance and no... I absolutely cannot understand the hype around this scent. I had imagined something completely different with Bianco Latte... I wanted a fragrance that smells like hot milk with honey... what you get here is something synthetically piercing. The honey in it would be nice if the coumarin didn’t suffocate it. The musk is absolutely off... no... I don’t like it... good thing I only have a decant of it.
To compare this fragrance with Gioiosa by Profumum Roma I find insulting... these fragrances have nothing, absolutely nothing in common... both may lean towards the gourmand direction, but that’s where it ends... Gioiosa is a masterpiece, which this one unfortunately is not...
Of course, it didn't smell like Bianco Latte in the Rofa... it smelled like sweat, yes, like vomit (mostly in the early morning hours), yes, like beer and Jacky Cola, yes... but not like Bianco Latte... except... yes, except in the toilets. There was a device on the walls that went pfffffffft every ten minutes and a scent spray was distributed in the room that reminded me a lot of this fragrance. Generally, scents containing tonka or coumarin remind me of this Rofa room fragrance and no... I absolutely cannot understand the hype around this scent. I had imagined something completely different with Bianco Latte... I wanted a fragrance that smells like hot milk with honey... what you get here is something synthetically piercing. The honey in it would be nice if the coumarin didn’t suffocate it. The musk is absolutely off... no... I don’t like it... good thing I only have a decant of it.
To compare this fragrance with Gioiosa by Profumum Roma I find insulting... these fragrances have nothing, absolutely nothing in common... both may lean towards the gourmand direction, but that’s where it ends... Gioiosa is a masterpiece, which this one unfortunately is not...
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Budapest 2024
You probably know this too... you go on vacation and associate it with certain memories... some nice, some less nice... it can be food, it can be the hotel, the people you meet, and... fragrances, of course.
Over Pentecost, I went to Budapest this time... beautiful city... honestly, it’s a must-see. During a short break, I discovered a charming little perfumery with Profumum Roma fragrances and I thought to myself "hey... you’ve always wanted to try Ichnusa" so I went in... my friend waved it off... he loves fragrances but doesn’t really have the patience to look for them, so I went in alone while he sat outside.
Ah yes... I in my element... those are the moments when I wish to be an Indian deity with a looooot of arms. Ichnusa somehow disappointed me, I must honestly admit, even though it contains fig, but no... this fig scent was not for me...
I don’t know how long I was in there... definitely twenty minutes, and since I didn’t want to be rude, I went out briefly to my friend. The plan was also to let the fragrances I had sprayed on settle before going back into the store. So I sat down next to him and he said "wow... that smells good"... I replied "uh... which one, I have six different ones on me"... a quick sniff and he said "this one" and was practically glued to my left forearm. He went straight back into the perfumery and I followed, wondering which one it was, I pointed to Tagete and he said "sold!" So my friend is anything but an impulsive buyer... and yet he left the store with three new fragrances... hehehe...
Tagete opens with a powerful burst of flowers that makes you dizzy and you think... oh no, but you have to let it develop and give it time... after ten minutes, jasmine with oak moss comes through on my skin, floral, green, spicy, and it lasts about six to seven hours, and in the end, a fine but subtle sweetness joins in.
For me, this is a fragrance that can be worn every day in any season... morning, noon, evening... I wouldn’t over-spray it... a maximum of three sprays and it easily lasts until the end of the workday...
Over Pentecost, I went to Budapest this time... beautiful city... honestly, it’s a must-see. During a short break, I discovered a charming little perfumery with Profumum Roma fragrances and I thought to myself "hey... you’ve always wanted to try Ichnusa" so I went in... my friend waved it off... he loves fragrances but doesn’t really have the patience to look for them, so I went in alone while he sat outside.
Ah yes... I in my element... those are the moments when I wish to be an Indian deity with a looooot of arms. Ichnusa somehow disappointed me, I must honestly admit, even though it contains fig, but no... this fig scent was not for me...
I don’t know how long I was in there... definitely twenty minutes, and since I didn’t want to be rude, I went out briefly to my friend. The plan was also to let the fragrances I had sprayed on settle before going back into the store. So I sat down next to him and he said "wow... that smells good"... I replied "uh... which one, I have six different ones on me"... a quick sniff and he said "this one" and was practically glued to my left forearm. He went straight back into the perfumery and I followed, wondering which one it was, I pointed to Tagete and he said "sold!" So my friend is anything but an impulsive buyer... and yet he left the store with three new fragrances... hehehe...
