Kinski

"The King" Kinski by Kinski 👑 Never has any frag captivated me so much that I literally moved the fragcomm's version of heaven and hell to get my hands on it... Never has any frag captivated me so much that I kept on pestering those whoever I knew to have it, to pass it onto me in exchange for anything they wanted... But alas, those who have it and love it, won't ever give this up for all the jewels in the world... That's what Kinski does to you... Never has any frag captivated me so much that I ended up paying 2 sellers the full amount in advance in the hope if atleast one could procure it for me... Only to be told months later, by both, it is discontinued and no stocks available... At one point, even a partial would have been great, at full retail prices... I even offered 2x 3x on retail prices but to no avail.. I took it upon me to locate if any stock surfaces anywhere in the world.. I had all my friends on high alert.. However given covid restrictions, things were difficult.. After quite a few months of incessant searching, I was able to locate a store carrying 2 bottles of Kinski which they claimed was the among last lots in the whole world... Sadly they didn't ship to India and I didn't have any friends over there to whom I could send it... Just as when it seemed like all hopes were about to be lost forever, like a literal angel, one person (identity kept secret on request) offered me to help out without asking for anything extra in return... And he did deliver when I had thought it was almost impossible.. Now coming to the frag, if you are interested in notes pyramid, please look it up in fragrantica or basenotes... I will talk about what Kinski means to me... To be honest, Kinski is not my most beloved frag (in the top 3 definitely, the other 2 being Oudh Infini and Etruscan Water) but this black bottle holds a spirit in it, which if you ask me is the essence of The Man ... You simply cannot get "man"-lier than this... Period.. This is not your suited corporate or the laid back party goer or the slick playboy or the quintessential tourist or the fancy barbershop enthusiast, this is the man that emerged even before the history could be recorded... This is the Primal Man... The man that hunted wild beasts for food.. The man that kindled the first spark... The man that discovered weed.. The man that was driven only by the most basic of all instinct, to fight, claim and survive.. The man who was an individual before the society engulfed and shackled him in a uniform... This is the First King.. The Ruler of himself.. Kinski by Kinski.. Sad it has been discontinued, if ever there was a company that decided to restart a discontinued gem, I will leave everything and rally the entire fragcomm to petition for the mighty king...

Before I had ever visited the Fragrantica break down of the notes in this fragrance, I sprayed this bad boy on my skin at the LuckyScent boutique. Well, what did I think I was smelling?... Glad bags, black Glad trash bags! You know, that plastic petroleum, new shopping bag smell—well, yes, that’s I what I Kinski did for me. I didn’t know there was a cannabis accord until reading this page. There is a similar accord in the opening in the Comme des Garçon 2 Man but CDG is sweeter and warmer, but then—POOF—you go straight to the dry down with CDG. Kinski is a much better construction. The opening lasts much longer and the middle phase is very rich and complex—gorgeous—with vetiver and warm notes of woods and leather-not listed, there are florals to this too but in the perfect amounts. The final and last phase is very warm and comforting but neither overly sweet nor feminine. So do I love it? YES! This perfume is at the right coordinate of manly and warm and sweet, but also avant garde too. It fixes the weak longevity of CDG 2 Man, although CDG 2 Man is more approachable. This perfume is so well made that you can actually pickout notes of different ingredients; the CDG is murkier by contrast. If you are an 80s frag man and your stuck on your Bijan for men, well, here is a frag you can live with. Kinski is just as hardcore... just without some of the 80s flatness. Another competitor to this fragrance is Afternoon of a Faun. The ELdO is the sweetest of the bunch, is also hardcore in strength, but would be more suited to a woman. (I’m still on the fence about the gender appropriateness). Both the ELdO and Kinski get sweet in the end but the ELdO gets really sweet. I would like to use the Afternoon of a Faun and Kinski perfumes in nippy weather, fall and snowy winters; 2 Man is year round. $140 is pretty affordable for a complex fragrance such as Kinski. My water bill is more money and I’m never home. Enjoy :-)

