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Dimedrol – :
I love this scent . It takes me to a happy place . The smell is so fresh an pure . I love to use it when I do activities like yoga and meditation
UnolaGold – :
I’d like to first thank Svensk Parfym for the opportunity to test their first six fragrances.
The opening moment of Virke is filled with tart-sweet lemon and a cool, almost medicinal greenery, of which the combined effect reminds me of frozen lime. Soon, a ripe, rosy/fruity sweetness arrives along with a slightly animalic woodiness in order to complete the olfactive profile of raspberry.
However, with all the pieces of a raspberry puzzle present, I was unable to claim that it smells like realistic raspberry to me. One main reason is that its texture is not juicy and sparkling to evoke the sensation of biting into a ripe raspberry, but a bit dry and powdery because of the prominent woody element, sometimes even a bit reminiscent of lipstick. Another reason is that the rosy sweetness and the animalic woody note employed here strongly remind me of the rose-oud accord in many western oud fragrances. Virke is not as heavy or aggressive as many of them, but the association is difficult to shake off in my mind.
With time, the animalic aspect and the ripe fruity sweetness becomes lighter and more translucent thanks to the infusion of a steamy, clean white musk. Virke becomes a rubbery wood and clean musk fragrance tinged with a light pink hue of raspberry sweetness about 3 hours in, and it remains so until it disappears from the skin. The sillage is mostly moderate, while the longevity is about 11 hours on my skin.
As I’ve become jaded with many western rose-oud fragrances lazily depending on this kind of raspberry-rose-oud accord, I have certain difficulties dealing with the similar accord in Virke. But I really appreciate the addition of musky animalic note to bring the raspberry alive, as many commercial fruity floral focuses solely on its fruity sweetness and smells more like artificial gooey jam. The strong presence of a dry wood also helps to keep the sweetness at bay. If you’re looking for a woody raspberry and don’t have the same aversion to a certain raspberry-rose-oud accord like me, I think Virke is worth a try.
tigran.gevorgyan22 – :
I wore this in a very large room where people were wairing to get serviced. I had a very long wait but when I finally got called by a female representative, the first thing she said was, “Oh, that was you!” She had smelled the fragrance I was wearing, Virke, and wondered who was wearing it. She loved it and said it reminded her of the nice smell of White Owl Cigars in the box that her Dad used to have. She wanted to know the name of my fragrance and said she wanted to get it for her husband. Meanwhile, another female eomployee next door also seconded the great smell. So, I believe Kirke has great sillage and longevity and will attract compliments. I think the dry wood part of this fragrance shone through, thus the reference to White Owl. Another great one from Henrick Lestreus!
kengyr – :
First time I tried it It was all RASPBERRIES, a really yummie and refreshing raspberry. then there came some Woods and musk and i thought, this could work for bouth guys and Girls.
Today when i tried it i didn’t get any raspberry only lemon, pepper and Woods. (almoust like cardbord-woods, like in Bois blond from Atelier perfume).
But now a few hour after aplying i get back the raspberry and it is realy yummie.
great one! easy to wear.
(based on a free sample)
korol-98 – :
I wholeheartedly agree with the first reviewer here, although I like to refer to myself as a Scentaur…don’t ask, it just popped into the brain one day and stuck. I’ve likely applied so many different fragrances to my skin in my lifetime I’m convinced that there’s more linlool, SD alcohol and various marvellous perfume accords flowing through my veins than there is blood—now, if only I could sweat sandalwood…
I’m a lover of all things wood—there’s so much teak in my lounge my nails smell of tung oil from the constant polishing, and I’m convinced that wood just makes life warmer…wood has soul, and I consider it the most unselfish, altruistic material known to man, not in small part due to growing up with one of my favourite books, “The Giving Tree” by Shell Silverstein. I was a real tomboy (still am) and some of my best times as a kid were the rose-gold, blond summers spent as high as I could climb, in the branches of the olive trees, just hanging out with the sun and the clear breezes, just me and the sparrows in the grey-green leaves. As much as we surround ourselves with concrete and steel, we simply can’t live without wood. Now if we’d just learn to respect it and not waste it…
Virke is more aromatherapy than “a bottle of perfume” and it’s pure and tart, juicy and bright..this is green, wet wood, wood you feel sorry for when you cut into it, not the wise, dried woods of temples and churches and ships, it’s young, and I challenge you not to giggle when you first smell it. It almost tickles.
Dare I state that it makes me…happy? Svensk scents are anti-depressants, and I’m forever on the prowl for anything to keep the black clouds at bay. Not to be a total dork, but wearing Virke is like an Ikea Moment, drinking tart, fizzy lingonberry juice while nibbling on odd ginger biscuits, surrounded by the smell of unvarnished Scandinavian pine, the joy of abandon…not caring how crap the furniture will look in your decidedly un-Scandinavian-style flat.
