Etienne aigner First Class Executive Eau de Toilette 50ml

Serendipitous discovery today at Rossmann - leaving the assortment - 50 ml for €11.99. At first sniff, I thought the top note smelled good... you can't go wrong for the price. Sprayed it at home... a miracle! Like a slightly spicier Allure Homme Sport Superleggera! Also this ethereal lightness, hovering above the skin. "First class" is truly a good description. I am completely thrilled... I immediately went back to Rossmann and bought the last 2 in my city. An affordable alternative to my absolute favorite fragrance... or do I now have two favorites?

I don't get associations with TdH or even Aventus. The top note clearly smells most like Elysium - the green apple makes it possible. Quickly, something fruity (probably melon) joins in, making it a bit softer, taking away the edge, sharpness, and masculinity of the scent. I can clearly smell lemon cake after 5 minutes. It doesn't smell high-quality, but rather cheap and weak.

I don't get associations with TdH or even Aventus. The top note clearly smells most like Elysium - the green apple makes it possible. Quickly, something fruity (probably melon) joins in, making it a bit softer, taking away the edge, sharpness, and masculinity of the scent. I can clearly smell lemon cake after 5 minutes. It doesn't smell high-quality, but rather cheap and weak.

The pyramid actually reveals it only at second glance. First Class is a disguised TdH-alike. In the fruits at the beginning, apple (oh, how new) and indeed melon are noticeable. Grapefruit or pink pepper/berries are hardly discernible. After the fruits, a shower gel note comes through and it becomes distinctly soapy. Correction: A slight sharpness is indeed present in this phase, maybe it is the pepper :-) When the soap has faded away, after about a quarter of an hour, this mineral-like base note of TdH fully comes into play. The grapefruit can also be found there. All in all, it smells like many current men's fragrances from the so-called mainstream. This is how many new men's fragrances smell nowadays, in every price range and regardless of which (well-sounding) name. Anyone expecting something different here is likely to be disappointed.

The pyramid actually reveals it only at second glance. First Class is a disguised TdH-alike. In the fruits at the beginning, apple (oh, how new) and indeed melon are noticeable. Grapefruit or pink pepper/berries are hardly discernible. After the fruits, a shower gel note comes through and it becomes distinctly soapy. Correction: A slight sharpness is indeed present in this phase, maybe it is the pepper :-) When the soap has faded away, after about a quarter of an hour, this mineral-like base note of TdH fully comes into play. The grapefruit can also be found there. All in all, it smells like many current men's fragrances from the so-called mainstream. This is how many new men's fragrances smell nowadays, in every price range and regardless of which (well-sounding) name. Anyone expecting something different here is likely to be disappointed.