Nesami

Normally I'm not into fragrances that want to draw me into the cuddly corner, mostly they are too masculine in their appearance. Of course, such a blanket judgement is not quite correct, because it happens again and again that I can find the masculine side in a fragrance less, but it still fascinates me. So also here.
I can't make out rose geranium, ylang-ylang and the rose from the pyramid, and that's just as well, because the former two usually bother me more than they bring me pleasure. Rose in male fragrances is a special case, I recommend the Micscent commentary series here.
I feel the scent is quite linear. A trace of smoke runs from the beginning to the end, it is not too strong for me, but exactly right dosed. For me exactly this small dose is responsible that the scent doesn't drift into sweetness, which I don't like at all.
Nevertheless it is very comfortable. The mixture of an oud note, amber and benzoin, which is very pleasant for my nose, together with patchouli results in a warm, soft veil, the sillage of which is by no means harsh to the environment and whose durability pleases the wearer for a long time. Clear recommendation from me for autumn and cooler days and for those who are interested in oud, for whom oud has so far been too woody, dominant or too animalistic. And for women who like to use men's fragrances.

First some basic remarks about my experience with Lehmann fragrances. I'm a fan of this store, although I recently came across this gem in Berlin (through this informative community, of course) and have only had three blind buys sent to me so far. My conclusion of these three fragrances is slightly mixed, but I wish this supplier many more new and faithful repeat buyers.

My acquisitions were:
100 ml. of New York, Eau de Cologne. This is a top fragrance in my nose, but unfortunately it is almost completely absorbed by my skin and neither in durability nor in sillage is acceptable for me. This may be typical for a Cologne, but I hoped for a slightly better performance due to the descriptions and ratings. But with other perfumes (see my comment to Dunhill's Icon) I felt the same way already.

10 ml. of Russian Juchten. My favorite and that will certainly still be considered, if not with a comment, then certainly with a statement and a rating. Fragrance, shelf life and sillage are on a very high level for me.

10 ml. of Springfield, which is the subject of the following.

I'm very sorry that I don't visit Berlin more often, but I hope to be able to arrange a visit to Kantstrasse next time. My telephone order was very friendly received by the owner and sent with the enclosed invoice. The handling alone is worth the order. No e-mail, no call center, no prepayment. And just like the development, I also feel the characteristics of all three fragrances I have acquired. "Old school" in the best sense of the word!!!!

The headline indicates the path of my commentary. As Konsalik already remarked, most of what has already been said about the essence of this fragrance is actually true. Basically, Dior doesn't need an advocate and Lehmann is certainly happy about every good word that is spoken here and may (and hopefully) be reflected in sales.

Nevertheless, unfortunately I have to state that in my nose Paris is ahead of Berlin in a direct comparison.

When I wore Springfield for the first time, I was immediately thrilled and thought this fragrance could replace my beloved Eau Sauvage when the bottle ran out one day. The reason for this was not the price (which is about the same with 60.- per 100 ml.), but the fact that Springfield shows a little more endurance (and possibly also Sillage). But today I did a direct comparison on one bend of my arm and I am extremely surprised about the result.
The Eau Sauvage is much more lively, fresher without losing depth compared to Springfield.
There is no doubt that Eau Sauvage appears more stringent, less multi-layered. That alone wouldn't be an advantage, but Springfield has this warm spice note from the orange peel that almost repels me when comparing. Somewhere I've read "almost animalistic" - it's not that for me and I can understand that many people find it exciting in combination with the lemon freshness, but for me it's a lot towards the cumin and actually quite clearly into the stuffy corner.
It is quite astonishing for me that this impression only appeared during the comparison and not before. This in turn tells me that my nose still needs a lot of practice and experience. Why not? After all, I haven't been infected with the perfume virus for long
Without comparison, Springfield would have easily achieved an 8.5, now it unfortunately remains at a 7.0.

I became aware of this fragrance through the bottle. For me by far the most unusual and valuable of its kind so far. The reviews and ingredients also made me want to try them out and so I ordered a bottle of them. Immediately after spraying I was so enthusiastic that I decided to buy the 100 ml. I ordered the bottle immediately. But now he is already on his way back - much to my regret, as I have to say.

