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Sons and planets
Ganymede - I do not want to go too much into the mythology and all the bells and whistles, the previous speakers have already done and this better than I could. Nevertheless I would like to emphasize how beautiful I find the name - Ganymede - what a beautiful sounding name, especially beautiful for a fragrance! Besides the beauty of the sound, the meaning, or rather the legendary history of the name invites to thought games, interpretations and even reveries. Ganymede was probably abducted by Zeus, so something like a surprise adoption - And the largest moon of Jupiter was also called Ganymede. So I already associate two eras with this fragrance - the ancient world and the future in which we inhabit alien planets. These but probably very different eras were successfully worked out by the olfactory facets of Mr. Bisch wonderful.
Now but times in turn...
The flacon - is simple and elegant.
The calligraphy as well as the logo of Barrois paired with the golden base color of the glass bottle unite for me the opulence of ancient hedonism with the simplicity of minimalist modernism, a pinch of stardust and a touch of 1920s Artdeco. How fitting, then, that Ganymede should see its rise in the 2020s.... It almost seems a little like the bottle was designed back then for the perfume of the future. Like those drawings and pictures from the 60s like they imagine the 2000s, you know which ones I mean? Something like Perfume Fiction?!
And the atomizer is stunningly good, even large scale mist - pure love!
The scent - is fresh, woody, floral, cool, spicy, metallic ..... multi-faceted.
What does not read here everything, from "well woody fresh halt" to "smells like Indian curry" and "Magginote", or the medical impressions by the strawflower. And I have to admit - they are all right. For me, however, Ganymede is primarily fruity-floral with a lot of wood. I find it quite masculine, elegant and rounded. The (curry) saffron note is only perceived to a disturbing degree if you sniff directly at the spray point - in the sillage, it contributes to the completion of this unique and complex composition in contrast. Overall, I can understand many previous speakers and their associations - it also has something metallic about it, something futuristic, something that makes you think of Jupiter and the moon Ganymede, of stardust. Is this the smell of the universe, if it had a smell? Anyway, this fragrance is almost a paradox, because I also have the image of an ancient Greek/Roman temple, near a field of strawflowers in my mind's eye. Moreover, it smells somehow synthetic, not cheap, but the smell, it's novel and "spaced out" - as if it unites two worlds.
Nevertheless, or perhaps because of it, he awakens comforting feelings and a certain security and feel-good aura.
He is interesting, complex and mass appeal, a crowdpleaser and interesting nose flatterer. The best of both eras so to say.....
Now but times in turn...
The flacon - is simple and elegant.
The calligraphy as well as the logo of Barrois paired with the golden base color of the glass bottle unite for me the opulence of ancient hedonism with the simplicity of minimalist modernism, a pinch of stardust and a touch of 1920s Artdeco. How fitting, then, that Ganymede should see its rise in the 2020s.... It almost seems a little like the bottle was designed back then for the perfume of the future. Like those drawings and pictures from the 60s like they imagine the 2000s, you know which ones I mean? Something like Perfume Fiction?!
And the atomizer is stunningly good, even large scale mist - pure love!
The scent - is fresh, woody, floral, cool, spicy, metallic ..... multi-faceted.
What does not read here everything, from "well woody fresh halt" to "smells like Indian curry" and "Magginote", or the medical impressions by the strawflower. And I have to admit - they are all right. For me, however, Ganymede is primarily fruity-floral with a lot of wood. I find it quite masculine, elegant and rounded. The (curry) saffron note is only perceived to a disturbing degree if you sniff directly at the spray point - in the sillage, it contributes to the completion of this unique and complex composition in contrast. Overall, I can understand many previous speakers and their associations - it also has something metallic about it, something futuristic, something that makes you think of Jupiter and the moon Ganymede, of stardust. Is this the smell of the universe, if it had a smell? Anyway, this fragrance is almost a paradox, because I also have the image of an ancient Greek/Roman temple, near a field of strawflowers in my mind's eye. Moreover, it smells somehow synthetic, not cheap, but the smell, it's novel and "spaced out" - as if it unites two worlds.
Nevertheless, or perhaps because of it, he awakens comforting feelings and a certain security and feel-good aura.
He is interesting, complex and mass appeal, a crowdpleaser and interesting nose flatterer. The best of both eras so to say.....