I've been fearful of trying Kinski for a couple of years now due to the fact that it has been touted as a heavy animal and ganja scent when in actual fact it is so much more. Sure the castoreum is strong but totally unexpectedly... I adore it! Just a quick word on Kinski himself... a very troubled and strange man indeed. While I'm a fan of his work (Mainly due to Werner Hertzog) I find alleged aspects of his personal life utterly reprehensible and although some would argue irrelevant it can't help but taint my view of this fragrance. 'Feral Sensuality' says it all really the woodiest, most complex, animal fragrance out there! First thing that hits me is a fizzy, sharp labdanum with earthy and green vetiver. It's very musky the musk is great as it never gets too overpowering in the heart of the fragrance. It does have a slight weed feel to it but speaking as somebody who smoked their fair share it doesn't resemble dank fragrant sensi buds more like a wet earthy bush. The overriding vibe in this fragrance is the smokiness and lord knows there's an abundance of it! Just smells EXACTLY like a damp bonfire it's a brave brave thing and beautifully avant garde. If you thought Encre noire was smokey and woody Kinski is next level and makes EN look reserved compared to the rawness it possesses. The drydown is resinous and pure woodsy strength...with the animal nature too but not strong or unpleasant. In conclusion Kinski is totally bonkers! I can guarantee you won't smell anything else like it and I don't think there's any danger you will in the future either. It's a complex masterpiece that I really didn't think I'd like but just goes to show you can't judge a book by it's cover and there's no accounting for taste etc... I want to have it just because it's so weird and different but I have no idea when I'd wear it?

Today is the New Year's eve and I'm so glad to have chance to be the first person writing review of this wonderful fragrance. I got it as a New Year gift from my lovely boyfriend. However I'm not impressed by escentric molecules this creation by G. Schoen is just perfection, beautiful and very mysterious. From the beginning to the end I'm able to smel cannabis accord that is not very strong but prominent and in my opinion it creates the unusual aura of this cologne. Another surprise is the castoreum that is present from beginning until the end and even more ... when other accords are gone castoreum is still prominent. Because I'm in love with all animalic type of fragrances the Kinski cologne is not exception. The heart notes are mostly dominated by cannabis and spices, probably nutmeg. In the same time the watery notes make this fragrance unexpectedly fresh almost ozonic-metallic - in this stage the fragrance lasts for very long time. The base notes develop slowly after few hours and IMHO this is the most wonderful state. Very deep and resinous woods with slight sweetness surrounded by labdanum composed perfectly with castoreum (that is still prominent) create very special aura. I don't know other fragrance that is so woody and animalic at the same time. However there is nothing furious or strange in the Kinski fragrance it is rather gentle as the cozy fur blanket. My other impression is the Kinski frag. was created for both man and woman. I don't feel it to be too masculine or too feminine. It is perfect for any time especially the time you need feel special. I can honestly say the Kinski frag. is my new wonderful discovery for the upcoming new year 2012.

I just received a Kinski today - something I've been wanting. My personal impressions from the last 12 hours of wearing it are as follows: Firstly, I feel like a lot of people on social media have negative reviews about this scent, but for me, I absolutely love it and I feel like it's one of those scents that is extremely easy to smell, in my opinion, its pleasantness level is on par with "Like father like son" - El Ganso. I don't understand why others rate this as an eccentric scent because for someone who loves green, grassy notes, I rate that natural scent 9.5/10. As for the cannabis perfume, I don't think it contains too much of the original cannabis scent, instead, it is a more "fragrant" processed cannabis scent that can be easily smelled. The top note gives me the feeling of being lost in a forest of trees and flowers, like the garden scenes if you were watching a 4DX movie in the theater. Next, the middle note gives me a faint smell of marijuana, but as I said, it is an extremely pleasant version compared to real dried marijuana. The most impressive note seems to be the base note after about 3 hours of drying down, on my body now is a sweet scent like vanilla and white flowers, accompanied by a slight bitterness of smoke, I don't think it's unpleasant at all, on the contrary, it's very attractive for guys going on a date at night. In terms of longevity, I think it lasts quite well with about 3-6 hours on the skin, in terms of sillage, I don't rate it very highly because when you sit close to me, you can smell it. Personally I would rate it as follows: Scent: 9.5/10 Longevity: 8/10 Sillage: 6.5/10 Speciality: 10/10 Overall: 8.5/10 => Good

I really like Geza Schoen's nose and this is one of it's best achievements. Kinski the fragrance is somewhat explosive and as such it is an adequate ode to Kinski the man! Opens up with a search-warranting realistic, sweet, rooty, aromatic weed note. This instantly reminds me of many memories I hold dear, but I am thankful that it's power fades to prevent un-wearability. Shortly after the bong-rip opening some soft floral elements start to warm up and the thick, smoky slab of castoreum comes out of it's cage (here I like to imagine Werner Herzog's fantastic voice narrating the shift in the fragrance). The dry-down is really, really complex, but the overall profile of the fragrance is fairly natural and harmonious. In short, it's hard to explain and pick-apart, but it's easy to wear and appreciate. There are some florals (but i'm hard-pressed to determine which florals..), more of that great castoreum, rooty vetiver, and an almost fruity spice that cuts through the bitter woodsiness keeping it from getting weighted down. It works wonderfully and it attracts compliments despite it's unique nature. I would say that this is animalic, but in the most accessible and generally pleasant way possible, so if you're the type that shivers at the idea of beaver butts and cat pee, fear not. Performance is great, longevity lasts and sillage projects. I think this fills a hole that a lot of collections seem to have, including my own (but not for long!) 8.5/10

