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"The time you lost for your rose, it makes your rose so important" (The Little Prince)
...I never thought that I would ever want to own a rose scent, but in this case it should be a great love, one that comes close to my love for the booklet quoted above!
Since the beginning of my perfume era, rose fragrances have sent a cold shiver down my spine. The fragrance, which at the time was considered purely feminine, was not really convincing in any men's perfume. Even the rose scents of Amouage didn't make it into my collection, although I'm very fond of this fragrance stable, but when I think of Poetry Man, I really get sick :D Well, what does this Cartier have that he should move in with me?
Quite simply, the rose it contains is beautifully bounded by the other fragrances and never manages to become too dominant and obtrusive. It is rather delicate, soft and velvety interwoven with the rest and shines out slightly here and there. All in all only a hazy impression of a rose can be noted. It is also a very sensual, romantic and playful yet masculine cuddly scent. It all sounds completely opposite, but it is not. In addition to the rose and the resulting floral impact, the Cartier has a beautiful fresh and spicy and above all tart base. This resonates the whole time and doesn't let the smeller think in his dreams that this could not be a men's scent. I would also like to add that pepper is not too present and you don't get a tingling in your nose. As a result, we have succeeded in creating a fragrance in which everything has been properly coordinated and you don't have the feeling that something dominates too much. By the way, I can't smell the sandalwood! Your?
Besides all the adulation about the fragrance itself, it must be added that it also has a fabulous performance. You can perceive it yourself for about 8 hours and the environment gets a blow from time to time, just fitting for such a fragrance concept. He is not too obtrusive, but you can hardly escape him. My guinea pigs have all been able to smell it.
The occasion is decisive:
I would like to emphasize, however, that this is not a fragrance for all seasons and times of the day. Especially in midsummer it can be very annoying to the environment - and to yourself! His concept is to seduce in the evening. Applied for autumnal-evening dinners, it is simply powerful and gives the wearer a mystical, seductive and self-determined aura. As already emphasized, it is a cuddly scent, but it remains distinctive and has a deliberately masculine effect. Lazy summer evenings and the beginning of early autumn seem to me to be ideal to wear the Cartier, but everyone has to judge for themselves ;)
Finally, I remain like the little prince: "The time you lost for your rose, it makes your rose so important"! Because that's how I got to know and love the fragrance, by testing it over and over again, and I had to realize, man, you really wear it a lot, it should probably move in with you.
To the rose! ;)
Since the beginning of my perfume era, rose fragrances have sent a cold shiver down my spine. The fragrance, which at the time was considered purely feminine, was not really convincing in any men's perfume. Even the rose scents of Amouage didn't make it into my collection, although I'm very fond of this fragrance stable, but when I think of Poetry Man, I really get sick :D Well, what does this Cartier have that he should move in with me?
Quite simply, the rose it contains is beautifully bounded by the other fragrances and never manages to become too dominant and obtrusive. It is rather delicate, soft and velvety interwoven with the rest and shines out slightly here and there. All in all only a hazy impression of a rose can be noted. It is also a very sensual, romantic and playful yet masculine cuddly scent. It all sounds completely opposite, but it is not. In addition to the rose and the resulting floral impact, the Cartier has a beautiful fresh and spicy and above all tart base. This resonates the whole time and doesn't let the smeller think in his dreams that this could not be a men's scent. I would also like to add that pepper is not too present and you don't get a tingling in your nose. As a result, we have succeeded in creating a fragrance in which everything has been properly coordinated and you don't have the feeling that something dominates too much. By the way, I can't smell the sandalwood! Your?
Besides all the adulation about the fragrance itself, it must be added that it also has a fabulous performance. You can perceive it yourself for about 8 hours and the environment gets a blow from time to time, just fitting for such a fragrance concept. He is not too obtrusive, but you can hardly escape him. My guinea pigs have all been able to smell it.
The occasion is decisive:
I would like to emphasize, however, that this is not a fragrance for all seasons and times of the day. Especially in midsummer it can be very annoying to the environment - and to yourself! His concept is to seduce in the evening. Applied for autumnal-evening dinners, it is simply powerful and gives the wearer a mystical, seductive and self-determined aura. As already emphasized, it is a cuddly scent, but it remains distinctive and has a deliberately masculine effect. Lazy summer evenings and the beginning of early autumn seem to me to be ideal to wear the Cartier, but everyone has to judge for themselves ;)
Finally, I remain like the little prince: "The time you lost for your rose, it makes your rose so important"! Because that's how I got to know and love the fragrance, by testing it over and over again, and I had to realize, man, you really wear it a lot, it should probably move in with you.
