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Maybe one or the other will not agree with me, but the Private Blend is damn good. The fragrances are in high demand, and good Mr. Ford is getting a great deal for it. Yes, many will nod their heads: the prices are really anything but humane, if not outrageous. You might think twice about spending the money. And you know, in most cases you actually do it - it's so hard to resist.

Lost Cherry has been on everyone's lips since the beginning. Some said that the fragrance was a joke: how can such a simple unspectacular water cost so much money? Others praised it and described it as "the best cherry in the history of perfume". So opinions are extremely bipolar. Who should you believe? The answer is simple: yourself or your own nose. After all, these differences of opinion are due to the peculiarities of each person. After all, each of us has a different skin chemistry, different scent perception, etc...
So I have tested the fragrance and would like to share my impressions with you here.

The fragrance starts with juicy cherry (of course I'm not surprised, because this was promised on the bottle label). It could also be cherry compote (not meant negatively), because it is already very sweet. But it won't be too sweet - a slight alcoholic note prevents it from turning into cherry jam. The almond steps onto the stage and the magic begins... OMG, this combination of cherry liqueur and almonds is simply heavenly! But it goes on: after a while roasted tonka bean, Peru balsam and woody notes join in. You can't always smell every component in a fragrance. But here I can actually perceive them almost all individually. Only the Rose and Jasmine mentioned in the pyramid of fragrances I have forgotten to put in the bottle (Lost Jasmine and Lost Rose; I can live with that ;-) ). The Tonka bean really smells roasted, I have never known anything like it. The woods and Peru balsam form a beautiful base - heavenly. I can hear this base for about 6 hours on my skin, relatively close, until the scent fades away. And again and again I catch myself sniffing at my crook of my arm. Mmmmhhh.
Mr. Ford, I'm lost. Or rather, I'm in love? Either way, I'm in love... Lost cherry has done it to me, and the corresponding amount goes into Mr. Ford's pocket

In summer, especially when it is really warm, I don't necessarily want heavy "complicated" fragrances. It should be quite fresh, green and/or fruity, and also like to smell of vacation. A mango angel is just right for that. The scent is simple knitted, smells mega delicious and makes you feel good.
He starts with a good portion of mango. It is ripe, really sweet and juicy (imagine you cut a fresh mango, press something on the flesh and the juice drips off your hand). But the sweetness is somewhat dampened by the fine grapefruit note and makes sure that the scent doesn't get too sticky. For about the first 30 minutes I smell mainly mango, a hint of currant sorbet I notice for a short time. Then the base comes quite quickly - the mango note gets a bit quieter, patchouli and praline round off the whole thing.
When the fragrance fades away, a light veil of patchouli and praline remains. This shows the relationship with the original Angel. The shelf life is okay for an EDT with about 3 hours.
All in one, the 2019 Eau Croisière version is a super summer scent. Also a must try for those who do not like fishing

Chergui has enchanted me from the beginning. Amber, hay, rose, honey, tobacco... A composition that transports you to the Moroccan desert I'd never seen anything like it before. I really thought I could "smell" the desert wind. It's a great art to create a scent that imitates a wind. I think this has worked out very well here. In my eyes, Chergui is a masterpiece.
Unfortunately he doesn't like me the way I like him - on my skin the tobacco sings solo :-( I think the scent sounds much better on men's skin than on mine. Very, very, very sad... But Chergui, I still love you, even if you don't return my love

Love at first sight? (I like the English first sniff better)
That's what happened at Grand Soir.

A fragrance must trigger emotions, otherwise it will become boring too quickly and eventually wander into the corner of the perfume cabinet. When I inhaled Grand Soir for the first time, a smile spread across my face. It was like a warm hug. The scent is like a cashmere scarf that lies around your shoulder, like a blanket on a cold winter's evening.
I love vanilla. Here it is fantastic in combination with benzoin and amber! The fragrance is quite linear, but the warmth it exudes accompanies you until the end. Bravo, Kurkdjian! For me so far the best of his creations!

Blackberry? It smells more like currants to me. Bay? It's hard to say, I'm not picking it up. At least it's not dried, because I know very well what dry bay leaves smell like (I like to use them in cooking). All I notice in the smell is currant, or rather the currant bush.
My grandparents had a dacha once, and I spent a lot of time there as a child. Besides cherry trees, gooseberry bushes etc. there were also some currant bushes there. If you took the leaves of them between your fingers and rubbed them lightly, or if you tore a piece of wood from the bush, you could smell the scent.
And even if the pyramid of scents tells a completely different story, Blackberry and bay smells to me like a currant bush, like my childhood