Stinki

i had Le Male back then when nobody really knew it yet, even in Berlin I was constantly asked what it was... that has generally changed a bit over the years, as the duplicates of this fragrance multiplied "like a burning point". I can say that here it is again, the very old one, about 95%, because it also has this initially very clear, dirty, almost animalic, somewhat toilet-like note, which then slides into a clean lavenderiness without losing the former, and combines to form its very independent melange. Today's Le Male, on the other hand, is just squeaky sweet and synthetic, with only a hint of the very old. It's the same with the dupes, but with that unbeatably hot, sweaty cumin/döner odeur. Especially roaringly delicious in midsummer.
In my opinion, it doesn't want to live up to this very special flair. So if you still want to wear something like this and don't want to make yourself suspicious or mean; why not, in the block you no longer know this one note.

PS: I award 9 points due to the complete lack of synthetic impact and a perfect copy !

G.F. Trumper released a fragrance 82 years earlier that was almost identical to Wild Fern. It had the same masculine, woodsy oakmoss note, but had much more musk, too much I think. It had something almost fairy-tale like, deeply reminiscent of dark woods, but also shallow green meadows and valleys - of course looking out of the aristocratic monocle - but also slightly overpowering (the musk). Green and lots of musk is a brand in itself. With the best will in the world, I can hardly imagine that E. R. did not know this fragrance, although I would never accuse the master of having made copies. Everyone has always been inspired by everything and everyone. Hypothetically, if he had the idea of making this fragrance a little less dreamy British dandy (the country dandy) and instead a little more sparkling, toning and Mediterranean, then the calculation would have been 100% correct. He has managed to transport this fragrance to his homeland, so to speak, and to give it his personal and therefore also original French stamp. Yes, yes, E.R. you little rascal, now I have found out about you ... Pardon me, master, I became impertinent.

i am right now. Since I don't feel the desire to spend 80-150 EUR for a newly hyped synthetic broth and even less desire to spend 250 EUR and more for a really good fragrance, I have now dedicated myself to the fragrances for the "torn down", especially since you can make the odd bad buy/blindbuy. Strangely enough, I was almost never disappointed on this search and was even quite rewarded here. I like all the Italian classics (Armani/Versace/Capucci pour homme, Tuscany, Krizia) very much, but I can't wear them for long because they contain too much cinnamon. The style here is almost identical, but only almost, because the cinnamon (I find the smell dubious in higher dosages, like cardamom and cumin in men's perfumes) is there, but only very little. It has been replaced by a fruity, mineral element and what I notice very strongly is vetiver. A very beautiful earthy, masculine, natural and distinct vetiver. Really very fine, harmless but present - I have been looking for something like this for a long time. The price is downright ridiculous.
It reminds me a little bit of Bowling Green - but I think this one is better.

i discovered this fragrance about 25 years ago in a car repair shop that didn't really deserve this name, in a box next to various penetrating oils, machine sprays, metal care products, rust removers, etc. I was simply interested in what kind of substance was in this milk bottle and I saw that this was not another company material but a cologne with a sailing ship on it. The name Old Spice was familiar to me, the scent was not, so I had to try it. No sooner said than done and I immediately found it pleasant and very tonic. An hour later then - we were in the mid-nineties, i.e. at the olfactory peak of freshies - I judged it to be essentially too sweet and also not suitable and outdated for me as a young man. It was too well-behaved, too cosy, literally too old-fashioned, although this fragrance immediately does something to you beyond these thoughts. It is this daring and at the same time very homely one. And that's what I noticed yesterday, after about 25 years, after I bought it for the price of a pot of coffee at the discount bakery for the first time and used it the second time in my life. This was followed by the obligatory wet shave which had become due and then OS AS. Ohh, this milky aldehyde orange, piement, clove elixir is really unique on the skin and in the nose. The feeling of freshness is excellent and outstanding and different from the usual citrus. One feels literally ready and armed for the day. The aroma is initially reminiscent of maritime, slightly exotic boldness and then slides into a Talcum bliss (could have been an advertising slogan of the 50s...). But it remains a bit too sweet at the end. Damn, if they could have made it a little bit harsher in the drydown, it would have been perfect for me now, matured or aged, really perfect.
He's been changed from my memory. Advantage: the clove aspect is in the head and heart note is clearly more perceptible, disadvantage: the base seems to me to have a little less spice, but now with slightly artificial Ambroxan.
Conclusion: The top note is the most beautiful I know ! I like the bottle with the small stopper very much !

that I don't know and have never set foot in. Who or what in the world smells like or similar to Devin ?
I cannot hold on to anything with this fragrance, it reminds me of nothing at all and leaves me emotionless.
Is there a similar scent in nature ? No. The softness of lavender combined with the withered creakiness of cedar, with a bitter galbanum plus thick cumin. Nowhere out there I have ever perceived anything similar to the admittedly completely organic smell of Aramis Devin. That must be his secret ! A paradox, but maybe I just haven't gotten around enough yet. Some say it smells like freshly cut grass - bitter grass ? Maybe more like marijuana, but even that smells different. I try to understand it, like it, spray it on, let it work and I can never really say anything about it. It seems anonymous to me, but at the same time European, on all occasions unsuitable for me but never abstract, intrusive or even disturbing. I have tried to understand him, this mystery remains closed to me, I think.

I would really be interested to know what intention or motive B. Chant used as the basis for the creation of this fragrance - I can't grasp it for the life of me. I can't give this fragrance a rating, because it's simply not possible for me. Only so much: it remains in my collection !