To the rose! ;)
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Elegant shower gel summer scent with its own character
Who would have thought that a Boss fragrance would settle in with me? Me least of all, I couldn't really be convinced by most of the custom-made suit scents, as they were often too polished. But this Boss-scent here could convince me almost completely, because it really gets everything out of the "bottled" that you can get out of it.
The smell:
The first time you spray it, you still feel very much like the "bottled" with its spicy, fresh and beautiful apple-cinnamon note. Fortunately, this fades away quite quickly and the fragrance becomes much more summery. At first the spice settles a bit and it becomes clearly soapy and slightly aquatic. It reminds a little bit of a shower gel of the upper class and it becomes more and more difficult to escape. It also has an extremely beautiful, tart base, which establishes a very well-groomed, masculine feeling. Here lavender, sage and patchouli perform a grandiose interplay. In the further course of time it fortunately retains the tart shower gel smell, which however becomes a bit more bitter-sour and almost goes into the aquatic. The spiciness has now completely disappeared and also the connections to the "bottled" can no longer be smelled. Consequently, after about 30 minutes we have a completely independent scent! Great!
Scent twin:
For me it resembles - as already mentioned - the "bottled" at the beginning, later on the "SUN" and towards the end you can compare it with the "Sedley" by de Marley. Consequently, all fragrances that are fun and with which one does nothing wrong in summer!
The shelf life:
This is better with me than with the "bottled", because he easily manages 7-8 hours and can be smelled almost to the end at arm's length. Today I have him - at 35 degrees! - at 10h and still smell him. About an hour ago I had coffee with my mother and she said that you can smell it well. According to this Boss has succeeded in creating a noble summer scent, which also has a massive H and S, what more could you want?
Conclusion:
For 39,90 Euro per 100ml you can't expect more, which is evident from the following advantages:
- Beautiful, noble shower gel scent with "bottled" Start
- Well wearable in all seasons, but especially in summer class
- Distinguishes itself from the "bottled" far enough and makes it - in my opinion - better
- Is rather spicy-aquatic-fresh than fruity
- Provides a super performance
- Price-performance = class!
So if you are looking for a nice scent for the summer that can stand the heat and doesn't annoy the surroundings too much, you will certainly be satisfied here
The smell:
The first time you spray it, you still feel very much like the "bottled" with its spicy, fresh and beautiful apple-cinnamon note. Fortunately, this fades away quite quickly and the fragrance becomes much more summery. At first the spice settles a bit and it becomes clearly soapy and slightly aquatic. It reminds a little bit of a shower gel of the upper class and it becomes more and more difficult to escape. It also has an extremely beautiful, tart base, which establishes a very well-groomed, masculine feeling. Here lavender, sage and patchouli perform a grandiose interplay. In the further course of time it fortunately retains the tart shower gel smell, which however becomes a bit more bitter-sour and almost goes into the aquatic. The spiciness has now completely disappeared and also the connections to the "bottled" can no longer be smelled. Consequently, after about 30 minutes we have a completely independent scent! Great!
Scent twin:
For me it resembles - as already mentioned - the "bottled" at the beginning, later on the "SUN" and towards the end you can compare it with the "Sedley" by de Marley. Consequently, all fragrances that are fun and with which one does nothing wrong in summer!
The shelf life:
This is better with me than with the "bottled", because he easily manages 7-8 hours and can be smelled almost to the end at arm's length. Today I have him - at 35 degrees! - at 10h and still smell him. About an hour ago I had coffee with my mother and she said that you can smell it well. According to this Boss has succeeded in creating a noble summer scent, which also has a massive H and S, what more could you want?
Conclusion:
For 39,90 Euro per 100ml you can't expect more, which is evident from the following advantages:
- Beautiful, noble shower gel scent with "bottled" Start
- Well wearable in all seasons, but especially in summer class
- Distinguishes itself from the "bottled" far enough and makes it - in my opinion - better
- Is rather spicy-aquatic-fresh than fruity
- Provides a super performance
- Price-performance = class!
