Flanker

The whole thing can't really be called a hype here from a perfume point of view. It is rather a controversial discussion about the publication of a fragrance and the acting performance of influencers. The Marlboro men and women of today? But all this has nothing to do with perfume and you can only touch your head.
Even if Papa-Schlumpf had personally released a fragrance based on smurfberries, it wouldn't change my scent impression. True to the motto: "Honour to whom honour is due".

The packaging is an experience which is rounded off by a lovingly designed small toilet roll to protect the spray head. However, this small paper roll does not sit firmly around the spray head - naaahein - it dangles around the spray unit like a biodegradable hula-hoop tyre. However, this produces a really good spray mist and "the juice is so atomized". Yeah, it's just dusting... no, honestly, it's good!

Since perfume and influencers depend exclusively on the inner values, we now come to the fragrance:
Office for Men starts with a fruity-fresh ambrox cloud, which dances around for a few minutes (I don't find the part original, but it's still successful), only to be quickly captured again by other players. No, no pepper.
The combination of Ambrox and Cachalox creates a synthetic scratch that I know of and that often bothers me in deodorants. I'm afraid I have to draw the comparison because I have no other. As soon as this impression subsides, the whole thing leads to a slightly sweaty note. The quickly passing fragrance development is rounded off with a good portion of canned wood, which nowadays also resonates in niche fragrances. However, this does not improve the impression. For mainstream I find it almost a bit monotonous/flat, which surprised me a lot. The scent neither remains in my memory, nor does it arouse the need to want to wear it.
Who assumes that it unfolds only in the office so correctly....unfortunately it did not work with me.
Very reserved Sillage with approx. 8h durability.

Something that certainly shouldn't be missing from a Fragrance One comment:
Ladies Reactions!!! Gossip and twist...yes, I put another moonwalk on it!
The ladies in my environment spoke partly of a disturbing note. However, they could not define more precisely what it could be. This a little sweaty, was partly also perceived by others, so also nothing for a wild evening at the Auto-Scooter.

After all the back and forth to this fragrance, I'm very happy that you don't know too many people behind the fragrances. Maybe there are 1 - 2 others you don't like personally. At least be a good way to reduce your existing collection.
Since I'm not an influencer: Test and form your own opinion.

PdM fragrances have not really convinced me yet, but this is due to my personal taste and not to the way they are made. Only Galloway I found pleasant, although this one also gets a somewhat "sneezy" impact in the drydown.

Since Percival is controversially discussed, I became curious about the new blue one.
Last weekend I had the opportunity to test Percival for the first time in a perfumery. Sprayed on my arm, I was immediately reminded of something. It was on the tip of my tongue. A familiar feeling and slightly faded pictures arose in my head.

Flanker, this has something to do with your past!
I've seldom been so stunned in a perfume test. This familiar feeling, this smell... you know what it's like! But what is it?! I was just sure it had to be from the '90s. It was fruity in the beginning, paired with lavender and light geranium...I could have gone crazy! At some point I only noticed the scent on the side. Thinking about it has made me weird.

But he didn't let me go. I had to test him again and so a bottling moved in with me.
1. Day: Sprayed on and analytically approached the perception of fragrance, which meant that I could perceive certain notes, but this familiar feeling failed to appear. Beautiful fragrance; 90s; mainstream; fruit, lavender,...and slightly aromatic.
2. Day: Sour on the bottling and on myself...break!
3. Today: I saw the bottling and decided to start another, last test at short notice...

2 sprayers on the back of the hand and nose. Break, enlightenment, Hallelujah I got it!
Fruit (it could be pineapple and not mandarin), geranium, lavender, musk, light green spice....

I was a big fan of Joop Nightflight in the 90's until he was finally, years later, reformulated on a splash of his self-destructed. All attempts to get hold of an original version failed miserably. It was practically my signature scent over several years (yes, now it's out and I'm proud of it).

When I started my 3rd test with Percival today, it was like dandruff from my eyes. The fragrance reminds me in its characteristic, very much of my fragrance favorite from the 90s. Percival is the slightly more sneezy, finer Flanker. It differs to Nightflight by a certain aromatic portion and with me from time to time slightly flashing impressions of laurel leaf. Nightflight was always a bit "harsh" and "prickly" in its way, but with great sillage and aura. Percival is for me the more high-quality looking, rounder offspring.

The memories of that time, in connection with Percival, have put a grin on my face today and it doesn't matter if he could be a crowdpleaser or not. Before I buy a diluted NIghtflight version in the www, I'll probably go for Percival, even if only for a few moments. Some times are simply best remembered ;-)


Marginal note: To my mind it has practically no overlap with Gentle fluidity from MFK

MFK launches a fragrance without jasmine and/or orange blossom? That makes you curious!

The opening is quite aquatic-fresh and probably very pleasing for most European noses, because it is an almost familiar and positive opening. For the partly overused perfume nose, patterns may creep in during testing. It can happen that one is so biased that the thought of Sauvage or even Invictus is strikingly sketched in one's mind's eye, whereby their EDT prelude is clearly more dominant with synthetic kangaroo cojones.

The start of Gentle Fluidity remains more pleasing and natural. Although I do not assume that Kurkdjian's goal was to sketch a gentle sea breeze. Here we are still moving in a clearly synthetic, but well done, environment.

On a test strip at this point the development should have almost arrived at its goal and therefore the request: Test on living object (please no animals or infants).

The freshness fades with time, which is the case with almost all MFKs for my feeling. I think I can guess Muscat in the meantime and woods can also play a role, but I think they are still on a more abstract level.

Together with the prelude and the herbli (I was reminded of vervain in the meantime), a male scent emerges for my nostrils, which could be a little too quiet and/or special for the broad masses and is much too suitable for everyday use for niche lovers. The projection is good, but doesn't knock you out of your socks (luckily).