Latter-20th century Bohemian work, rest, and play scent, a set I've run parallel with for a large portion of my life. Doesn't smell like dope, neither does Black Afgano, not to me, whereas Smoke For The Soul does, and everyone one else is entitled to their erroneous opinions, but anyway, Kinski does smell like you have had a joint at some point, that you have woken up in a squat after attending a battle of the bands in an anarchist collective pub in Stoke Newington in the nineties. It's part of a non-uniform, that identifies awareness of social and philosophical alternatives, creativity, a casual dirty sexy, and has a certain affable charm to it, to me. I don't find this challanging in the slightest, which isn't a criticism, I find this to be a norm, a norm that I am comfortable in the presence of, I like it a lot, I wear it to see old friends. The animalic quality is subtle and blended in well as a part of the whole. If you want to be seen as being outrageous don't wear this, wear this if maybe being outrageous is something that just happens to you every now and then through no fault of your own.

Kinski is an anti-social scent, but not really. Like myself, it’s rough, but really quite sweet. I sampled it in a department store, and was instantly repelled at the awkwardness of the scent. This isn’t perfume, is it? I thought that perfume was supposed to be soft, charming, alluring, and romantic, not a harsh, dirty, earthy, sweaty, dry, animalic? I can’t wear this, can I? What would people say? And that’s the point. Here’s what they will say. In my world, they will say nothing, because that is what they always say. So, I douse myself in Kinski, enjoy it, because I like it, I really do, and what people think, it doesn’t matter, because I do not matter to them, so why waste my time in concern for how they will react? Kinski is a scent for the comfortably weird, for those that happily refuse to assimilate within one of the little groups of stranger circles. You wear it because it allures you, to yourself. It makes you appreciate yourself. Enjoy Kinski, luxuriate within the isolated sense of fiercely independent weirdness, it’s all you need, it’s all that anybody needs.

I am a Klaus Kinski / Werner Herzog fan. That makes the fact that I love this perfume that much better. I don't smell a ton of marijuana in Kinski. Mostly I smell castoreum, rose, sea notes, juniper and labdanum. Castoreum is definitely the strongest note on my skin. The labdanum serves to amp it up even further and make this fragrance intensely leathery and oily smelling. The sea notes are salty and actually smell like sea air and not Acqua di Gio. The rose is a nice addition to the castoreum. It's a deep, true rose. Slightly musky and sweet. I don't know if I'd call Kinski a unisex because it doesn't smell like any male or female fragrance I've encountered. I suppose the prominent notes are more often featured in male fragrances but Kinski just... well, it doesn't smell like "perfume" in the traditional sense and so I cannot assign it a gender role. I don't think this fragrance is particularly odd or hard to love. Just unique.

Was für ein Volltreffer!!! The nail just hit on the head as the germns would say! Klaus Kinski was a genious. A very weird genious. I always liked him for being that. Dont care for all the bad news he has been given as a person. Kinski was and IS great! Including this fragrance! Its soooo very well done, great quality ingredients, you can tell straight away. Unusual and very long lasting! But not everymans fragrance. Very brave attempt to pay hommage to an oustanding legend! If you put this on and your ego & skin agrees to wear it, your mindset will change, your personality will rise and you will become special. Its more than a scent. Its an inspiration, therefore; Bravo Geza Shoen!! Klaus Kinski would probably say: Gut? Genial? Neeeeeiinnnnnn ich bin nicht gut, ich bin nicht genial, ich bin EPOCHAL!!!!!!!!!(a true quote as Werner Herzog remembers in his Kinski Biography movie "My best fiend"...)

Kinski Kinski is first and foremost a celebration of sticky marijuana buds, and if that doesn't put you off then you are in for a treat - dark, austere, skunky, herbal, animalic, and utterly unique. There is nothing blushing, sweet, subtle, or shy about this - it just pummels you with marijuana, beautifully moderated with juniper and pepper in the top, castoreum and nutmeg in the middle, and vetiver and patchouli in the base. In college I smoked lots of pot (yes I inhaled), so maybe I like this so much because of those memories, but I don't think that is the whole appeal. Marijuana is a unique herbal note that could be worked into lots of perfumes in a subtler way. Maybe as it becomes increasingly deregulated (which seems inevitable, since it is so harmless compared to alcohol) maybe it will show up as a "hemp" note in lots of herbal perfumes.

