Good Fir 11

Rant: Krigler has gutted this perfume...they completely changed it from a sparkling, beautiful coniferous perfume to a tepid banana water afterthought. To even call this new version they've created, Good Fir 11 is not only misleading, it is completely inaccurate. There is none, zip, nadda, zero fir, pine, spruce, or anything else resembling a coniferous smell in this new version. They should have retired Good Fir 11 and called this new perfume something completely different, because it is nothing like their actual Good Fir 11 perfume. Now that I've got that off my chest, here is my January 2016 review of the real Good Fir 11 perfume created by Krigler, which was a classic perfume of the highest order in my book. January 2016: I've been a lover of pine scents all of my life. My first pine scent was the original Polo green. I started wearing it in about 1983 or 1984. I loved the scent and was sad when it lost much of it's pine appeal and became more of an alcohol based scent. I heard about Good Fir 11 and liked what I was hearing about it's clarity, freshness, and pineyness. I tried to get a sample, but was told that the scent had been vaulted, so I bit the bullet and got one of their last bottles out of the vault. I wore the Good Fir 11 for the first time a few weeks ago. I was a bit startled by the turpentine exuberance in the opening. I also noticed a smell in the first hour or so after application that I couldn't quite put my nose on. I finally figured it out, and it seemed to be a slight hint of urine. I kept my objectivity and allowed the scent to dry, to experience all of it's characteristics. As the day went on, I noticed that the Good Fir 11 had a sweet smell that increased with the dry down. By the end of the day, I was still trying to figure out what I thought about this fragrance. I decided to wear in again on Friday and enjoyed the mixture of pine, vetiver, etc. The turpentine, and the slight urine smell didn't show up at all with the second wearing of this cologne. I enjoyed each phase and change. As I mentioned, it gets much sweeter in the dry down. In fact, it smells a bit like pine scented smarties candies. I mean the American version of smarties, which are tart, powder based candies, as opposed to the M&M type chocolate candy that the United Kingdom and Canada are used to. I am enjoying this perfume, and would recommend that anyone who has any desire to wear this scent had better contact Krigler to see if there's anything left to buy. Don't let my comments of urine turn you away. I know this fragrance is distilled for a long period of time, and I believe the initial turpentine/urine smell is a by product of that distilling process, but as I mentioned, I didn't even notice it on my second wearing. I will be enjoying this scent for many years to come. It is very nice addition, and I'm glad to have it in my collection. A slight addition to my review. I took one of the coats out of the closet today that I had worn the last time I wore the Good Fir 11 and it smelled amazing! A very sweet, pine filled fragrance.

Very very well balanced fragrance with strong soul. It starts with pine (fir) notes but simultaneously enhanced by oily olibanum. However not listed but for sure there is plenty of vanilla present but not gourmand rather the dry and spicy one that together with vetiver and musk create woody smell. Good Fir develops very slowly however consequently it's face to sweeter fragrance but than, after 1-2 hours it jumps to the opposite site - starts to be extremely dry, like sand burned by sun. I like this moments of changing because they are so prominent and unusual, completely different than everything what I know from the perfumery world. I can easily recommend the GF to every incense lovers who is a little bit directed to the sweeter fragrances. GF is very expensive but believe me it is worth every penny to spend for such amazing perfume. It lasts long time on your skin but it's projection and silage is not extremely big. Nevertheless it is something big and it's name should be described using bold fonts in the perfume history because GF was created in 1911 it means that every fir, resinous fragrances both good one or bad one are reinterpretations of the Good Fir only.

Very important to note that this was reformulated at the beginning of 2022, according to Krigler. It is a completely different scent than the previous iteration and smells more like a fruity body wash than fir or pine. Quite disappointed with the new version unfortunately, there is little resemblance to the old perfume- I had received a sample from a friend years ago and when I finally got around to buying a bottle it was not as expected. Following is a correspondence from a Krigler representative about the new changes: "Good Fir 11 version 2022 is a new production as there were some ingredients that were impossible to gather anymore due to the new regulations. This version is a different version with notes of Pink Pepper / Bitter Orange / Banana Leaf / Tuberose / Porcelain Rose / Ginger / Nutmeg / Vetiver / Tobacco / Mineral / Moss / White Musk." "This scent has now a mix of notes such as Banana Leaf, Bitter Orange, and Pink Pepper as there is now a fruity touch to the perfume. There is still the important note of vetiver and tobacco and Moss. This version is the new classic perfume as the other one couldn't be made anymore."

Good Fir 11 is for those who love the smell of fir/pine trees. I absolutely love fir and pine, so the discovery of this wonderful gem was such a treasured moment for me. It honestly took me two wears to appreciate this fragrance fully, but it is now cemented as one of my all time favorite fragrances. The coniferous aspect of Good Fir 11 is clear, fresh, and sweet. In fact, Good Fir 11 becomes sweeter over the course of the wear. This fragrance also has excellent longevity and sillage. It is an EDP that lives up to the EDP billing. One of the things I love is when I pull my coat out of the closet a month after I've worn GF 11, and find the sweet, fir smell still on my coat. It always brings a smile to my face. This wonderful fragrance is at the top of my personal list for fresh, pine/fir fragrances...there's nothing else like it!

Again, I'd say it is a unisex fragrance. It will bring you into mysterious pine forest - it's late summer or early autumn, sun is shining throught the dark pine needles, you can hear the voices of a tribe singing ritual songs and smell burning incences in the air, and suddenly you become a part of it with every single cell. This fragrance has something transparent in it, something very positive and cosy. Absolutely love it!