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I have to admit honestly that the hype around Nishane made me test the scents like "Ani" (smells like lemon-vanilla cake to me) or "Hacivat" (reminds me very much of "Cedrat Boise" - yes, the scent fanatics among you will stone me...) - but I was very disappointed. "Sultan Vetiver" and "Fan Your Flames" are still to come. I tested "Sultan Vetiver" today and was really very enthusiastic and positively surprised!

(So far I have always avoided vetiver scents, because I am/was a bit scared since "Encre Noir". Unfortunately, I couldn't understand the enthusiasm for "Encre Noir" so far > I'm apparently not one to run with the masses or follow trends. "Encre Noir" really only smells like black ink to me. If, and when I want to smell like that I don't know until today ;-)

But now back to the actual theme - the fragrance: "Sultan Vetiver" really starts off explosively with a fresh note (bergamot) and a slight piquancy/spiciness (pepper). This is followed by a bitter and earthy scent (vetiver). After this opening, however, the fragrance begins to unfold its magic ... the vetiver slowly combines with the tonka bean and an almost honey-like - sweetish smell develops. Reminds me also at times of "Back To Black" (I love honey in fragrances - maybe that's why the course of the fragrance stands out for me). This composition between vetiver and tonka bean lasts for quite a while, until the leather and amber appear in the drydown - of course always in the presence of vetiver (as you can see in the pyramid of scents, there are different kinds of vetiver). In the end, the fragrance develops a creamy note, slightly sweet and earthy/leathery.

My conclusion: The fragrance is simply great! You can see how high quality the ingredients have been processed into a masterpiece and how high quality the whole thing is! Durability a little more than 8 hours on my skin. If it happened to many people like me and you are a little deterred by the earthy vetiver at first, I would recommend you to try or test this fragrance! I would advise against buying blindly, as the fragrance is not exactly cheap and I have generally learned for myself that one should first test the fragrances in everyday life, how they develop and unfold on the skin. Moreover, everyone has a different perception of the scents.

... he inspires the "Main-Stream". I really have a lot of scents at home and also a lot of "deep" and complex scents. Jeremy's goal with his fragrances is to inspire the average consumer - and he can do that! The scent definitely doesn't smell bad! For "fragrance experts" or "fragrance lovers" like us in the forum it is certainly too monotonous, too boring - something we have smelt so often... All I can say is that the scent inspired everyone in my family. And these are simply people who do not deal with fragrances and have at most 2-3 fragrances in their closet at home. The fragrance inspires and helps the somewhat "clumsy" people, who don't know when to use which fragrance, to find their way better in perfume life. Personally, I don't think the scent is bad either, but it doesn't knock me off my stool. I'm gonna use it to lay up. If the fragrance is on offer (I got it for half the price), then 110,- € for 100ml is not a bad offer - but there are also much cheaper fragrances that achieve the same effect (e.g. Ultra Male from JPG)