This smells like you are in a wine cellar in an old castle. Someone has just spilled some red wine on the dusty cobblestone floor. A window is open somewhere, and a cool breeze filled with faint aromas of sea and forest mixes with the sour smell of wine. There is a strange, creepy atmosphere in the room, it is as if the shadows are hiding something. A presence, a creature. Something dangerous that lurks and watches. Something that hunts in the night. Kinski is complex, unique, strong and pretty darn amazing. Intensely gothic and avant garde at the same time. I love it! Sillage is very strong to begin with, but dries down to a medium. Longevity is also great. I get well over 8 hours out of this one. It's marketed towards men, but I wear it and it works great on me - so I would say that this is pretty neutral and works great as a unisex scent.

This must be the best synthetic perfume in the world! Color of scent is perfectly matched on the bottle, a contrast between dark smoky base and yellowish-orange animalic zingy freshness being in the center and hovering above it, there is green, but I don't sense any ganja here, blending is unreal. No matter what others smell like, you will be the captivating boss in the room. Vintage Trussardi Uomo, Sagamore and Ferre for Man high-class personality league, but SF-like modern, surprisingly unique and interesting, you crave it and can't get enough of it. It's like a drug. It stands on it's own, a special fragrance. EDIT: It's a synthetic drug, I wouldn't compare it to other fragrances because it's not fair. 10/10

This is an earthy vetiver fragrance, with support of citrus, green notes, as well as a hint of rose, blackcurrant and castoreum. That's what I get. Buxton inspired Schoen with his CdG 2 Man, and Schoen inspired Buxton with his Kinski (Devil in Disguise, Emotional Rescue/Drop, Verduu Matthew Miller...). Schoen later blended Escentric 03 as a drier version of this one. No surprises here, since Buxton and Schoen are close collaborators (they did the Renegade series, together with Duchaufour). I own many vetivers (including Emotional Drop and Matthew Miller), and may pass on this one. Still, a great fragrance, and a must try! Spring, 25+ Edit: I got a full bottle, and don't regret a single second!

Intelligent. Romantic. Animalic. Opens with juniper, cassis and cannabis. Very Dense & Boozy. A uniwue, bohemian head-turner. The long heart is composed of vetiver, castoreum, and woody notes creating an accord uncanny to freshly cut cedar sawdust baking in the sun, having finally settled by the open freight door of an industrial woodworking warehouse. The drydown projects a marine-like ambergris/vetiver accord that WILL hyperextend your skin a solid foot and a half if you've got the right skin. Incredible sillage and longevity on my skin, for which I am truly grateful. For the lone wolf...a confident, world-weary carnal gentleman in the prime of his life who lavishes in all he reaps.

The ones of you who have recently found bottles of this wonder, could I ask where you found them? I bought one on impulse on a stay in The Netherlands twelve years ago and have not been able to find it anywhere else, since it dawned on me that it may be taken out of production. Kinski is undoubtedly the most special scent I have ever been lucky enough to come across and I love it. To me it symbolises the hedonism and freedom one crave when truly grasping that we only have this one life and it passes by so quickly. “You only pass through this life once, Jack. You don’t come back for an encore.”

i love my weed, so i'm always happy to wear this complex, strident and impressively ballsy frag that accords full-bloom sativa buds with such photorealism. the weed accord eventually (+- 1hr) settles into a dry-as-a-bone vetiver/iso e super wood that starts to allow the shyest of rose to peek out here and there....lasts all day & is perfect in any season. i could see cheech & chong diggin kinski. geza schoen knows what he's doing and i would guess this is as much an homage to the seminal yatagan as the tormented actor....

My 2nd review on this wonderfragrance! I have a collection of about 120 fragrances and there only one which is standing out and thats Kinski! I cannot put into words how amazing and special this is. Mind you its not your department store, mainstream crowd pleaser. Its just for you, for yourself. If you want it. I want it. Nicht immer, aber immer öfter!

It is said to be a men's fragrance but a woman that loves to take a risk will like this for sure,it's definitaly gorgeous!!!!! It differs from every other scent and is really unique (i am repeating myself as i read this line, lol) Try if you dare and if have, you will want it, longe for it and shhhh, don't tell anyone where you got it!!! Enjoy

The initial top is similarly fresh to Encre Noir Sport, however more smooth and dryer. Furthermore the scent develops into a dark, woody, oakmossy and animalic vetiver/weed out of a bag blend mixed with some soapy florals in the background (reminds me of Amouage Dia). I really like it, and find it quite exciting for a vetiver dominated scent.