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ykrop1984 – :
An intriguing campfire scent that quickly becomes sweet cardomom tea and then is gone
agibreTiera – :
Incense for DAYS! The bonfire note is what I imagine church used to smell like back when incense was heavily featured in the service. It’s strong and people make comments about it when I wear it – not always in a good way, so I tend to save this one for weekends or times when I am not anticipating being in close proximity with others for extended periods of time. I am always on the hunt for the perfect bonfire fragrance and this comes SO close but the bonfire leans too much towards incense and not enough of that smoky and singed wood note I am seeking. Love having this in my collection and have no regrets on purchasing.
pts – :
Mmmmm I’m enjoying this. A lovely cardamom spice that blends perfectly with pine sap. Campfire smoke. This could be my happy place.
alex_kum – :
Wow, do I love this…this is black and white personified…the dark, woody, smoky dream rising in a crisp white forest…even the juice is black!…definitely a cooler weather perfume…Daesin has reissued this one for 2017 so it’s widely available now…if you are a smoke and wood lover like myself you need to get this…
boris41166 – :
Agreed with the previous reviewer, ondiwear – this is a LOT!
First, I’m surprised smoke isn’t listed as a note, rather than just wood, because this is a very smoky campfire type of scent. In fact I get mostly smoke and incensey resin. Not a bad thing, but not fully what I was expecting.
Heavy, heavy, heavy. Ponderous, woody, solemn. This fragrance has width, depth, weight and seriousness to it. Lasting power and sillage on this one are monstrous, so expect to be asked if you were sitting by a fire…
I was hoping for more lavender and cardamom in this to lighten it up. Thought it would be more of the forest, and less of the fire, but that’s not a bad thing, necessarily. Still, a too-heavy hand with this one could be quite sickening.
I think it’s a little too heavy for frequent use – and under no circumstances would I wear this in the summer – but I’ll definitely use up my sample. I could see wearing this on a very cold day when in a somber mood. Nothing lighthearted about this one.
pick11 – :
The first time I tried Winter Nights, it was an intense, rollicking explosion of cardamom (which I happen to love- I consider cardamom to be “my” vanilla- a preferred sweetening agent). The second time, however, perhaps due to a sudden change in the weather, it was a vivid bonfire; the woods in the composition were charred down to glowing cinders and blowing off tremendous, choking wafts of smoke. A base of lavender gave it a touch of soapiness here and there, but it mostly evoked a dying inferno on my skin. I happen to love smoky scents and the first hour of this was magical, but it was a bit “much” after that. I could see myself getting sickened by overuse. That said, I’m still excited to see how further wears will develop and if a balance between the first and second attempts can be found.
Хочу пива – :
Winter Nights, a limited edition (of only 400 bottles) flanker to Winter by Dasein Fragrance, in a collaboration with Imaginary Authors perfumer and director Josh Meyer, has received a lot of hype the past month or so, and I can now confirm it’s warranted.
The note breakdown is, at first glance, very similar to Winter, in that woods, lavender, and cardamom are in the mix. Winter Nights, like Winter, involves a heavy dose of pine, but its character is substantially darker via the “driftwood bonfire” note (perhaps an imaginary note, like those that usually accompany Josh’s fragrance in Imaginary Authors). It’s resinous, not in an amber sense, but in a pine resin sense, very natural and heavy without being too acerbic. It evokes the outdoors of a temperate fall or winter—very enchanting yet easy to wear.
Comparing further to the original Winter by Dasein, the original is a bit lighter, and a fresh/spicy combo via the lavender and cardamom, respectively, so it lacks the deep resinous quality that Winter Nights has, understandably why Winter Nights has garnered more acclaim than Winter ever seemingly did.
It’s unsurprising many would make the connection between Winter Nights and another pine-dominant scent under his own label of Imaginary Authors, Cape Heartache–my favorite scent from that line to date. Winter Nights lacks the strawberry sweetness that defines much of Cape Heartache, however, so in this respect they’re quite different despite the significant pine overlap, Cape Heartache being sweeter and Winter Nights being smokier.
Other connections can be drawn to Profumum Arso, which I already regarded as a more-or-less strawberryless variant of Cape Heartache, and Slumberhouse Norne, which has more of a fir smell in addition the pine resin, and is somewhat darker than Winter Nights, even.
Winter Nights still merits special recognition on its own despite great contemporaries like Cape Heartache, Arso, and Norne, and certainly if for no other reason than due to the price, $95 for 50ml EDP, which is on par with Cape Heartache but much lower than Arso or Norne, though their concentrations are higher.
Still, Winter Night is fantastic, and I want to grab a bottle now but might have to settle for one next year since it’s all sold out.
I initially made no mention of performance but connections to the other fragrances ought to suggest that this is very strong on projection and longevity, and should not disappoint.
8 out of 10
piollaJax – :
I think I liked the original Winter better; this is a little too musky.
aqf112InsuffBooni – :
I bought a bottle immediately after I received a tester. Winter Nights evoked the coziest memories of my childhood- toasting marshmallows on a cold winter night. Every year my family would drag us out to Assateague Island to watch the sun rise on New Year’s Day. The island itself is protected national seashore with a population of wild ponies that roam through the scrubby, coastal pine dunes. I have a very specific memory of sitting early in the morning around smoking coals while picking dried pine needles from a smear of marshmallow on my corduroys. I remember having the feeling of being watched and looking up so see a small herd of squat, fuzzy ponies standing nearby. Winter Nights brought me back to that moment.
This opens with a dry pine (not astringent, thankfully) that rounds to a soft sun-bleached wood. I get a hint of smoke at the heart and a sweet, aromatic cardamom that’s almost like marshmallow. The lavender is just the slightest dusting like a bit of talcum powder around the collar. This is a beautifully balancedfragrance that wears like a tartan sweater- I want to curl up in this forever.
fisun – :
Scent – the shy fraternal twin of profumum roma’s arso.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the colder months, day or night.
Projection – I did get noticed, it garners compliments.
Longevity – I get 10hrs consistently.
#20
svitachev – :
Darker and deeper then regular Winter. I only just received and tested so will have to get to know better. Off the bat, very nice. I get a huge woody note at first. Smells like a pine forest at night with frost or dampness. The cardamom adds a hint of sweetness(not gourmand). The lavender is fresh and warm. I love that it’s a well blended realistic woody forest at night fragrance. I will share this one with my husband.