King Kong

Certainly this is a perfume craziest I've ever felt. The word for it is "crazy." It is vintage but very usable today, is shareable, men and women can use it. Exotic, delicious! I'll still remember with what perfume it looks and I come here to tell. At the exit we feel something like burnt rubber but this feature disappears quickly and then can feel cloves, roses and a pleasant tangle of spices. What perfume well done! I have not read many bananas as I felt people referring to this note. Well, anyway I'm very happy with this rarity!

The banana fragrance in this perfume is actually ylang-ylang, which has a distinct aroma of sweet, ripe banana. I thought most people knew this, but it seems not. The ylang is accompanied by a touch of green. It's beutifully blended and a unique fragrance. I cannot imagine anyone not liking this. It's uplifting and very summer-like.

King Kong is a surprise in a sense of being much more conventional and classical-smelling than expected; instead of being pleasantly surprised with exotic elements (banana, cloves), for the first 10 minutes it is mostly showing its' powerful 80s chypre character to the point of becoming almost exactly bitter/green like marigold (if my sample wasn't labeled, I would have sworn I'm smelling vintage Montana Parfum de Peau). On the other hand, I did picked up some rubbery nuances in the background, even a delicate minty breeze... I suppose my sample came from an EdT splash bottle and some notes simply disappeared with time, or maybe King Kong and I are simply not a good match (I got more bananas of D&G Sicily, more exotics of Guy Laroche Clandestine). Still, this is a fine spicy-green chypre that won't disappoint fans of this genre.

As soon as I sprayed it on, I was shocked; this is a very strong perfume! It was as if I'd ordered whiskey straight up. After a while it changed into a gentler scent. It's clear it's an old perfume; the scent is old-fashioned. I smelled the banana. The strong scent and the banana could be the reason why it's called King-Kong :-) It's not a wow-scent for me, but it's not bad either. It's different from anything I know, that's for sure.

Questo profumo presenta una nota di apertura tipicamente di animale selvatico,credo che da questo il nome king kong. Poi svanisce e si apre una speziatura piccante e pungente molto variegata. La banana io non la sento,il bouquet resta sul verde erboristico come stare dentro una foresta all'ombra,senti qualche ruggito qua e la,verso di uccelli,vari suoni (dati dalle spezie varie). Poi menta e muschio di quercia sempre freschi e naturali. Assomiglia ad Alliage di estee lauder e a La nuit di paco rabanne, a Vierges et toreros di etat libre d'orange. È una fragranza boscosa e solitaria, niente gioia, niente sensualità,nessun fiore colorato. Però molto buono, animale al punto giusto e un po amarognolo.