Korloff
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Star anise and black pepper assault the senses with bright, almost herbal ferocity, yuzu's citrus tart cutting through like white noise. Bergamot whispers beneath, immediately outmatched by the licorice-tinged spice demanding attention.
White violet softens the aggression as myrrh unfurls its resinous depth, whilst hazelnut creeps in with unexpected warmth—the violet-myrrh dialogue creates an almost floral-woody sweetness, though never cloying. The anise recedes, finally allowing other notes breathing room.
Leather settles into the base with vetiver's grassy dryness, patchouli adding dark soil undertones, musk lending subtle skin-scent warmth. What remains is austere, woody, and curiously green—a fragrance that grows quieter yet somehow more present.
Korloff's No Ordinary Man announces itself with a startling clarity: star anise and yuzu crack open like bright, almost medicinal citrus, before black pepper sharpens the edges into something genuinely peppery rather than merely warm. This is not a safe spiced fragrance—the anise dominates with licorice-tinged intensity, bergamot providing only modest sweetness beneath. The composition refuses comfort early on.
What makes this fragrance compelling, though, emerges as the top notes fade. White violet—delicate, slightly soapy—threads through the heart with myrrh's resinous, almost incensory presence, whilst hazelnut arrives as a surprising warmth, adding creamy texture without becoming gourmand. The myrrh-hazelnut pairing is the real story here: myrrh's dry, slightly medicinal quality restrains the hazelnut's natural sweetness, creating something neither gourmand nor purely aromatic, but genuinely unusual.
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