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Long Waited
The scent has felt like it has been on my wish list forever, and I’m sure many perfume lovers feel the same way, as it pops up online here and there but is not found in stores.
The regular Ch men has become one of my favorites for spring. The DNA is clearly recognizable here, similar sweetness but with a distinctly darker undertone. A leather accord, the often-described whiskey is different from what I expected, a somewhat fiery burning flame accord,
that harmonizes nicely with the gummy bear sweetness.
The sillage is slightly below average, but the longevity is better than expected since it has always been described as extremely poor,
However, since leather accords generally don’t last long, I was pleasantly surprised,
The cardamom is present, and in combination with lavender, it reminds me a lot of La Nuit de L'Homme
Along with leather, thyme, and a burning something.
I would already love to have the bottle in my collection.
Autumn winter, or during the day anything below 13 degrees
Above that, I would prefer the regular Ch.
The Privé feels masculine, spicy with a good sweetness.
Very inviting. Great perfume
Anyone who likes La Nuit de L'Homme and wishes for an even deeper leather base will be happy with this. It’s also not so well known.
Maybe this comment will help some of you
The regular Ch men has become one of my favorites for spring. The DNA is clearly recognizable here, similar sweetness but with a distinctly darker undertone. A leather accord, the often-described whiskey is different from what I expected, a somewhat fiery burning flame accord,
that harmonizes nicely with the gummy bear sweetness.
The sillage is slightly below average, but the longevity is better than expected since it has always been described as extremely poor,
However, since leather accords generally don’t last long, I was pleasantly surprised,
The cardamom is present, and in combination with lavender, it reminds me a lot of La Nuit de L'Homme
Along with leather, thyme, and a burning something.
I would already love to have the bottle in my collection.
Autumn winter, or during the day anything below 13 degrees
Above that, I would prefer the regular Ch.
The Privé feels masculine, spicy with a good sweetness.
Very inviting. Great perfume
Anyone who likes La Nuit de L'Homme and wishes for an even deeper leather base will be happy with this. It’s also not so well known.
Maybe this comment will help some of you
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A Sweet Boy 2020
If Valentino is good at one thing, it's great marketing, a fantastic bottle design .... and what they do even better is copying from other brands and stealing the best from them.
The first Uomo is strikingly similar to Dior Homme. It was also the same perfumer, but Valentino Uomo Intense was quite similar to Dior Intense. However, it's sweeter, more modern, and has leather, and many even say it has better performance. Valentino Acqua strongly reminded me of a watery Prada L'Homme.
Born in Roma is very inspired by the Invictus DNA in the opening. With a bit of ginger like in YSL L'Homme or YSL Y, with which this fragrance is probably most compared. This may apply to the opening, but I suspect many have never smelled the fragrance in the drydown.
I like to wear sweet fragrances.
The sweet opening lasts a good 30 minutes
then the Invictus DNA dissolves into a vetiver and ginger, a modern twist on vetiver. Quite interesting, and overlooked in this fragrance.
A grassy violet, and then it suddenly becomes quieter, and I don't mean nose-blind or skin scent or anything like that, no. It's really gone.
It lasts a comfortable 4 hours, which is not particularly good due to the DNA and notes, or rather below average,
Top note seductive, sweet, puts you in a good mood
Easy to like, but even though I love the bottle and the great advertising, it just doesn't work.
All the bashing on sweet fragrances and deforming all the youth with accusations of lacking masculinity or being tasteless teens... all because of pink writing or whatever, I just find it embarrassing in 2020, as some thought patterns really shine through in these statements... not my thing at all.
It's a modern fragrance that is a lot of fun.
Great in spring and maybe the first love? Maybe for someone in 15 years like a Le Male or Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce?
A Sweet Boy 2020 wears Valentino Born in Roma in spring,
Unfortunately, the longevity is below average, which does not fit the house of Valentino, that should be noted. On clothing, it probably lasts better, but on the skin, it just doesn't.
Have fun testing, and waiting for the drydown is really good, ginger and vetiver, but I found it very short-lived.
The first Uomo is strikingly similar to Dior Homme. It was also the same perfumer, but Valentino Uomo Intense was quite similar to Dior Intense. However, it's sweeter, more modern, and has leather, and many even say it has better performance. Valentino Acqua strongly reminded me of a watery Prada L'Homme.
Born in Roma is very inspired by the Invictus DNA in the opening. With a bit of ginger like in YSL L'Homme or YSL Y, with which this fragrance is probably most compared. This may apply to the opening, but I suspect many have never smelled the fragrance in the drydown.
I like to wear sweet fragrances.
The sweet opening lasts a good 30 minutes
then the Invictus DNA dissolves into a vetiver and ginger, a modern twist on vetiver. Quite interesting, and overlooked in this fragrance.
A grassy violet, and then it suddenly becomes quieter, and I don't mean nose-blind or skin scent or anything like that, no. It's really gone.
