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The Perfect Shade of Grey
Narciso Rodriguez can be accused of many things.
- That he doesn't have a very wide selection.
- That most of his fragrances (gender inherent) are quite similar in structure.
- That he doesn't give a damn about what the mainstream is doing.
But in sum, it pleases me that there are such designers. Who show a bit of edge, put the collar up, and put their idea of fashion, or aesthetics in the world, without being too influenced by the rest of the (fashion) world.
To the point that the fragrances are quite similar in structure, I would like to say, by that I mean there is a certain design language at NR, the expression of the taste of this house, so to speak.
For my sensation, this tends to be rather tart, floral, never too nice and sweet, always rather on the border of demanding, but not so much that it becomes unpleasant.
And in the drydown, but especially the silage, most fragrances are then I find extremely sexy (even the women's fragrances I have smelled so far so), so that there are also often compliments or attention for it.
This is certainly a lot of the frequently used musk, which can act close smelled harsh, but with the body chemistry in conjunction, floral notes, and some spices and amber, as is the case with "For Him (EdT)", arises in total then but an extremely round, and pleasant fragrance picture.
"For Him (Eau de Toilette) | Narciso Rodriguez" is unique by the note described by some as "wet concrete", which in my view is simply the intense musk. I hear this note more up close and in the opening, than then in silage and drydown.
As I said,- the fragrance becomes increasingly sexy over time, but remains serious enough to look well-dressed with it even in a suit and business, to leave a good impression, and to exude a sense of self-integrity.
In fact, I find that this eau de toilette thus also perfectly embodies Christian Grey from the movie "50 Shades of Grey". Sexy, physical, but almost always with a certain seriousness in the facial expressions, and a serious charisma. ;)
A shame that such a fragrance, a one-of-a-kind, which for me falls into the category of "Olfactory World Heritage", is / was discontinued.
But well, you want to apply, make yourself rare. ;D
- That he doesn't have a very wide selection.
- That most of his fragrances (gender inherent) are quite similar in structure.
- That he doesn't give a damn about what the mainstream is doing.
But in sum, it pleases me that there are such designers. Who show a bit of edge, put the collar up, and put their idea of fashion, or aesthetics in the world, without being too influenced by the rest of the (fashion) world.
To the point that the fragrances are quite similar in structure, I would like to say, by that I mean there is a certain design language at NR, the expression of the taste of this house, so to speak.
For my sensation, this tends to be rather tart, floral, never too nice and sweet, always rather on the border of demanding, but not so much that it becomes unpleasant.
And in the drydown, but especially the silage, most fragrances are then I find extremely sexy (even the women's fragrances I have smelled so far so), so that there are also often compliments or attention for it.
This is certainly a lot of the frequently used musk, which can act close smelled harsh, but with the body chemistry in conjunction, floral notes, and some spices and amber, as is the case with "For Him (EdT)", arises in total then but an extremely round, and pleasant fragrance picture.
"For Him (Eau de Toilette) | Narciso Rodriguez" is unique by the note described by some as "wet concrete", which in my view is simply the intense musk. I hear this note more up close and in the opening, than then in silage and drydown.
As I said,- the fragrance becomes increasingly sexy over time, but remains serious enough to look well-dressed with it even in a suit and business, to leave a good impression, and to exude a sense of self-integrity.
In fact, I find that this eau de toilette thus also perfectly embodies Christian Grey from the movie "50 Shades of Grey". Sexy, physical, but almost always with a certain seriousness in the facial expressions, and a serious charisma. ;)
A shame that such a fragrance, a one-of-a-kind, which for me falls into the category of "Olfactory World Heritage", is / was discontinued.
But well, you want to apply, make yourself rare. ;D
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2018 was ultimately more invicting for me than 2016!
Den Invictus, after all, means "victorious" in Latin.
And I say it honestly, I also had at first a somewhat biased bad opinion about the series.
But it has grown in me, and Meanwhile I wear so some of it gladly. (The normal EdT, but prefer Intense or just Aqua).
Invictus Aqua 2018 has really no easy life... is considered but his big brother Invictus Aqua 2016 the popular and unbeatable insider tip!
And yet I find IA 2018 HAS its raison d'être. And even more than that!
It has an almost "alcoholic" freshness, which I think comes from the grapefruit (previously "grapefruit peel"), as well as the stronger focus on the violet leaf.
Somehow a bit more citrusy than the predecessor, "more ethereal" you could say. (Vl. is that what I mean by "alcoholic"...)
