Diesel
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Black pepper and grapefruit ignite with immediate vigour, their citrus-spice combination arriving like a bracing cold shower. Lemongrass amplifies the herbal snap, creating a top note accord that's undeniably crisp but already betraying a slightly plasticky undertone.
Coumarin emerges with honeyed sweetness whilst lavender provides counterbalance, though nutmeg's peppery warmth threatens to overshadow both. The synthetic accords become pronounced here, lending an almost aldehydic quality that feels slightly soapy, the coumarin-lavender pairing occasionally evoking a talcum-like texture rather than genuine aromatic depth.
Coconut water fades rapidly, leaving behind a desiccated base of cedarwood, vetiver and musk that feels skeletal and insubstantial. The fragrance clings faintly to clothing rather than skin, transforming into an arid, almost bitter finale that bears little resemblance to its promising opening.
Only The Brave Wild arrives with the swagger of someone who's just squeezed a grapefruit over their shoulder—all citrus bravado and black pepper bite. The lemongrass cuts through with a herbaceous sharpness that prevents this from becoming merely sweet, whilst the opening trio establishes something genuinely bracing rather than comforting.
As it settles, the heart reveals its conflicted nature: coumarin sweetness wrestles with lavender's cool restraint, whilst nutmeg adds a baroque spice that threatens to tip the composition toward gourmand territory. This is where the fragrance's identity becomes clearer—it's attempting an aromatic masculinity tempered by a vaguely gourmand disposition, though the synthetic accord (sitting at 76%) becomes increasingly apparent, lending an almost metallic shimmer to the coumarin's caramel-like warmth.
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