Kinski Kinski for men

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"The King" Kinski by Kinski 👑

Never has any frag captivated me so much that I literally moved the fragcomm's version of heaven and hell to get my hands on it...

Never has any frag captivated me so much that I kept on pestering those whoever I knew to have it, to pass it onto me in exchange for anything they wanted... But alas, those who have it and love it, won't ever give this up for all the jewels in the world... That's what Kinski does to you...

Never has any frag captivated me so much that I ended up paying 2 sellers the full amount in advance in the hope if atleast one could procure it for me... Only to be told months later, by both, it is discontinued and no stocks available... At one point, even a partial would have been great, at full retail prices... I even offered 2x 3x on retail prices but to no avail..

I took it upon me to locate if any stock surfaces anywhere in the world.. I had all my friends on high alert.. However given covid restrictions, things were difficult.. After quite a few months of incessant searching, I was able to locate a store carrying 2 bottles of Kinski which they claimed was the among last lots in the whole world... Sadly they didn't ship to India and I didn't have any friends over there to whom I could send it... Just as when it seemed like all hopes were about to be lost forever, like a literal angel, one person (identity kept secret on request) offered me to help out without asking for anything extra in return... And he did deliver when I had thought it was almost impossible..

Now coming to the frag, if you are interested in notes pyramid, please look it up in fragrantica or basenotes... I will talk about what Kinski means to me...

To be honest, Kinski is not my most beloved frag (in the top 3 definitely, the other 2 being Oudh Infini and Etruscan Water) but this black bottle holds a spirit in it, which if you ask me is the essence of The Man ... You simply cannot get "man"-lier than this... Period..

This is not your suited corporate or the laid back party goer or the slick playboy or the quintessential tourist or the fancy barbershop enthusiast, this is the man that emerged even before the history could be recorded... This is the Primal Man... The man that hunted wild beasts for food.. The man that kindled the first spark... The man that discovered weed.. The man that was driven only by the most basic of all instinct, to fight, claim and survive.. The man who was an individual before the society engulfed and shackled him in a uniform...

This is the First King.. The Ruler of himself.. Kinski by Kinski.. Sad it has been discontinued, if ever there was a company that decided to restart a discontinued gem, I will leave everything and rally the entire fragcomm to petition for the mighty king...

"رایحه دودی تلخ و گیاهی چوبی، بعلاوه رایحه ترش مرکباتی خنک، بعلاوه حس شیرین و گرم، این سه بخش
را در رایحه این ادکلن حس می کنم. شباهت با تق هرمس داره. طبع رایحه معتدل هست البته شاید کمی به سمت گرما.
و رایحه تلخ نیز غالب هست. اون بخش از رایحه که دودی گیاهی چوبی تلخ هست به خاطر وجود شاهدانه، نعناهندی، ماده ای تند و چرمی که از سمور و از نوعی گل بدست میاد به ترتیب به نام کاستریوم و لابدانوم و وتیور هست. قسمت ترش که
شباهت با روایح مرکباتی داره به خاطر وجود زنجبیل، مگنولیا، سرو هست. پخش و ماندگاری آن مناسبه و
در هوای معتدل، خنک، کمی گرم و شاید سرد بتوان استفاده لذت بخشی داشت. من ماری جوانا و گل رو بو نکردم
اما برخی میگن شباهت رایحه با آنها داره. اما فکر میکنم خیلی نزدیک با تق هرمس هست."

The initial top is similarly fresh to Encre Noir Sport, however more smooth and dryer. Furthermore the scent develops into a dark, woody, oakmossy and animalic vetiver/weed out of a bag blend mixed with some soapy florals in the background (reminds me of Amouage Dia). I really like it, and find it quite exciting for a vetiver dominated scent.

Oh I dig this one. It strikes me as completely synthetic but the arrangement of molecules is just interesting and charming. Smells like Geza distilled Rose 31, Jasmin et Cigarette, Encre Noir, Private Label, and some Castoreum into little crystals, ground them up in his industrial sized weed grinder (I do get a bit of the smell of an emptied weed baggy), threw the ground powders in the air then took an olfactory snapshot with his Polaroid or Holga.

Kind of like a theoretical Rose et Cigarette et Pipe Resin. Has a wasted elegance to it like what Withnail or Keith Richards velvet blazer or drapes would smell like.