Tagete opens with a powerful burst of flowers that makes you dizzy and you think... oh no, but you have to let it develop and give it time... after ten minutes, jasmine with oak moss comes through on my skin, floral, green, spicy, and it lasts about six to seven hours, and in the end, a fine but subtle sweetness joins in.
For me, this is a fragrance that can be worn every day in any season... morning, noon, evening... I wouldn’t over-spray it... a maximum of three sprays and it easily lasts until the end of the workday...
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My last review...
...was actually over two years ago...and I really have neither the time nor the muse to sit down and write about it...but this one deserves a review from me. Most of you may not like fig scents, which I can't quite understand, but well...live and let live *laugh*...I on the other hand LOVE fig scents and I have sniffed through quite a few over the last years, but this one is the best of all...why? Because it has the most authentic fig I have ever smelled in a perfume.
Right from the first spray, you can smell the fig...green, fresh, light and spritzy (probably due to the blackcurrant)...but it doesn't stay that way...after a few minutes, cocoa and honey join in along with a hint of cinnamon...I know cocoa and cinnamon...I also know cinnamon with honey...but cocoa, honey, and cinnamon is a daring combo that is incredibly successful in this case. At this point, the scent also reminds me a bit of Sorriso by Profumum Roma. While Sorriso envelops you in its chocolate embrace and is a prime candidate for headaches, Methexis manages to keep the fig "green," while still sweet and powdery. After a while, I also pick up the cedar, which has been very well integrated, but just lets enough spiciness through that this scent truly remains unisex...if it were stronger, I would rather want to smell it on a man.
As it develops, in the drydown I perceive the musk, benzoin, and amber, always with the fig in the background, which carries a trail of bitter cocoa with it...
The scent doesn't have monster sillage but isn't a wallflower either...so just right for my taste...lasting power is easily eight hours, after which it becomes skin-close. Towards the end, I only smell the vanilla and amber on my skin with a bit of honey...
Seasonally, I see this for autumn and winter...hmm...I will try layering it with Sorriso on a really cold day, and if I survive the combo, I will report back to you *g*
Manos Gerakinis has awakened in me the desire to test even more of his fragrances...I will keep an eye on him...
Oh yes...here's a little fun fact about me...I love the smell of figs, but I don't like to eat them....*laugh*
Right from the first spray, you can smell the fig...green, fresh, light and spritzy (probably due to the blackcurrant)...but it doesn't stay that way...after a few minutes, cocoa and honey join in along with a hint of cinnamon...I know cocoa and cinnamon...I also know cinnamon with honey...but cocoa, honey, and cinnamon is a daring combo that is incredibly successful in this case. At this point, the scent also reminds me a bit of Sorriso by Profumum Roma. While Sorriso envelops you in its chocolate embrace and is a prime candidate for headaches, Methexis manages to keep the fig "green," while still sweet and powdery. After a while, I also pick up the cedar, which has been very well integrated, but just lets enough spiciness through that this scent truly remains unisex...if it were stronger, I would rather want to smell it on a man.
As it develops, in the drydown I perceive the musk, benzoin, and amber, always with the fig in the background, which carries a trail of bitter cocoa with it...
The scent doesn't have monster sillage but isn't a wallflower either...so just right for my taste...lasting power is easily eight hours, after which it becomes skin-close. Towards the end, I only smell the vanilla and amber on my skin with a bit of honey...
Seasonally, I see this for autumn and winter...hmm...I will try layering it with Sorriso on a really cold day, and if I survive the combo, I will report back to you *g*
Manos Gerakinis has awakened in me the desire to test even more of his fragrances...I will keep an eye on him...
Oh yes...here's a little fun fact about me...I love the smell of figs, but I don't like to eat them....*laugh*
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Stargate...
...let's be honest...the bottle reminds me of that portal from Stargate...just take a bold step through and you find yourself somewhere else...in this case, Monrepos in the 18th century. I wonder if there were already many magnolia trees back then?! I don't know...but no other season suits this scent as well as now, when these beautiful trees are in bloom...yes, I know...sweeping the petals is a hassle (welcome to Swabia) but for me, these are the most beautiful trees around in spring.
