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Asks the barber of the family head of Penhaligon's Portraits row the same. "Yes, as always William", I want to answer for the stag already, he seems to me in view of the meager notes listing after another Fougère without character. "No, not as always" improves me the gentleman, who gently smiling under his foam beard enthroned on the barber chair.

The Tragedy of Lord George is just no old-fashioned barbershop fragrance, as I had initially suspected, but incredibly portable and suitable for everyday use. Even for me as a "young man", which is still far from the gentleman age of his existence. But, the manners of a gentleman are timeless, so why not I thought.

The scent starts off very pleasantly with what it promises: an alcoholic brandy note. Not a brandy reminiscent of a filthy pub in feudal England, but a delicate, non-intrusive brandy that George could personally pour out to his guests. The brandy fades after a few initial minutes, however, making way for the soapy tonka show. Again, you don't buy a pig in a poke, though the soap is also incredibly beautiful and a little herbaceous. I sense a bit of lavender as well as woods, which are not listed but make the scent very "grounding" and woody, almost green, in the drydown. The whole spectacle lasts with me on the skin about 7-8 hours and projects moderate to good.

Conclusion: a great Fougère, which works casual as well as chic. The bottle may seem a bit cheesy, I think it's gorgeous. Should you be looking for an everyday Fougère and you find an offer around the 170 €, he is worth it all, but testing is always worth it. Certainly not the last of the portraits that move in with me, also Mr. Sam is really great

PS: my girlfriend says he smells like something noble from the stables, to interpret that is left to everyone themselves

So there it is, my first comment on this wonderful platform. I would like to dedicate it to the fragrance that made me dive into this costly but beautiful hobby again.

Before Costa Azzurra Acqua, I already owned a few fragrances, but all of them belong to the Mass Pleaser category, and my teenage me bought them blindly after recommendations in the last two years (notable Versace Eros, Dolce & Gabbana The One EdT and two, three not worth mentioning). In the quarantine I was occupied with my tender 18 years, but again more intensively with the world of fragrances, and so I came across this platform. But now enough of the background gibberish, and get to the fragrance.

I first fell in love with the deep blue, timeless bottle, which looks incredibly elegant even without knowing the fragrance it contains. Well then, aesthetics took my artist's heart by storm, so the next step was research, fragrances didn't quite look like my very limited prey scheme at the time, but the pine tree made the fragrance interesting again. It came as it had to come, and an impulsive blind purchase, and three to four working days later I held my new love in my hands. I could hardly wait, two sprayers on the back of my hands and....es catapulted me to the Aegean. All of a sudden I was back in Greece, the sound of the deep blue waves in the background, a slightly salty sea breeze blowing around you. Then come the woods: I smelled tall cypresses, driftwood that had found its way to the beach, from somewhere a touch of lemon blows in my direction. The development is getting better and better, at least for my nose, because the Hellenic fragrance pleasure is joined by my highly esteemed pine. Costa Azzurra Acqua ends wooden, but extremely pleasant

Durability is quite acceptable with me with approx. 6-7 hours, whereby the smell is perceptible after approx. 3 hours only very closely.

Conclusion: a refreshingly different Aquat, which captivates above all by its woods. Durability and sillage are not outstanding, but they are alright. The bottle is a dream, j'adore.

In short: my first great love of fragrance, thank you Costa Azzurra Acqua for opening the door to a fascinating world for me