Strength, from Ermenegildo Zegna was released in 2017. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. It has the top notes of Candies and Tobacco, middle notes of Agarwood (Oud), Apricot, and Honey, and base notes of Pine Tree and Smoke.
So clearly I forgot to post a review of this one but not because I favoured Some of the others I have penned reviews for. Strength I’d say was my third favourite from the line, and don’t be mistaken for thinking it’s dead bang mediocre in the middle because the two above it really were excellent. So comparisons to Tobacco Vanille are obvious as the big glowing neon reference point for sweetly honied, dried fruit, tobacco fragrances...and that’s what this is. I have to state for the record that there’s no way you’d ever mistake them for one another and that is to Zegna’s credit. I actually favour this over TV smell wise it’s somehow more easy going, still warm yet lighter, but performance, ballsoutness (yes!) and even price are all in Tom Ford’s favourite rendering stuff like this and Phaedon’s Tabac Rouge a touch redundant. Certain Genres I can’t write off in this way, ‘fresh vetivers’ for example I don’t just think oh I’ve got XYZ and that’s the pinnacle, I don’t need anymore. However some genres I do and that’s just my bad. If this was cheaper then for sure I’d give it more thought. I actually find the honey in this to be sublime, the Tobacco adds just enough, bitter, Woodsy qualities, the smoothness of the who affair is just lovely.
So clearly I forgot to post a review of this one but not because I favoured Some of the others I have penned reviews for. Strength I’d say was my third favourite from the line, and don’t be mistaken for thinking it’s dead bang mediocre in the middle because the two above it really were excellent. So comparisons to Tobacco Vanille are obvious as the big glowing neon reference point for sweetly honied, dried fruit, tobacco fragrances...and that’s what this is. I have to state for the record that there’s no way you’d ever mistake them for one another and that is to Zegna’s credit. I actually favour this over TV smell wise it’s somehow more easy going, still warm yet lighter, but performance, ballsoutness (yes!) and even price are all in Tom Ford’s favourite rendering stuff like this and Phaedon’s Tabac Rouge a touch redundant. Certain Genres I can’t write off in this way, ‘fresh vetivers’ for example I don’t just think oh I’ve got XYZ and that’s the pinnacle, I don’t need anymore. However some genres I do and that’s just my bad. If this was cheaper then for sure I’d give it more thought. I actually find the honey in this to be sublime, the Tobacco adds just enough, bitter, Woodsy qualities, the smoothness of the who affair is just lovely.