Welcome to March Spotlight in the Fragrance forum
Use this thread to discuss the March 2012 picks:
1) Parfums de Nicolai - NEW YORK
Notes from Lucky Scent:
bergamot, Sicilian lemon, cloves, thyme, cinnamon, black pepper, pimento, oak moss, vetiver, amber
Herald Perfume critic and connoisseur Luca Turin gives NEW YORK his highest praise exclaiming "Reader, I wore this for 10 Years"
The write up from LS can be found here, however i'd prefer to quote a couple of the reviews in the space below:
"Incredibly suave, smooth, nuanced, refined and leaning towards the masculine. Handsome like no modern masculine is handsome. Nicolai fragrances are blended with supreme elegance for supreme uniqueness; they make department store fragrances seem like AXE by comparison. I know New York is the suggested locale here, but this fragrance smells somehow Asian to me... like tatami flooring and bamboo buildings, or reedy, like a fine Panama hat. A man could wear it informally, but in a tux or costly suit is where NEW YORK belongs. Has a "James Bond" kind of ultra-suaveness... sure to be swoonworthy to women who buy it for their men."
"I ordered a number of samples from this site, and this is the first one I tried. It wasn't love at first sniff, as New York seemed a bit too traditional for my modern aesthetic, but as the day wore on the scent grew on me until six hours later I found myself sitting in a chair with my nose buried in my wrists, waving away anyone who looked like they might want to start a conversation. This is really good stuff, expertly balanced. It's vanilla and dry wood, a touch of citrus flowers and incense smoke, clean leather and burnt sugar. It smells like good whiskey with a splash of Drambuie. It feints and thrusts and parries throughout the day without ever going overboard. I don't agree (at all) with the reviewer who said it smells like Old Spice. This is a more sophisticated fragrance of corner offices, conference calls, power lunches and leather upholstered bars whose glowing shelves are lined with bottles of single malt scotch. A classic."
2) Caron- Third Man
Notes:
Lemon, bergamot, clove, lavender, coriander, vetiver, oak moss
From LuckyScent:
In 1985, Caron brings all its skills as a perfumer with the creation of its third men’s fragrance: Le 3e Homme de Caron. Inspired by Carol Reed’s legendary film and Orson Welles’ character Harry Lime, “The Third Man” blends zesty fruits like Sicilian mandarin and lemon with fresh floral scents of lavender. The inclusion of exotic fruits with fresh floral notes makes this an innovation in men’s fragrance. The 3e Homme is ideal for the intellectual, cultivated, and open-minded man.
Make no mistake, this fragrance is a masculine floral grounded in Lavender. Traditional? Perhaps... Exquisite? with out a doubt! Don't make the mistake of missing out on this one, It has a uniqueness and a niche simplicity that is to marval at. If you'd like to compare notes, also pick up Parfums de Nicolai's, Pour Homme, for a perhaps higher quality take on the gentlemans masculine lavender.
Of course, feel free to jump into the discussion from previous months
January
February
And without a doubt, include your wearings in the Fragrance Scent of the day thread!
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