So if you are looking for a nice scent for the summer that can stand the heat and doesn't annoy the surroundings too much, you will certainly be satisfied here
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Winter-Freshy!
Yes, I like fresh scents or those that have a certain freshness. But at least in the cold season you reach a certain limit that seems insurmountable. In the autumn as well as in the winter you usually like it a bit heavier and more expansive. You can get a nice oud smell that foggy the surroundings. For those who find it too overwhelming, the question now is: "What do I wear in the cold season?" I have searched for a long time and my winter freshy's are rare, but now I have found my no. 1, which I still wear in summer. It means "L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme" from the house of Guerlain.
Why is he a Freshy?
Of course, it is not a classic freshy, as you wear it in midsummer, it rather has its own, slightly sour freshness. First of all we can state that cocoa is the main theme of the fragrance. Here the first associations are mostly that it is certainly quite sweet, which can be denied immediately. The cocoa is like freshly prepared, unsweetened and quite dry. At the beginning, the Guerlain is even quite citrusy and tangy, which is due to grapefruit and lemon. They make sure that the heavy fragrances get a certain lightness and the cocoa gets a sour freshness. The cedar in the heart note, on the other hand, ensures that the cocoa scent is not only fresh, but also tart and masculine at the same time. Here, comparisons can be made with Kilian's "Intoxicated", which produces the same effect only with coffee as the main player. In summary, it is the interplay of citric, cocoa and the tart cedar that creates a rather fresh scent for the cold season.
How awesome is the drydown????
Yeah, what else is there to write, the drydown is to kneel down. What remains after a few hours is a soft, tangy-fresh and at the same time indefinable veil, which looks so sensual that one would like to bite into it. Seductively high10 I only say that I don't have a fragrance that comes close to this one in drydown, so you count the hours until the fragrance finally fades. Here no fragrance component is too dominant anymore, everything seems to flow perfectly into each other, wonderful!
Durable?
The question is always whether to go for EdT or EdP, especially in terms of durability. Here I can clearly say that it's the same for both fragrances, but the EdP is a bit heavier and doesn't have the freshness kick described above, so I will always go for the EdT. It lasts for about 8 hours and radiates well in the first two hours. This is enough for me :)
Bottom line!
So those who cannot do without freshness even in the colder days could get their money's worth here. Gueralain has succeeded in creating a scent that has cocoa in the centre and does not drift into the immeasurable sweetness. On the other hand, citric and the tart "dryness" of the cedar ensure that a fresh touch in general adheres and spreads. For me, this is my No. 1 winter freshness, which I can also wear today - in summer!
Why is he a Freshy?
Of course, it is not a classic freshy, as you wear it in midsummer, it rather has its own, slightly sour freshness. First of all we can state that cocoa is the main theme of the fragrance. Here the first associations are mostly that it is certainly quite sweet, which can be denied immediately. The cocoa is like freshly prepared, unsweetened and quite dry. At the beginning, the Guerlain is even quite citrusy and tangy, which is due to grapefruit and lemon. They make sure that the heavy fragrances get a certain lightness and the cocoa gets a sour freshness. The cedar in the heart note, on the other hand, ensures that the cocoa scent is not only fresh, but also tart and masculine at the same time. Here, comparisons can be made with Kilian's "Intoxicated", which produces the same effect only with coffee as the main player. In summary, it is the interplay of citric, cocoa and the tart cedar that creates a rather fresh scent for the cold season.
How awesome is the drydown????
Yeah, what else is there to write, the drydown is to kneel down. What remains after a few hours is a soft, tangy-fresh and at the same time indefinable veil, which looks so sensual that one would like to bite into it. Seductively high10 I only say that I don't have a fragrance that comes close to this one in drydown, so you count the hours until the fragrance finally fades. Here no fragrance component is too dominant anymore, everything seems to flow perfectly into each other, wonderful!
Durable?
The question is always whether to go for EdT or EdP, especially in terms of durability. Here I can clearly say that it's the same for both fragrances, but the EdP is a bit heavier and doesn't have the freshness kick described above, so I will always go for the EdT. It lasts for about 8 hours and radiates well in the first two hours. This is enough for me :)
Bottom line!
