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NicheOnly 1 day ago

Tilia

Marc-Antoine Barrois

Hard to describe, but still not great

I feel like I'm seeing people get into this loop with Marc-Antoine Barrois where they kid themselves into thinking that the synthetic parts of the DNA aren't there. The fact that "Ganymede (Eau de Parfum) | Marc-Antoine Barrois"...

NicheOnly 27 days ago

Alexandria II Anniversary

XerJoff

Why even release this?

This review will sound more negative than I actually am about "Alexandria II Anniversary | XerJoff" (A2A). Also, a disclaimer: I wear the original "Alexandria II (Parfum) | XerJoff" (A2) as a signature and have been for a couple years now....

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AlUla - Penhaligon's - 3 hours ago

7
Bottle 5
Sillage 4
Longevity 6
Scent

Opens sweet, warm spicy - a lot like Herod. Drydown more ambery like Boundless. Performance blows, €250/100ml is bad & quality deteriorates.

Tilia - Marc-Antoine Barrois - 1 day ago

6
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 6
Scent

Not original (Fleur Narcotique, Valaya adjacent), meaning it's a fresh-floral w/ a prominent synthetic tone. Performs worse than other MABs.

Aventus Cologne - Creed - 2 days ago

7
Bottle 3
Sillage 3
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Kinda Aventus, kinda not. More clean-fresh-white floral in the base (like Hacivat X) with a hint of minty patchouli & ginger. Barely fruity.

Spring River - Floraïku - 2 days ago

8
Bottle 2
Sillage 4
Longevity 5
Scent

Basic & boring. Florals on a fluffy musk, small hint of petitgrain & aspects of clean-soapy. Feminine, VERY WEAK - €265/60ml is outrageous.

Emanuele - Pana Dora - 3 days ago

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 6
Scent

Definitely inspired by Delina EDP. Smooth at first, but then starts to go more synthetic - white florals in the base to give it strong lift.

Swedish Leather - Pana Dora - 4 days ago

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

Opens woody-aromatic (hints of Fan Your Flames). Evolves complex smoky-barbeque leather w/ an oriental feel. Kind-of lacks wearability.

Dux Orientis - Pana Dora - 5 days ago

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 4
Scent

Blast of ambroxan (synthetic) & tropical fruits in the open. On-skin it's a bit chocolatey & a bit oudy, but not in the air. Bad execution.

La couche du diable - Serge Lutens - 6 days ago

6
Bottle 5
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Opening felt like medicinal amber & rose. Quickly turns into a complex resinous-smoky oud (reminds me of Amouage's King Blue). Fall-winter.

Fils de joie - Serge Lutens - 7 days ago

6
Bottle 6
Sillage 9
Longevity 4
Scent

Opens bubblegum/sweet yellow floral. The drydown features a prominent patchouli, making for a spicy-vegetal scent with floral nuances.

Darley - Parfums de Marly - 8 days ago

8
Bottle 4
Sillage 5
Longevity 6
Scent

Sweet, fresh, fresh spicy masc aromatic: lavender & mint w/ the patchouli adding spice & tonka/amber for sweetness. Bad performance for PDM.

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