Le Duc

Bought this mainly because of the beautiful vessel and because of the special location at which I purchased it, being accompanied by a dear friend. It is obviously marketed as a male fragrance, but a woman can very easiliy pull it off, too. Vincent Schaller,the perfumer, has created some very beautiful scents for other not so expensive, over-the-top brands (I remember a particularly good one he did for RITUALS)- and he normally stands for good taste and decent quality. This fragrance opens in a very fresh, uplifting way. Citrus, a hint of green apple. In the heart, I can detect some synthetic pine followed by artificial cedarwood in the drydown. All of the ingredients are well blended and combine nicely. No masterpiece, but a modern and wearable, affordable everyday scent. Funnily enough, the bottle and packaging suggest a totally different fragrance. One would imagine something more extravagant or outstanding, but not such a pedestrian, solid thing.