It takes the fun out of exporting an entire category of perfumes, but also saves me from ever impulse buying any of the 2000-2015 Woody synths. So basically all of Le Labo, DS Durga's woodies, the streak of Gucci I clones, most of CDG. With this and Encore Noir, I can move on from all that biz. The exception is that I do keep going back to that Private Label sample and thinking mayyyyybe....

@GRAF where is it 'here'?! can't find Kryptone scent...

Great scent but sadly discontinued...

Do not be fooled by the million notes at the grid, for there are only 2 chords: it opens in the earthly, gently refreshing and aromatic spicy vetivery/mossy, accompanied by the fresh top that practically vanishes after minutes. The grid suggests floral and fruity chords, but there are none. On the marijuana note: as there are no dry or burning notes (tobacco, incense, myrrh, etc.), there is no result of a marijuana joint - just the aroma of the cannabis leaf, green, aromatic and fresh, with a basil facet. Performance is good, as long as you spray with no constraints.

Wow.... oddly this really helped me with my panic attacks.

This is an earthy vetiver fragrance, with support of citrus, green notes, as well as a hint of rose, blackcurrant and castoreum. That's what I get.

Buxton inspired Schoen with his CdG 2 Man, and Schoen inspired Buxton with his Kinski (Devil in Disguise, Emotional Rescue/Drop, Verduu Matthew Miller...). Schoen later blended Escentric 03 as a drier version of this one.
No surprises here, since Buxton and Schoen are close collaborators (they did the Renegade series, together with Duchaufour).

I own many vetivers (including Emotional Drop and Matthew Miller), and may pass on this one. Still, a great fragrance, and a must try!

Spring, 25+

Edit: I got a full bottle, and don't regret a single second!

shortly : mariuana / skunk in bottle

I have never worn this scent without getting a compliment. First time it was like afgani kebab (totally weird i know) but you have to have a different taste to appreciate this masterpiece. Years down the line this will be a vintage collectable for the kind of dirty, smokey smell it projects. It immediately reminds me of a forest right after a shower.

اصل جنسه
طراحی هنرمندانه و ساخت با کیفیت
بازخورد منفی و تند
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Scent & Qualiy: 9/10
Longevity: 8/10
Sillage: 8/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 8/10
Affordability: 5/10
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Overall: 7.6/10

If you want something more affordable, there's a fine copy of it called KRYPTON. It's almost identical and costs here about 22-25 usd.

This is fresh vetiver turned dark, I like it...one of the best vetivers today.

Top quality thats for sure!!! performs very badly, sadly ...its how Antaeus vintage used to smell, rich, different and very unique!! Too bad you have to really press your nose close to the skin to smell the damn thing.

یه عطر تلخ، گرم و خیلی تند، که شاید بوی تخم شاه‌دانه رو یاد آوری کنه.
بوی خاص خودش رو داره، رایحه ای که تو اغلب کارهای این عطرساز دیده میشه.
پخش بوشم بالاست.

به نظرم این لیستِ نُت ها که سایتها و منابع اینترنتی برای عطرها درج میکنن چیز بدرد بخور و جالبی نیست و فقط درمورد بعضی عطرهای بخصوص می تونه مفید واقع بشه. درصورتیکه در اغلب موارد بازدید کننده رو به خطا میندازن.
در اکثر موارد وقتی دو نت با هم ترکیب میشن حاصل در دستگاه بویایی و مغز ما یه نت جدید هست، چه برسه زمانیکه حدود بیست رایحه با هم ترکیب بشن. و جالب اینکه بعضی از کاربران که احساس کارشناسی بهشون دست میده موقع کامنت گذاشتن بینیشون به دستگاه کروماتوگرافی تبدیل میشه و به تک تکِ نت هایی که واسه عطر نوشته شده اشاره میکنن.

سازنده این کار (گیزا شون) یه امضای بخصوص داره که توی همه عطرهاش میشه حس کرد
موگله، پایه همه عطرای اون سری رو تشکیل داده A*Men همونطور که عطر
رو بین آثارش داره A*Men این امضای گیزا شون هم حکم عطر

حشيش من نوع فاخر !!

Initially I found it rather innocuously pleasant. I couldn't smell the weed even after dry down. But maybe I have weird skin chemistry.

But then after an hour, it seemed to come into its own. Still no out and out weed smell to me but it developed into something quite interesting. I got the impression of a jazz piece, possibly by Thelonious Monk, being played on a slightly out of tune piano. This one's a keeper!

