eo02 biehl parfumkunstwerke for women and men

At first I thought this was not too different from many "manly" citrus green scents, but the notes in the opening manage to smell more like lavender, although the ingredient list does not include lavender. It must be the thyme and coriander with the citrus. I think this is quite masterful to create a blend that suggests a note that isn't even present but the 'idea' of it is there, and this really adds to the depth and unusual nature of the fragrance for me. I think if actual lavender had been added it might have been a bit too bitter or dry a note.

As the scent dries down it warms up substantially with beautiful amber, sandalwood and the other lovely woods and musk. The spices really come out to play in the drydown and add to a very pleasing whole, beautifully composed fragrance. This is a very elegant scent and could be worn by a man or a woman. I think it would be really delicious on a man.

As I said per EO 01, the secret behind Egon Oelkers creations for Biehl is to find in his mastery and skills. EO 02 is quite a classic woody oriental, with a grapefruit / citrus opening that evolves into a rich, woody and sweet vanillia, amber and cedar drydown (in this phase I also still get grapefruit). You could think this sounds like something that has been played many many times, and you're right! But just try for a moment to think about Beethoven's 5th Symphony conducted by a practicing orchestra conductor and now think about the same symphony conducted by Herbert Von Karajan? Do you see the point? The music and notes are still the same, but what really makes the difference is execution! Brilliant work.

Rating: 7.5/10

Perfect, just perfect. It is described as high class colonial style type of fragrances, but in my opinion in this case the style is the idea only, and perfume develops in different way. I personally don’t prefer citrus-bergamot based kind of smell (as kolnische wasser foe example). This one is much much more. Citruses are extremely well balanced by amber, cinnamon and clove. The slight sweetness of vanilla plays amazingly with fir, incense and patchouli. This is easy to wear fragrance for everybody and all the time but if you are in love with nuances of good perfumes I'm sure it can drives you to the heaven.

I really like this....mostly I'm getting warm spices with wood, which is basically my favorite kind of scent. This does remind me of Frank Los Angeles 2, which I like a little better (and already have a bottle of), so I don't really need more of this. But it's good stuff.

An extraordinarily complex and brilliant composition. It's taken me about three months to decide whether I even like it or not. I do. This is a powdery oriental of sorts, but the sweetness is restrained and sophisticated and entwined with resinous and herbal elements - there is the "Occident meets Orient" feeling here that I like about Nicole Farhi pour homme, only this is on a higher plane. Nothing about this perfume is loud. It opens without fanfare, like a true gentleman easing into the ballroom the citrus elegantly takes its rightful place without verbose pronouncements. No need to firework the budget on a few dazzling topnotes. What follows is a beautiful haze of masterfully blended notes, the citrus fruits, the green, spicy, foresty, floral, powdery and woody elements melt effortlessly into something quite unique - to my nose there is a milky, powdery coconut-like sensation at the intersection of all these aspects, which smells rich without feeling cloying, classy, but with a modern edge. As the long-time head of R&D for Haarman & Reimer, which then became Symrise, Egon Oelkers knows his materials and he certainly had fun with them here. Highly recommended!

A fairly basic men's scent of citrus and bergamot that escapes being just like everything else by a wonderful blend of spices and woods. Dry down is an almost edible cinnamon musk combination. A great scent, layered and complex.