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08/09/2013
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Chnokfir
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5
Hit Me Blue!
One thing can be said about the house Marc Jacobs - they transfer, like hardly anywhere else, the gender role upon the appearance of their bottles. While the ladies' perfumes are adorned with flower tops and are playful, colorful and round, the bottles for the men's line are clear, distinctive, uniform and edgy.
With "Bang Bang", what could be more fitting than the image of a blacksmith's apprentice who, in the process of reducing his hormonal and power surplus, is striking the glowing iron with an extra hard blow? Here the imprint of the label was delivered with a bang, the metal shows a distinct deformity. One hopes silently that the fragrance would fulfill at least half of these expectations. Whatever Marc Jacobs wants to convey with the choice of color, I could not say. At any rate, both the blue bottle and blue packaging compete and shine in the same shade of deep metallic blue. More than the edgy bottle, it is the color that makes the attraction.
Contrary to my expectations, the scent does not reveal itself as a blow to the stomach, the kidneys or the solar plexus, or a straight line punch to the middle of my face, but with a very fruity citric note. It is also fairly sweet and has a slight spicy freshness - which immediately reminds me of 'Juicy Fruit'. But only briefly, because after that I smell fennel and a soft sandalwood and a still softer and warmer musk note.
Not much more happens after that. Think of feet that fell asleep rather than great artistry in perfumery. But the notes fit together and make, separately and together, an interesting and distinct masculine scent. With that, the sillage is rather weak and only clings around the body, and a bare 6 hours of longevity on my skin is only nearly enough, considering the existing fragrance components.
What is left after all these impressions? A fragrance that can hardly be a reflection of the martial power of the bottle, nor does the color permit a reference to the scent inside, when speaking in the language of colors. Nevertheless, "Bang Bang" is not a bad scent. But you would have to threaten me with blows - before I'd go and buy it.
With "Bang Bang", what could be more fitting than the image of a blacksmith's apprentice who, in the process of reducing his hormonal and power surplus, is striking the glowing iron with an extra hard blow? Here the imprint of the label was delivered with a bang, the metal shows a distinct deformity. One hopes silently that the fragrance would fulfill at least half of these expectations. Whatever Marc Jacobs wants to convey with the choice of color, I could not say. At any rate, both the blue bottle and blue packaging compete and shine in the same shade of deep metallic blue. More than the edgy bottle, it is the color that makes the attraction.
Contrary to my expectations, the scent does not reveal itself as a blow to the stomach, the kidneys or the solar plexus, or a straight line punch to the middle of my face, but with a very fruity citric note. It is also fairly sweet and has a slight spicy freshness - which immediately reminds me of 'Juicy Fruit'. But only briefly, because after that I smell fennel and a soft sandalwood and a still softer and warmer musk note.
Not much more happens after that. Think of feet that fell asleep rather than great artistry in perfumery. But the notes fit together and make, separately and together, an interesting and distinct masculine scent. With that, the sillage is rather weak and only clings around the body, and a bare 6 hours of longevity on my skin is only nearly enough, considering the existing fragrance components.
What is left after all these impressions? A fragrance that can hardly be a reflection of the martial power of the bottle, nor does the color permit a reference to the scent inside, when speaking in the language of colors. Nevertheless, "Bang Bang" is not a bad scent. But you would have to threaten me with blows - before I'd go and buy it.
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