4/10

Reminds me of a mixture of Encre Noir & Antaeus. I've been wanting to try this scent for ages and finally tracked down a mostly full bottle for a good price. It has a fizziness to it which is why I think of EN, and the castoreum is what makes me think of Antaeus. It takes a few minutes for the marijuana note to appear, and reminds me of a ripe bud opened up, or stuck to your fingers. It's quite a nice effect.

Unfortunately the scent overall didn't have the wow factor I'd anticipated going in based on the notes, and further testings hasn't made much of a difference. I don't seem to get good performance which I also get with EN, but this may be olfactory fatigue at play. I get good performance with Encre Noir sport, strange.

I'm hoping that further wearings will reveal something to me I've yet to experience but I can only hope.

/EDIT - I've now swapped this. My biggest fragrance disappointment to date. Also having smelled CdG 2 Man since, it's clear where Kinski pulled inspiration from

This smells like you are in a wine cellar in an old castle. Someone has just spilled some red wine on the dusty cobblestone floor. A window is open somewhere, and a cool breeze filled with faint aromas of sea and forest mixes with the sour smell of wine. There is a strange, creepy atmosphere in the room, it is as if the shadows are hiding something. A presence, a creature. Something dangerous that lurks and watches. Something that hunts in the night.

Kinski is complex, unique, strong and pretty darn amazing. Intensely gothic and avant garde at the same time. I love it!

Sillage is very strong to begin with, but dries down to a medium. Longevity is also great. I get well over 8 hours out of this one.

It's marketed towards men, but I wear it and it works great on me - so I would say that this is pretty neutral and works great as a unisex scent.

I tested this today and found it very similar to Quorum or perhaps a slightly darker version of Montana Homme in smell and performance - but at 4 or 5 times the price. It's good, but not good enough to justify the price premium over the scents just mentioned.

Initial impressions

Has an accord in the middle that reminds me of Bvlgari Aqva Amara, with the castoreum playing the sharpness instead of frankincense to the slightly sweet with a lemoneyness from pine watery note. If that makes any sense. Also, as to the weed reference, was what i was looking for and expected from this, but was definitley a letdown in that regard. No weed smell at all unless youre talking about some super lemony strain here. Not really even green smelling, maybe camphorous. Also not as dramatic as some indicate either. I would not buy a bottle, its just not that great.

All I can focus on here is the immensely strong cannabis!At least initially. Might just be my nose being sensitive to it. Wood, civet, balsams and earthyness on drydown.

Latter-20th century Bohemian work, rest, and play scent, a set I've run parallel with for a large portion of my life.
Doesn't smell like dope, neither does Black Afgano, not to me, whereas Smoke For The Soul does, and everyone one else is entitled to their erroneous opinions, but anyway, Kinski does smell like you have had a joint at some point, that you have woken up in a squat after attending a battle of the bands in an anarchist collective pub in Stoke Newington in the nineties.
It's part of a non-uniform, that identifies awareness of social and philosophical alternatives, creativity, a casual dirty sexy, and has a certain affable charm to it, to me.
I don't find this challanging in the slightest, which isn't a criticism, I find this to be a norm, a norm that I am comfortable in the presence of, I like it a lot, I wear it to see old friends.
The animalic quality is subtle and blended in well as a part of the whole.
If you want to be seen as being outrageous don't wear this, wear this if maybe being outrageous is something that just happens to you every now and then through no fault of your own.

Scent - aquatic cannabis.

Season/Time of Day - I prefer to use this one in the colder months, day or night.

Projection - I didn't get noticed, I didn't get a compliment.

Longevity - I get 12hrs consistently.

کینسکی شاید اومده باشد که خط ها را بشکند ولی به حق این عطر نتوانست جایگاه چشمگیری داشته باشد
حال انکه وقتی ان را استشمام میکنم ذهنم را به جاهایی صنعتی و مدرن می برد. جاهایی مثل پالایشگاهها و و جاهایی با لوله کشی های عظیم و مدرن یا نسبتا مدرن
بوی عمیقی و خیلی خوب
4/5
مطمئنا کینکسی بیش از انکه بازار را هدف گرفته باشد مرز ها را هدف گرفته است

Kinski is an anti-social scent, but not really. Like myself, it’s rough, but really quite sweet. I sampled it in a department store, and was instantly repelled at the awkwardness of the scent.

