Mefunx

This here is not a clinical, slim lavender, here was cut close to the ground, there comes green, also earth. An almost dirty start, and yet, or just because of that, very attractive. The geranium then appears almost refined, dandy, dancing between its facets, as rosy as it is minty. Anyway - a lot of cooling here: Rosemary certainly, an idea of silver juniper (the berry) and the impression of cold ash. But one can also suspect warm spices, some cinnamon or clove perhaps. In any case, Marlborough is more complex than you might think considering the pyramid or the year. Only towards the base, there isn't much happening anymore, Vetiver becomes more prominent, the scent sits down, namely on a gently mossy ground.

What's still missing: Marlborough is a woody fragrance, but no wood fragrance, here is no palette cedar in the hall, but the tree still in the garden. Similar to the citrus notes, I see them in the resin and in the flowers, perhaps even in one or the other citrus flower. And in a small, ripe bergamot that makes Yatagan think of tea. A spicy floral bouquet on resinous wood, astringent, almost bitter, delicately soapy, slightly waxy and leathery, striking a perfect balance between sharp freshness and soothing balm. And: does not dwell many spices also a kind of fruity sweetness inne?

Incidentally, this is a barbershop scent that can legitimately be described as such (company history, Wikipedia), but which transcends this genre and seems remarkably timeless. Familiar, yeah, just not "old."