The second and final part of my January-to-March mini-review round-up.
Fahrenheit Cologne from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2016)*
Addition of sweet citrus is touch incongruous, but the more translucent violet-leaf heart works well. Thumbs up.
CK2 from Calvin Klein (2016)*
What to say? CK One is an absolute icon, a memento of its time. This is a faceless, gutless exercise in timidity. Wasabi note? Err, I don’t think so. Orris? Doubtful. Pebbles??? Yeah, okay. It’s just another pseudo-woody, translucent ‘youth’ scent. Sigh.
Eternity Night from Calvin Klein (2014)*
Oh dear, the descent continues with this half-baked plum pudding. Boredom-inducing musky drydown.
Eternity Night Man from Calvin Klein (2014)*
This one’s even more depressing. Some vague notion of fruity woods embroiled in dull musks. Mindless.
Black Lapsang from Bohdidharma (2015)*
Wild, heady souq + jasmine notes. Dense, dark and dangerous. More leather than tea, but then, so is lapsang.
Tobacco Flower from Bohdidharma (2015)*
Strange, sticky, engaging concoction. Bitter, lemony tobacco smoke piped through dark treacle. Too overbearing?
Golden Rose from Bohdidharma (2015)*
Meeting point of Nahema and Noir Epices – fiery, spicy, ambery rose. Somewhat derivative, but enjoyable to wear.
Black Orange Pekoe from Bohdidharma (2015)*
Another spicy rose, this time with the camphor edge of Axe Oil. Heavy, stewed black tea lurks in background.
Poison Girl from Christian Dior (François Demachy; 2016)*
Oh the quips I’m tempted to make about toxins & the sugar bombs in this sickly, ditzy, soulless flanker to the 80s classic.
Persolaise
* sample provided by the brand
** sample obtained by the author
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