For me, the fragrance itself embodies freshness, cleanliness and elegance. The opening with Hesperides is immediately accompanied by a note that I perceive as a fine and sweet spice. A clean, not at all sticky sweetness in a form I haven't smelled yet. Absolutely tasty and the whole thing on its own. Sweet, heavy perfumes aren't mine at all.

Here's the big catch. The transition from head note to heart note takes place within the first few minutes, from then on the course is absolutely linear and nothing else happens but that the intensity of the perfume quickly diminishes. Both the projection and the durability are on my skin no different than underground.
This applies both to the filling and to the contents of the bottle.
At first I thought I'd accept the moderate performance for the great fragrance and the heavy, stylish bottle, but a perfume that almost completely disappeared after 2 hours annoys me more than it makes me happy, even with a pocket spray.
Of the above-mentioned ingredients, due to the lack of course, I can at best detect bergamot, neroli and petitgrain in combination with the seasoning of cardamom, sage and juniper.
The base is completely absent from my skin and I find that extremely unfortunate, because I would have liked to have sniffed this top note together with the fragrances of the base. For me, however, the whole thing has zero depth.

While reading the comments before I had already noticed that the scent is perceived very differently. This is naturally also the case with other perfumes - we are always very subjective in our olfactory perception - but it seems to me to be particularly pronounced here. It's completely inexplicable to me how one of my prescribers chooses the headline: "The long durability is a clear disadvantage here", while for me the performance is worse than with any other perfume. Overall, the performance is rated quite well, but also here I notice that there are clear runaways.
Mind you, I am not interested in our different sensations of the fragrance itself, but in the fact that Icon has to be a little water, which depends more on the skin type of the wearer than others. I have no other explanation.

I don't (yet) know a lot about leather - but if this is mainly leather and well made, then this whole field seems to be nothing for me. Maybe I should approach the topic "Tuscan Leather" again or the alternatives below.
The fragrance starts very special, for me clearly smoky. But not pleasantly smoky, like the smoke of a well-burning campfire, but rather comes close to cold smoke. For me not repulsive, by no means, but unfortunately nothing that particularly turns me on.
I can see raspberry, but only because I read it before, I would never have thought of it. Very, very discreet, slightly fired and artificial.
When the cold pub note has subsided, it becomes a whole lot tastier.
I can well imagine that this bitter fragrance has its fans, but I find it relatively one-dimensional overall. Frankincense hardly reaches me, it remains mainly smoky and woody, but after an hour it becomes much more pleasant, softer and warmer. Those who like it can look forward to an enormous durability. So far nothing has lasted longer on my skin.
Whether now the whole leather corner is nothing for me, or only this representative must prove itself for me still.

I had Eau Sauvage even before I was infected by the perfume virus.
It's about as old as me and in my nose it's just perfect.
Although it embodies "old school", I don't think younger people can't fit this great fragrance.
However, I also think that it is only suitable for carriers who have a certain understanding of sublimes,
who always needs it "on the twelve" is not advised.

The individual fragrance components have described my prescribers in detail and well, so that I don't have to add any further details at this point.

However, I would like to mention that for me the lemon in the beginning cannot be compared with the pure lemon à la "Allure Homme Édition blanche" or "Lemon Line" from Mancera. Here it is already so well integrated into the other components of the top note that it seems less pure and therefore much more interesting and tastier for me. The whole composition, the course and the dry down is in my perception the embodiment of fragrance par excellence.
Elegant, light and yet very perceptible, fresh and noble. But clearly masculine and yet I am not surprised about the 7.5% female owners.

The fragrance always works for me, regardless of the time of day, season, mood or occasion.
Of course the EDT is rather spring and summer and of course you would like to have a bigger Sillage three hours after the application. But the EDT won't give that away. For me the performance of a fragrance always plays a role, only here I like to make an exception. The performance is appropriate for an EDT, but could of course be better independently. But the scent's awesome, whatever. My last bottle came surprisingly as a pouring bottle, one more reason to carry a pocket sprayer if it is to be Eau Sauvage on that day.

At this point it should be mentioned that Eau Sauvage Parfum (2017) has a sillage and durability on my skin like almost no other perfume. I love it too, but it's a pretty different fragrance that just shares the citric main theme.

So newcomers and younger vintages: an absolute recommendation from me, if you like it fresh and spicy.
This is elegant and absolutely timeless.