Year: 2011
Notes: bergamot, aldehydes, blackcurrant, plum, white wine, Peruvian pepper, juniper berry, nutmeg, marijuana accord, sea notes, orange blossom, rose, magnolia, orchid, hedione, cistus, amber, benzoin, styrax, suede, patchouli, vetiver, cedar, moss, costus root, castoreum, musk
As much as one deeply deplores Escentric Molecules' heinous olfactory concept, and doesn't particularly care for the majority of Geza Shoen's 'creations', Kinski briefly came across as surprisingly interesting (after all, one does have a soft spot for juniper). However, this encouraging first impression didn't last very long...
Composed under license from Kinski Productions, to mark the 20th anniversary of Klaus Kinski's death, Kinski is filled to the brim with so many components that it'd be pretentious to associate any stage or accord with the late actor's personality (not that one knew him personally). Therefore, one isn't going to bother.
Just imagine Mark Buxton working on his latest synthetic woody magnum opus, whilst smoking one too many joints, and then mistakenly adding some juniper to the composition instead of frankincense. That more or less sums up one's premature impression of it.
But, upon further investigation, one notices that the opening is rather similar to Hermès' Terre d'Hermès. In turn, its synthetic, aquatic and salty vetiver note appears to represent the core aspects of Lalique's Encre Noire and The Different Company's Sel de Vetiver. Yes, it's peppery with a hint of spices and, as expected, is resinous in a grating manner with an uncouth cedar accord. As for any animalic presence, it's there but watered down.
After some deliberation, Kinski is just another cheap money-grabbing exercise, which incorporates elements of all the previous Escentric Molecules releases and palms it of as a tribute to a famous deceased German actor. But, then again, christening it ‘Escentric Molecules' Greatest Hits, Volume 1' wouldn't have generated as much interest or sales.
Composed under license from Kinski Productions, to mark the 20th anniversary of Klaus Kinski's death, Kinski is filled to the brim with so many components that it'd be pretentious to associate any stage or accord with the late actor's personality (not that one knew him personally). Therefore, one isn't going to bother.
Just imagine Mark Buxton working on his latest synthetic woody magnum opus, whilst smoking one too many joints, and then mistakenly adding some juniper to the composition instead of frankincense. That more or less sums up one's premature impression of it.
But, upon further investigation, one notices that the opening is rather similar to Hermès' Terre d'Hermès. In turn, its synthetic, aquatic and salty vetiver note appears to represent the core aspects of Lalique's Encre Noire and The Different Company's Sel de Vetiver. Yes, it's peppery with a hint of spices and, as expected, is resinous in a grating manner with an uncouth cedar accord. As for any animalic presence, it's there but watered down.
After some deliberation, Kinski is just another cheap money-grabbing exercise, which incorporates elements of all the previous Escentric Molecules releases and palms it of as a tribute to a famous deceased German actor. But, then again, christening it ‘Escentric Molecules' Greatest Hits, Volume 1' wouldn't have generated as much interest or sales.
