ParfumDude

So, now it's time for me to give my two cents on the already widely reviewed Le Male Flanker - perhaps now is the right time for it, because autumn is fast approaching and with it the season in which Le Male Le Parfum shines especially bright. So here we go with my review of one of my favorite fragrances of 2020!

The fragrance behaves in a relatively linear way in its progression and impresses with its accessibility and easy-to-wear factor on the one hand, and the special blend of gourmand sweetness and minty-powdery freshness for me on the other. The sweet and cuddly part of Le Parfum is composed mainly by the vanilla and cardamom, creating for me a totally delicious, creamy caramel candy note that I find simply melt-in-your-mouth. This aspect of the fragrance is contrasted by its powdery-minty-fresh superstructure, which makes the fragrance wearable and suitable for everyday use to just the right degree. It is exactly this mixture that makes Le Parfum so special for me. In addition, comes with me a really good durability and sillage.

The external values are okay for me, I was now never the biggest fan of Le Male flacon but in the black-matte and gold color scheme comes Le Parfum already quite noble. The sprayer is good average. Nothing to complain so but also no reason to pop the champagne corks.

Clearly, Le Parfum is not the polished niche fragrance that explores absolute perfume new territory - but it just does not have to be. Sometimes it is perfectly okay if a fragrance with good, own DNA, a high wearability and super performance. And that's exactly what makes Le Male Le Parfum really great :)

What smells aromatic, resinous, sweet, creamy, delicious and cozy? Correct answer: an overweight electrician. Sounds strange, but it is due to the marketing or humor of ELdO, who must have laughed heartily at the idea of calling the fragrance Fat Electrician described here. Because the first associations with the name of the fragrance, which generate rather crude olfactory fantasies, confirms the perfume not at all.

But let's start at the beginning. Namely, the fragrance starts with the only note that, for me, connects to the eponymous electrician: The repeatedly described rubber note. This is initially very dominant and eccentric in the opening, in the background is already the creamy sweetness, which is even more evident in the later course. The rubber note lasts only about 10 minutes, which I find quite good - because it is already own. The opening then gives way to a mixture of creamy, candied sweetness, aromatic, almost smoky vetiver and a spicy-woody base that just harmonizes great and for me brings an insane cuddle factor with it. For me, an idea of fresh lime also resonates throughout the fragrance, this note reminds me distantly of the Capirinha accord of Guerlain's Homme EDP, but only plays second or even third fiddle here. Still, this manages to spice up Fat Electrician a bit and give it a sour-fruity touch.

All in all, I'm just really smitten with this fragrance. Sure, the sillage is not the madness, but I find that with more eccentric fragrances also not so bad, he remains thereby well wearable in everyday life. And about the durability I can not complain. So it remains only to say: Chapeau Monsieur Maisondieu for this great creation!

There it is again, the rare case that I just can't understand why there is so much negative criticism of a fragrance. Did I get the one good batch? Or do I smell some things differently than most due to a genetic defect? All kidding aside, at the end of the day, everyone still just has their own taste and mine tells me Guilty Cologne I like you!

The fragrance presents itself in a in my eyes quite successful flacon, I liked the Guilty Absolute also really like. I find it simply elegant and valuable, even if the lid comes across a bit plastic-like. The Juice beams at you in a light mint green, which will turn out to fit well with the fragrance itself.

This starts off aromatic and slightly creamy, totally reminding me of Nivea and Penaten type creams. I can understand that this association does not go down well with everyone, on me it seems somehow soothing and clean. For me, the opening also has light white floral notes in the foreground, which steers the scent for me in that classic Italian barbershop direction, but not so much that it seems stale. After the opening, more aromatic and tart nuances join the fragrance for me, I find especially the juniper-cypress-rosemary combo really successful, which gives the perfume a slight herbaceousness. But the focus here is also the Nivea cream accord, which for me makes up the DNA of the fragrance. Surprisingly, I find that the fragrance, despite the cologne designation in my nose practically without the classic cologne citric gets along and focuses fully on its aromatic-fresh creaminess.