But not unpleasant, not at all!
It has a pretty good longevity, which is really good for a "freshy", and not a given!
Through the notes he gets a slightly youthful feel, which makes you feel really refreshed and sporty when wearing it. I would say he seems fresher and looser than IA 2016, which is neither good nor bad, but on some days I find exactly that simply refreshing.
2016 has just by the yuzu emphasis more... "ground", but is also sometimes somehow a bit annoying or exhausting, I find.
2018 is a bit more citrusy, without the "foreign" yuzu note, which reminds me a little of lychees or something.
To me 2018 gives on the days where I wear it, exactly the feeling and the summery, fresh sexy kick I need, mainstreamer or not! And you can just tell that the makers know their stuff (they probably should as one of the biggest designer fragrance houses ever...) and it has a well considered fragrance DNA.
I find the fragrance really really solid by now, could hold up well as a signature, even in the transitional months. Because so cool / fresh as Acqua the Gio or dgl. he is certainly not. And so bland also not. ;)
I was initially the Invictus series towards something biased, because the original fragrance is then but a little too chemical-sweet to wear it often, just something exhausting. And of course, when you smell the DNA of it, you immediately have that association. But on closer inspection, I find that PR have learned quite a bit with the flankers, and have cushioned the annoying aspects much better.
And I say it honestly, I also had at first a somewhat biased bad opinion about the series.
But it has grown in me, and Meanwhile I wear so some of it gladly. (The normal EdT, but prefer Intense or just Aqua).
Invictus Aqua 2018 has really no easy life... is considered but his big brother Invictus Aqua 2016 the popular and unbeatable insider tip!
And yet I find IA 2018 HAS its raison d'être. And even more than that!
It has an almost "alcoholic" freshness, which I think comes from the grapefruit (previously "grapefruit peel"), as well as the stronger focus on the violet leaf.
Somehow a bit more citrusy than the predecessor, "more ethereal" you could say. (Vl. is that what I mean by "alcoholic"...)
But not unpleasant, not at all!
It has a pretty good longevity, which is really good for a "freshy", and not a given!
Through the notes he gets a slightly youthful feel, which makes you feel really refreshed and sporty when wearing it. I would say he seems fresher and looser than IA 2016, which is neither good nor bad, but on some days I find exactly that simply refreshing.
2016 has just by the yuzu emphasis more... "ground", but is also sometimes somehow a bit annoying or exhausting, I find.
2018 is a bit more citrusy, without the "foreign" yuzu note, which reminds me a little of lychees or something.
To me 2018 gives on the days where I wear it, exactly the feeling and the summery, fresh sexy kick I need, mainstreamer or not! And you can just tell that the makers know their stuff (they probably should as one of the biggest designer fragrance houses ever...) and it has a well considered fragrance DNA.
I find the fragrance really really solid by now, could hold up well as a signature, even in the transitional months. Because so cool / fresh as Acqua the Gio or dgl. he is certainly not. And so bland also not. ;)
I was initially the Invictus series towards something biased, because the original fragrance is then but a little too chemical-sweet to wear it often, just something exhausting. And of course, when you smell the DNA of it, you immediately have that association. But on closer inspection, I find that PR have learned quite a bit with the flankers, and have cushioned the annoying aspects much better.
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3 men in a 2-man tent
I tested "Signature" (what a creative name, have only 2,000 companies given their fragrances) in the store, on paper and fled so to speak.
The drydown on the strip, even days later, somehow convinced me. Aventus, but in good and interesting.
Habs me finally ordered online cheap, including free shower gel. (I find that with such a fragrance really cool, so for a change times).
Now that I own the fragrance, I feel the following associations:
More "Cedrat Boise | Mancera" than Aventus, which makes it independent(er). However, on the skin often associations from a 70% Aventus + 30% Boss Bottled mixture, since I read from whom here it also reminds him of #Dolce & gabbana | K", I also see here a small impact.
Therefore also my title. ;)
More extensive testing & wearing is still necessary, but my impression is, Baldessarini has maintained its usual style: Short bevors exciting becomes, we turn into the safe track, and make the fragrance round enough for the masses.
This keeps the impression solidly good (find it clearly more interesting than many other Aventus clones, especially for the price too), but it remains then too trivial for me to be really excited.
My tip:
Better times in the store at the shopping tour completely eindieseln with it, and then look whether you want to buy it.
Otherwise, durability + silage very good, price / performance excellent.
