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tomus – :
An interesting herbal masculine fougere that smells likr the 80s’ fougere powerhouses like Drakkar Noire but has a very herbal lavender note in it that reminds me of Houbigant’s Fougere Royale. Sillage and longevity are both very strong. Very good if you like this genre.
4/5
alinapankevich94 – :
Great stuff a bit harsh the first hour but eventually develops into a masculine and very green barbershop style drydown, took a few wearings to appreciate fully, stays on clothes for days, for cold weather mainly IMO, above average performance, my final verdict is 8 out of 10.
moroz2608 – :
This latest release from Gallagher Fragrances, Evergreen Dream, has all the makings of a great fragrance, and in fact reminds me of some very good ones.
It’s the first entry from the house I’ve tried that’s truly dominated by woods. Evengreen Dream’s note listing is complex and long, and what it smells like to me is mainly a mix of pine resin and birch tar with some lavender and oakmoss for freshness and character, respectively. I can’t say I get a ton of the galbanum or patchouli, but surely musk and cedar could be there, especially after a some hours of dry down.
It begins a bit sharper, likely due to the lime zest and grapefruit, but I don’t specifically detect the juiciness of the fruit, but rather a generic sort of tang that hangs over top of the woody notes that start to emerge as the dominant accords very very quickly into wearing.
As it dries down, it’s a predictably smoother, easier-to-wear blend, where the lavender factors in slightly but it’s mostly the pine resin and birch tar duo, the stars of the show.
It reminds me, as Brooklyn Fragrance Lover points out, of the Tom Ford Private Blend Vert collection (Bois, Encens, etc.) in the greenness, but in its depth, it reminds me of Tom Ford Italian Cypress, perhaps some of the highest regards I can give a woody fragrance.
As with Daniel’s other fragrances, Evergreen Dream performs very well and at $135 for 100ml, its pricing is agreeable, and much better than the abovementioned Tom Ford Private Blend offerings.
It only loses slight point for originality, and it’s not quite as robust as the TFPBs, but it has very high value in terms of cost per ml and versatility, as it’s a little more useful year-round than some of the over-the-top woody options out there.
7 out of 10
RIP696 – :
Today I am testing the newest release from Gallagher Fragrances – Evergreen Dream. This juice is a fougere and does follow the more traditional formulation model of the fragrance category but finishes quite differently.
This fragrance opens with a slightly bitter yet fresh, green aromatic. I clearly get the scent of evergreen trees. The opening is strong and surrounds you in the wonderful aroma of being in a lush green forest. About an hour in, the lavender appears. Lavender is a note that I struggle with; I think it’s one of those notes that people tend to be polarized on. The lavender in this juice is bold but it has been tempered with a rich birch tar, wood note, and pine resin. The accompanying notes add a warmth to the lavender making it more, and in my opinion more universally wearable, than the individual note. After roughly another hour, the base notes enter and the juice begins it’s drydown. For me, this is where the magic happened. Prior to the drydown, I was enjoying Evergreen Dream as a pleasant fougere but the entry of the woods, musk, moss, and clean patchouli created a scent that I wanted to continue to sniff. The remaining wear of this juice was a beautiful slightly green, warm, intimate, lightly musky, woods. The formulation makes this scent year round much like the green in an evergreen.
This fragrance continued to wear on me for 9 hours with a moderate projection that became more of a lighter one toward the end of the drydown.
Top Notes: Turkish Galbanum, with hints of Lime Zest & White Grapefruit
Middle Notes: Birch Tar, Cashmeran, Russian Lavender, & Pine Resin
Bottom Notes: Texas Cedarwood, Coumarin, Musk, Oakmoss, & Patchouli