Knize Two

I recently said to a friend, "sometimes I want to retreat from all of it and just enjoy the damn perfume." I mean I really want to strip back all the superfluous, reach for the knob and adjust the volume to one, and just return to the essence, released from the burden of too much information. With circuits frayed, the phrase "I want to go back home" comes to mind. So what is home for someone who lives for the joy of scent? What does that look like for each person? Our stories drives our perceptions. The stories we use to make sense of the world drive what we can see, hear, taste, and smell. We'd like to think the world drives us and then we build stories. On the contrary, our stories dictate what we do out here and what we actually perceive. So what of my stories compels me to find pleasure in Knize Two? It can be reduced to a description of 'fusty, violet-forward masculine floral' as seen in other expressions. Or that it has an 'old-school elegance' and a dandy sensibility. It smells like grace to me. It is grace in olfactory form, a resonant dignity, an ode to beauty that does feel like that very home I mention: free from the vulgarity of modernity, inspiring a little more meaning and mystery, even driving a bit more purpose beyond the days of obliging myself to write about fragrance. I am enjoying this damn perfume and all of its delicate, damp parma violet litheness, pastel green old-fashioned temperament, soap bubbles and powdered dressing room intimacy. This is my kind of bouquet,: petal-soft rosy outlines meeting pink carnation slivers, caressed by slinking jasmine hints. Those who quickly assess a fragrance as 'dated', just steer clear. Those who recognize the timelessness of both Grey Flannel and Le Dix, do give it a test run. Knize Two may dovetail with the stories that you take with you.

Was wrong with this. after my first review which i have now deleted. This starts as a floral bomb but does settle very quickly. When first sprayed it is as unisex a fragrance can be, but as it dries down more of the aldehydes come out making it more masculine as well as some green notes. very nice after shower. no harsh opening and very natural smelling. It smells of luxury, would be a perfect office scent. can be used year round. must be in nice clothes for this one simply too classy for bad outfits. On my skin it lasts between 6-10 hours with two sprays to the neck and one on the chest. I prefer this to knize 10. This has to be tried on skin and worn for a day before making judgments, i made that mistake. One of the best floral scents i have tried. i generally like fresh citrus smells and although this is not overly citrus it does play a part. and i find the floral juicy and wet almost with a slight fruity twist/soapy. This has to be the most under rated fragrance i own. out of the many i own and have owned in the past. You can easily tell the fragrance is niche both in terms of quality and uniqueness.

It feels like walking in my green flowery childhood dream! What a gorgeous beauty you are Knize Two.. I d never guessed from the bottle, packaging , name.. and then, if I sprayed it on it s unbelievable jummy. Of course you have to be a lover of the old type floral chypres, lots of aldehydes and all the right (for my nose:) prude flowers like a stunning waterfresh dripping violet, soapy rose, powdery iris, night blooming jasmine.. swooon.. even if no one else would discover its beauty, I don t care.. leave it to me!!:) THis is for men?? Laughing out loud..:) it s sure a great feminine perfume and maybe only for THE man who dares to wear such a flower power chypre:) Thank you KNIZE! Now I will go for the TEN! Only for men???:)

I just love this. A beautiful sea of flowers at the beginning, with violet predominating to keep things on the pretty side, and oakmoss and woods coming out at the end. Overall, this is a splendid floral chypre, perfectly unisex. Although Knize is Austrian and this fragrance was introduced more than a century and a half after the heyday of the British dandy Beau Brummell, this fragrance is what I imagine him smelling like. I will absolutely buy a full bottle.

Reminds me lots of Shiseido Relaxing (now long lost and discontinued), which makes me like it lots. I get 1990s-flavored crisp green freshness (even though apparently it was launched in 1978), with soft, lovely, clean soapy/shaving cream-style florals. I notice violet among it, making it a touch powdery, but in a way I can totally dig (though I’m not usually a huge powdery-scent fan). I am quite quite fond of this.