Blind buy risk against 0 at the price, and in case of doubt you can still give him away and he will impress the 0815 Normalo people who Aventus vl. not even know. ;)
The drydown on the strip, even days later, somehow convinced me. Aventus, but in good and interesting.
Habs me finally ordered online cheap, including free shower gel. (I find that with such a fragrance really cool, so for a change times).
Now that I own the fragrance, I feel the following associations:
More "Cedrat Boise | Mancera" than Aventus, which makes it independent(er). However, on the skin often associations from a 70% Aventus + 30% Boss Bottled mixture, since I read from whom here it also reminds him of #Dolce & gabbana | K", I also see here a small impact.
Therefore also my title. ;)
More extensive testing & wearing is still necessary, but my impression is, Baldessarini has maintained its usual style: Short bevors exciting becomes, we turn into the safe track, and make the fragrance round enough for the masses.
This keeps the impression solidly good (find it clearly more interesting than many other Aventus clones, especially for the price too), but it remains then too trivial for me to be really excited.
My tip:
Better times in the store at the shopping tour completely eindieseln with it, and then look whether you want to buy it.
Otherwise, durability + silage very good, price / performance excellent.
Blind buy risk against 0 at the price, and in case of doubt you can still give him away and he will impress the 0815 Normalo people who Aventus vl. not even know. ;)
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A pirate scent that takes no prisoners! (Sidenote: Fahrenheit Absolute in "Good")
I am now the proud owner of the almost complete Luna Rossa series. Whereby, "Luna Rossa Sport | Prada" + L'Eau I have sold, since he makes for me what similar to Chanel's "Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême | Chanel", only weaker / smoother.
But "Luna Rossa Extreme | Prada" , a fragrance that is unfortunately new apparently no longer exists, I own fortunately for some time. :)
And I must say, the has me from the outset simply overturned!
Blindly I would not have guessed that this is a Luna Rossa Flanker, but that's ok in that case. It reminds me in its DNA of a more modern, much more wearable version of Dior's "Fahrenheit Absolute | Dior" (which is also no longer available). Selbiges I got rid of then also times, because I never wanted to wear it in everyday life, - it was me simply too unapproachable.
And Luna Rossa Extreme manages to bring Fahrenheit Absolute's deep fieriness, with the leathery accent (but it's so well incorporated that you don't recognize it as leather) and that oriental glow, perfectly into the modern world, and make it a really wearable, sexy scent.
Spicy, sweet, slightly oriental, borderline leathery, borderline smoky, and also a bit of freshness, but that just rounds out the overall picture. (As fresh I would not call this fragrance...)
The silage is perfectly matched to the smell, far more than skin deep, but not so strong as to offend people with it too quickly. If one applies a bit more generously, one is thus best equipped for outdoor events, and has an attracting, noticeable charisma.
If you apply little, it works but also well for dates, or social occasions indoors, even very well. :)
I would declare the fragrance nevertheless rather as autumn / winter fragrance, since the olfactory composition simply fits to it much better, although it works certainly well in cooler summer nights, or in the spring.
For many, the question is whether this or "Luna Rossa Black | Prada" is the better choice.
Personally, I find Black to be a bit contourless / soft, not to say too smooth, almost reminds me of the almondy Guerlain Ideal (L'intense / EdP), only darker, and almost more delicate.
And that's why I find the opening of Extreme, but also the whole course, much more fetziger, because it really roars, is intense and aromatic, simply a pirate fragrance that takes no prisoners. ;P
Apropops Pirates, I would also actually see it on shoulder level with scents like "Dark Rebel | John Varvatos", "La Nuit de L'Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Yves Saint Laurent", "La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum | Yves Saint Laurent", they all do a bit of something similar, at least that's how I feel about it. (Spicy, sweet, oriental, rather dark, super balanced, individual but pleasing)
Since the fragrance but again and again where to buy turns up in remnants, I can only recommend you times to strike or get you a sample.
Especially if you have ever flirted with "Fahrenheit Absolute | Dior", an absolute no-brainer!
Hairrrrrrrrr!!!
But "Luna Rossa Extreme | Prada" , a fragrance that is unfortunately new apparently no longer exists, I own fortunately for some time. :)
And I must say, the has me from the outset simply overturned!
Blindly I would not have guessed that this is a Luna Rossa Flanker, but that's ok in that case. It reminds me in its DNA of a more modern, much more wearable version of Dior's "Fahrenheit Absolute | Dior" (which is also no longer available). Selbiges I got rid of then also times, because I never wanted to wear it in everyday life, - it was me simply too unapproachable.
