Treffpunkt 8 Uhr, which means Rendez-vous at 8 o’clock in German, is another classic Schwarzlose perfume that’s been reimagined for the modern age. This dry vetiver perfume is as full of shade and contrast as a sundial approaching martini o’ clock hour on a hot summer evening. Windswept with vetiver and sage, there is a silvery elegance to Treffpunkt 8 Uhr that makes us think of a good, chilled vermouth.
But there’s more than the arid vetiver and sage pairing at play here. Backlit with the haunting lilt of mango and fiery ginger, there is also a subtle exoticism to this fragrance that you’ll perhaps find hard to place. Imagine browsing through the dusty coolness of an antique bookstore, breathing in the intoxicating aroma of dry paper and cracked, old leather bindings, when you suddenly stumble upon a book that originally came from Africa or India. Opening the book, it suddenly exudes an aroma so thrillingly foreign that your mouth falls open. That right there is the appeal of Treffpunkt 8 Uhr.
