OK, I knew that one must not judge before giving a scent a full trial, but this was a slap on my face.
I always thought of this as a very common scent so I never took the trouble of giving it a thorough trial. When I received a 1/4 full bottle and decided to test it, all I got was a huge surprise for I came to realize that I was plain wrong: Quartz has a very complex structure.
In this term it is an amazing scent - I have never felt such a quantity of facets in an EdT the way I am doing now. The yuzu and the grapefruit give way to the mid notes (nutmeg, pepper, cardamom) and the rest of the base notes (leather, cedar, sandalwood, and musk) in such a fashion that you just can not relate these with the topnotes, feeling so classical that the year it was launched does not pay tribute to its character. On the other hand, its subtlety calls for attention, just don't expect sillage and longevity in Quartz for these are not part of its persona, but do not think of it as being imperceptible as in many inexpensive scents.
I do not like to relate scents to personalities, for I think that there is no correlation between these two variables, but I just can not stop thinking of Quartz as being the right choice for a very self assured man that does not have to resort to high-end brands in his purchase decisions. This feels like a scent for connoiseurs that can not be misguided by pretentiousness as per pricing or fancy branding activities.
For those into classical fragrances this is quite an unregarded and unconsidered must.
I always thought of this as a very common scent so I never took the trouble of giving it a thorough trial. When I received a 1/4 full bottle and decided to test it, all I got was a huge surprise for I came to realize that I was plain wrong: Quartz has a very complex structure.
In this term it is an amazing scent - I have never felt such a quantity of facets in an EdT the way I am doing now. The yuzu and the grapefruit give way to the mid notes (nutmeg, pepper, cardamom) and the rest of the base notes (leather, cedar, sandalwood, and musk) in such a fashion that you just can not relate these with the topnotes, feeling so classical that the year it was launched does not pay tribute to its character. On the other hand, its subtlety calls for attention, just don't expect sillage and longevity in Quartz for these are not part of its persona, but do not think of it as being imperceptible as in many inexpensive scents.
I do not like to relate scents to personalities, for I think that there is no correlation between these two variables, but I just can not stop thinking of Quartz as being the right choice for a very self assured man that does not have to resort to high-end brands in his purchase decisions. This feels like a scent for connoiseurs that can not be misguided by pretentiousness as per pricing or fancy branding activities.
For those into classical fragrances this is quite an unregarded and unconsidered must.