In my mind, I stroll along the beautifully landscaped avenues in a lavish dress made of the finest fabric with beautiful embroidery and flirt with some Friedrich from the house of so-and-so...
I bought this scent last year and it was an absolute blind purchase. What tempted me to buy it back then was the fact that I had discovered my love for lily of the valley...and that I needed a spring fragrance...after all, my modest perfume collection mostly consists of spicier gourmand scents or a few summer fragrances.
I also already knew one or two scents from Boucheron and thought this could fit. I have rarely fallen so much in love with a blind purchase as I have with this one...
It starts off fresh and green...the lemon verbena is the first note I pick up, closely followed by the violet leaf. Maybe it's the basil that makes my mouth water, I don't know, but I don't know any other scent that triggers this in me. When the top note fades after a few minutes, lily of the valley, hyacinth, and iris weave together into a delicate spring bouquet, noticeable yet subtle enough not to suffocate you in a cloud of powder...those who know iris will know what I mean ;-)
All in all, a very successful spring fragrance that comes across as green, juicy, floral, and slightly sweet, and lifts the mood tremendously...
In my mind, I stroll along the beautifully landscaped avenues in a lavish dress made of the finest fabric with beautiful embroidery and flirt with some Friedrich from the house of so-and-so...
I bought this scent last year and it was an absolute blind purchase. What tempted me to buy it back then was the fact that I had discovered my love for lily of the valley...and that I needed a spring fragrance...after all, my modest perfume collection mostly consists of spicier gourmand scents or a few summer fragrances.
I also already knew one or two scents from Boucheron and thought this could fit. I have rarely fallen so much in love with a blind purchase as I have with this one...
It starts off fresh and green...the lemon verbena is the first note I pick up, closely followed by the violet leaf. Maybe it's the basil that makes my mouth water, I don't know, but I don't know any other scent that triggers this in me. When the top note fades after a few minutes, lily of the valley, hyacinth, and iris weave together into a delicate spring bouquet, noticeable yet subtle enough not to suffocate you in a cloud of powder...those who know iris will know what I mean ;-)
All in all, a very successful spring fragrance that comes across as green, juicy, floral, and slightly sweet, and lifts the mood tremendously...
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What now...You and Chanel?!
...yes?! Me and Chanel. I never would have thought it possible, but here we are...I like it. Those who know me are aware that I and the House of Chanel are usually at odds...I've tried quite a few things and found most of them outdated and matronly. Every year I also give Chanel's famous No5 a shot...but nooo...I just can't get into it. And it's not like I didn't know the regular version of Coco Mademoiselle; I definitely did and always thought it was okay?! but to get a bottle of it?! Nope.
The Intense version is different, as its bottle has actually found a place in my collection...I find this one to be zestier, fresher...the citrus notes tone down the rose a bit, letting it play a background role, while the jasmine caresses everything like a light white silk scarf...in the drydown, the tonka stands out more on my skin than the vanilla...and the patchouli gives it a nice earthy touch, but not toooo earthy, if you know what I mean.
When the scent is properly dosed, it is also very office-friendly; at least my colleagues are not bothered by it at all and give me compliments when I wear it. I myself can still perceive it lightly even eight hours later, which I think is good. However, I can also imagine that if over-sprayed, it could cause headaches...well...after all, it is intense *g* but like everything in life...it all comes down to dosage ;-)
The Intense version is different, as its bottle has actually found a place in my collection...I find this one to be zestier, fresher...the citrus notes tone down the rose a bit, letting it play a background role, while the jasmine caresses everything like a light white silk scarf...in the drydown, the tonka stands out more on my skin than the vanilla...and the patchouli gives it a nice earthy touch, but not toooo earthy, if you know what I mean.
When the scent is properly dosed, it is also very office-friendly; at least my colleagues are not bothered by it at all and give me compliments when I wear it. I myself can still perceive it lightly even eight hours later, which I think is good. However, I can also imagine that if over-sprayed, it could cause headaches...well...after all, it is intense *g* but like everything in life...it all comes down to dosage ;-)
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