I wear a mala prayer bead bracelet that is made of some of the best-smelling rosewood, and after years of soaking up whatever oils and scents I’ve worn, it’ emits my favourite, calming scent. Wearing Virke has tipped the scales to a euphoric scent, and it’s so full of essential oils it shines on my skin. It is indeed special, I’ve never smelled anything like it, and it takes real talent to create a juice this good using two simple accords.
andrjim – :
Holy raspberry, Batman! Virke opens with raspberries – slightly tart raspberries straight from the bush, nothing synthetic or candy sweet about them. Drying down the woodsy notes come out to play, a freshly cut wood rather than old and dry, but with a softness to it brought from the musk. The raspberries take on a sweeter note, but are still miles from a jammy gourmand. I think it’s a very innovative and whimsical scent, at first I wasn’t even sure I liked it, but after a while I couldn’t stop sniffing my arm. It’s a classy and fun raspberry cologne if there is such a thing. Definitely unisex and definitely worth a try! Stays on well into the next day for me, with moderate silage.
deviant – :
If Tom Fords Ombré leather had a cousin from the countryside , Virke would be it. I can see that a reviewer added Tom Ford’s Tuscan Leather as a perfume that Virke reminds of. I think it is more the toned down Ombré Leather, that is the closer cuz.
Tuscan Leather would in this case be the gigolo uncle from Italy, driving his Ferrari with new polished leather interior.
But ok, lets get back to Virke…
The difference between these two is that Virke is much lighter, less sweet and lacks the suede, still the both of them do share same DNA.
Virke is very smooth and not quite demanding as its leatherish cousin from the big city.
If Ombré leather resembles the scent of an expensive super posh and luxurious italian leather coat boutique, Virke is more of a visit to the countryside, picking raspberries in the sun by the river. The back drop to Virke would be birch trees, fresh air, green leaves and off course the raspberries. The expensive leather boutique is miles away but still, the two of them know each other.
Virke is quite linear and that is just fine, you know what you get.
This is a nice unisex fragrance that doesen’t scream nor demands attention. It is a “safe” office scent but it also works good for activities and as a day scent overall.
InI – :
So I wrote the “I totally go to bed with this one” but somehow I was logged out…Love this fragrance!
lgochhpzwwi – :
Raspberry delight with woody undertone. So natural, fresh and quality ingredients. Not beastly by any means but a very pleasant fragrant, definitely unisex. Well done!
ekuprienko – :
I see a pattern through Stilla and Virke, in that they both have this Frederic Malle-esque medicinal vibe.
A citrusy handcream opening, that tranforms into a suave leathery raspberry (think Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, but smoother and not as loud). Simple, but really nice, leans more masculin, but who cares.
I prefer this over Stilla, as this is more contemporary (to me anyways).
Again, longevity is good on my skin, 8-10+ hours.
salgov – :
My first impression about Virke was not so impressive due to the fact I’m not such a fan of raspberry. It was not bad but not impressive until the wooden notes came upp. Then the hole thing turn towards more what I love: wooden and musk mixture. Perfect every day perfume!
Yuka – :
I Absolutely Adore Virke. Its so wonderfully weired with the Classic masculine Woods paired with juicy sweet raspberries
Its gorgeous from start to finish. Definately full bottle worthy. I havnt tried anything like this and that is a rare thing in the neverending stream of crowdpleasers.
armsh – :
A very clear wild raspberry scent, with a woodsy note that appears after a while. Im not a sucker for musk so Im happy its toned down, and gives freshness and structure to the composition. Very good stuff, fresh, playful, and not to sweet….
safmulaexcums – :
This was my least favorite from Svensk Parfym but that’s because woody notes don’t really suit me. However, the raspberry in this is gorgeous! Very light and fruity and just barely sweet. To make it more me, it’s lovely layered with Svensk Parfym Stilla, which is a light lavender. It also is awesome with a violet fragrance such as Violetta di Parma.
lil822speagoessenda – :
This is My favorite one from svensk parfym.
I Love the raspberry note very much. IT has good projection on me.
dramer007 – :
Virke. I fell in love with them.
So simple and at the same time unconventional. Literally raspberries spread on a piece of aromatic tree, including musk, so sexy. Something beautiful <3
I heartily recommend to sniff. This is a perfume masterpiece.
Projection big, lasting for me to 10h, which is very good.
Beautiful, I recommend!
dimokmedvedev – :
What a peculiar fragrance! I definitely can smell the citrus in the beginning but then everything morphs and I definitely don´t get any raspberrys… I get adhesive. I can´t explain it in any other way. it´s really odd but not really bad actually. After a few hours the woody notes pops out, but they never stay. Then it´s all adhesive again. I would love to try it again though!
MaxStv – :
As carefree as a summer day
Summer is more or less history by the time I am writing this text so the timing could not have been better for taking Virke on a ride. You see, it feels like I just turned back time a couple of months to mid-june and the setting is the Swedish country side.
It’s as if I had some well derserved mid-day drinks and now I happened to fall asleep next to a raspberry bush. The most lifelike scent of red and tart raspberries fills the setting. There is a aromatic aura going on as well. Could it be junipers? When I look closer the smell of dry woods, almost like pencil shavings start to dominate.
It’s relaxing. It’s cheerful. It’s innocent. This fragrance is as free from sorrow as the sky is from clouds on a rare sunny Swedish summer day.
