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GPH 2003? Negative sir!
Anyone who was a fan of the former Gucci pour Homme by Mr. Almairac should actually worship this fragrance above all else. Don't!
So I wrote personally with Benjamin, the son of Michel Almairac, and he raved about the fact that his father has now decided to reissue it under the PMdP label. It should be the version that was originally intended for Gucci but was redesigned by Mr. Ford with the red pencil. I then ordered a bottle from Almairac and could hardly wait. Finally he is back.
Far from it! I now carried both versions at the same time on both arms and had to realize with horror how Tom Ford was right with his correction. Where the old Gucci is more of a chypre on the basis of a warm incense, paired with beautiful hesperidia ... the new Almairac stands beside his once so popular work like a shadow of its former self. The performance can pack up, the scent itself is darker, colder and reminds more of the Bentley version than of GPH. No humidity, no freshness, no more beautiful incense. It only resembles its former facade
Whether Benjamin Almairac will be successful with this version is in the stars. I don't believe in it. So Tom Ford was right. So, in this version, you can't sell the scent. Almairac will have to turn it into a 72 in no time. His brand doesn't appeal to me. Unfortunately, it's far too unspectacular for a man who's one of the very best in the world!
I was always enthusiastic about Almairac. He's one of my favorite perfumers. But with this fragrance and the rather boring brand, he is doing himself and his fans no favours at all.
The fragrance is suitable as a light companion for the morning, when it should be something incensey without force. But that's all there is to it. It is rather boring. No replacement for the Ford modified version.
So I wrote personally with Benjamin, the son of Michel Almairac, and he raved about the fact that his father has now decided to reissue it under the PMdP label. It should be the version that was originally intended for Gucci but was redesigned by Mr. Ford with the red pencil. I then ordered a bottle from Almairac and could hardly wait. Finally he is back.
Far from it! I now carried both versions at the same time on both arms and had to realize with horror how Tom Ford was right with his correction. Where the old Gucci is more of a chypre on the basis of a warm incense, paired with beautiful hesperidia ... the new Almairac stands beside his once so popular work like a shadow of its former self. The performance can pack up, the scent itself is darker, colder and reminds more of the Bentley version than of GPH. No humidity, no freshness, no more beautiful incense. It only resembles its former facade
Whether Benjamin Almairac will be successful with this version is in the stars. I don't believe in it. So Tom Ford was right. So, in this version, you can't sell the scent. Almairac will have to turn it into a 72 in no time. His brand doesn't appeal to me. Unfortunately, it's far too unspectacular for a man who's one of the very best in the world!
I was always enthusiastic about Almairac. He's one of my favorite perfumers. But with this fragrance and the rather boring brand, he is doing himself and his fans no favours at all.
The fragrance is suitable as a light companion for the morning, when it should be something incensey without force. But that's all there is to it. It is rather boring. No replacement for the Ford modified version.
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