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02/26/2019
Zauber600
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Shower gelatin??
... for me not because I refuse to use this mostly inaccurate term. But I don't want to go into more detail about definition questions in the field of aquatic fragrances and their various variations.
Hamptons (for me somehow the American Sylt) has as basic idea a similar as Millésime Impérial, a maritime hot spot of the rich and beautiful in summer. At least that's what Creed's marketing sarge and the name of this bond scent say.
The Aquatenreihe of Bond covers beside Hamptons still:
Shelter Island (a great spicy fresh fragrance with lily, oud and amber)
Sag Harbor (landscape painting with herbaceous, flowery, fruity and maritime notes)
iLberty Island (Sweet fruity fragrance with Marsh Mellows as base)
Coney Island (fun in the bottle: margerita, fruits, chocolate and caramel, sea salt, total only slightly sweet)
Montauk (a badly judged woody scent I unfortunately don't know)
Governor Island (a delicate resinous forest fragrance with some sea salt and incense sticks)
In this series, many different locations with equally different concepts are represented olfactorially. Such a thing can of course only be an idea, a hint because everyone who knows the places personally certainly has a different scent memory. I think this series is generally well done, it has - supported by the synthetic Bond used - a very good shelf life / silage for this often volatile genre.
Only Hamptons falls out of this scheme: At the first test I noticed a flowery mushiness that hasn't changed much and smelled more like a women's fragrance. Hamptons is also considered in some descriptions as a women's fragrance .. for me, however, it is - like most bonds - a unisex fragrance.
At the second attempt it got better; The start with a citric freshness note can only be perceived as single for a short time, as it quickly combines with the exuberant scent (which I perceived as muffíg at the first test) of lime blossoms and jasmine. The fragrance now turns into a pleasant spicy sweetness and the magnolia is added, which with its rather fresh appearance relativizes the sweetness somewhat.
In the base, amber and creamy sandalwood now support the fragrance, which becomes very close after 2-3 hours.
After a brilliant start, the fragrance quickly becomes very close ... which is certainly due to the idea of the discreetly not conspicuously scented Hampton inhabitant / visitor. For me personally, the difference between a strong head/heart note and a very reduced base is a bit too crass but not really disturbing.
Hamptons is - just like Sag Harbor - rather an olfactory impression, the attempt to depict a diverse landscape. This has also been successful, after repeated wearing of the fragrances and knowledge of the localities the subtleties are revealed. The flowery-spicy orientation and the decency of the fragrance after the head/heart note are basically just right.
Genre: Stylish maritime unisex fragrance
For whom: Lovers of maritime scented paintings
(Here also Sag Harbor with a nice grape note is recommended)
When. When? Free time and not in winter
Shelf life / Sillage: 6 - 8h (more than three sprayers required) / rather low overall
Hamptons (for me somehow the American Sylt) has as basic idea a similar as Millésime Impérial, a maritime hot spot of the rich and beautiful in summer. At least that's what Creed's marketing sarge and the name of this bond scent say.
The Aquatenreihe of Bond covers beside Hamptons still:
Shelter Island (a great spicy fresh fragrance with lily, oud and amber)
Sag Harbor (landscape painting with herbaceous, flowery, fruity and maritime notes)
iLberty Island (Sweet fruity fragrance with Marsh Mellows as base)
Coney Island (fun in the bottle: margerita, fruits, chocolate and caramel, sea salt, total only slightly sweet)
Montauk (a badly judged woody scent I unfortunately don't know)
Governor Island (a delicate resinous forest fragrance with some sea salt and incense sticks)
In this series, many different locations with equally different concepts are represented olfactorially. Such a thing can of course only be an idea, a hint because everyone who knows the places personally certainly has a different scent memory. I think this series is generally well done, it has - supported by the synthetic Bond used - a very good shelf life / silage for this often volatile genre.
Only Hamptons falls out of this scheme: At the first test I noticed a flowery mushiness that hasn't changed much and smelled more like a women's fragrance. Hamptons is also considered in some descriptions as a women's fragrance .. for me, however, it is - like most bonds - a unisex fragrance.
At the second attempt it got better; The start with a citric freshness note can only be perceived as single for a short time, as it quickly combines with the exuberant scent (which I perceived as muffíg at the first test) of lime blossoms and jasmine. The fragrance now turns into a pleasant spicy sweetness and the magnolia is added, which with its rather fresh appearance relativizes the sweetness somewhat.
In the base, amber and creamy sandalwood now support the fragrance, which becomes very close after 2-3 hours.
After a brilliant start, the fragrance quickly becomes very close ... which is certainly due to the idea of the discreetly not conspicuously scented Hampton inhabitant / visitor. For me personally, the difference between a strong head/heart note and a very reduced base is a bit too crass but not really disturbing.
Hamptons is - just like Sag Harbor - rather an olfactory impression, the attempt to depict a diverse landscape. This has also been successful, after repeated wearing of the fragrances and knowledge of the localities the subtleties are revealed. The flowery-spicy orientation and the decency of the fragrance after the head/heart note are basically just right.
Genre: Stylish maritime unisex fragrance
For whom: Lovers of maritime scented paintings
(Here also Sag Harbor with a nice grape note is recommended)
When. When? Free time and not in winter
Shelf life / Sillage: 6 - 8h (more than three sprayers required) / rather low overall
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