Kosciuszko

Got a 1ml sample frome Ave. parfums. First read is a naturalistic coniferous + gunsmoke masculine. It shifts grassy, smoky, but not from the same aromachemicals everybody else uses. Largely unique in materials, but not in style. Has a very similar drydown to a vintage bottle of Lorenzo Villoresi - Vetiver, but with some subtle spices and dirt in the mix. High quality composition, likeable, moderately addictive. Polite sillage, ok lasting power (given ifra restrictions). Nothing smells synthetic in it. My wife said it smelled like old man juice when it transferred from my hand contaminated with the splash sample to a steamed dim sum bun we were sharing. I told her too bad because I plan on getting a full bottle. Firm thumbs up. Signature scent worthy for me.

Kosciuszko is the perfect masculine scent. It is manly, and rugged while still remaining polished and sophisticated. A man who wears this is comfortable hunting and working outdoors yet he is also happy to get dressed up and take his lady to a fine restaurant and dancing. The gunpowder in the perfume really gives it a cool dry smoky twist that I really like. Tobacco, bitter orange and woods all smell so masculine and super sexy. My husband flipped for this when he smelled it and he is going to be getting a bottle. I can see him reaching for this a lot.

Elegant and classical chypre profile, that features a remarkable blend of citrus, cypress, fir, gun smoke, pepper, and tobacco leaf. The addition of cognac introduces a warmness to the overall composition, preventing it from becoming too austere and serious. The dry down becomes a combination of dry cedar, cypress, and smoke, I perceive a bit of a metallic nuance in the background, yet the experience is quite pleasurable. Overall, exuding a distinctly masculine character. I love it.

If the perfumer was attempting to recreate a misty morning on the battlefield in Saratoga, they nailed it. I'm a woman, and I love to wear this fragrance. It makes me feel powerful, and it's sophisticated without opulence. Even though it's a classic masculine, there are no gagsome "sport musk" notes in this. Longevity is 12+ hours on me, and the fragrance grows cleaner (pleasantly soapy) with wear.

This fragrance opens with bitter orange, black pepper and a hint of gunpowder. In the middle, the accord of fir and tobacco forms the spine of this blending combined with a smooth note of honey pipe tobacco that reminds me of the famous Amsterdamer’s tobacco pipe. The base is woody with cedar, cypress and musk. Overall this is an elegant, unique and original boozy-tobacco scent.👍🏽🥈