So those who cannot do without freshness even in the colder days could get their money's worth here. Gueralain has succeeded in creating a scent that has cocoa in the centre and does not drift into the immeasurable sweetness. On the other hand, citric and the tart "dryness" of the cedar ensure that a fresh touch in general adheres and spreads. For me, this is my No. 1 winter freshness, which I can also wear today - in summer!
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Minimalism
First of all, I would like to mention how much I like molecular fragrances and if you do not share this passion, this fragrance will not be for you. This is where everything I like about this way of creating fragrances comes together. So what you smell here is not really a perfume at all, but something else. But it is of infinite beauty.. It is!
When I spray:
If it smells fresh, this can be captured, although it is a very sterile freshness that does not look natural. It appears slightly metallic, slightly sweaty and heated. You can smell the ambroxan and ambrette seeds very well and you have to accept that we are dealing with upscale synthetics. If you think that the synthetics are due to a lack of high-quality ingredients, then you have to accept that this "effect" is intentional. But the synthetic - and this speaks for itself - is not pungent, biting or headaches, but simply futuristic. In addition, "Another 13" has a repellent effect due to its clanking freshness and is elevated above the wearer. It thus leads a small life of its own on the skin of the wearer. But this is not really surprising, considering the chemical cocktail it is mixed from. Pear and jasmine can only be smelled slightly in the background and make the fragrance a little softer.
The conclusion after smelling it is that we are dealing with a dry, repellent, metallic, slightly sweaty and overall fresh-synthetic scent. A true molecule, which is in no way inferior to molecule 01.
H/S:
Also typical for the molecular kitchen is the outstanding performance. It can easily last for 10 hours+ and is clearly perceptible in my environment. Yesterday I wore it in the gym, which was clearly over the top - the poor athletes around me. In addition, A13 always recharges itself. Sometimes it seems to disappear, then a nice wave comes under your nose again: wonderful!
Flacon:
Pure minimalism...
Price:
Maximalism pure...
Buy?
If you are looking for a beautiful, fresh and unusual fragrance that is not commonplace, you might find it here. However, you should already have dealt with other molecular scents, as this one is much more angular than many of the other "chemical bombs". Furthermore, I would strongly recommend to test "Another 13" not only once quickly, the scent needs time to take effect and - despite its straightforwardness - to reveal all its facets. After the first test it could not convince me either, but today I love it very much. It has what not every fragrance can do, smells like little and thus expresses so much. Here you can find pure minimalism in the best way
When I spray:
If it smells fresh, this can be captured, although it is a very sterile freshness that does not look natural. It appears slightly metallic, slightly sweaty and heated. You can smell the ambroxan and ambrette seeds very well and you have to accept that we are dealing with upscale synthetics. If you think that the synthetics are due to a lack of high-quality ingredients, then you have to accept that this "effect" is intentional. But the synthetic - and this speaks for itself - is not pungent, biting or headaches, but simply futuristic. In addition, "Another 13" has a repellent effect due to its clanking freshness and is elevated above the wearer. It thus leads a small life of its own on the skin of the wearer. But this is not really surprising, considering the chemical cocktail it is mixed from. Pear and jasmine can only be smelled slightly in the background and make the fragrance a little softer.
The conclusion after smelling it is that we are dealing with a dry, repellent, metallic, slightly sweaty and overall fresh-synthetic scent. A true molecule, which is in no way inferior to molecule 01.
H/S:
Also typical for the molecular kitchen is the outstanding performance. It can easily last for 10 hours+ and is clearly perceptible in my environment. Yesterday I wore it in the gym, which was clearly over the top - the poor athletes around me. In addition, A13 always recharges itself. Sometimes it seems to disappear, then a nice wave comes under your nose again: wonderful!
Flacon:
Pure minimalism...
Price:
Maximalism pure...
Buy?
If you are looking for a beautiful, fresh and unusual fragrance that is not commonplace, you might find it here. However, you should already have dealt with other molecular scents, as this one is much more angular than many of the other "chemical bombs". Furthermore, I would strongly recommend to test "Another 13" not only once quickly, the scent needs time to take effect and - despite its straightforwardness - to reveal all its facets. After the first test it could not convince me either, but today I love it very much. It has what not every fragrance can do, smells like little and thus expresses so much. Here you can find pure minimalism in the best way
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A cologne?