It lasts a comfortable 4 hours, which is not particularly good due to the DNA and notes, or rather below average,
Top note seductive, sweet, puts you in a good mood
Easy to like, but even though I love the bottle and the great advertising, it just doesn't work.
All the bashing on sweet fragrances and deforming all the youth with accusations of lacking masculinity or being tasteless teens... all because of pink writing or whatever, I just find it embarrassing in 2020, as some thought patterns really shine through in these statements... not my thing at all.
It's a modern fragrance that is a lot of fun.
Great in spring and maybe the first love? Maybe for someone in 15 years like a Le Male or Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce?
A Sweet Boy 2020 wears Valentino Born in Roma in spring,
Unfortunately, the longevity is below average, which does not fit the house of Valentino, that should be noted. On clothing, it probably lasts better, but on the skin, it just doesn't.
Have fun testing, and waiting for the drydown is really good, ginger and vetiver, but I found it very short-lived.
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The Blue King?
Often described as a budget-friendly good shower gel scent.
Is there anything better out there? I asked myself.
Sauvage EDT? Maybe. The comparison to ADG Profumo (an EDP) comes from the aquatic notes and the patchouli. And I find that the opening of Dylan Blue is definitely very much in the shower gel scent direction, but it’s not bad to smell like that.
However, where Dylan Blue differs from other blue fragrances like L'Homme Ultime, ADG, and BDC is in the drydown.
In the drydown, it becomes darker, mainly ambroxan but not too strong and over the top like Sauvage, which makes it significantly more wearable for indoor settings than Sauvage. And especially ADG Profumo, since it costs only half as much as Bleu de Chanel, it is the everyday blue champ! And with the patchouli, it has a bit more depth in the drydown, leaning more masculine, with enough contrast to fresh, sweet & citrusy.
From spring to autumn, morning, noon, and evening.
Easy, 1-2 hours sillage then close to the skin for 6 hours on skin / 8 on clothes, and it’s nice to add a spray after a few hours for great sillage.
You can’t easily overspray it like the other “competitors,” it fits perfectly into the Versace portfolio: morning Homme, noon Dylan, evening Dark, and the god of love Eros. Everything a man needs.
I would love to get as many compliments for some of my extravagant fragrances in my collection as I do for this one.
Drydown king.
Is there anything better out there? I asked myself.
Sauvage EDT? Maybe. The comparison to ADG Profumo (an EDP) comes from the aquatic notes and the patchouli. And I find that the opening of Dylan Blue is definitely very much in the shower gel scent direction, but it’s not bad to smell like that.
However, where Dylan Blue differs from other blue fragrances like L'Homme Ultime, ADG, and BDC is in the drydown.
In the drydown, it becomes darker, mainly ambroxan but not too strong and over the top like Sauvage, which makes it significantly more wearable for indoor settings than Sauvage. And especially ADG Profumo, since it costs only half as much as Bleu de Chanel, it is the everyday blue champ! And with the patchouli, it has a bit more depth in the drydown, leaning more masculine, with enough contrast to fresh, sweet & citrusy.
From spring to autumn, morning, noon, and evening.
Easy, 1-2 hours sillage then close to the skin for 6 hours on skin / 8 on clothes, and it’s nice to add a spray after a few hours for great sillage.
You can’t easily overspray it like the other “competitors,” it fits perfectly into the Versace portfolio: morning Homme, noon Dylan, evening Dark, and the god of love Eros. Everything a man needs.
I would love to get as many compliments for some of my extravagant fragrances in my collection as I do for this one.
Drydown king.
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Fresh Air in the Night
A fresh starry spring night by the water. In the moonlight, a mojito on the balcony, with a view over the city
leather jacket underneath a t-shirt
Fresh clear air
The way the lime fades into the delicate leather is quite cool. The mix of freshness, leather, and wood is very good. The scent is subtle and doesn't scream perfume like a La Nuit / Bleu de ... I find it has no similarities with any of those fragrances,
Issey Miyake once again innovative, bold, not mainstream
The opening is just sooo beautiful and amazing. It could stay like this forever for me. But after 15 minutes, it starts to wobble a bit, drifting apart in a disordered way, less leather (leather tends to fade quickly when combined with other notes), it becomes woodier, I guess Javanol,
resinous, slightly balsamic, with less lime but the sweetness remains,
overall this fresh air accord of a starry night makes it exceptional for me even though it looks like a blue shower gel scent.