This isn’t perfume, is it? I thought that perfume was supposed to be soft, charming, alluring, and romantic, not a harsh, dirty, earthy, sweaty, dry, animalic? I can’t wear this, can I? What would people say? And that’s the point. Here’s what they will say.

In my world, they will say nothing, because that is what they always say. So, I douse myself in Kinski, enjoy it, because I like it, I really do, and what people think, it doesn’t matter, because I do not matter to them, so why waste my time in concern for how they will react?

Kinski is a scent for the comfortably weird, for those that happily refuse to assimilate within one of the little groups of stranger circles. You wear it because it allures you, to yourself. It makes you appreciate yourself.

Enjoy Kinski, luxuriate within the isolated sense of fiercely independent weirdness, it’s all you need, it’s all that anybody needs.

I found this quite pleasant when first sprayed but then it becomes rather weak quickly, though this was with one spray to the upper chest. I didn't do more because of the many reviews which talk about how "brutal" this scent is. If you want brutal, try something like vintage One Man Show or Les Copains Homme, both of which I consider vintage greats, and in fact I might layer LCH with Kinski next time I wear it, if it seems weak again. Longevity does seem very good, though. I never had anything to do with marijuana so I can't speak to how close the resemblance is, but it is certainly a dry, herbal affair, with noticeable but not irritating aroma chemicals. I am curious as to how anyone could call this scent brutal, so I hope in the future that those who make such claims will be more specific, for example, how many sprays did you use?

pThis fragrance just smells totally brutal when you first spray it, the weed accord along with the animalic notes just make it so powerful and overwhelming. I don't like it but for the first time I've found a fragrance that simply smells badass. This is not one of those frags that you wear to get compliments, it's more of an art piece and it is a good fragrance but not so pleasant.
It smells a lot like cannabis andif I opened a bag of weed and it smelt like this, I'd be thinking, 'holy crap, this stuff is gonna be crazy'

Wearing this fragrance is almost like watching the highlights of Kinski's long film career in reverse.

Opens with a wallop of dirty, earthy animalic...... Nosferatu crawling out of the grave, breathing down the back of your neck.

As the muskiness fades, theres a transitional smoky/dusty accord, Don Lope de Aguirre leading the doomed march to El Dorado, hot and dry, and with a madness that borders on genius.

For me the middle section is where this takes a very strong turn toward marijuana, dank and sweet smoky, killing time on the set of yet another Euro exploitation era cheapie.


The base is sharp wood and salty sea ....Kostoyed on the train in Dr Zhivago, free no matter what manner of oppression the petty bureaucrats of the regime attempt to inflict upon him.


This is absolutely a brutal, challenging scent, but there's a certain beauty in its sharp edges, and commitment to a singular sort of manic strangeness.

Not an every day wear for me, but a fitting tribute to the man himself, and certainly something I will reach for when I need an extra boost of defiance toward the world.

I really can't identify the notes in this one. I just know the top notes really repelled me. After it became less scary, but not my type of fragrance.

post nr 3: I just watched a few interviews with Klaus Kinski trying to imagine this scent on him and it totally works! He was smoking, sometimes drastivcally misbehaving, very energetic, somehow weird yet extremely smart and superb! Geza Schoen deserves an Oscar for this masterpiece. Pls never ever discontinue!!!!

INITIO DIVINE ATTRACTION IS SIMILAR BUT MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL

I really like Geza Schoen's nose and this is one of it's best achievements. Kinski the fragrance is somewhat explosive and as such it is an adequate ode to Kinski the man! Opens up with a search-warranting realistic, sweet, rooty, aromatic weed note. This instantly reminds me of many memories I hold dear, but I am thankful that it's power fades to prevent un-wearability. Shortly after the bong-rip opening some soft floral elements start to warm up and the thick, smoky slab of castoreum comes out of it's cage (here I like to imagine Werner Herzog's fantastic voice narrating the shift in the fragrance). The dry-down is really, really complex, but the overall profile of the fragrance is fairly natural and harmonious. In short, it's hard to explain and pick-apart, but it's easy to wear and appreciate. There are some florals (but i'm hard-pressed to determine which florals..), more of that great castoreum, rooty vetiver, and an almost fruity spice that cuts through the bitter woodsiness keeping it from getting weighted down. It works wonderfully and it attracts compliments despite it's unique nature. I would say that this is animalic, but in the most accessible and generally pleasant way possible, so if you're the type that shivers at the idea of beaver butts and cat pee, fear not. Performance is great, longevity lasts and sillage projects. I think this fills a hole that a lot of collections seem to have, including my own (but not for long!) 8.5/10

I bought it on the internet without try . NOT FOR ME , I CREATE NAUSEA...scent 2/10 , longevity 9/10 , Sillage 8/10.

