The Essence

Long overdue review. One of my oldest as a go to for summer together with Burberry Weekend. Despite my (since then growth) demand for expensive high performance perfumes (as per my profile) I always enjoy this. If I hadn’t known it had blueberry I would have sworn this is a white and yellow gentle floral with a touch of spruce - a very manly one - again like Weekend. Despite opinions here it is a decent performance EDT hence why it’s in regular rotation. The Blueberry is not deep and dark - it is more the sweet floral juicy aspect lacking the tartness with the exception of the first few minutes. The pine and juniper giving a bit of body with the pine also adding a slight freshness and clarity. The coriander and pepper giving a slight kick, a teeny greeness and a teeny powderiness. It is a strong personal scent bubble lasting 4-8 hours or more though not in your face. I disagree with comments that it is generic - I own it because I have not yet encountered a similar scent. It would be better to say it is a ‘safe’ scent. Whilst I mostly indulge with Xerjoff, Parfum De Marly etc this is one of only a few such as Cool Water, Weekend, Hermes Concentre D’Orange where I have constantly restocked my bottles. If you want a nice refreshing light summer scent that performs well this may be it... and it’s cheap so it’s hard to complain either way... Also, the bottle rocks too...

I'm a big fan of Porsche as a brand, so when I heard they made fragrances I had to check them out. The Essence stuck out to me since I've been looking for a pine fragrance, and based on reviews pine is one of the more prominent notes people pick up on. I snagged myself a 50ml bottle off eBay for around $30 and could not be happier. This is a delightful scent for me; I get a lot of juniper, blueberry, and pine, with a tiny bit of pepper in the background. In a sense, it almost smells like fabric softener with some woodiness added to it. It smells unique and not unique at the same time, it's interesting. I could see someone wearing this as a signature fragrance, with the only issues being that it's discontinued and it might not perform too well in the winter. I'm considering buying a couple of extra bottles since I'm enjoying this scent so much, and it might get harder to find. The bottle is also really sweet. To me it looked like it was plastic in the pictures, but it's actually made out of glass.

Well how can i describe it? most of the Supercars named perfumes smells like cr*p..old, yellow and reminds me of the Brut. BUT - this essence just got it absolutely for the right side - its perfect! smeels very cool - fits the summer like a glove, sweet and bit minty, fresh and light, i get alot of compliments from this product. and cheap! yes it is cheap, long lasting, great smell, great desigen! and, not alot of people knows about thie essence - what makes it special and better :) i recommend it

It was rainy this morning and I sprayed Essence on. It was fine. Well then it got sunny and hot in the afternoon and this blossomed into a pillowy and beautiful barbershop sent. Hours after I had sprayed it! Design note. The bottle is similar to Porsche design external hard drives of the same era. Seems like a long time ago, now, so cool and nostalgia inducing.

Fresh berries and pine, with a little aquatic (which I mostly dislike) But in some way, I really like it in this one. It comforts me and yet it's uplifting. Very well done. Ok... maybe it's not your most natural fragrance and there are sure some synthetic parts. But it works, for me. I love it. And the color of the bottle is just mesmerizing!