Simply Jil Sander Eau de Toilette

4 reseñas

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• Casablanca77

  October 6, 2018

  

  Jil Sander Simply EDT is a resolved, modern, and avant-garde fragrance, unlabelled, subtle yet ambiguous; its versatility makes it special. It’s my first time with this house, and I’m not disappointed. This EDT attracts me with its composition, evolution, and multifaceted opening. Upon spraying, it has a prodigious freshness thanks to a pear accord, an unusual choice for me, with some greenish touches of cardamomo that add seriousness while allowing its youthful sweetness to shine. Although the opening is fresh and sweet, it’s not heady or intoxicating; the pear is well-balanced by a beautiful leather present from the very first second. It has fragments of Fahrenheit, but like a Fahrenheit diluted with fruit, a feminisation of that masculine perfume I revere. After a few minutes, the freshness of the leather nuances into an impressive path. At ten minutes, I detected a Dior Homme scent, presumably due to fragments of ambrette musk. These nods are instant, alongside flashes of an ancestral and liturgical incense, until it heads towards its epicentre. In the heart notes, the leather, diffuse musk, and a lovely soapy yet not excessive nard, ethereal and soft, stay to remain. The curious part is a tarred violet, neither sweet nor playful, which gently accompanies the leather and gives strength to settle. In little time, it shows many ordered notes that don’t fight each other. It leaves me with a set where the leather is calmer, the ambrette nuances softly, and the nard adds density. That violet-flowered note gives the perfect touch. It’s a skin perfume that projects just enough; with many sprays, it has an acceptable trail and sublime presence, but with a defined character. I thought it was a sibling of Alaia, but it isn’t; its finish is soapy, musky, and violet. Very special, made to notice nuances and encounters. I can’t categorise it as feminine or masculine; it stands on its own side and enchants whoever wears it. It could be very masculine for the female public, but I detect a soft touch that makes it ambiguous and versatile. I acknowledge that some women might not like it. For the price, it’s a good acquisition to have something different, unpretentious, which can be the masculine breath or variant that seduces many women, or a feminine variant that daring men enjoy.

• FranSeatJones.

  November 5, 2018

  

  Surprising. I ordered it blind. I’ve had it for months and tried it today. It’s very strong in the opening; you can feel the galbanum and cardamomo giving a standing ovation. Then, as it settles, it leaves a trail of leather with a hint of pepper that, although not listed, I detect. I love it. It feels masculine, sober, and elegant. It lasts about four hours on my skin, but for an EDT, that’s very good. I recommend it to those who like bold and spicy scents.

• Josesan

  December 15, 2018

  

  First attempt with Jil Sander, thanks to Casablanca77. The opening is super fruity. The pear and ambroxan spread an intense sweetness that left me wondering: do I like it? Does it overwhelm me? Is it too sweet? But it quickly decayed into a more discreet tone. I tried to find the described notes, but only noticed lingering sweet hints of pear and ambroxan. Patience! And after a few minutes, a very soft, quiet leather appeared, bathed in floral and fruity water. A young lady’s leather, vaporous and spotless. Fifteen minutes in, SIMPLY came back to life with a tuberose vanilla or a nard-vanilla blend. Sometimes aromas blur and prevent us from describing them. If you have patience, you’ll find a powdery scent, like a slightly incensed iris, from the hidden galbanum that has peeked through the clouds. It even lasts and projects more than I suspected at first, confused by its fruity-chouli opening. Patience is a good friend of judgement. I don’t consider SIMPLY JIL SANDER EDT a floral chypre, but rather a fruity floral aromatic fragrance that sometimes does beautiful, delicate things. Never despise a fragrance for its price. A Chinese proverb.

• Sidonie

  September 28, 2021

  

  I’ve always loved German designer fragrances, especially Jil Sander. This is my third, following Sun Woman and Evergreen. The first won me over despite its excesses, but the second disappointed me due to its flaws. I expected Simply to be as potent as Sun, yet after the first wear, I feared it would follow Evergreen’s path: mainstream, featuring pear, pepper, and vanilla. Initially, its fruity, radiant pear seemed a bit pretentious. However, once it fades, a dark violet with leather emerges on my skin, wrapped in vanilla. I agree with Josesan: I don’t perceive it as a chypre, and I’ve had flashes, perhaps due to memory, of my beloved 1997 Lolita Lempicka from my youth. Simply doesn’t reach that stratospheric sweetness, and the violet-vanilla combo is very pleasant. It begins with brilliance and ends with the velvet sobriety of leather and a touch of musk. People noticed and praised it for the first few hours, but afterwards it became very skin-scented. Although I wore it for over seven hours, perhaps I should have opted for the EDP, fearing the punchiness of German perfumes. Simply is very beautiful but disappointed my expectations (probably misplaced). In my mind, I imagined Sun Woman or Jil Sander No. 4, deep and unfathomable. Simply is like the millennial cousin of them all: it’s already ‘globalised’, fond of poses and selfies compared to its more ‘activist’ uncles. Nevertheless, beneath its apparent frivolity lies the essence of what German women loved: smelling sweet and elegant. It remains very beautiful, but the EDP is likely more enjoyable.