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Rammstein? Niche? What else?
When I have to explain to a - non-perfume-savvy - friend (let's just call him M) what a niche perfume is, I'm always at a loss. It should also be mentioned that M has been wearing CK One Eau de Toilette exclusively since the early 90s.
Among "us connoisseurs of the scene" (clear your throat), we often talk about whether a fragrance is "niche" or smells like a "designer". However, it is almost impossible to convey this to an inexperienced/uninitiated (normal?) person. The mere use of standard genre platitudes therefore guarantees a misunderstanding in M's case. "So everything I like to smell is not a niche perfume," M told me. Ok...let's leave it at that.
But what M would definitely classify as a niche fragrance is the new one from Rammstein. Yes (!!).... I would also enthusiastically agree with him! Because this composition is really very special and actually contains everything that I (with my very limited expertise) associate with a niche fragrance.
Even the opening is "intense" and I let out a quiet "phew". My mind immediately conjures up the image of a dead straight, freshly tarred road where illegal car races take place. I can smell burnt rubber and exhaust fumes, accompanied by a pungent note of petrol. Heat flies over hot, shimmering asphalt as I slip off my leather jacket, sweating slightly.
A little later, the scenery becomes paler, but without destroying the slightly burnt face with brute highway vibes. Ink? Well....f you/woman/diverse want to, you/woman/diverse will recognize that too. Creativity is 100% here! Some will love it...some will hate it (if you could/should/must love or hate fragrances at all).
Fragrances that somehow give me a feeling of life and create images in my head through olfactory perception are really special.... and that's what I (!!!!) can associate with the term "niche"! The problem that many people - including me - have/have with this fragrance is that I don't know on what occasions I should wear it (I also have this problem with other niche perfumes, which also cost a good 10 times as much). In my very small and tranquil Hamburg Hafencity (with its high density of traffic lights), there is hardly a moment for an engine-glowing car race. Maybe I'll have to visit a really rancid pub on the Kiez again....there "he" would also fit in. Then, of course, I'll take M with me, because these experiences are also somehow "niche".
Among "us connoisseurs of the scene" (clear your throat), we often talk about whether a fragrance is "niche" or smells like a "designer". However, it is almost impossible to convey this to an inexperienced/uninitiated (normal?) person. The mere use of standard genre platitudes therefore guarantees a misunderstanding in M's case. "So everything I like to smell is not a niche perfume," M told me. Ok...let's leave it at that.
But what M would definitely classify as a niche fragrance is the new one from Rammstein. Yes (!!).... I would also enthusiastically agree with him! Because this composition is really very special and actually contains everything that I (with my very limited expertise) associate with a niche fragrance.
Even the opening is "intense" and I let out a quiet "phew". My mind immediately conjures up the image of a dead straight, freshly tarred road where illegal car races take place. I can smell burnt rubber and exhaust fumes, accompanied by a pungent note of petrol. Heat flies over hot, shimmering asphalt as I slip off my leather jacket, sweating slightly.
A little later, the scenery becomes paler, but without destroying the slightly burnt face with brute highway vibes. Ink? Well....f you/woman/diverse want to, you/woman/diverse will recognize that too. Creativity is 100% here! Some will love it...some will hate it (if you could/should/must love or hate fragrances at all).
Fragrances that somehow give me a feeling of life and create images in my head through olfactory perception are really special.... and that's what I (!!!!) can associate with the term "niche"! The problem that many people - including me - have/have with this fragrance is that I don't know on what occasions I should wear it (I also have this problem with other niche perfumes, which also cost a good 10 times as much). In my very small and tranquil Hamburg Hafencity (with its high density of traffic lights), there is hardly a moment for an engine-glowing car race. Maybe I'll have to visit a really rancid pub on the Kiez again....there "he" would also fit in. Then, of course, I'll take M with me, because these experiences are also somehow "niche".
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