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The magician and the rage speech
Magician
Noun, masculine [the]
1. someone who possesses magic powers; magician
2. someone who performs, demonstrates magic tricks
A conjurer, also illusionist or magician, is an artist in the performing art of magic.
"The art of magic (also conjuring and conjuring) describes a form of performing art that knows how to create illusions in the minds of viewers and feelings in the hearts of people through artistic communication (verbal and non-verbal) and using various techniques and methods. Thereby the performance is not bound to any special space or situation. The more willing the viewer is to be enchanted, the greater the illusion can be created in their mind." - Wikipedia
Welcome dear perfumas and perfumos, I am the great Duadini and I will travel with you into a world of illusions...
Friends, friends, friends - of course I am not the great Duadini, I am Manuel Neuer.
So all joking aside... Why the long intro? I'd like to address a topic that's been bothering me for a long time. Namely, how Dua manages to create the illusion of a good scent.
As should be known to everyone by now, Dua copies fragrances of well-known niche and designer brands. Vorallem by the so-called reverse engineering.
"Reverse engineering (English; German: umgekehrt entwickeln, rekonstruieren, abbreviation: RE; also Nachkonstruktion) refers to the process of extracting the design elements from an existing finished system or a mostly industrially manufactured product by examining the structures, states and behaviors. A plan is thus created again from the finished object." - Wikipedia
This is done by hunting the scent through an analysis tool (probably mass spectrometer or similar, am not a chemist) and in the result then has the exact content composition aka the recipe available.
Now it applies with the "original" recipe, but to create an exact likeness of the original creation and eliminate possible performance weaknesses. Should be feasible, or?
In Bois Oudh obviously served the classic and beautiful fragrance Oud Wood as a model.
Well, did DUA succeed in this illusion? - Yep. Only with trick 17!
Because, although DUA has the exact composition, I believe there are subtle differences involving the choice of raw materials. Of course, it should be noted that Tom Ford is also not exactly known for using the finest raw materials, but rather attracts attention through creations that not infrequently balance on the fine line of provocation.
But back to DUA: What is the most important discipline of a magician? That's right - distraction!
And DUA does that well, distracting with power here. This fragrance starts so incredibly potent, which fills the whole room, even the whole floor. Of course, this makes first impression and suggests quality, but with an extrait you expect that, right? In my opinion, however, the nose is overloaded early on, to such an extent that the fine nuances, the qualitative differences in the course can hardly be recognized. Kind of like eating food that is too spicy! (Sriracha helps with bad university Mensa food enormously ?)
No question - Bois Oudh smells very like Oud Wood, especially in the sillage. But does it smell just as elegant, so fine, so perfectly interwoven and coordinated? No in no way!!!
For me, Bois Oudh but also evaluated independently of Oud Wood - as a stand-alone fragrance - seems coarse and out of round. It drowns out the (inferior) raw materials and overwhelms the noses with a barrage of olfactory impressions. When I smell closely, I always detect a certain mineral oil note. It smells "cheap" and imperfect. It's loud and potent. A puffer, without subtlety. Brutal power without fine tuning. A souped-up tractor, not a Ferrari. But for a layman and casual perfume wearer, an experience nonetheless!
Especially if you try other (clone) creations (bspw. Roja, MFK, Xerjoff) of DUA, this illusion as a sales strategy is particularly clear - but that's another topic.
Bois Oudh (and the DUA company) is a bride in jumper boots. A wolf in sheep's clothing. An illusionist par excellence. A magician. And a very good one, because I admit I was charmed for a while.
Noun, masculine [the]
1. someone who possesses magic powers; magician
2. someone who performs, demonstrates magic tricks
A conjurer, also illusionist or magician, is an artist in the performing art of magic.
"The art of magic (also conjuring and conjuring) describes a form of performing art that knows how to create illusions in the minds of viewers and feelings in the hearts of people through artistic communication (verbal and non-verbal) and using various techniques and methods. Thereby the performance is not bound to any special space or situation. The more willing the viewer is to be enchanted, the greater the illusion can be created in their mind." - Wikipedia
Welcome dear perfumas and perfumos, I am the great Duadini and I will travel with you into a world of illusions...
Friends, friends, friends - of course I am not the great Duadini, I am Manuel Neuer.
So all joking aside... Why the long intro? I'd like to address a topic that's been bothering me for a long time. Namely, how Dua manages to create the illusion of a good scent.