I like to spray this on just before smoking a couple of bowls. Then and only then, I like to watch a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor and survive.

one of the most beautiful fragrances i ever smelled... deep, smokey, weed-like, with a beautiful dry/dusty drydown... really nice siliage and longlivety ... for me a true masterpiece!!!

i love my weed, so i'm always happy to wear this complex, strident and impressively ballsy frag that accords full-bloom sativa buds with such photorealism. the weed accord eventually (+- 1hr) settles into a dry-as-a-bone vetiver/iso e super wood that starts to allow the shyest of rose to peek out here and there....lasts all day & is perfect in any season. i could see cheech & chong diggin kinski. geza schoen knows what he's doing and i would guess this is as much an homage to the seminal yatagan as the tormented actor....

...again coming back to it: this is an all time best! Among ALL the fragrances I know this is the most unique! Same goes for Kinski himslef as as an actor! Nobody compares to him with all his weirdness and strangeness!

Apparently every now and then I need a reminder of how foolish I can be.   My most recent was buying Kinski.

I've always liked Comme de Garçons 2 Man. It's one of the two or three Iso-E super heavy perfumes that I like.   I also love Parfumerie Générale Cozé: hash brownies, who could say no?  Kinski reads as derivative, having stolen the framework of CdG Man 2 as well as pulling a little petty theft of Cozé's space cake note. What Kinski brings to the table is a note of what I'll call drunk-sick.  

The experience of wearing Kinski is like that of having had an enormous hash brownie washed down with a large glass of cheap rum. I ride the headnotes like the bed-spins, surfing the undulating queasiness.

To be honest, I can’t rightly say that Kinski is bad. Many seem to love it.  It's just not my cup of tea. And after having made the egregious decision to purchase it when I find it sick making, I can hardly point fingers.  But thank goodness for the spice of life and all. A fumie friend now has it and is making far better use than my bed spins and dry heaves. 

that this is a very lab product is quite evident from the beginning till the end, nonetheless it has class...deep dark dusky oriental woody with gothic herbal notes..longevity excellent, sillage is sonic

Kinski smells green and sour, like sorrel, not like reefer. I don't like it at all. Sorry, Klaus.

My 2nd review on this wonderfragrance! I have a collection of about 120 fragrances and there only one which is standing out and thats Kinski! I cannot put into words how amazing and special this is. Mind you its not your department store, mainstream crowd pleaser. Its just for you, for yourself. If you want it. I want it. Nicht immer, aber immer öfter!

I got Kinski in the mail this afternoon. I sprayed some on my wrist and it screams: CANNABIS. So much that I am afraid to wear it out now. Then after it dries it turns into a very strong musk. There is no floral here, only an animalistic and manly scent. I think it will take me a while to get used to it.

I've been fearful of trying Kinski for a couple of years now due to the fact that it has been touted as a heavy animal and ganja scent when in actual fact it is so much more.
Sure the castoreum is strong but totally unexpectedly... I adore it!

Just a quick word on Kinski himself... a very troubled and strange man indeed. While I'm a fan of his work (Mainly due to Werner Hertzog) I find alleged aspects of his personal life utterly reprehensible and although some would argue irrelevant it can't help but taint my view of this fragrance.

'Feral Sensuality' says it all really the woodiest, most complex, animal fragrance out there!
First thing that hits me is a fizzy, sharp labdanum with earthy and green vetiver. It's very musky the musk is great as it never gets too overpowering in the heart of the fragrance. It does have a slight weed feel to it but speaking as somebody who smoked their fair share it doesn't resemble dank fragrant sensi buds more like a wet earthy bush.
The overriding vibe in this fragrance is the smokiness and lord knows there's an abundance of it!
Just smells EXACTLY like a damp bonfire it's a brave brave thing and beautifully avant garde. If you thought Encre noire was smokey and woody Kinski is next level and makes EN look reserved compared to the rawness it possesses.
The drydown is resinous and pure woodsy strength...with the animal nature too but not strong or unpleasant.