On a side note. If I view this scent from another angle it does remind me somewhat of a skull shaped candy with raspberry and licorice flavor.
To wrap it up, Virke definitely delivers what it promises and is a solid debut from an exciting perfumer.
crani – :
I find Virke woody in an etherical and citrusy-tart kind of way. My nose experiences juniper wood and juniper berries, grapefruit, tart raspberries, dewy rose and a hint of tobacco. Possibly guaiacwood. There is a clingy chemical element that doesn’t agree with my skin. Apart from that, not a bad cocktail.
igoryonok – :
I recently got samples of the three fragrances from Svensk parfym and started with Virke. I’m not good at analyzing notes so suffice to say I thoroughly enjoyed it and wished that I had more so I could spray it instead of dabbing. It was unusual but not strange which isn’t too common. I loved the stories behind the scents and how well they were executed as fragrances. Will probably buy the discovery set.
hlandan – :
Virke starts off with a soft raspberry. I’m not a big fan of this note as it often feels very synthetic, however I didn’t get that feeling here, it feels very natural. After a couple of minutes I sense a more masculine note, must be the woody notes. I get the musk note at the end, really liked the mix of the woody notes with the musk. This scent feels more masculine to me even though it’s fruity.
zalavandrrr – :
Just love it! Love the Raspberry, Woodynotes and Musk – mix. A great unisex indeed.
Bara älskar den! Hallon, tränoter och musk-mixen är ljuvlig. En suverän unisex doft.
Dafniegh – :
When I first dabbed it on, I got equal parts of tart raspberries, dry woods and musk, but on my skin, the woodsy notes soon take over -in a good way, mind you, the other notes still playing in the background.
I find this to be a very unusual composition, in all its simplicity still strong,but without being a sillage monster. What I like most about the scent is maybe the drop-dead gorgeous note of timber. Unisex, but my mission will be to get hubby to wear it, I like it that much!
valera21021985 – :
Today I cracked the third bottle from Svensk Parfym-Virke.
Right away the scent of sunheated raspberrys picked at the forrestfelling together with my grandma meets me. The raspberrys smells of real raspberrys and not synthetic. The raspberrys is resting on a scent of wood. Not newly feeled wood but still not completely dry.
I really want to love Virke. The scent is so natural and well composed. I really want to but I cant.
I dont like raspberrys. I dont like the taste of raspberrys, I dont like the feeling of the small beads in my mouth and I absolutely hate the thought of how many worms I eat with every raspberry.
The raspberryscent in Virke make me feel the taste of raspberrys in my mouth. I really wants to love Virke as much as I love Prakt och Stilla but I cant.
Selfish – :
Love that crisp raspberry note..
But wait… I can feel a rose note as well.
As a non-rose fan I get worried..
Usually I don’t like rose at all.
By this mix with the rasberry do satisfy me.
It’s a faint rose note.
But I detect it.
7.0/10
vhx759Bessinepome – :
I don’t really know what you two have to win leaving comments like that. What’s your major problem? Yes, I created a profile here to review Svensk Parfym first and foremost, because I wanted to do it for them. What’s wrong with that?! I think good things should be prized and greater should be prized even more. Also, I think it’s nice to speak up and support newcomers. Do you? I think they need every help they can get. (Just edited my first post.)
ext518speagoessenda – :
For me, Virke is a great spring and summer fragrance. I love this combination of raspberries, wood and musk. It’s very well done. The raspberry doesn’t feel artificial at all to me, but natural and just like my nose closing in on a handfull of raspberries. The only downside: If this fragrance would have had a bit more sweetness and sourness to it, it would be perfect. Apart from that it’s a 10. The woodsy notes in the middle and base is really good and makes this fragrance stay a good +8 hrs on my skin. Good to medium projection IMO.
cxb005speagoessenda – :
Virke starts with the most realistic raspberry scent I have ever felt in a fragrance. It feels like I’ve been outside picking my hands full of raspberries and then mashed them against my body and rubbed them all over myself. Absolutely amazing!
After a while there is a nice musk and a light woody touch appearing and they fits perfectly together with the raspberries and their lovely happy scent.
Later the raspberries are toned down quite alot, but they are still there. Now the woody scent appears more and together with the musk it creates a fantastic musky wood scent with a tiny bit of raspberries in the background.
This fragrance is pure perfection if you like raspberries, musk and wood!
388 – :
I’m a fraghead, and I have owned and tried 500+ fragrances, so when the wife exclaims “Damn thats good, what did you put on?” you know you’ve found something special.
And Virke is special. Its not a very complex fragrance, but I havent tried anything else that smells quite like it.
It opens with a strong blast of fizzy lemon and red berries, reminiscent of sparkling rosé wine, accompanied by some clean but heavy muscs, woods and a hefty dose of ambergris.
The drydown though is where Virke really shines. You get that wonderfull raspberry/dry woods accord and the longer it sits on the skin the better and smother it gets.
It has monster longlivety too. I accidentaly sprayed some on my jacket and it stuck for days.
Final words. A linear fruity/woody (potential) compliment monster with stellar performance.