As should be known to everyone by now, Dua copies fragrances of well-known niche and designer brands. Vorallem by the so-called reverse engineering.
"Reverse engineering (English; German: umgekehrt entwickeln, rekonstruieren, abbreviation: RE; also Nachkonstruktion) refers to the process of extracting the design elements from an existing finished system or a mostly industrially manufactured product by examining the structures, states and behaviors. A plan is thus created again from the finished object." - Wikipedia
This is done by hunting the scent through an analysis tool (probably mass spectrometer or similar, am not a chemist) and in the result then has the exact content composition aka the recipe available.
Now it applies with the "original" recipe, but to create an exact likeness of the original creation and eliminate possible performance weaknesses. Should be feasible, or?
In Bois Oudh obviously served the classic and beautiful fragrance Oud Wood as a model.
Well, did DUA succeed in this illusion? - Yep. Only with trick 17!
Because, although DUA has the exact composition, I believe there are subtle differences involving the choice of raw materials. Of course, it should be noted that Tom Ford is also not exactly known for using the finest raw materials, but rather attracts attention through creations that not infrequently balance on the fine line of provocation.
But back to DUA: What is the most important discipline of a magician? That's right - distraction!
And DUA does that well, distracting with power here. This fragrance starts so incredibly potent, which fills the whole room, even the whole floor. Of course, this makes first impression and suggests quality, but with an extrait you expect that, right? In my opinion, however, the nose is overloaded early on, to such an extent that the fine nuances, the qualitative differences in the course can hardly be recognized. Kind of like eating food that is too spicy! (Sriracha helps with bad university Mensa food enormously ?)
No question - Bois Oudh smells very like Oud Wood, especially in the sillage. But does it smell just as elegant, so fine, so perfectly interwoven and coordinated? No in no way!!!
For me, Bois Oudh but also evaluated independently of Oud Wood - as a stand-alone fragrance - seems coarse and out of round. It drowns out the (inferior) raw materials and overwhelms the noses with a barrage of olfactory impressions. When I smell closely, I always detect a certain mineral oil note. It smells "cheap" and imperfect. It's loud and potent. A puffer, without subtlety. Brutal power without fine tuning. A souped-up tractor, not a Ferrari. But for a layman and casual perfume wearer, an experience nonetheless!
Especially if you try other (clone) creations (bspw. Roja, MFK, Xerjoff) of DUA, this illusion as a sales strategy is particularly clear - but that's another topic.
Bois Oudh (and the DUA company) is a bride in jumper boots. A wolf in sheep's clothing. An illusionist par excellence. A magician. And a very good one, because I admit I was charmed for a while.
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The one through the disk boxxer
Gucci Guilty Absolute is for me one of the most polarizing designer fragrances I know!
Moreover, also a strikingly atypical creation of Mr. Morillas, who, besides commissioned work for anyone who pays enough and wants to sell a masspleaser fragrance, is known as THE man for freshies and all-time classics like Acqua di Gio, Light Blue pH and *ahem* Office.
Which made me all the more surprised that such an uncompromising fragrance was created under his leadership. Because GGA is straightforward and directly uffe face. Not particularly complex or with great development (which in turn is typical for Morillas) but that's what makes him so interesting for me. A look at the notes gives a rough idea of where it's going. Vetiver, patchouli, cypress, woodleather and goldenwood - So leathery, woody, earthy. Check. This scent is pure and freshly tanned woody leather to spray on. No more, no less.
When I smell the scent I inevitably have an association with old leather and wood, oddly enough not in a bad way like the old leather lined wooden box in Grandma's attic. Rather, I always have the association of some rocker or other stereotypical do-not-good being coerced by his wife into monthly personal hygiene. His razor on the leather sharpening, on the solid wood table his shoes wixxend and drinking the Jacky directly from the bottle.
For me personally, the fragrance is almost unwearable and have so far also only negative comments received - nevertheless, I like him at times very much, because sometimes, but only sometimes, men like me have a bit of leather deserves, uh like... or so?!
The fragrance is for men who want to stand out, whether positive or negative should not matter to them. For men who want to provoke, or impregnate your leather cowl. For the men who box after 2 bottles of Jacky each of them stupidly comes through the window
Moreover, also a strikingly atypical creation of Mr. Morillas, who, besides commissioned work for anyone who pays enough and wants to sell a masspleaser fragrance, is known as THE man for freshies and all-time classics like Acqua di Gio, Light Blue pH and *ahem* Office.
