I don’t understand why Sir Winston doesn’t get more love. It’s a fantastic scent. It’s become my favorite from Bortnikoff over the course of about a week, and I have some heavy hitters in my collection like Sayat Nova, L’ Heure and Amber Cologne - each of which smells great - but if I had to keep only one Bortnikoff, it would be Sir Winston. For some reason it conjures up images of “wealth” and “calm” in my mind. I’m not really too much of a tuberose person, but the way they combine it with tobacco here produces a fantastic result that smells like the best parts of tobacco and the best parts of tuberose combined, with all the annoying parts of both removed.
A fine choice. Sir Winston was in fact my very first Bortnikoff bottle. I share your observations about the tuberose note - it’s unlike any I’ve ever smelled. On a 1-10 scale it’s toned down to 2 or 3 and balanced out nicely with the green tea leaf. The tobacco absolute + bouya partnership is equally outstanding.
Edit:
Pulled the trigger on Moss Cologne + 5th collection sample set (yes, late to the game). With free DHL shipping, why not?
A fine choice. Sir Winston was in fact my very first Bortnikoff bottle. I share your observations about the tuberose note - it’s unlike any I’ve ever smelled. On a 1-10 scale it’s toned down to 2 or 3 and balanced out nicely with the green tea leaf. The tobacco absolute + bouya partnership is equally outstanding.
Edit:
Pulled the trigger on Moss Cologne + 5th collection sample set (yes, late to the game). With free DHL shipping, why not?
Thanks! Been waiting 6 years for the right moment... :laugh:
I love the oud offerings I've tried from Bortnikoff so far. I have a bottle of Oud Monarch on the way as well. Oud Maximus is my favourite so far and will be purchased in the near future.
I don’t understand why Sir Winston doesn’t get more love. It’s a fantastic scent. It’s become my favorite from Bortnikoff over the course of about a week, and I have some heavy hitters in my collection like Sayat Nova, L’ Heure and Amber Cologne - each of which smells great - but if I had to keep only one Bortnikoff, it would be Sir Winston. For some reason it conjures up images of “wealth” and “calm” in my mind. I’m not really too much of a tuberose person, but the way they combine it with tobacco here produces a fantastic result that smells like the best parts of tobacco and the best parts of tuberose combined, with all the annoying parts of both removed.
I wore a tiny spray of Symphonie de Neroli this morning, before I set off for a morning run. I forgot how ambergris prominent this one is. Whoa. Is it me or is the ambergris even stronger now than it was when I first got it? I really enjoyed the interplay between that note and the neroli and all of those florals.
