Einfachich

we will for sure. During my tour to fill up the "Mainstreamer" I like to have in between, and to have a chat with my favorite saleswoman in this shop (she actually has a hunch), I passed the shelf with the novelties as usual. In the corner, almost hidden, I found the Tomo Vetiver, which I had already read about and which sounded very interesting. So first of all on the test strip and there I liked it already very well, which actually does not happen so often. So directly the skin test and also here the first impression was very positive. After an hour in the shop and a coffee with the saleswoman, it was clear to me: Tomo Vetiver can move in with me.
The start is fresh, cheerful and I would almost say slightly playful. The bergamot predominates, grapefruit slightly in the background, all very harmonious and not overloaded. In the further process a light leather smell is added, rhubarb I rather do not take was. After some time bergamot, leather and grapefruit step into the background and clear the way for a delicate musk and vetiver. Also here the notes are very harmonic and still look fresh.
All in all, I find Tomo Vetiver to be a very round, fresh and harmonious fragrance that can also be unisex.
The shelf life is good, after 6 hours I take it was still clear, after 8 hours at least still close to the skin. The Sillage is in any case OK, although perhaps not exactly above average.
My conclusion: Tomo Vetiver is a very pleasant, fresh fragrance that is very harmonious and rounded. He's not loud and he doesn't want to be. Its strength is the discreet, fresh. As a spring and summer fragrance it is certainly ingenious, but definitely a fragrance for the whole year that can become a daily companion.
Funfact on the side: I was addressed directly to this fragrance.
Tomo Vetiver and I are already friends and we will stay friends. The name says it all.

When I first smelled the NdN on a test strip I thought "What the hell", but not in a positive sense. A heavy dark rose rose rose directly rose into my nose which woke 2 memories in me. On the one hand, it was the funeral of a good friend who had been torn out of life much too early and violently, and on the other hand to my ex-wife. She was a florist and in the back room, where wreaths and burial arrangements were made, there was always this heavy rose scent in the air. So that's it for me.
A few days later I'm standing in the laundry room filling the washing machine when a very positive "What the hell" is going on. I get the best vanilla scent I had noticed until then, mixed with a few sprinkles of patchoulli and a bit mossy. It is a uniquely warm and very pleasant, sensual fragrance. In the pocket of a jeans I find the test strip and it becomes clear to me that this is the Tom Ford which I had already written off. I must have unconsciously put the strip in my pocket and forgotten it there. Fortunately I took him with me, otherwise I would never have had the chance to experience this final.
Meanwhile I have a flacon. I still hate the start of the dark, heavy, almost oppressive rose for the reasons mentioned above. But I love the moment when the rose slowly retreats and paves the way for the first timid notes of moss, patchouli and vanilla. And even more I love this unique finale, which has nothing heavy and dark anymore. I like to wear NdN on special occasions like whiskey evenings, tastings and Scottish-Irish nights.
To put it in a nutshell, I hate whiskey. I don't like the taste and I loathe the smell. When the gang opens the 300 Euro bottle and the room immediately fills up with the smell of a fire ruin, I honestly lack any understanding of how to eat something like this. But I love the conviviality that whiskey can create. And in connection with the NdN and the smoky, partly medicinal, whiskey and peaty, boggy notes of a Guinness, something unique and wonderful emerges that can almost not be described in words.
Since there is another medium besides scents that can transport feelings very well, I will try it this way. Of course we are talking about music.
Noir de Noir starts with Haendels Sarabande (Suite pour clavecin n°4). Heavy, dark, carried and with a deep sadness but also with something solemn. This is the black rose that is so dominant in the beginning and displaces everything else.
The course then changes to Albionis Adagio in G minor. Not quite as heavy anymore, but still dark and worn when the rose ends its dominance and the first notes of patchouli and co become perceptible.
When vanilla and moss join in, Pachelbel's Canon starts in D. It becomes more sweet, softer, gentler and the anticipation of the grandiose finale of this fragrance rises.
The finale is this unique vanilla. The rose is only very faintly perceptible, no longer heavy but now lovely and very gentle and friendly, almost shy. This is where Beethoven's Silence begins for me. It is an indescribable mood created by this soft, warm and soft finale. There's something a little fairytale about it. The moment when the night ends and the twilight doesn't quite set in yet but the promise of the light in the air is to end the darkness and give hope for a new day.
Now I have written many words, but this fragrance cannot be described briefly. And just like the music, Noir de Noir is a composition, a masterpiece to which you have to open up, which takes time. Because the fragrance lasts very long and is with me, applied at noon, also the next morning still there.

Since here many comments partly seem lyrical I would like to try here once to write a rather "technical" description. The trigger for this was a recent discussion with friends about cars, scents and feelings about life (yes, it was a long, stimulating night)
But why the comparison with a Ferrari? This is often used as a comparison, e.g. "The Ferrari among fragrances"
But I can't agree with that in relation to Reflection and will give some reasons for this now.
The first impression:
Both the car and the Reflection make an impression, with Reflection doing better than the Ferrari because it is not as ostentatious, Prollig. The bottle has something noble, familiar and calm, actually quite unagitated. First point for the fragrance.
The craft :
In my opinion, Reflection is much better processed than the sports car. The Ferrari is uncomfortable and is really not a masterpiece in terms of craftsmanship. This ranges from rattling parts of the interior fittings to the unsuitable gap masses. The scent is completely different. Actually, there are no splitting masses here. The fragrance composition unites to a large whole, without me being able to define the individual nuances magnificently. If I had to commit myself here I would say a mixture of rosemary, ylang-ylang and soft woods. But that's what makes this fragrance so interesting. The dot also goes here to the fragrance.
The Start:
The Ferrari starts loudly, stutteringly and obtrusively, already rather unpleasantly. Also here completely different Reflection. It begins, at least on my skin, completely unagitated, caresses me and provides from the outset for a feel-good atmosphere. There's no dropouts, he's just right there. Point for Reflection.
The course:
The Ferrari accelerates and then passes quickly. Reflection stays with me for 4 to 5 hours. Anyway, I won't be able to see him myself. Throughout, Reflection maintains this warm, soft feel-good atmosphere without changing dramatically. The rosemary retreats, which in my opinion makes the fragrance even warmer. It remains the delicate woody and a hint of ylang-ylang without ever being syntetic which creates closeness and trust. Point for Reflection.
The price:
Both the Ferrari and Reflection are not exactly cheap. Are they really worth the money? Not in my opinion, but that's for everyone to decide for themselves. In any case, it is the case with both that here not "only" the product but a (life) feeling is acquired, which could justify the high price in the end still.
Conclusion:
Reflection is for me the winner in all points and therefore better than a Ferrari.
Due to the warm, soft fragrance composition, which is very unagitated and unobtrusive, it is a fragrance for every day and every occasion. No matter if work, date or festive occasion.
That's exactly what makes him the perfect companion for me, especially during my work, when I'm constantly dealing with people and when I'm falling below the individual distances. Reflection provides the necessary closeness and trust without occupying a certain nuance with negative associations.
This fragrance has become one of my absolute favourites and inspires me again and again with its gentle, unobtrusive nature.