The opening is sooo great,
I like 5 sprays and up with it, depending on what I'm doing and where I'm going.
leather jacket underneath a t-shirt
Fresh clear air
The way the lime fades into the delicate leather is quite cool. The mix of freshness, leather, and wood is very good. The scent is subtle and doesn't scream perfume like a La Nuit / Bleu de ... I find it has no similarities with any of those fragrances,
Issey Miyake once again innovative, bold, not mainstream
The opening is just sooo beautiful and amazing. It could stay like this forever for me. But after 15 minutes, it starts to wobble a bit, drifting apart in a disordered way, less leather (leather tends to fade quickly when combined with other notes), it becomes woodier, I guess Javanol,
resinous, slightly balsamic, with less lime but the sweetness remains,
overall this fresh air accord of a starry night makes it exceptional for me even though it looks like a blue shower gel scent.
The opening is sooo great,
I like 5 sprays and up with it, depending on what I'm doing and where I'm going.
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Art
The brand Issey Miyake often doesn't receive much attention. The house is neither truly mainstream nor truly niche. Nevertheless, every release is, in some way, creative perfume craftsmanship for me, depending on how you look at it.
Independent, innovative, even if they don't reinvent the wheel, they often bring a twist to their fragrances that hardly anyone has done before.
For this courage, for this risk, one doesn't always receive compliments. I couldn't buy or test this fragrance anywhere in Hamburg. The brand is obviously doing so poorly that the Alsterhaus has completely kicked Issey Miyake out. In other perfumeries, you can find, if at all, only older releases. Unthinkable compared to mainstream fragrances. The good thing about Issey, with all its strange complicated names, is that no one buys them, making them somewhat unique and often landing in the sale :)
So, blind buy! In America, there was a small hype in the fragrance scene. Some influencers declared it the best release of the year, best winter scent, which led to the fragrance being sold out there (it may not have been produced or stocked often...).
So I was curious, as an Issey Miyake fan anyway.
About the scent:
Pulse of the Night forgoes a mainstream top note, especially in a time when everything smells of bergamot, grapefruit, etc.
It starts balsamic sweet with the amber and subtly beautifully blended mist. First impression: shy, quiet but with a lot of depth. Definitely niche quality. You rather feel like you're smelling an opulent drydown, partly because it's so wonderfully blended, and partly because nothing fruity stands out in the top notes, great. Right away, a thick drydown feeling. Super! But it's not beast mode either. The vanilla comes out beautifully. Together with the amber, and now I’m just checking out this masterpiece. After 5 minutes, the smoke fades a bit and the woods begin to pulse. Associations with Spicebomb Extreme are given, also slightly powdery.
Think of typical Bois perfumes because of the vetiver, which also comes off soapy, but somehow you keep coming back to the patchouli and vanilla; there's a lot happening. Almost like a film or a song that changes. If you want to spray good entertainment on your arm, it's really interesting how it develops and transforms.
It is said to have notes of Dior Bois d'Argent, which I don't know due to the price; others compare it to Parfums de Marly Herod or Oajan, of which I have only smelled the latter in a store and can't recall it exactly.
Winter fragrance
Above-average performance
Anyone who likes Spicebomb Extreme will also find this one great.
Independent, innovative, even if they don't reinvent the wheel, they often bring a twist to their fragrances that hardly anyone has done before.
For this courage, for this risk, one doesn't always receive compliments. I couldn't buy or test this fragrance anywhere in Hamburg. The brand is obviously doing so poorly that the Alsterhaus has completely kicked Issey Miyake out. In other perfumeries, you can find, if at all, only older releases. Unthinkable compared to mainstream fragrances. The good thing about Issey, with all its strange complicated names, is that no one buys them, making them somewhat unique and often landing in the sale :)
So, blind buy! In America, there was a small hype in the fragrance scene. Some influencers declared it the best release of the year, best winter scent, which led to the fragrance being sold out there (it may not have been produced or stocked often...).
So I was curious, as an Issey Miyake fan anyway.
About the scent:
Pulse of the Night forgoes a mainstream top note, especially in a time when everything smells of bergamot, grapefruit, etc.
It starts balsamic sweet with the amber and subtly beautifully blended mist. First impression: shy, quiet but with a lot of depth. Definitely niche quality. You rather feel like you're smelling an opulent drydown, partly because it's so wonderfully blended, and partly because nothing fruity stands out in the top notes, great. Right away, a thick drydown feeling. Super! But it's not beast mode either. The vanilla comes out beautifully. Together with the amber, and now I’m just checking out this masterpiece. After 5 minutes, the smoke fades a bit and the woods begin to pulse. Associations with Spicebomb Extreme are given, also slightly powdery.
Think of typical Bois perfumes because of the vetiver, which also comes off soapy, but somehow you keep coming back to the patchouli and vanilla; there's a lot happening. Almost like a film or a song that changes. If you want to spray good entertainment on your arm, it's really interesting how it develops and transforms.
It is said to have notes of Dior Bois d'Argent, which I don't know due to the price; others compare it to Parfums de Marly Herod or Oajan, of which I have only smelled the latter in a store and can't recall it exactly.
Winter fragrance
Above-average performance
Anyone who likes Spicebomb Extreme will also find this one great.
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