In my eyes, Morillas has succeeded here a really good fragrance, which stands out from my image of a classic Colognes by its Nivea cream DNA and yet is suitable for similar occasions. I just associate the scent with sunshine and dolce vita serenity, which makes it perfect for spring and summer. The longevity and sillage, while not outstanding, fit the seasons discussed in my eyes. All that remains is to hope that Gucci dares to experiment a bit more in the spirit of Guilty Cologne and Guilty Absolute, which are both polarizing but, aside from the fact that I think they're both great, at least break the mainstream designer fragrance stereotype a bit and try new ways.

Thanks for reading and until the days :-)

What an event: The first (really) new masculine fragrance from Hermès since 2006, i.e. since the release of Terre D'Hermès, is here and promises to depict a new form of masculinity - somewhere between nature and the metropolis, between modern and classic and between understatement and self-confidence. So what does the Hermès man of 2021 look like? Let's take a look...

First, a few words about the external appearance of H24. The perfume comes in a plain cardboard box, which was made from recyclable material. In it hides a simple, but elegant flacon made of glass and metal, which I personally like very well - since I can not quite understand the partly but quite clear criticism. All in all, I can not complain about the external values of H24 and also that the flacon is refillable, I find super.

Let's get to the heart of the whole thing, the fragrance itself. In the opening, H24 presents itself fresh, juicy, green, botanical and slightly fruity. I have to think here of the smell of fresh cut flowers such as tulips, which is also due to the floral component of the fragrance, which is likely to be created mainly by the narcissus used. I find the opening has a refreshing, green juiciness to it that makes it hard for me to smell away - really delicious and I think relatively unique too. The opening lasts about 30 minutes, after which the scent changes again quite significantly in my eyes, the linearity described by some reviewers I can not confirm for me. Although the green-fresh DNA runs through the entire fragrance, the juicy-floral of the opening gives way, in my opinion, more and more to a slightly metallic and more tart-masculine scent, which I also like very much. This is where the sclarene comes into its own, which in combination with the sage creates that fresh-laundry-iron smell that works perfectly here. Personally, this part of the scent reminds me a bit of Prada's Luna Rossa, which I also really like, because of the metallic-fresh note.

All in all, I can say that I find H24 very successful. Unique in its DNA, it is yet wearable and pleasing, while the durability and sillage turns out surprisingly good for me - more would be for the spring / summer in my eyes already too much. So in conclusion, I can say that H24 is a worthy successor to Terre in my eyes, which I also love. I'm looking forward to making lots of great memories with H24.

I have to come out. A confession. I bought this fragrance because it was cheap. Yes, very cheap. To be exact 8,90€ at the drugstore with the centaur. And because I really like "Oud Mosaic" from the same budget private line by Banana Republic. And of course, because the fragrance is praised in such high tones here. And I have to say: I'm really gobsmacked, because the fragrance delivers much more than it promises and turns out to be a green-fresh softness, which I will definitely wear again and again in the coming spring and summer. But one thing at a time!

First, a few words about the packaging: The simple, but beautiful and valuable bottle comes in a quite nice box, all in all you can say that the presentation is qualitatively an announcement, I find the presentation honestly nicer than with some significantly more expensive fragrance. So nothing to complain about, let's move on to the fragrance.

In the opening, "78 - Vintage Green" starts with a times so not at all old-fashioned iced tea note, which I find on the one hand as very realisitisch and on the other hand as totally delicious and refreshing. Especially the fine-tart tea note is a highlight for me here, joined by juicy-fruity lemons and tangerines, a mixture that makes up this "Pfanner" iced tea factor. After a few minutes, the fruit subsides a bit and green leaves, light woods and white flowers come more to the fore, but without making the scent heavy or overly powdery in any way. "Vintage Green" remains a restrained, calming and pleasant scent to the very end, which I find to be very unisex. The perfume lasts sufficiently long in my eyes, I would also feel it a bit out of place with the nature of the fragrance if it brutally projects and lasts 12h.

All in all, I can only recommend "78 - Vintage Green", especially because the price-performance ratio is really excellent and I really like the fragrance