Leimbacher

I could have sworn that I already crossed the path at the beginning of my fragrance journey "Cuba Gold" and contributed a Kommi to the most famous of all Le Male-clones. It's not like that. I make up for that with this, he is now even in my possession thanks to a generous perfume. How long, I can't say, is it the perfect fragrance to give away, especially with a large collection and a lot of experience. But as long as I do, I will enjoy it and praise it discreetly. Maybe he even goes on holiday thanks to the handiness of the Castro memory bottle.

As for the content of this sleek cigar, anyone who knows Le Male will never be able to overlook the similarity. Who knows the Gaultier flagship well, maybe even has followed it over the decades, will sniff out nuanced differences. "Cuba Gold" doesn't smell Cuban, it doesn't smell golden, it doesn't smell cigar. Much more, it is a sharp, petrol-like and dashing sugar scent (lavender + tonka), with its unique and quite ingenious DNA I wonder again and again why the Kurkdjian masterpiece hasn't drawn much bigger circles within the industry. Maybe it's just too easy to sniff out and no other perfumer or company wanted to give themselves this nakedness.

The narrow-priced cigar clearly tends towards the Ur-Le Male and less towards the watered down, more defensive current variant (which I can also take pleasure in because of its variability and versatility). "Cuba Gold" is certainly not a simpleton and he's fun for a short time, may be called sexy and doesn't throw himself at anyone's neck for too long. For a time, it was the first choice for savers (together with Miros "Cabal Pour Homme"). In the cupboards of 14-20 year olds the thing doesn't look bad next to the golden tequila and under the Scarface poster... At some point, however, one recognizes his weaknesses such as a more synthetic introduction or a flatter, more boring aura.

Flacon: handy and casual and a little prollo
Sillage & durability: not at the level of the Ur-Le Males, but more steadfast and stronger than the current version of the Gaultier bestseller - 6 hours.

Conclusion: Le Male with nicotine swim wings - still one of the best copies of the 90s favourite. Price and performance are striking. An entry-level fragrance for the young gentleman. Not yet of world but of ambition

This Al Haramain isn't mystical, but for fans from "Sculpture" to "Le Male", European fragrance legends of the 90s, this Arabic copycat can be worth a test. Or even blind buying at that price. To the emergency, one gives away it further to a more undemanding and unsuspecting relative. No one will smell bad with this. On the contrary.

"Mystique Homme" is the classic fresh sugar scent from 25 years ago. Jacques Bogart and Laura Biagotti say hello. Orange blossom kisses cotton candy, fresh shower cuddles cheeky fruit. Sometimes close to headaches, but mostly universally applicable, higher quality than its price, more coherent than it would have any right. My "Sculpture" from back then smells better, but the "Sculpture" from the current shelves is (unfortunately) not much more noble or different. "Mystique Homme" didn't exactly eat inspiration with spoons, but as a copy and safe flashback it does little wrong.

Flacon: reminiscent of "The Game", fits well in the hand. But something else is really pretty.
Sillage: does not make waves. But neither is he a still water.
Shelf life: 6 hours, that's great.

Conclusion: a good alternative to "Sculpture" and other 90s Sweethearts. For the small purse even more so. Although the models are now just as cheap and often unfortunately reformulated

Is each pineapple equal to a small Aventus?
Don't the stripes remind anything of Juventus?

Can you get that fruity on the weight bench?
Makes too much compare the scent soul ill?

Does the good mood of a fragrance carry over?
Do you have to have it when you're looking for the Creed hit again?

Or does the scent even come from Duisburg?
Or shall I carry him to the safari in the Cape of Good Hope?

Uncomplicated, you are a good party?
You smell damn good, you got Creed by the balls?

A flirting, shimmering pineapple, that's right
Are you a creed for Kunz and Hinz?

Do you have rum or are you dumb?
Are you pointed or rather dull?

Cheap are you, but also easy to have?
Don't you have to strike immediately as an Aventus fan?

Can't you stay longer than 5 hours?
Why are you gone after 12 laps?

Why do women often ask about you?
How, you even drown out one or two beers?

For many of you here you are probably still a question mark,
but you're already a secret star to me.

Orientals have always been my favourite perfumes before perfume. They should be nice and heavy and easy to drink. Vetivers have been ever since I've been here, or at least a few months after I first had Guerlain's vetiver under my nose. Elegant and masculine. Serge Lutens has brought these two sides of my medal together and with "Vetiver oriental" he has created a bull's-eye that looks as if it's been cut to fit me. Seldom has it clicked like that. Love at first sniff, the classic we all strive for. What a gift that Uncle Serge has finally included it in his (German) standard collection and you don't have to go too far (even monetary) anymore.

This green spray has it all. It makes me feel hot and cold at the same time, that's how good I like it. It is cuddly and rough, scratchy and soft, luxurious and uncomplicated. It's very difficult to put into words. You just have to smell it. It's great that you can now do this much more often than before. A cuddler and seducer, a rock in the mossy surf and a sandy Lawrence of Arabia. Labdanum kisses vetiver. A creature that no one could have imagined before. Thanks to Luten and Sheldrake's brains, soul and intuition, a little dream has come true. Sexy, confident, green. And more animalistic than you might think. And not just for females. About halfway between "Gris Clair" and "Guerlain Vetiver" - mine, actually. Mine's mine. Can't I have this one exclusively for me?.. oh ok, that would be selfish. You get to sniff it. But only on me, please... :P

Flacon: perfect colour choice, I like the new designs too. It's about time that one of them finds its way into my collection.
Sillage: an elegant eater. For me, an ever-goer. From September. Especially great in the rain
Shelf life: 6-9 hours set the tone.

Conclusion: the best of both worlds?! "Vetiver oriental" enchants and enraptures, is tender and hard, soft like a sheikh and cool like a European. A masterpiece of rare value. Plus much more wearable than many other SL balancing behemoths. Fabulous. A real treat. Point. The end. Over.

Leather and summer... they don't mix? Nope. "Sparkling Sand" is the best proof of that. Bought spontaneously, because I was attracted by the name and the first impression of the fragrance. Now I've tried it out and I have to say: a very fine leather apricot! Like a super transparent "L'Air du Desert Maroccain" in the back, most comparable to "Daim Blond", which I had on my wishlist for a long time anyway. Not the classic holiday scent. Something new for a change. Hard to classify, easy to love.

Really summery and sandy thoughts only remotely come up for me, but you can definitely wear it in the hot season. Like a beige leather handbag - sparkly and bright. Then again, it fits. Delicious yet never gourmand. Warming yet never stifling. Fingertip feeling packed into a flacon. Soothing it is, almost has a loose wellness vibe (chamomile?). Not a delicate little plant, but precious. The vanilla far in the background makes it round, the apricot lovely, the leather gives it strength, the mugwort the starting kick and the cedar a darker finish. No Oriental, no European. Simply a top fragrance! For everything with two legs.

Flacon: beautiful magnetic cap, handy, stylish, matching the theme - unspectacular but top!
Sillage: smellable for all - even for me still laange. From adaptation no trace.
Durability: 8-10 hours. Eight to ten hours. I just wanted to have written out again. Bockstark for a "summer fragrance".

Conclusion: who is looking for a sandy-soft, warm leather fragrance for the summer, which should pay a visit to the good Zolty - of this extinct species there are not too many more!