When someone says Le Labo and Iso E perfumes, Another 13 is one of the frags that will come to mind, and boy this perfume is such a crowd pleaser. Another 13 is one of the perfume that smells different every time. If your body chemistry is compatible, the drydown is so heavenly.
In my opinion, this is a full bottle worthy perfume that’s good for casual wear. For date nights, this is also a safe bet!
So this started out as a massive regret for me as it was a blind buy based on reviews. On my skin I get a vague scent of dry toothbrush. I couldn't understand what the hype was about.
Then in desperation I sprayed it on my partner and my goodness. I understand now. On him it smells like delicious warm musk but really complex and comforting. It also has very decent projection and silage. I kept smelling it throughout the day and now it's his signature scent. So good.
The moral of the story - Try this one before you buy!
Another 13 is one of those scents that doesn’t smell like much, and yet captures your attention straight away. This scent is primarily focused around the alluring molecule of Iso E Super alongside a sweet musky ambrette. Despite being made up mostly of synthetic molecules, this doesn’t smell cheap or low quality - in fact the opposite. I love Iso E Super as a note, and alongside the softness of ambrette and the refreshing juiciness of pear and citrus I’m left with something which truly captures the essence of clean and sophisticated. I think this fragrance is definitely overpriced for what it is, considering the overall scent profile is very bare bones and the longevity isn’t great, but it really fits the mood of when you don’t fancy wearing a proper fragrance but you don’t want togo about your day naked.
This smells like the base of a fragrance at first, the combination of fixatives to create a quiet, resonant hum, upon which the 'real' notes of the perfume sit. However, in this case there are no 'real' notes and instead Another 13 presents them as the finished article, as per such industry precedents as the essentric Molecules line. I have to say though that this fragrance has a silky feeling of cashmere, warm muskiness and the dry, woody, sugar paper aspect of ISO E super or timbersilk but then brought to life by the ambroxan and possibly real ambergris used to further the rich effect. I think if I tried to knock this up myself I'd fail miserably despite it being seemingly simple. I have a reaffirmed respect and admiration for fragrances as modern and minimal as this and the facts are simple Another 13 smells excellent and is in many ways more appealing to me than some of their other offerings. It's good stuff, very quiet and low to the skin as you'd expect but actually has very tenacious lasting ability.
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