In conclusion Kinski is totally bonkers! I can guarantee you won't smell anything else like it and I don't think there's any danger you will in the future either. It's a complex masterpiece that I really didn't think I'd like but just goes to show you can't judge a book by it's cover and there's no accounting for taste etc...
I want to have it just because it's so weird and different but I have no idea when I'd wear it?

Worst perfume I have every tried the opening is very strong.

If you want to try it please use the paper tester and not on your skin it sticks on your skin for long long time.

Worst perfume I have every tried the opening is very strong.

If you want to try it please use the paper tester and not on your skin it sticks on your skin for long long time.

I am a tough lady if it comes to perfumes. Love Angel, love the vintage Opium, love Black Aoud and Black Orchid.
Today I tested Kinski on my arm. Thank goodness I did it at home. It was horrible, no, it was the worst perfume I had ever on my skin (so far that was Aoud Cuir d´Arabie by Montale !).
If you imagine what a really sweaty man in summer (no shower for about 3 days) smells like after he drowsed himself in fermented windfallen fruit then you are pretty close to Kinski.
In order to protect my nose I had to wash it off. Needless to say : that did not quite work. Desinfecting mini towel with an even more pungent smell still has not removed this foul odor from my wrist but it has significantly diminished.
Is "Kinski" a sexy scent ? NO. Never. It can´t be. That stuff would not even work on Henry VIII. in the Tudors....even though there is this proverb here in Germany, "Nothing can distort a beautiful person."
"Kinski" can by invisible force.

Honestly, this was quite horrible. It smelled very pungent, the castoreum really stands out - it was all I could smell. Frankly, not how I want to smell, nor would I want to smell this on anyone else. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about wanting to smell unique... But I don't want to smell like a week old puddle of beaver urine.

Before I had ever visited the Fragrantica break down of the notes in this fragrance, I sprayed this bad boy on my skin at the LuckyScent boutique. Well, what did I think I was smelling?... Glad bags, black Glad trash bags! You know, that plastic petroleum, new shopping bag smell—well, yes, that’s I what I Kinski did for me. I didn’t know there was a cannabis accord until reading this page. There is a similar accord in the opening in the Comme des Garçon 2 Man but CDG is sweeter and warmer, but then—POOF—you go straight to the dry down with CDG.

Kinski is a much better construction. The opening lasts much longer and the middle phase is very rich and complex—gorgeous—with vetiver and warm notes of woods and leather-not listed, there are florals to this too but in the perfect amounts. The final and last phase is very warm and comforting but neither overly sweet nor feminine.

So do I love it? YES! This perfume is at the right coordinate of manly and warm and sweet, but also avant garde too. It fixes the weak longevity of CDG 2 Man, although CDG 2 Man is more approachable. This perfume is so well made that you can actually pickout notes of different ingredients; the CDG is murkier by contrast.

If you are an 80s frag man and your stuck on your Bijan for men, well, here is a frag you can live with. Kinski is just as hardcore... just without some of the 80s flatness.

Another competitor to this fragrance is Afternoon of a Faun. The ELdO is the sweetest of the bunch, is also hardcore in strength, but would be more suited to a woman. (I’m still on the fence about the gender appropriateness). Both the ELdO and Kinski get sweet in the end but the ELdO gets really sweet.

I would like to use the Afternoon of a Faun and Kinski perfumes in nippy weather, fall and snowy winters; 2 Man is year round.

$140 is pretty affordable for a complex fragrance such as Kinski.
My water bill is more money and I’m never home.

Enjoy :-)

Kinski is possibly the creation I’ve had the most trouble pulling off, even if only on my forearm. Heavy, unique, animalic scent, even pungent at times, this is definitely not for everybody.

The opening of this fragrance is what I expected Black Afgano would be – and even if I prefer BA the way it is, that’s not to say I don’t appreciate this one. Kinski opens with a blend of juniper, pepper and, first and foremost, cannabis oil. A rather sticky, unrefined marijuana smell dominates the other, complementary notes. The second phase doesn’t eliminate cannabis smell, but it incorporates two animalic notes – musk and castoreum. The second one is very prominent and, joined by the marijuana accord, it gives an unmistakable odor which is what you actually pay for when buying this perfume – it’s the strongest, the longest lasting and the most obvious phase of perfume’s evolution. The drydown is more woody though, and it stays very close to the skin. It says, at least in my opinion, that the fragrance already did what it should’ve had with top and heart, the base only enables it to die peacefully.

