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08/28/2019
Aglianico
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Oh, what beautiful, complex, exuberant, extremely exciting fragrances there is not! Fragrances that are so interestingly composed and whose course turns out to be so amazing that you just want to have them - even if you don't really know when you want to wear them (or could, without frightening your loved ones) before you buy them. I like to jokingly call these scents "vernissage scents" (for me Joop! Homme belongs to this group). But who of us regularly goes to such seeing and being seen happenings? Probably the fewest.
Chic for Men does not fall into this category. He is an uncomplicated all-rounder with an almost frightening versatility - I can only agree with Basti. Clearly born in summer, it can easily be worn in all seasons, provided it does not have to be "out in the fresh air" in winter. He'd catch a cold. It goes with a T-shirt, shirt and suit, a date, work, evening "Me Moments". He's friendly, cheerful, but he doesn't scream.
A somewhat artificial, but pleasant fruitiness dominates the first minutes and lasts a few hours depending on the nose. I wonder if that's watermelon Well... Buy a watermelon from your trusted fruit dealer and compare. In any case, a certain "wateriness" cannot be denied. The cardamom, on the other hand, is much easier to sniff out and is at least related to La Nuit de l'Homme. Or actually the other way around, because Chic dates back to 2004. With Chic, however, I find the cardamom to be more uncomplicated and more wearable; with LNDLH, unfortunately, it quickly triggers a headache in me. After a few hours, chic changes noticeably, becomes wooden in a very light and pleasant way, and is probably very close. Adults, but not old-fashioned.
Throughout, it is unobtrusive, warm, slightly sweet in an ungourmandy way, and especially the first few hours fresh, without being a "citric". Chic in the best sense of the word is the opposite of a spectacular fragrance. But that's exactly why I like him. He's really, really uncomplicated. Sometimes it doesn't have to be twelve-tone music or the Kindertotenlieder by Gustav Mahler, but "simply" well-done, contemporary, popular mainstream to-go. You don't tear out trees with it, but you have a good time.
Personally, I think Chic could have easily moved into the Top20 or, say, Top50 of the perfume charts (men). Side by side with Acqua di Giò, ck one, Invictus or Sun Men - and would, according to my nose, have left all these scents behind in terms of beauty and fragrance. But it is not, which may also be due to the distribution channels. The perfumes of Carolina Herrera are not easy to find here in Germany - the largest selection is often still available in the duty-free worlds of airports or online. And even within the "Carolina Herrera" family, Chic stands in the shadow of the CH Men series, especially with the popular CH Men Privé. The perfume numbers show it: CH Men Privé have about five and a half times as many perfume enthusiasts as Chic. This makes Chic a kind of insider tip flying under the radar - with less than thirty Euros even a very cheap one.
Clear test recommendation, especially for (rather younger) gentlemen who are looking for a versatile "mainstream fragrance" for a relatively low price and wish for a fragrance that they will probably never smell on the street at others.
Simple things can sometimes just be good.
Chic for Men does not fall into this category. He is an uncomplicated all-rounder with an almost frightening versatility - I can only agree with Basti. Clearly born in summer, it can easily be worn in all seasons, provided it does not have to be "out in the fresh air" in winter. He'd catch a cold. It goes with a T-shirt, shirt and suit, a date, work, evening "Me Moments". He's friendly, cheerful, but he doesn't scream.
A somewhat artificial, but pleasant fruitiness dominates the first minutes and lasts a few hours depending on the nose. I wonder if that's watermelon Well... Buy a watermelon from your trusted fruit dealer and compare. In any case, a certain "wateriness" cannot be denied. The cardamom, on the other hand, is much easier to sniff out and is at least related to La Nuit de l'Homme. Or actually the other way around, because Chic dates back to 2004. With Chic, however, I find the cardamom to be more uncomplicated and more wearable; with LNDLH, unfortunately, it quickly triggers a headache in me. After a few hours, chic changes noticeably, becomes wooden in a very light and pleasant way, and is probably very close. Adults, but not old-fashioned.
Throughout, it is unobtrusive, warm, slightly sweet in an ungourmandy way, and especially the first few hours fresh, without being a "citric". Chic in the best sense of the word is the opposite of a spectacular fragrance. But that's exactly why I like him. He's really, really uncomplicated. Sometimes it doesn't have to be twelve-tone music or the Kindertotenlieder by Gustav Mahler, but "simply" well-done, contemporary, popular mainstream to-go. You don't tear out trees with it, but you have a good time.
Personally, I think Chic could have easily moved into the Top20 or, say, Top50 of the perfume charts (men). Side by side with Acqua di Giò, ck one, Invictus or Sun Men - and would, according to my nose, have left all these scents behind in terms of beauty and fragrance. But it is not, which may also be due to the distribution channels. The perfumes of Carolina Herrera are not easy to find here in Germany - the largest selection is often still available in the duty-free worlds of airports or online. And even within the "Carolina Herrera" family, Chic stands in the shadow of the CH Men series, especially with the popular CH Men Privé. The perfume numbers show it: CH Men Privé have about five and a half times as many perfume enthusiasts as Chic. This makes Chic a kind of insider tip flying under the radar - with less than thirty Euros even a very cheap one.
Clear test recommendation, especially for (rather younger) gentlemen who are looking for a versatile "mainstream fragrance" for a relatively low price and wish for a fragrance that they will probably never smell on the street at others.
Simple things can sometimes just be good.
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