Description
HUMIECKI & GRAEF is pleased and proud to introduce its latest contribution to the world of scent: BLASK, a fragrance about trust, for women and men. It is the eighth unique eau de toilette concentrée creation in the HUMIECKI & GRAEF family of select scents, each based on a different aspect of the broad field of human emotional experience. This latest edition takes on the subtle yet fundamental element of trust, which forms the deepest bond between human beings.
BLASK is a Polish word that means glow, brilliance, glory and glamour, the shine of the sun and the gleam of moonlight. The new HUMIECKI & GRAEF fragrance speaks of the warm radiance that comes from the wellspring of trust within, the trust that is a lifeline across the generations, forming the bond between mature men and women and their younger counterparts. BLASK is: A steadfast grasp that segues into a warm and heady embrace; the unguarded honesty of true intimacy coupled with the longing to soar to unknown heights; head-in-the clouds euphoria with feet firmly planted on the ground.
The dry, savory tang of bay leaf oil together with the full, elegant body notes of rich red wine and a woody walnut note give a deep, solid sense of maturity and intimacy. You know you are in good hands. Eclectic floral elements add a softer, playfully enticing touch. The overall character is of a unique new interpretation of an Oudh scent. BLASK is a warm, alluring fragrance that virtually strokes the skin, exuding a compelling, haptic sensuality.
For HUMIECKI & GRAEF master perfumers Christoph Hornetz and Christophe Laudamiel have once again joined forces as LES CHRISTOPHS to create an exceptional fragrance of rare intelligence, inventiveness, empathy and emotional complexity. BLASK: The warm glow of trust that opens new vistas and makes the impossible seem probable and the improbable appear certain. BLASK is available worldwide starting autumn 2011 at selected perfumeries and concept stores.
Blask was created by Christophe Laudamiel and Christophe Hornetz.
Kuznetzov – :
Challenging, yes. Everchanging definitely. One moment I am unsure and unsettled the next unexpectedly surprised and appreciative. Prefer to smell on other people than wear it myself. My second H&G but not my last.
dhv366JeomiWogkig – :
Evocative,full-bodied and woody… knows how ancient, melancholy..is a spectacular perfume, unusual and impact !!! I am excited by this scent is a harmony of balanced and deep notes. I have no other words to describe it…very beautiful!
Sillage: 9./10
Longevity: 9.5/10
Scent: 8./10
Overall: 8./10
IraSuvorova – :
After reading all the reviews I have set huge hopes into Blask and bought an used 1/3 full bottle of it.
First of all, the Perfume is Made in Germany. The ingredients list shows Aldehydes. Synthetic ingredients? Yes.
Now what about the smell. After spraying it, I was instantly reminded of a fragrance I smelled before. And it was definitely not red wine which I was expecting.
The smell is nothing new or groundbreaking for me. It smells like a mix of Jaguar Classic Red and Hanae Mori HM. But reminds me the most of lancetti via condotti.
It lasts pretty long.
Ubrahim – :
now this is weird but true. it goes through optimally different bizarre stages. here we go:
stage 1 (3 – 4 mins) = Medicinal winery effect which shows the sharply note of red Wine, and freshly bay leaves, & it’s the most disgusting stage.
Stage 2 (2 – 3 mins) = Dirty wool Bathroom Floor Wipes & still the red wine, with the Bay Leaves besides the walnuts, & the wooden notes.
Stage 3 (2 – 3 mins) = turns a bit sharp into an Insect repellent spray & to be specific “RAID”, the purple one “the powerful and the mighty that kills without mercy”!
Stage 4 (4 – 5 mins) = now it turns into something quite interesting but still remains weird, it is the smell of the wool and dust underneath a permanent carpet, not a Persian silky carpet but the very thick wool carpet & to be specific: when someone is cleaning one floor or mopping the dust and hides the dirty dust underneath that wool carpet or rug, after a while you find out about it and you smell that dusty dirt mixed with wool once you lift up that carpet.
Stage 5 (5 – 8 mins) = the Insect repellent RAID now is mixing with a cheap room spray. the floral notes and sweet essence are trying hard to hide that medicinal insect repellent effect.
stage 6 ( after 20 – 30 mins) = now the last stage, this fragrance settles into the amazing & the infamous Knize 10. a typical version of that amazing fragrance and to be honest I never thought that that top note would ever turn into this amazing settle down! as it wasn’t promising at all! but I can’t lie, the settle down is amazingly done as Kniz 10 is one of my favorites. it truly has the floral notes that makes it a tiny different than Knize 10 but still IT IS Kniz 10 with red wine and floral notes.
now head to the MAIN questions: will i have the will to wait 30 minutes to reach perfection? can I handle those weird layers for 20+ minutes? tough questions needs more time to think about!
12713900 – :
my favourite from the strange & interesting H&G line. my wife calls it the candy frag and i see her point, though it really isn’t so sweet. it does indeed have a sort of white wine must smell but is not dank or damp at all. in fact blask is quite bright. blask is one of the hardest frags to pin down as far as notes go – it is fruity with a geranium-violet floral twist….whatever. i detect no oud, maybe it’s the ‘silent partner’ that makes it so unusual. it’s positive, extremely long-lasting and essentially linear. love it
specto – :
Blask smells exactly like 铁打药酒, a famous Chinese medicine for wound infection.
It is very unique and masculine. However I think the oud is a little too strong here.
The longevity and projection are superb.
1-3 sprays will be enough. Otherwise, the people around you may feel dizzy or suffocated.
Rate: 7.7/10
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vip2404 – :
Excellent scent in my opinion. Challenging to describe however on my skin it initally opens very fresh and you can certainly detect the wine note. After around 10 minutes the scent starts to develop even further and becomes sweeter and the oud comes into play. I would say this scent can be worn anytime of the day and mostly any season.
Scent 9/10
Projection 8/10
Versatility 9.5/10
Zompulk – :
I love bizarre, challenging, weird, unpretty, frankeinstein type of fragrances but I’m having an hard time in describing Blask. At H&G they only list 4 notes: Walnut, Red Wine accord, Oud and Bay Leaf and, basically, I don’t get any of them….
Here’s what I get: Violet (sweet, srort of candied violet petals they put on top of Marron Glace), no wine but more like the typical fermented aroma of the “must” (again sweet). Oud? well, ohm…uhm..ohhh..naaa (?!?!???). There’s surely something resinous and woody during the drydown but I probably wouldn’t call it oud. Bay Leaf? There’s an aromatic, slightly pungent note that works like an ultrasonic whisper…could it be the Laurel? If it’s the Bay Leaf it’s nowhere similar to the real thing…Some generic parfumey things like mixed flowers (???) show up throughout.
On top of all this you have to add a huge amount of weirdness provided by what to me are obscure ingredients. Pretty challenging indeed and not exactly what I usually define as “wearable”, yet somehow intriguing. Anyone who tend to use the phrase “I never smelled something like this” too often, they should probably test Blask. .
Rating: 8/10 (just because it’s so daring)
qwk215speagoessenda – :
H&G is one of the most unique and daring niche lines out there. There is a purity to their scents that leave most of them squarely in the love-or-hate category.
I can’t wait to try Blask.