Which made me all the more surprised that such an uncompromising fragrance was created under his leadership. Because GGA is straightforward and directly uffe face. Not particularly complex or with great development (which in turn is typical for Morillas) but that's what makes him so interesting for me. A look at the notes gives a rough idea of where it's going. Vetiver, patchouli, cypress, woodleather and goldenwood - So leathery, woody, earthy. Check. This scent is pure and freshly tanned woody leather to spray on. No more, no less.
When I smell the scent I inevitably have an association with old leather and wood, oddly enough not in a bad way like the old leather lined wooden box in Grandma's attic. Rather, I always have the association of some rocker or other stereotypical do-not-good being coerced by his wife into monthly personal hygiene. His razor on the leather sharpening, on the solid wood table his shoes wixxend and drinking the Jacky directly from the bottle.
For me personally, the fragrance is almost unwearable and have so far also only negative comments received - nevertheless, I like him at times very much, because sometimes, but only sometimes, men like me have a bit of leather deserves, uh like... or so?!
The fragrance is for men who want to stand out, whether positive or negative should not matter to them. For men who want to provoke, or impregnate your leather cowl. For the men who box after 2 bottles of Jacky each of them stupidly comes through the window
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Generation Shisha
Herod so the best fragrance for men? -mhhhh NÄÄÄ!
Admittedly, like or dislike are always very subjective matters, which is why there are fortunately many opinions and discussions about fragrances here. Therefore, I can quite understand why this fragrance many people like.
Point 1: He is easy to understand.
Herod is by no means a complexity monster, he is accessible has in appropriate weather even for some a certain cuddle factor. It does lose some of its sweetness as the fragrance progresses, but for me that obnoxious cherry-tobacco shisha note remains throughout.
Point 2: It stands out.
Herod (at least the old one, I'm told) has decent to very good sillage and more staying power than Haile Gebrselassie. It's that pervasive sweetness that usually makes it stand out, too. One certainly stands out well from the rest in a crowd full of Sauvage, LeMale, and Eros wearing youths. And leaves a lasting impression even when you leave the room!
Point 3: It hits the zeitgeist.
In times where in the inner cities every 20 meters a shisha bar pops up and you can hardly walk through the pedestrian zone without getting diabetes. And Influencer, Snapchat filters and Autotune heavy music promote the artificial bubblegum society and celebrate - there fits of course also an incredibly sweet (for me synthetic) Shisha fragrance in the contemporary gusto of the masses.
Point 4: The luxury plus point.
I feel like brand affinity and brand-induced identity has been on the rise lately. It's no longer enough that you wear a 20€ Cool Water, or a 50€ LeMale - the f*ckboy of today is a big spender. And one for whom a €200 fragrance is just good enough.... And who does not know it? The included self-confidence when you wear an expensive fragrance? Nevertheless, expensive is not always good - that times on the edge ;)
As a conclusion remains to me only as follows:
Herod I found at the beginning of my perfume journey quite good and had him also almost bought, but in the long run went me just beastly onn Senkel. I'm just not a fan of too sweet fragrances, and cherry in fragrances is somehow too feminine for me, anyway, I always feel like I have cherry jam hanging in my beard.
My bottling is about to run out. And that's good!
Admittedly, like or dislike are always very subjective matters, which is why there are fortunately many opinions and discussions about fragrances here. Therefore, I can quite understand why this fragrance many people like.
Point 1: He is easy to understand.
Herod is by no means a complexity monster, he is accessible has in appropriate weather even for some a certain cuddle factor. It does lose some of its sweetness as the fragrance progresses, but for me that obnoxious cherry-tobacco shisha note remains throughout.
Point 2: It stands out.
Herod (at least the old one, I'm told) has decent to very good sillage and more staying power than Haile Gebrselassie. It's that pervasive sweetness that usually makes it stand out, too. One certainly stands out well from the rest in a crowd full of Sauvage, LeMale, and Eros wearing youths. And leaves a lasting impression even when you leave the room!
Point 3: It hits the zeitgeist.
In times where in the inner cities every 20 meters a shisha bar pops up and you can hardly walk through the pedestrian zone without getting diabetes. And Influencer, Snapchat filters and Autotune heavy music promote the artificial bubblegum society and celebrate - there fits of course also an incredibly sweet (for me synthetic) Shisha fragrance in the contemporary gusto of the masses.
