Tero

An interesting take on a gourmand, albeit I think it's a tad misleading to think of this as 1. First spray it on and get a pastry-type sweetness in the air with some floral tones. Spices very noticeable on skin, overpowering the base notes for the first 15-20 minutes. To me, the caramel note is very prominent in that you notice this floating around as a dense sweet scent. Up close, once the spices fade off the top, the patchouli and oak start to dominate the top notes, making for a sweet-woody drydown. This was really good. This, along with Papilefiko, are 8.5s from Nishane's new TCC. I get the idea behind the comparison to Crush on Me by Unique'e which is also a caramel-patchouli, but Crush on Me is without a doubt masculine with the patchouli more dominating. In Tero, you get equal parts caramel-patchouli, if not more caramel than patchouli. Tero is also very much a unisex scent. The comparison to Black Phantom is a little bit so-and-so. I'll leave that one as it is. Best suited for fall and winter. Longevity I'd expect 10-12, sillage will be there for hours and definitely amps up if you give it heat. The value is alright - it's 50ml for €215 which basically prices it in-line with Kilian and I know Kilian as the so-called "King of Gourmands" does a better job with fall-winter scents, but at the same time, the profile here is only alternatively available via Unique'e at $339 for 100ml. Tero is less juice, but lower buy-in. This is one I'd wear when attending an event outside because it has great airiness to it. Edit: A month after this review, Tero was released in 100ml at a price lower than Crush on me (€315 for Tero vs. $339 for Crush on me). I'd purchase based on what I was looking for. More caramel/gourmand - Tero. More masculine/patchouli - Crush on me.

Initially I bought this fragrance because I loved New York nights but that was not in the budget. However when I scrolled down and saw that a fragrance called Tero that was extremely similar and I could pick up a 3.4 ounce on Jomashop I had to pick it up. I was thrilled for it to come in only to realize that it smelled nothing like New York nights. But I wasn’t disappointed! In the opening this fragrance opens with a blast of sweetness from the caramel with softer notes of the salt and the spicier notes of pepper. Also this stuff is nuclear. I. Usually a 4-6 sprayer on my fragrances but one spray straight to the neck does the trick all day and it projects like a boss. Anyways once it dries down you get a bit of the earthy freshness from the patchouli and vetiver that completely mellows down the fragrance. And this is probably just for me on my skin chemistry but after about 5 or 6 hours into the fragrance this smells very similar to pdm Layton which was a very pleasant surprise. Overall this fragrance is fantastic and I think the gourmand sweetness added with the earthy and fresh notes makes this an all year round fragrance. The presentation is amazing, the quality of the fragrance is fantastic, and the performance and longevity is stellar. For me this is a 9/10, but I could see how the patchouli might not mix well on certain people’s skin so I wouldn’t recommend blind buying unless you make horrible financial decisions like me. But this is definitely worth a sample.

I love this perfume, it's so contradicting, so interesting and it's not linear as someone mentioned here. It's opening like something green but still sweet, you get something spicy here, but not full blown pepper, it's smelling like gingerbread, but not overly sweet. On my skin I can get oak and vetiver but everything is so gentle and blended so good that I needed two days of over spraying myself with this gorgeous until I got all those notes from the pyramid separately. I absolutely love this one, the dry down is sweet caramel on my skin, which I can still smell from the day before. Projection is not that great, but longevity is good, it's not heavy but you still can overspray it, because the scent bublle is not big but dense. For two days I am using 4-5 sprays on my chest and some additional sprays on my forearm just to have easy access for my precious thing. I do not have a lot experience with Nishane house, I love Hacivat and B-612, but this is my first bottle from the house and I think it ticks all the checkboxes for a great perfume. Now temperature is from 10 to 17 Cenlius in the location where I live and it's just what I need now.

This was definitely a love at first sniff for me. It opens with a burst of pepper and spices and a few minutes in, the caramel comes through. The sweet kick from the caramel is balanced out by the spices, the dusty feel of patchouli and the woodsy notes at the base so it doesn’t go into the gourmand territory. It is quite unique and it will make you stand out from the crowd. Despite the sweetness from the caramel, this fragrance is more masculine leaning in my opinion but the ladies could well rock this. (For reference, I am female and I normally steer away from very masculine fragrances.) Suitable for all occasions but you may want to go easy on the trigger with this in the office or other enclosed environments. As with most Nishane fragrances, longevity is pretty amazing (a solid ten hours on my skin and days on my clothes) and projection is also good. I will definitely repurchase.

I have had a bottle of Tero that's been simmering for two years. Caramel, what? Not on this girl. Sweet? Nope. Not at all. If there is caramel, it's faint..When I read the descriptions, notes and reviews I thought maybe they mislabeled my bottle! It's a straight up spicy wonder! Pepper, patchouli, amber and vetiver...I get the cinnamon as well. WOW is it good. Nothing gourmand thank goodness.. How many bakery scents do we need? I find them becoming redundant. This is probably more suited to fall but the weather has been dreary here and this perfume is what I needed to feel comfy.. It's got great sillage and pretty good longevity. So good I bought another bottle, as these perfume houses can be capricious..you never know when a scent is discontinued. I will say- must love patchouli. Must love vetiver. Must love turning heads when you walk through the club..😁