Windsor

A Green Woody Floral of unreal quality. Only a single handful scents of the several thousand I have smelled qualify as legitimate Art. At first sniff, this immediately held rank as my official formal scent for the forseeable future. Starts off with a mixture of Lime, Pine, and camphoraceous topnotes of both Cedar and Eucalyptus. Gin contains Juniper berry, citrus peel, and Quinine, and those play a light supporting role here. This stage is crisp, uber-clean, almost medicinal in it's Sparkle. The best Rose note you've ever smelled starts announcing itself behind the green top, and this is my favorite part of the scent that i wish would last forever. At this point, the camphor has evaoprated, leaving just the incredibly fresh leafy smell of the Eucalyptus, and the lower, very dry essence of the pine keeps the scent from being too sweet, here also another intersting canadian herbal/floral shows itself: Solidago Canadensis. I know this scnet well, as it has been one i have tinkered with often in my own scents. At this stage there are also notes I cannot place that smell of many things unexpected: the smell of a new knit-silk sweater, British Kaolin Clay, other very slight floral notes. As time goes by, the Rose note takes center stage, and it is of unbelievable quality. There is none of the synthetic shrillness of Caraceni or Amouage Lyric man, just natural beauty of the highest order. And along with being an incredibly high quality Rose, the variety is unique, secreting a woody and more masculine resin from it's stem and foliage than other varieties. With still plenty of green leafy notes, herbal notes, and other florals flanking it, this Rose persists as the main star for quite some time. And while it shares a similar quality with the wonderful Damascus Rose in Amouage Homage Attar, I find Windsor's rose superior, and after all, "Moss Rose" Nuits De Young is a genetic adaptation of Damask Rose brought to Europe in the Middle Ages. Also, there is a very slight tropical note I cannot place, almost papaya like, and this works wonderfully with the green, herbal, and floral notes. The Rose scent stays very prominent above the fray, and for good reason, as one simply cannot get enough of it's uber-pleasant sillage. After many hours of this incredible Rose scent, an extremely dry Cedar moves in, and shares the stage with the Green leafy notes, herbal notes, Rose and Floral Notes. As time passes, the sweetness of the rose decreases, while it's unique woody resinous notes (unique to "Moss Rose" varities) still are very strong. there is also a subtle leather note, it balances perfectly with the Cedar, and as the scent works the through it's last stages, the balance never loses it's perfection. Incredible.

I remember...the very first time I got a whiff of Creed Windsor was when I bought a 5ml decant off eBay. It relieved me of 50 bucks...and at that time before I pressed the pump to dispense the secret within, the only thought on my mind was: it'd better be worth it. And it was. From that moment on, the scent ingrained itself into my soul, and I knew that this will be MY signature cologne. A love affair has officially begun. Using my normal application strength of 3 spritzes from an atomizer, this cologne's green and citrus top hung around for 15 minutes before quickly dissipating. In comes the regal heart note, consisting almost entirely of the Nuits de Young roses. On a normal indoor working day, inclusive of a little jamming about during lunch break and if you do not sweat like a waterfall, the heart note would still be visible 6-7 hours after application. The base note was not really perceptible after complete drydown...only a slight trace of musk and rice lingered. Throughout my experience with this cologne so far, I never had any complaints. Unless your idea of a normal dose is half a bucket full, there is really no danger of overdosing. Yup, since I got my first flacon at Nieman Marcus, I wore this scent everyday. And it's interesting to know that people who are interested in your fragrance would stand as close to you as possible, just to get a whiff of it. Not that I like this attention, though... This cologne screams aristocracy and nobility with all it's might, and no matter where you are, as long as you have this on, you WILL be the different one. This is a scent made for semi-formal and formal occasions, and for the time of the day after the sun has set. Just one spritz of it will transport you back to the Victorian and Tudor era...to the carefully trimmed gardens of the English upper classes...of tea at 4pm...of slow walks in the backyard woods... Ahem, excuse me for daydreaming. This is, IMHO, a cologne in a class of it's own, unparalleled, unmatched and utterly irresistible. So much that I recently got myself a second flacon. To me, a good fragrance is worth over twenty of lesser ones, and not getting the one you truly want will create an emotional black hole which you will fill up with a number of lesser acquisitions. In the end, you will realise that the gaping void will never be fulfilled. So, if you have really found a fragrance to truly call your own, get it now. Life will then become all the more beautiful, my friends.

