Silver Minerale

As a sucker for mineral and metallic fragrances, Silver Minerale came to my attention. It is often described as a mix of Ganymede and Megamare. Both are two of favorite scents and so I didn't hesitate for long to get Silver Minerale as a blind buy (yes I know, I know). Fortunately, I was not disappointed. First things first: even though Silver Minerale has similarities to Ganymede and Megamare, I think it still stands out enough to not be a mere clone, but to be convincing in its own right. The fragrance starts off with a very green fresh and pleasant mandarin. I have a hard time with citrus fragrances, as I personally often find them very pungent. Here, however, the note is relatively soft in my opinion. At the same time, the mandarin is accompanied by the typical mineral scent that we know from Ganymede or Super Nova. Synthetic, of course, but perfect for people like me who like it. Especially in combination with the natural green mandarin note, a relatively unique fragrance is created here (although it has to be said that I haven't tried that many citrus fragrances and some people may already know the fragrance combination). This cool, greenish-silvery kick lasts around 30 minutes and leaves a strong scent trail before the mineral and metallic notes take over. A slightly aquatic note lingers in the background from the very beginning, which is not special in itself, but adds a touch of freshness to both the top and heart notes. This is where the similarities to Ganymede become more recognizable. However, the two fragrances differ in the regard that Ganymede is somewhat warmer and sweetly spicier, while Silver Minerale is kind of sterile (in a positive sense). The sligthly above arm-length sized silver bubble lasts for about 3-4 hours before we finally get to the base note, which to my nose is dominated by ambergris. At this point, the similarity to Megamare with its salty and soft scent in the drydown becomes apparent. The metallic and mineral notes are still very gently perceptible in the background. It's like covering yourself with a futuristic silver blanket that melts into your skin after around 10 hours and is only perceptible there. We have now reached the end of our journey as a silver surfer through the galactic sea. At €150 for 50ml, this is an acceptable price for this trip. For me, Silver Minerale was a successful blind buy. People who love Ganymede and Megamare will get their money's worth with this fragrance. Due to the fresh green mandarin note, Silver Minerale is not a simple fusion between the two, but stands on its own. For me personally, the performance is somewhat weaker than the other two fragrances, but still good enough. However, I have to say that I go nose-blind very quickly with mineral fragrances. I stopped smelling Silver Minerale after just 1-2 hours, while sometimes people behind a counter can still smell it. Overall, I recommend buying it, especially for lovers of futuristic, cool fragrances. Fragrance: 8.5/10 Performance: ~10h Sillage: 8/10 Flacon: 8/10

Disappointed by this one. I am a fan of Ganymede of course and Supernova by the same perfumer, but this is a mixed bag. Opens similarly to Ganymede, but dries down to a synthetic mandarin juice concentrate with a mineral aspect to it. After a few hours becomes a mess of spices and orange drink concentrate. It’s almost like they had a good idea in mind, but the execution was cut short.

The opening is offsetting for me, a lot of green mandarin mixed with minerals which give this weird funky shower gel vibe, but when it dries down it is much better. It’s metallic and mineral with some salty ambergris and this aquatic/marine scents. It’s very good. Solid value for money and very good performance.

Aromatically good, strong punch of green citrus and marine almost salty metallics all throughout. Honestly reminds me a bit of Cancun at night, I dig this a lot!

I just had to drop in and sing the praises of Gleam Silver Minerale’s insane staying power. I spritzed one spray on the back of my hand at 7 p.m. yesterday because I had forgotten what it smelled like. I wasn’t intending to actually wear it. Twenty-one hours later, it’s still hanging on like it has a personal vendetta against fading. This stuff survived an overnight work shift, multiple hand-washings, a shower, and two rounds of handwashing dishes. I even threw another perfume on top to see if it could steal the show. Nope. That one ghosted me, but Silver Minerale stuck around like a stage-five clinger. It’s still projecting strong and shows zero interest in ever leaving. I’ve never had a fragrance stick to me for more than a few short hours before. Confused, impressed, and mildly concerned, this perfume might be the most committed thing in my life right now.