I see dozens of notes here and maybe they are present, but what I got out of this one is rather simple scent. It doesn’t change that it is a challenging, unique but borderline pungent composition, with, I’d say, regular longevity and sillage. That being said, people will notice you easily because, even with a normal projection, the notes themselves are quite aggressive and detectable. This is the least safe blind buy perfume I’ve experienced. I like it, but I don’t feel ready to wear it.

8.25/10

The cassis note in this intensely sexy fragrance is very prominent on my skin...There's a green powdery aspect to it as well, and I'm not picking up ANY of the marijuana accord or castoreum...I'd say this one is mos def a unisex fragrance that would be a sweet but certainly not syrupy or cloying addition to anyone's wardrobe who appreciates edgy fragrances...As previously mentioned, there is a definite presence of aldehydes in this beauty...

I'm pleased that the smokiness is a dark, woodsy one tainted with vetiver since vetiver tends to turn sharp and soapy on me...Projection? Whoa! I've only used one spray on my left wrist and this lovely concoction is wafting up in all directions! The juniper, oakmoss, pink pepper and salty notes blend heavenly, and they remind me of that proverbial dark, stormy night near the ocean that looms with mystery, anticipation, and a tinge of sensuality...

Kinski Kinski is first and foremost a celebration of sticky marijuana buds, and if that doesn't put you off then you are in for a treat - dark, austere, skunky, herbal, animalic, and utterly unique. There is nothing blushing, sweet, subtle, or shy about this - it just pummels you with marijuana, beautifully moderated with juniper and pepper in the top, castoreum and nutmeg in the middle, and vetiver and patchouli in the base. In college I smoked lots of pot (yes I inhaled), so maybe I like this so much because of those memories, but I don't think that is the whole appeal. Marijuana is a unique herbal note that could be worked into lots of perfumes in a subtler way. Maybe as it becomes increasingly deregulated (which seems inevitable, since it is so harmless compared to alcohol) maybe it will show up as a "hemp" note in lots of herbal perfumes.

I am a Klaus Kinski / Werner Herzog fan. That makes the fact that I love this perfume that much better.
I don't smell a ton of marijuana in Kinski. Mostly I smell castoreum, rose, sea notes, juniper and labdanum.
Castoreum is definitely the strongest note on my skin. The labdanum serves to amp it up even further and make this fragrance intensely leathery and oily smelling.
The sea notes are salty and actually smell like sea air and not Acqua di Gio.
The rose is a nice addition to the castoreum. It's a deep, true rose. Slightly musky and sweet.
I don't know if I'd call Kinski a unisex because it doesn't smell like any male or female fragrance I've encountered. I suppose the prominent notes are more often featured in male fragrances but Kinski just... well, it doesn't smell like "perfume" in the traditional sense and so I cannot assign it a gender role.
I don't think this fragrance is particularly odd or hard to love. Just unique.

Was a present. The scent lived for about 3.5 hours on me, the giver and I liked it. This was our signal scent: when I had to do some extra work at home, I put it on, so he knew I was working and didn't try to distract me while juniper was around (for about 2.5-3 hours), but knew it was perfectly O.K. to start on the distraction when paperwork got done and artificial (we called those James Bond) seashore notes appeared, followed by musk that had this clean, empty feeling in it that vanished nicely along with the seashore and the musk.

Was für ein Volltreffer!!! The nail just hit on the head as the germns would say! Klaus Kinski was a genious. A very weird genious. I always liked him for being that. Dont care for all the bad news he has been given as a person. Kinski was and IS great! Including this fragrance! Its soooo very well done, great quality ingredients, you can tell straight away. Unusual and very long lasting! But not everymans fragrance. Very brave attempt to pay hommage to an oustanding legend! If you put this on and your ego & skin agrees to wear it, your mindset will change, your personality will rise and you will become special. Its more than a scent. Its an inspiration, therefore; Bravo Geza Shoen!! Klaus Kinski would probably say: Gut? Genial? Neeeeeiinnnnnn ich bin nicht gut, ich bin nicht genial, ich bin EPOCHAL!!!!!!!!!(a true quote as Werner Herzog remembers in his Kinski Biography movie "My best fiend"...)

I had high hopes for Kinski. I love the bold bottle and all of the notes listed.

Kinski started out smelling like it had potential--there was a strong, hashy marijuana note and a sharp juniper-styrax that was very striking.