I was blessed to pick up a 50 ml on eBay. It was a blind buy, I liked Royal Mayfair a lot, although the present batch I have of Mayfair is not as good as the 2015 sample I tried few years back. My first impression upon getting my 2010 Windsor, I thought it was Royal Mayfair. There is that strong green medicinal eucalyptus in the open of both Windsor and Mayfair. I think Windsor has a stronger Pine note than Mayfair, which smooths out the eucalyptus accord. After the first couple minutes, WOW, how it smooths out and develops! The Eucalyptus is still crisp and green, and gives the fragrance that regal edge, along with the amazing fresh rose accord. Like Sebastian says on his YouTube channel Smelling Great, it's like Royal Mayfair, but like an aged wine, becomes richer and more nuanced, so is Windsor. The eucalyptus note in Royal Mayfair is more medicinal, whereas the eucalyptus in Windsor after the open smells like CHOCOLATE , something warm and slightly sweet to take some of the edge off the eucalyptus and makes it so beautifully smooth. Maybe it's a great pine note or the great rose. Proberbly the rose, as some tropical flowers are known to smell like chocolate. Yeah Royal Mayfair is a good clone of Windsor. But Windsor is just so we'll blended. Mayfair is lauder more crude. The notes stand side by side, rather than blend seemlesly into fragrance accords, as with Windsor. Masterpiece, maybe top 10 fragrances ever, mature. Of over 800 reviews and a collection of nearly 200. This is my #1 fragrance! Rating: 10/10 God bless. John 3:16.

Sadece pahalı olması sebebiyle küçük bir şişesini kör alış yaparak almıştım. Şimdi ise üretilmiyor. Aşırı değerli hale geldiğinden elimdeki şişeyi kullanmaya kıyamıyorum. Aslında keskin bir kokusu var. Biraz viks kremleri hatırlatıyor olmasına rağmen ben çok sevdim. Hatta aşık oldum diyebilirim. Fakat fark edilirliği başlarda çok yüksek olsa da kalıcılığı çok düşük olduğundan etkisi çabuk geçiyor. Koklayan çoğu kişi aslında "eh işte" şeklinde yorumlar yapıyor. Zaten üretimi olmadığından isteseniz de bir şişe almanız maalesef çok zor ama sevenlerin hayran olacağı ama sevmeyenin de "kötü" diyemese bile hayran olmadığı bir parfüm. Kime öneririm? Hiç kimseye. :) Çok benzer bir kokuyu bilen varsa lütfen bana ulaşsın. Ben çok sevdim. Not : Yorumlarımı ve özel mesajlarıma cevaplarımı sadece Türkçe olarak yapacağım. Böylece yabancı dil konusunda sıkıntı yaşayan arkadaşlara gerçekten denediğim parfümlerdeki kendi görüşlerimi paylaşmayı amaçlıyorum.

This is one of those little pleasures in life that I don't often get a good opportunity to wear, though I should much more. I really need to qualify this as unique versus a simple woody aromatic. Yes, there's cedar and pine in the mix, but there's also orange, lime, gin and eucalyptus. The heart is this very interesting rose that mingles well with the other notes without seeming to clash or struggle. This is neither loud nor entirely either feminine or masculine. It's a very subtle and distinguished scent that projects very nicely (for a Creed) without being too cloying. Normally, I would review the notes and conclude this to not be something I'd normally select. I tried it and was rather surprised. It still isn't something for which I'd normally reach, but now that I give it more thought, it's a scent that I've grown to love for it's elegance and sophistication.