Wilde

This is in my opinion is completely unisex. I love it. I love the green aspects and the fruity parts. It's well balanced and beautiful. I love how natural it feels. There is a clean musc in the background. I tried it a couple of times and I think it is hands down full bottle worthy.

A soapy fragrance, it surprises with grapes-notes. Oscar Wilde would have liked that

I received Wilde today and it all started with bad news: 1/3 of the content had spilled since the cap is badly adjusted. It was perfectly sealed so it came like that from the shop. The liquid was all over. I must start by saying: the quality of the general packaging and the sprayer itself is truly bad so be careful and check the sprayer. Now, the scent... well, it smells nice! I think it is worth trying for those men who look for a summer scent which is different but yet easy to wear. It lasts for very long time though it's more of a whisper. I can smell some fig (neither the ripe kind a la Jardin en mediterranée nor the very green one a la Philosykos, this is a rather soft one that smells fruity but elegant and restrained), also a certain flower I can't name and white grapes. Again: don't think this is the over the top fruity scent, it is the opposite. People will notice it on you though and I can't think of a similar scent to give you a better idea, which is a good thing in my book. However don't think of a masterpiece either. At the end of my sampling I had the idea of having experienced something closer to mainstream offerings than niche. I am not crazy for this, I thought it'd be more daring, but I can see myself wearing it all summer long and remembering it kindly after I finish my already wasted bottle. I wouldn't buy again. At home it's garnered some compliments. PS: a last thought, although I'm totally in love with Philosykos and think it's the best fig around, I found it hard to wear as a man and gave it away eventually to a gorgeous girl friend. Here I know I would never need to do so. Wilde is undoubtedly masculine for me. PPS: as time went by I've grown pretty tired of it... there is something artificial about it that deters me from using it more often...

Fragrance in three words: Soapy, Figgy, Green Tea. No surprises for guessing this is inspired by Oscar Wilde. It's a difficult scent to waer, not quite bright enough for summer, not heavy enough for colder months. Maybe a Spring scent? Starts off with a zesty, bright, non-bitter bergamot and grape. Definitely fruity and bright, but this fades quickly. In the middle I get a green tea. Not a bitter one and I get a fairly strong fig note. Fig isn't listed as a note, but it is unmistakable. Dry down is a soapy vetiver with the green tea and sort of a floral clean laundry detergent smell. Price in the UK (April 2021) is £85 for 100ml. Making it on the affordable end of niche. Longevity was around 5 hours on skin. Overall it's a borderline positive. It's solid and interesting, but sort of underwhelming. 6.5 out of 10 Source: 1ml sample

Nice, and although composed of well-known components, it is still a bit different. I think of it as a soapy fig, and it is very good at this little job. I can't imagine it will get a large following, but it's worth a try if you like light green scents, soapy clean scents, and/or a different take on fig.