Point 4: The luxury plus point.
I feel like brand affinity and brand-induced identity has been on the rise lately. It's no longer enough that you wear a 20€ Cool Water, or a 50€ LeMale - the f*ckboy of today is a big spender. And one for whom a €200 fragrance is just good enough.... And who does not know it? The included self-confidence when you wear an expensive fragrance? Nevertheless, expensive is not always good - that times on the edge ;)
As a conclusion remains to me only as follows:
Herod I found at the beginning of my perfume journey quite good and had him also almost bought, but in the long run went me just beastly onn Senkel. I'm just not a fan of too sweet fragrances, and cherry in fragrances is somehow too feminine for me, anyway, I always feel like I have cherry jam hanging in my beard.
My bottling is about to run out. And that's good!
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How I learned to love
Like many of the most beautiful moments in life, this story begins with a mistake! One of the best mistakes I could make...
This mistake was a blind purchase that went neatly into the pants!
But I'd have to backtrack very briefly: In the early summer of 2020, bored with the c*r*na-induced monotony I blindly bought a niche aquatic that was recommended to me by a couple of Youtubers. The offer was good, what could go wrong I thought - so ordered directly. After a short test - the disillusionment - No thanks! Nix like in the souk with it ... where I could exchange the fragrance also after some time with a very nice Swiss Parfumo, against a fragrance I also did not know - the Lumiere Noire. The exchange offer sounded very fair at first, and I like Rose a lot. I did not know that I would win so much...
Ca two weeks later then it was so far - the exchange package arrived - quite excited unpacked and directly on the wrist with it.
For me, Lumiere Noire is primarily a fresh soapy gentleman fragrance! And one for the playful gentlemen who spray their charm with a snappy saying and / or a mischievous grin. A bit like Patrick Jane aka the Mentalist.
About the fragrance itself:
He is quite linear, superficially plays the beautiful soapy-fresh rose the main role. And yet he is so much more!!!
Because through the patchouli-heavy base and the incredibly beautifully complemented herbs/spices (don't ask me what kind) the whole thing gets an earthy-tart antagonist that lets the rose shine!
I must say quite honestly I do with Lumiere Noire really hard to analyze the fragrance and describe it in detail, because this fragrance is for me rather emotionally exciting, it is a not only a fragrance but a feeling - an olfactory happy place so to say.
When I smell the bottle, I get goosebumps. When I wear it I feel freshly sexy and elegant, almost a little better than everyone else. I love not only this fragrance, but when I wear it, I love myself a little bit more.
It is a great pity that MFK has taken him out of the range!
This mistake was a blind purchase that went neatly into the pants!
But I'd have to backtrack very briefly: In the early summer of 2020, bored with the c*r*na-induced monotony I blindly bought a niche aquatic that was recommended to me by a couple of Youtubers. The offer was good, what could go wrong I thought - so ordered directly. After a short test - the disillusionment - No thanks! Nix like in the souk with it ... where I could exchange the fragrance also after some time with a very nice Swiss Parfumo, against a fragrance I also did not know - the Lumiere Noire. The exchange offer sounded very fair at first, and I like Rose a lot. I did not know that I would win so much...
Ca two weeks later then it was so far - the exchange package arrived - quite excited unpacked and directly on the wrist with it.
For me, Lumiere Noire is primarily a fresh soapy gentleman fragrance! And one for the playful gentlemen who spray their charm with a snappy saying and / or a mischievous grin. A bit like Patrick Jane aka the Mentalist.
About the fragrance itself:
He is quite linear, superficially plays the beautiful soapy-fresh rose the main role. And yet he is so much more!!!
Because through the patchouli-heavy base and the incredibly beautifully complemented herbs/spices (don't ask me what kind) the whole thing gets an earthy-tart antagonist that lets the rose shine!
I must say quite honestly I do with Lumiere Noire really hard to analyze the fragrance and describe it in detail, because this fragrance is for me rather emotionally exciting, it is a not only a fragrance but a feeling - an olfactory happy place so to say.
When I smell the bottle, I get goosebumps. When I wear it I feel freshly sexy and elegant, almost a little better than everyone else. I love not only this fragrance, but when I wear it, I love myself a little bit more.
It is a great pity that MFK has taken him out of the range!
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