I'm NOT the sort of person who buys a fragrance without testing it. Money can be tight sometimes, so I don't like to waste it. Last month was good financially, therefore it was time for a treat. I got a bottle of Jicky EdP, which I'm very happy with it. It wasn't exactly an impulse buy though, since I had already tried the EdT three times on my skin, and the EdP twice. Jicky was a planned purchase.
But on that same day, I came across a bottle Yatagan. It was in an independent perfume shop in Amsterdam, where they sell other classics as well. Trouble was, they didn't have a tester. The box was sitting there on the shelve, wrapped in cello-tape, and I was just incredibly curious. What to do? I'd never tested Yatagan, and from the Basenotes reviews I recalled, this had to be the typical "love it or hate it" fragrance. The sort of thing you would definitely try beforehand. Sampling it on the spot was not possible. So the least I could have done was to go back home, compare prices, and see where I could get the better deal, since I intended to buy blind anyway. But I was too curious. So I got the bottle at a rather uneconomical 55 euro for 120 mL.
Man, this stuff is good! I feared it would be one of those ultra-potent and unwearable scents, but I'm surprised by how civilised its drydown really is. The notes are still hard to discern for me, but I constantly think of liquorice on a dry leather base. I wouldn't be surprised if some fragrances by Maitre Parfumeur & Gantier (think of Fraiche Badiane) were inspired by Yatagan - they seem to have a similar spicy quality, although not as dry. It's almost a shame that summer is on our doorstep, because I can't see myself wearing this on a warm day. But Yatagan is really something special.
Is there a brotherhood of Yatagan wearers out there?
Marcello
But on that same day, I came across a bottle Yatagan. It was in an independent perfume shop in Amsterdam, where they sell other classics as well. Trouble was, they didn't have a tester. The box was sitting there on the shelve, wrapped in cello-tape, and I was just incredibly curious. What to do? I'd never tested Yatagan, and from the Basenotes reviews I recalled, this had to be the typical "love it or hate it" fragrance. The sort of thing you would definitely try beforehand. Sampling it on the spot was not possible. So the least I could have done was to go back home, compare prices, and see where I could get the better deal, since I intended to buy blind anyway. But I was too curious. So I got the bottle at a rather uneconomical 55 euro for 120 mL.
Man, this stuff is good! I feared it would be one of those ultra-potent and unwearable scents, but I'm surprised by how civilised its drydown really is. The notes are still hard to discern for me, but I constantly think of liquorice on a dry leather base. I wouldn't be surprised if some fragrances by Maitre Parfumeur & Gantier (think of Fraiche Badiane) were inspired by Yatagan - they seem to have a similar spicy quality, although not as dry. It's almost a shame that summer is on our doorstep, because I can't see myself wearing this on a warm day. But Yatagan is really something special.
Is there a brotherhood of Yatagan wearers out there?
Marcello
