Fragrance Reviews by kozulich

Its fleeting, its sharp, its dated, its the fragrance of my 93 year old German grandmother shortly before she passed. But thats not all bad. It was pretty good while it lasted (on her anyway).
Oma, being a classy lady, preferred the Farina original when she lived in Germany, but when she couldn't easily find that in the US, she switched to 4711 as the next best thing.
I know its technically unisex, but I believe just barely so. I do know masculine men who use it, but to me the associations are too feminine.

This was definitely not love at first sniff. It took several times of wearing it before it really took hold of me. I found that a little goes a long way. Two spritzes are plenty. Four spritzes are just overbearing. It lasts an incredibly long time, and the basenote is a pleasing earthy rose, odd as that may seem. I don't find that it is all that similar with the Gonesh #8 incence as some do, but it does have certain elements that are similar. Personally I don't like Gonesh #8, but I do like this C&S #88. If it wasn't so darn hard to get and expensive it might become my daily fragrance.

I'm conflicted on this scent. It's powerful, and it lasts all day - which for me, is a minor miracle since my skin doesn't tend to hold a scent very long. Its also a scent that is uncommon. That's great because I'm unique and want a fragrance that isn't just like what everybody else is wearing.
Now for the downside. I don't get that great smell of smooth leather that so many of the reviewers report. For me, the smell that predominates reminds of bandaids, linament, and burning rubber, with some powder overtones. As the day goes on, the powder becomes the dominant note, which is OK. The scent isn't bad per se, but it has enough negative notes to turn me off of it a bit. I'm not sure how people around me percieve the scent. I don't get comments on it. This is both good and bad I guess.

Not a bad fragrance, but a little underwhelming. It disappears within minutes for me, which causes me to question its usefulness. It was a gift, I wouldn't buy it again.