Simply Jil Sander

Out of the dozen or so fragrances I have bought over the last half year, this one has been my surprise dark horse. I have loved all the bottles I have bought but after a couple of month some tend to become softer (not sure if I become anosmic or whatever) or lose richness. Not this one. Ironically, it is the one I paid the least for (a bargain for 13 Euro). I've never tried Fahrenheit but I love the androgny and that slightly repellant yet compelling gasoline note here (the idea of which was a turn off till I tried it). My nose isn't learned enough to pick out the notes I am loving but I'm guessing it's the clash of violet, leather and then nutmeg. Longevity is comparable or better than many of my other more expensive scents and I can actually smell this one on me. It's distinctive and confident but restrainedly so. Love it and it's so tempting to buy a backup bottle while I'm still living in Europe because they are so well-priced on the grey/used market here. The only thing holding me back is that my collection is growing so rapidly I'm trying to avoid backups apart from DCs. I suspect that the large number of bottles on the used market here may also be because it's not a great blind buy, with many seeming to find it too masculine. For me, it's not masculine but a perfect example of unisex that is a little intriguing in its ambiguity, not sweet or trying to please.

This is one of those scents I wear purely for myself. If I wanted to be girly feminine and draw attention in a bar, this would not be my first choice. As a matter of fact , I think many of my friends would never pick this fragrance. Yet, I love it. Leather, musk, wood, all these notes make it so interesting to me. The perfume goes through different phases, which intrigues me even more. My favourite season to wear this is autumn. I dare to say this perfume is unisex or androgynous at the minimum. Maybe it's secretly part of the reason why this perfume gives me a confidence boost. I feel like people would definitely take me serious wearing this: "don't mess with that woman" in a good way. And even if they don't and the whole world hates it, I'd still be very happy to wear it. EDIT Fahrenheit! That's it, thank you guys! I knew it reminded me of another fragrance but could not put my finger on it. Yep, 'female version of Fahrenheit' is the shortest fitting description I can come up with.

Finally another Jil Sander to love ! This is on me, more of a subtle powdery leather fragrance. Ok the violet is there , but this is not the fresh clear violet as in Balenciaga l'essence - though this have something that is similar and I love that one too ! Unisex also , but not harsch or sharp , I don' get the fresh start so this is kind of linear on me... This is a perfect scent to wear to work if you normally wear Tom Ford or other very dry earthy leather based perfumes. For me- a delight to have it !!! Update. This is a sweet powdery sensual violet cedar patch musk and leatger blend. If you are slightly unisex towards perfume and love violet, patch and leather - this is for you ! Don't miss this mainstreem as good as a niche !!!

My third favorite Jil Sander fragrance, and I love ALMOST all Jil Sander frags. They are so warm and creamy for most part, very feminine. Not in a loud, but very confident way. They always draw compliments by both genders. German born myself, I wonder if they are especially perfect for German DNA or something like that. Or maybe they are just so me. I don't know what it is, but I feel more like myself with Jil on my skin. It is romance in a bottle with a touch of flirt. Today at the dentist my oral hygienist asked me what the beautiful perfume was that I was wearing, and she wrote it down to get it for herself. I so understand, because this is a real beauty!

Yes, thank you for making me aware of the reason why I'm loving it so much! It's "Fahrenheit pour femme"! And Ms Bond would surely wear this and so will I one day! It's so strong and elegant, deep and sensual, sexy and refrained - a real treasure! I already stopped believing that such scents can be possible among the modern creations... but Jil Sander does not let me down, good, old, not too popular but still outstanding German elegance - love, love, love!!!