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DaveGahan101 6 years ago 15 2
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Familiar

Familiar would fit with the smell already very much..he produces somehow
an intimate aura, also somehow erotic-sensual.
The concentrated fruit power at the beginning, smelling mainly of currants, makes for a good mood and a first wow! Almost reflexively I have to think of Aqaysos, even without the concentrated musk, which I would like very much with Aqaysos. No fruit tea, no chewy sweets or fruit yoghurt, but very dark, highly aromatic, firm and very dense.
Dark spices, slightly sweet and a hint of spiciness provide a well-dosed balance. Even if the slight basic sweetness of Irreverent seems familiar to me and my skepticism awakes with three (basically) fragrances published at the same time, it can still score fully. I believe that
is mainly due to the fact that the suede leather is a very mature sweetness and above all spice, suede from YSL not dissimilar. The discreet and very light Animali suits him perfectly!
Only late in the base dry woods show up to me, which enriches the fragrance by another new facet, so the nose cannot become tired of any phase. Such developments I love yes!
Sometimes the dark sides of prolixes remind me of oud, but I think it's no inside, not important.
For me by far the most beautiful fragrance of the three new ones, one of the most beautiful and above all most extraordinary fragrances of Histoires ever.
Durability and Sillage are superb, the index finger should be under control, otherwise you might destroy the fragrance experience and/or get too much. This scent fits wonderfully into the cool seasons and rather for the evening.

Suitability for everyday use: 6/10
Feel-good factor: 9/10
Wow effect: 9/10
Price/performance: 6/10
Idea+Implementation: 9/10
Packaging/Bottling: 10/10
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DaveGahan101 6 years ago 15 3
10
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7
Sillage
8
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8
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Autumn rustles
Irrelevant?
Man..my brain sometimes leads me astray when reading fast.
I always read irrelevant..but that wouldn't do justice to the scent.
The few opinions about the fragrance and the great bottles made me very curious about the relatively new series of Histoires de Parfums.
Irreverent begins with an absolute top note of slightly sweet-spicy resins and a sun-drenched incense. This one has a light fruitiness like Serge Lutens Fille en aiguilles, but seems to me rounder, more multi-faceted. Everything about Irreverent smells wonderful of forest in late summer, the bushes still carry many forest berries in deep red colours, the mosses are still rich green, the woods are almost dust-dry, there are only a few leaves on the ground..the first brown leaves are there..Melancholy about the almost past summer comes up, says goodbye in instalments, leaf by leaf, acorn by acorn. But the aromas, the spiciness of the forest make you want this time of year like any other, even in terms of fragrance.
The longer the fragrance dances on the skin, the softer, rounder, creamier and more balsamic it becomes. Unfortunately, it becomes a bit common in the base, this is due to the recently very frequently used combination amber incense, usually there is still oud and/or saffron cavorting here. But the sandalwood leads to a wrong track. What I like about this amber variant is this light caramel honey touch, which rounds off the fragrance very nicely and comes to rest. The sweetness is well chosen, so that he misses the category Gourmand, no disadvantage. The scent smells very (highly) valuable and noble, is nevertheless very well to be carried as everyday scent.
The shelf life is beyond 6 hours and you perceive it yourself for a long time without ever being penetrating or intrusive.

Suitability for everyday use: 8/10
Feel-good factor: 9/10
Wow effect: 7/10
Price/performance : 6/10
Packaging/Bottling: 10/10
Idea+implementation: 6/10
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DaveGahan101 6 years ago 10 3
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7.5
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Outside-I'll be off!
Unfortunately I couldn't find anything about Isos, more about Isis and of course a lot about Iso! On the page of Farmacia you can read about the following: A spicy fragrance; memories of flavours and scents from distant lands.
Well then let's go to the distant lands.
Isos welcomes you with a cool and fresh surge, minimally spicy and spicy. My thoughts are immediately with Molecule01, but also similarities to the Zarkos Buddha-Wood, Oud'ish or Supercharged Molecule can be recognized. After a few minutes a hint of mint accompanies the few flowers left over in autumn, these also have a slight white and ozonic touch, you can imagine yourself as Shelter Island Light, but without oud and aquatics.
In some cases they exude a pungent aroma, but they do not particularly characterise the scent. This is mainly due to the spices and woods that can bring a lot of "spicy" in, but the emphasis is on the woods that radiate a nice dryness, perhaps stolen at 450. The fragrance has for me a Nordic touch ala agonist, cool, clean, striking. But could also fit very well into the series of Profumum Roma's Thundra, Olibanum, Santalum and IchNusa, since they all have a clear ethereal character - a common denominator. Perhaps this effect is also due to the "fresh", invigorating pepper (juniper?), which gives Isos a certain edge and then distinguishes it from 450
Isos has a slightly meditative effect for me, perhaps it also means "distant lands", so that would fit pretty well..like in the sports check advertisement "I'll be gone then".
For me already the 3rd beautiful scent of Farmacia SS. even if no one has made me yuchtz completely so far, I like all of them above average so far. The shelf life is very good with 6-7 hours, the Sillage moves in the midfield.

