Anguilla85

The top note with cardamom, nutmeg and pink pepper read really nice.
Too bad it unfortunately not so, but rather artificial comes across...
It joins incense... and musk. Reads for me not so beautiful.
That in turn develops quite well, because it's not this "typical" incense, but a light, not too intense.
The pencil woody base note still takes some smoke and is quite pleasant, if slightly synthetic.
All in all, nothing revolutionary, nothing special and rather trivial..
for everyday life..for the cold everyday life.
For me as little appealing as the flacon.
The durability as well as the sillage come with me not so bad off, as with many others here but because the fragrance takes me too long until he develops so halfway to something I like to wear times, he remains probably with me only a rare visit.

Adam and Eve had two sons, the firstborn Cain and then Abel.
Abel became a shepherd, Cain a farmer.
Cain brought an offering to the Lord of fruit from his field, Abel offered the firstborn of his flock.
The Lord looked graciously on Abel's offering, but not on Cain's, the latter was incensed.
God noticed his anger and held him to moderation, but Cain invited his brother into his field and slew him there.
When God asked him about Abel, he replied that he was not his brother's keeper.
God condemned him:
Because of the shedding of blood, the earth would no longer bear him fruit, and he would be a fugitive forever.
Cain went away.....

In this case, Montblanc Explorer is the younger brother of Creed Aventus, but let's not get hung up on trivia.
First: the bottle doesn't have to hide from its brother.
I must admit it's been a while since I tested Aventus, and I hadn't made any notes or anything.
but what I do know is that Explorer comes pretty close. It may just be nuances where Aventus is "better".
The point of why the younger brother overthrows his older one here, to me, is simple:
These nuances do not justify over 200 euros surcharge..for the money you get again MORE beautiful fragrances.

...because exactly that shot me at the time through the head as I tested a sample of it and perceived this beautiful, spicy top note: "Wow!"
Since the base then already rather went into the sweetness (by vanilla and tonka bean) I should have been disappointed, because I do not like too much sweetness.
But I wasn't. The spice remained and in the heart note came woody elements to it.
That fits with the sweetness.
For me, a clear proof that a perfume must not necessarily be expensive, here was created something great.
It took its time but finally I have me a bottle of it zugelegt. Even the convinced me, find this ring-like closure has something...
Have the fragrance already recommended a colleague. He wanted of course what "good but cheap"...
he is also very satisfied.

With this fragrance I connect personal feelings, but even if I "consider" him independently of it, I do not understand why he is here partly so verrissen.
Everyone knows this type of person either no perfume wears or just one to two fragrances at home has.
This Lacoste used to be one of those two with me. I had only Joop! Go and Lacoste Essential, and I even liked it so much that I always "kept" it for special occasions.
A person who was very close to me at the time had recommended it to me and I immediately went out and bought it.
Was I blinded by her opinion?
No.. i always wanted a nice sporty fragrance, and with this one you had hit the bullseye.
This fresh with the citrusy notes to start are strongly influenced by the grapefruit. Later it becomes a little more aquatic and also sweeter...but not too sweet, which suits me in any case.
The Verriss I can perhaps not understand because he seems to me in no way as synthetic as he is often described here.
The performance itself could be quiet a little stronger, but otherwise it is a super sporty perfume for the warmer days, I always evaluate the fragrance and not the brand.

Against all "rules" I had him this winter, when the snow was 30-40 cm high on the cars, applied.
Clearly, this is a classic fragrance for the summer or the warmer spring days, but I was addressed outside in the freezing cold by an acquaintance: "Have you yes quite eingedieselt"
Had not applied more than usual and it had also surprised me, because I felt the sillage at first not so strong.
In general, I find the performance not as weak as it is often described here...
what I can confirm, however, is that the fragrance is intended more for younger men, which is why I wear it no longer quite so often ;)
The individual notes I can not describe here unfortunately satisfactory, he smells just fresh and clean and fits every occasion.
The bottle is really nice and the cap is processed high quality, as always here only point deduction due to the fact that I can not see the level.
Conclusion - nothing special but definitely in all respects above the mediocrity.