The bottom line is a down-to-earth, good fragrance with a signature character and slightly synthetic features. I wouldn't want to wear it to sports. Due to its development and moderate projection it even goes well with the suit.

If you want a very special, loud, extravagant scent, you can save time and money.
Would you like to limit your fragrance collection to a few pieces and look for a fragrance that is suitable for everyday use with its own character? Test recommendation!
Have you already had enough of MFK fragrances? Test recommendation! There is no orange blossom or jasmine in here ;-)

Have fun & greetings,
Flanker

What is there actually draped around the bottle, on this fruity photo? Grapefruit, lime and ChickenWings? Or rather dried pig ears? I wouldn't want to rule anything out since I joined Parfumo. Well, it's more like ambergris... A(m)bra-kadabra, let's go:

Elysium opens with an overflowing, slightly overdrawn fruit basket. Predominantly with acidic and fleshy equipment, paired with a trace of lavender.
Clear, white floral chords join the fruit basket. Full and fleshy flowers that squeeze into citrus fruits and 4 lychees. You really have to concentrate and need several attempts to grab this Roja-typical armada with different scents. Is it still flowering or are the fruits already overripe?

Keep in mind the lavender branch, which tries in vain to maintain the balance in the fruit basket. He manages it at least in so far that the memory of a modern-classical scent concept could be guessed, if one would want then.
You shouldn't leave a fruit basket in the blazing sun too long, that's also the case with Elysium Parfum Cologne.
A soft, somewhat synthetic leather chord with a distinct vetiver recently slides towards the fruit basket from behind. He wants to rush to the aid of the poor lavender and save him from the pulp mess. At least that was his plan in the beginning, because our herbaceous friend Vetiver is chatting himself up with the pretty citrus fruits and calls Mr. Amber. Unfortunately, the Vetiver makes itself quite penetrating to the fruit basket. On hot days, we also love to demonstrate the herbaceous chest hair without tops
Lavender, on the other hand, is left to itself and is hopelessly lost. What remains for me is an earthy-sweet-warm Vetiver fruittaura, which I can't make friends with in the medium term.

Musk is only effective in the form of Roja's personal red Persian carpet flanged under the basket... does not freshen up the fragrance. Juniper berries normally look for other company, but do not have the big choice and sit only astonished and confused in the corner due to lack of space. For me, the Elysium PC is not a typical summer scent, even when it comes to fruit. As mentioned above, I feel the fruit in this fragrance concentration somewhat overdrawn and the vetiver also too accentuated.

When we talk about citric, fruity, tangy and juicy colognes, I think of the opening of Bigarade Concentrée by Jean-Claude Ellena. Elysium doesn't come anywhere near here, but he may not even want to. Roja-untypical is tried to go a middle way to open up a broader niche with this beautiful bottle and corresponding marketing measures.
After approx. 1h the whole thing calms down and appears more sorted. The shelf life is somewhere around 6h with moderate charisma.

When the bottle arrived at my place, I had to find out that it had torn the cheaply glued inner lining of the outer packaging out of its hinges due to its own weight. If this happens, it has the nasty side effect that the complete box mufft after health-endangering 2-component adhesive. Also a way to get your eyes open. Just take a look under the hood when buying a car. The "Blitzblank" bottle is extremely susceptible to scratches and any attempt to polish this barrel to a high gloss makes the whole dilemma even worse. I wouldn't even like to say that the 1st generation gorilla glass! hear, hear!

What do we learn from history? The flanker does not like potent vetiver in connection with amber and fruit citrus notes.
I think the perfume cologne is "too much of some good things". The result: an earthy-sweet-fruity-warm nasal punch in Parfum Cologne concentration.
I have my own theory on the question of who creates Roja fragrances. It is a Sharepoint-based fragrance workflow, where every perfumer at Roja including Jean Pütz and Urban Priol can add as many ingredients as he likes...until the warehouse is empty.

Credits:
The regionally known Creed has absolutely nothing in common with both Elysium fragrance concentrations! Guys, guys... The juice is not ubiquitous! What, so Asterix... Never mind.

Angéliques sous la Pluie is like an airy veil of memory that surrounds me as a wearer. A fresh, spicy, airy dream of Angelica and juniper. In my opinion, this theme could not be more modern and timeless. However, it is a dance on a knife edge. The result is as fragile as dragonfly wings and yet so deep and emotional. It is neither too herbaceous nor too creaky.

It is the memory of yesterday's evening walk in autumn. A golden sunset, clear air and mossy, damp forest soil. It is the memory of the sensual smell of skin. It is the memory of a loved one. You feel connected. Can you smell connectedness? And if so, how do you manage to preserve this state in a fragrance!
ASlP is practically unnoticeable for me after 3 hours. Nevertheless the tender memory of the AslP feeling manifests itself.
For me the perfect fragrance to go with business dress. Where no perfume is actually appropriate, I like to use it very much. It is personal, neat, elegant and I feel comfortable.

If you want to get through the day with it in a perceptible way, you can be prepared to have to check every 20 minutes. If necessary no knockout criterion, because I might use up a bottle as an exception ;-) Whether 3 sprayers or 20...ASlP stays absolutely true to his character ;-)

Many fragrances I was allowed to test were great. Many of them were forgotten shortly after. Not because of a lack of durability, but because they did not create images, moods or feelings in me. The only thing these scents would create is probably an empty feeling in my wallet.

Strictly speaking, it is an impertinence to throw a fragrance onto the market that goes over the Wupper after 3 hours. Angéliques sous la Pluie is the only fragrance I can't be angry with for this. I accept it, because only with this compromise could I create what I can perceive here. I keep silent and spray.....after......and after......and after....