Suitability for everyday use: 8/10
Well-being factor: 8/10
Wow effect: 7/10
Price/Performance: 7/10
Idea+Implementation: 9/10
Packaging/Bottling: 9/10
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DaveGahan101 6 years ago 30 13
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Bottle
7
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Shadow of Autumn Part 2
Shadow of autumn part 2

I still don't understand the sales and pricing policy especially for this fragrance. On the market since 2017 (even which one?), but since a few weeks only available on the net for the smallest fragrance money (my one cost 44€), but on the Lalique page it doesn't show up. Is this again such a (annoying) limited thing only for selected markets? I would like to take a look behind the scenes..but maybe not...
The scent, as painted for autumn..you can literally smell the autumn forest in all its facets. The first impression, however, is first of all fresh, like stepping into the shade of the warming sun in the forest and noticing that it is already autumn and no longer late summer. A discreetly minty bergamot appears, wonderfully fresh and cool, a spectacle that can only be smelled for a few seconds before autumn, with all its spicy and woody elements, throws itself around. For my a mix as Gucci PHI and Man2 from CdG. Wood, nutmeg, pepper, bark, leaves, dryness. It's pouring on me, I want to dive right in and take a deep breath. I'm thrilled about this mix right away, but it's no wonder, because I like the Gucci and CdG very much. The Man2 in particular is the ideal autumn companion for me, despite certain synthetics and brand peculiarities. Ombre Noire smells very manly to me without being a macho pseudo parody. As if that weren't enough, this wonderful mix is complemented by a note of cognac, very aromatic, deep and slightly sweet, when I smell my Armagnac bottle there, very clear parallels, I also have a certain sharpness, as I like very much with the high percentages.
This also initiates the calm phase of the fragrance, it no longer changes magnificently. Some accuse him of a simple mainstream base, for me it will be
on the other hand, it becomes creamy-balsamic, soft..like sweet-aromatic, golden resin, here the great color of the fragrance fits perfectly to the notes. I can't judge whether the base can meet the highest demands, I've never paid much attention to it, but even with my very expensive fragrances, I would have noticed something special exclusive here, the base notes often don't serve that purpose at all. But even if he does, for 44€ he can smell something ordinary at the end.
His external glamorous and stylish appearance, the inner values follow 1:1, the durability is great with 6-7 hours, I can always perceive the fragrance in exactly the right dose without killing others, that alone distinguishes it from many mainstream fragrances.
Conclusion: For me there is no more beautiful and higher quality fragrance in this price range (even if the shop price should be a little higher). Here you get extremely much for extremely little.

Suitability for everyday use: 9/10
Feel-good factor: 9/10
Wow effect: 7/10
Price/Performance: 10/10
Idea+Implementation: 8/10
Packaging/Bottling: 9/10
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DaveGahan101 6 years ago 24 2
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Bottle
7
Sillage
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Longevity
8.5
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Shadows of autumn
The perfectly shaped autumn.
Yes that comes to mind with Tom Ford's new leather scent.
Of course, you can go here now and Ombre Leather
down to the smallest detail with Tuscan Leather, Ombre Leather12 or
with the Rasasis of this world. This I would but only the Parfumos
who already have one of these fragrances in their collection. Otherwise you might miss the beauty of this fragrance. You can reduce the scent, if and how much raspberry is left over, if Rasasi can do it better and cheaper or maybe Parfums de Marly is the better choice, but you don't have to.
Yes, it has a similarity to OL16 of course, because of the lack of current test possibilities, my comparisons are written from memory. Already with OL16 I liked it that NO raspberry was contained, but was extended by flowery and mossy nuances, it was rounder, softer than Tuscan Leather. To attract attention one was of course "better" served with Tuscan Leather, thank God this is not important for many people.
Ombre Leather won't go down in history as a clubbing monster or disco king now, but he has a lot of charm and subtle beauty.
The otherwise usual Tom Ford eccentricity keeps itself this time clearly within limits, it does not harm im.
For me Ombre Leather has a wonderful dark nappa leather, smooth, thick, no grain. There are of course more authentic leather scents, which one likes to marvel at, but is often difficult for me to wear. I can also grasp woody and flowery streaks, but it's more of a fine-tuning than an accent. For me it's more of a scented carpet that I like very much, that lets me guess that it's not just made of leather. Here, too, one could of course philosophize forever whether the basis is now worthy of signature or private dazzle, but I don't really care, since for me the everyday suitability is very often in the foreground. For me it's just a round unit with relatively little development, it gets a bit weaker over the hours, but also a bit harsher. There are no new impressions, but I don't want to talk about Soliflor or mono-like.
The shelf life and Sillage are very well chosen, no eel Dieter fragrance, but
you have many hours of something from him, you smell yourself also quite long
without over-exerting others.
Conclusion: Great autumn and winter all-rounder, its spiciness now fits wonderfully into the now discoloring forest without offering completely new elements.

Suitability for everyday use: 8/10
Well-being factor: 8/10
Wow effect: 6/10
Price/Performance: 8/10
Idea+implementation: 9/10
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