A cologne is by definition a "light fragrance" that pampers you for just a few hours and then is gone again. At the beginning of the release of the Aventus Cologne I always found it funny that it is a "cologne" that is also an eau de parfum. But that's what you get with other brands and fragrances. Consequently, my expectations were not very high when it came to "Aventus Cologne". I internally agreed with my predecessors that this will certainly be just an unnecessary Aventus blending, which is only there to generate money. In fact, I'm still torn whether I should agree to that, since Cologne is quite independent and self-contained for me to see big brother.
We have much more spice here, which becomes clear right at the beginning when pepper and the spiciness of ginger waft around your nose. The whole thing is supported by the tangerine, which looks more like a lemon. According to this we find ourselves subjected to a citric-spicy, slightly smoky start of the fragrance. Here you can already see the difference to the original, where the beloved pineapple pampers the scent at the beginning. In the further course of the fragrance, it continues to dawdle in the fresh and spicy (smoky) realm. I don't find it particularly "light", to refer back to the definition of Cologne. Here one could also start critically and ask oneself why a lighter version of the original is advertised here, which it actually isn't. For me, it would be more like an Aventus 2.0, without emphasizing that this one is the better one. What's exciting about the cologne is the birch that you can actually smell out, at least a slightly woody foundation can be smelled. On the other hand, it has to be mentioned that the citric acid disappears too early, which I would have expected from a cologne. Evil voices could start here and claim that the cologne is only the Aventus base. But you have to form your own opinion about that ;) What's crazy is that after about an hour the cologne develops a slightly aquatic touch on my skin, which I don't know where it comes from?
So far I can say: I like him, although I'm still not sure if it would have needed him.
If one looks at the endurance of the Cologne, the conceptual definition can be criticized again, because in my case it has a similar durability as the original. It is really strong at the beginning and lasts 6-7 hours. The projection is really strong in the first two hours and when it is very hot you have to be careful not to overdose it! Especially the slightly smoky spice can be very annoying here.
The bottom line is that Creed has succeeded in creating a very nice spring-summer scent, which has some similarities to Aventus, but also has its own nuances. Whether this is enough to justify a purchase, everyone must test for themselves. I like it and I will test it a little further. But I can understand anyone who asks himself about the legitimacy of this cologne on the perfume market.
Final, it must be noted that we are not dealing with a cologne, but with an eau de parfum. Moreover, the fragrance is not fresh and fruity, but definitely fresh and spicy.
We have much more spice here, which becomes clear right at the beginning when pepper and the spiciness of ginger waft around your nose. The whole thing is supported by the tangerine, which looks more like a lemon. According to this we find ourselves subjected to a citric-spicy, slightly smoky start of the fragrance. Here you can already see the difference to the original, where the beloved pineapple pampers the scent at the beginning. In the further course of the fragrance, it continues to dawdle in the fresh and spicy (smoky) realm. I don't find it particularly "light", to refer back to the definition of Cologne. Here one could also start critically and ask oneself why a lighter version of the original is advertised here, which it actually isn't. For me, it would be more like an Aventus 2.0, without emphasizing that this one is the better one. What's exciting about the cologne is the birch that you can actually smell out, at least a slightly woody foundation can be smelled. On the other hand, it has to be mentioned that the citric acid disappears too early, which I would have expected from a cologne. Evil voices could start here and claim that the cologne is only the Aventus base. But you have to form your own opinion about that ;) What's crazy is that after about an hour the cologne develops a slightly aquatic touch on my skin, which I don't know where it comes from?
So far I can say: I like him, although I'm still not sure if it would have needed him.
If one looks at the endurance of the Cologne, the conceptual definition can be criticized again, because in my case it has a similar durability as the original. It is really strong at the beginning and lasts 6-7 hours. The projection is really strong in the first two hours and when it is very hot you have to be careful not to overdose it! Especially the slightly smoky spice can be very annoying here.
The bottom line is that Creed has succeeded in creating a very nice spring-summer scent, which has some similarities to Aventus, but also has its own nuances. Whether this is enough to justify a purchase, everyone must test for themselves. I like it and I will test it a little further. But I can understand anyone who asks himself about the legitimacy of this cologne on the perfume market.
Final, it must be noted that we are not dealing with a cologne, but with an eau de parfum. Moreover, the fragrance is not fresh and fruity, but definitely fresh and spicy.
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