And Luna Rossa Extreme manages to bring Fahrenheit Absolute's deep fieriness, with the leathery accent (but it's so well incorporated that you don't recognize it as leather) and that oriental glow, perfectly into the modern world, and make it a really wearable, sexy scent.
Spicy, sweet, slightly oriental, borderline leathery, borderline smoky, and also a bit of freshness, but that just rounds out the overall picture. (As fresh I would not call this fragrance...)
The silage is perfectly matched to the smell, far more than skin deep, but not so strong as to offend people with it too quickly. If one applies a bit more generously, one is thus best equipped for outdoor events, and has an attracting, noticeable charisma.
If you apply little, it works but also well for dates, or social occasions indoors, even very well. :)
I would declare the fragrance nevertheless rather as autumn / winter fragrance, since the olfactory composition simply fits to it much better, although it works certainly well in cooler summer nights, or in the spring.
For many, the question is whether this or "Luna Rossa Black | Prada" is the better choice.
Personally, I find Black to be a bit contourless / soft, not to say too smooth, almost reminds me of the almondy Guerlain Ideal (L'intense / EdP), only darker, and almost more delicate.
And that's why I find the opening of Extreme, but also the whole course, much more fetziger, because it really roars, is intense and aromatic, simply a pirate fragrance that takes no prisoners. ;P
Apropops Pirates, I would also actually see it on shoulder level with scents like "Dark Rebel | John Varvatos", "La Nuit de L'Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Yves Saint Laurent", "La Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum | Yves Saint Laurent", they all do a bit of something similar, at least that's how I feel about it. (Spicy, sweet, oriental, rather dark, super balanced, individual but pleasing)
Since the fragrance but again and again where to buy turns up in remnants, I can only recommend you times to strike or get you a sample.
Especially if you have ever flirted with "Fahrenheit Absolute | Dior", an absolute no-brainer!
Hairrrrrrrrr!!!
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Overrated and over smoked
Does that word even exist, over-smoked? ? Well, anyway... i'll take it
Desirtoxic I took too, and blindly too.... well, greed and curiosity. What can I tell you... ?
It is already quite an interesting fragrance, grad so in the opening in the air you think to yourself first, "oh, interesting, quite nice.."
The first swaths have reminded me a bit of Herod, or Floriental. So bit red-smoky-sweet-spicy...
But the fragrance is actually quite different. It then very quickly develops an extremely dominant incense note, which pretty much puts it off for me. Maybe it's really more of a "burnt tonka bean" kind of thing, but I unfortunately find rather unpleasant, and I really locate incense in it, which creates the cool feeling in the throat.
I have now also the problem that I like a child that constantly reaches on the hotplate to see if it is really hot, constantly wants to smell to look if there is not yet something else and better...
But unfortunately it remains for me at an Alien Man kind smoky-spicy-sweet fragrance, also a bit so in the direction of Kilian Intoxicated, so something nichiger and less mainstream than Alien Man. Would AM but honestly prefer of all mentioned...
Feel the fragrance unfortunately not as overly pleasant or necessary, and therefore clearly overrated here (rating status at the time of my review: 8.2)
Try before you buy! ?
Desirtoxic I took too, and blindly too.... well, greed and curiosity. What can I tell you... ?
It is already quite an interesting fragrance, grad so in the opening in the air you think to yourself first, "oh, interesting, quite nice.."
The first swaths have reminded me a bit of Herod, or Floriental. So bit red-smoky-sweet-spicy...
But the fragrance is actually quite different. It then very quickly develops an extremely dominant incense note, which pretty much puts it off for me. Maybe it's really more of a "burnt tonka bean" kind of thing, but I unfortunately find rather unpleasant, and I really locate incense in it, which creates the cool feeling in the throat.
I have now also the problem that I like a child that constantly reaches on the hotplate to see if it is really hot, constantly wants to smell to look if there is not yet something else and better...
But unfortunately it remains for me at an Alien Man kind smoky-spicy-sweet fragrance, also a bit so in the direction of Kilian Intoxicated, so something nichiger and less mainstream than Alien Man. Would AM but honestly prefer of all mentioned...
Feel the fragrance unfortunately not as overly pleasant or necessary, and therefore clearly overrated here (rating status at the time of my review: 8.2)
Try before you buy! ?
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