Much to my disappointment, about fifteen minutes later Kinski just smelled like a watered-down cologne with no distinguishable character. From all the other positive reviews, I'm guessing this is another one my chemistry made muddle of.

Intelligent. Romantic. Animalic.

Opens with juniper, cassis and cannabis.
Very Dense & Boozy.
A uniwue, bohemian head-turner.

The long heart is composed of vetiver, castoreum, and woody notes creating an accord uncanny to freshly cut cedar sawdust baking in the sun, having finally settled by the open freight door of an industrial woodworking warehouse.

The drydown projects a marine-like ambergris/vetiver accord that WILL hyperextend your skin a solid foot and a half if you've got the right skin.

Incredible sillage and longevity on my skin, for which I am truly grateful.

For the lone wolf...a confident, world-weary carnal gentleman in the prime of his life who lavishes in all he reaps.

This is a complex musky wood, I like it but this type has been done better.

This reminds me of a japanese barber shop...

6/10

It is said to be a men's fragrance but a woman that loves to take a risk will like this for sure,it's definitaly gorgeous!!!!!
It differs from every other scent and is really unique (i am repeating myself as i read this line, lol)

Try if you dare and if have, you will want it, longe for it and shhhh, don't tell anyone where you got it!!!

Enjoy

After a rapid test on paper I dismissed Kinski as it sounded like something "claculated" to achieve the success of both Escentric 01/Molecule 01. Just like a (not so) talented pop singer trying to replicate his previous unexpected success. All the elements of the first memorable song are there, but the new track lacks the freshness and the innovative power of the firs song. I was WRONG (well, almost)!

On skin, Kinski has something more to offer! First of all, let me tell you that in order to properly appreciate this fragrance you have to be fine with a consitent dose of synthetic notes as, this is manily what it's all about. The opening is extremely modern with pink pepper and nutmeg paired with a true-to-life rendition of resinous/juicy cannabis. A strong synthetic/animalic presence provides a dark, sort of old-fashioned, musky quality that perfectly blends with the rest. I'm hooked. Assertive, It surely has an impact!

The fragrance stays pretty linear for a couple of hours to then evolve into a synthetic resinous woody-vetiver base. Here come my comparisons with some of the previous releases by Escentric Molecules. The resinous woody aspect is definitely an extension of both Escentric 01 and Molecule 01 (Iso E Super), while the vetiver brings immediately to mind of Escentric 03 / Molecule 03 (Vetiveryl Acetate). The cannabis accord is still there as well as the musky quality while, in this phase, Kinski resembles an hypothetic mash-up between Encre Noire and L'Eau Guerriere.

I surely changed my mind on Kinski and, now, I quite like it but honestly, I still have some reservations. My feeling is that Kinski is just like one of those fragrances that works like a pop-song (again). It's catchy, emotionally fresh and new at first, but turns to be boring in no time. My suggestion so far is to go through a couple of samples before you pull the trigger on a full bottle. It is for posterity to judge.

Rating: 7.5/10 (subject to change)

Today is the New Year's eve and I'm so glad to have chance to be the first person writing review of this wonderful fragrance. I got it as a New Year gift from my lovely boyfriend.

However I'm not impressed by escentric molecules this creation by G. Schoen is just perfection, beautiful and very mysterious. From the beginning to the end I'm able to smel cannabis accord that is not very strong but prominent and in my opinion it creates the unusual aura of this cologne. Another surprise is the castoreum that is present from beginning until the end and even more ... when other accords are gone castoreum is still prominent. Because I'm in love with all animalic type of fragrances the Kinski cologne is not exception. The heart notes are mostly dominated by cannabis and spices, probably nutmeg. In the same time the watery notes make this fragrance unexpectedly fresh almost ozonic-metallic - in this stage the fragrance lasts for very long time. The base notes develop slowly after few hours and IMHO this is the most wonderful state. Very deep and resinous woods with slight sweetness surrounded by labdanum composed perfectly with castoreum (that is still prominent) create very special aura. I don't know other fragrance that is so woody and animalic at the same time. However there is nothing furious or strange in the Kinski fragrance it is rather gentle as the cozy fur blanket.
My other impression is the Kinski frag. was created for both man and woman. I don't feel it to be too masculine or too feminine. It is perfect for any time especially the time you need feel special. I can honestly say the Kinski frag. is my new wonderful discovery for the upcoming new year 2012.