Hi Crew, 17 Nandan Road by Ulrich Lang is a decant given as a gift with purchase from First in Fragrance, Germany. While shipping perfume internationally was still easy to do, I used to get orders together from Aussie perfumistas and combined we’d get free shipping to OZ. I’d then send it all out to our Aussies. It was excellent. Those days are gone.
17 Nandan Road by Ulrich Lang 2018
Ulrich Lang gives these featured accords:
Top: Green Leaves, Bergamot, Sicilian Lemon
Heart: Osmanthus, Iris
Base: Cedar, Ambroxan, Musk
Sparkling green open, like a freshly cut branch. It’s sharp green and so refreshing. If you are green fragrance averse then 17 Nandan Road will be your kryptonite. Bright green writ large and gorgeously. This fabulous open doesn’t fade quickly either, I get a lovely amount of time to enjoy it before the gentle encroach of a rooty iris that is cool and earthy. I’ve only been in the vicinity of a flowering osmanthus once and this version is shorn of all the animalic leatheriness but has a delightful peachy florally. A pollen dusted cross between jasmine and narcissus. Under all the green breath of a florists fridge.
Dry down seems to hit about 1.5-3 hours in, day dependent. It’s a soft focus woody iris with no hint of the zingy green opening. Competent and pretty, it rises above the median but becomes very low key skin scent by the 5 hour mark. You have to be very close to really notice it. Only your intimate partners, closest friends or kids will get a whiff. I’ve been going for a top up because the opening is so good, I wanted to relive it again and again.
Totally unisex. The first hour has moderate plus projection. Longevity is under the current common average. This can be a plus if a perfume droning on ad infinitum bores the crap out of you (as it often does me).
Isn 17 Nandan Road calling your name?
Portia xx
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HA! Excellent news JillieCat.
Portia x
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You had me at sharp & green
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This might be a big winner for you Alityke,
Portia xx
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I do like a blast of bright green from time to time. The drydown of soft focus woody iris sounds like a good reward too, although I’d probably want it to last longer.
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If you want uber longevity then this will be a let down Nose Prose. I like to mix up my fragrances through the day so 6ish hours is good for me.
Portia xx
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I’m not a perfume longevity fiend, but it just sounded so good I’d be greedy for it to last at least most of the day. 6ish hours is not bad. One can always top up like you said!
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Fair.
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I enjoy sharp and green tones, Portia. Some of my favorites from Ulrich Lang are Lightscape, Aperture, and Anvers 2., but these three profiles are quite different from 17 Nandan Road. Their online store does have a discovery set that includes 17 Nandan Road. That might be worth purchasing, considering that I’m only familiar with two of the seven profiles they offer.
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Hey Flaconneur,
I’m yet to sniff an Ulrich Lang fragrance that did less than excite me. He’s such a good creative director. I like the way he toys with old tropes.
Portia xx
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While not a particularly prolific brand, the perfumes offered are quite impressive.
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Agreed
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Oooh this sounds like a fragrance that I may enjoy. I’ll have to investigate the discovery set that Flaconneur mentioned. I haven’t tried any of Ulrich Lang’s scents before.
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Hi Juli,
I’d love to read how that goes for you if you take the plunge.
Portia xx
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Zingy green would float my boat. I got a decant of PDM Greenley to hit that very spot, but you know what? It sort of bores the crap out of me😆
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NOOOO! that’s a sad story Cassieflower. Sorry to read it.
Portia xx
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