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Chaotic opening, divine dry down.
First of all, the name of the fragrance has nothing to do with the actual smell, this is all kinds of darkness cramped together in the confinement of one heavy ceramic-type bottle, why they went with the name and the color is beyond me.
I stumbled upon this fragrance by pure chance, went into a Swiss Arabian boutique to get something for my wife, and the bloody salesman refused to let me go until I got something for myself as well -and since it was cheap (about $33) I figured why not ?- so here I am.
When I tested this on a testing strip at the boutique – which was air conditioned and absolutely freezing- I smelled classy aromatic Incense, and that impression was enough at the moment to bait me into buying it.
I kept it in its box and forgot all about it for several months, since I already have several oud/leather/incense fragrances in my collection, then a week ago or so I remembered it and sprayed it again, and it was a night and day difference, I got a harsh messy spicy smoky pungent smell, and to be honest I was initially disappointed, but in about 45 minutes things got very smooth and very pleasant.
I am not going to break down the smell and the longevity aspects since folks here have already done a pretty good job of it, however I am going to say something, it is said that pretty much all fragrances of all kinds are suitable for any type of situation all year round, depending of course on the notes of the fragrance and how many sprays you do, not this one though, this is thick and very heavy, the shine from the perfume oil alone will stay on your skin for a good 15 minutes, so even one spray in the summer on your hand will have people around you giving you the creeps, I would refrain from using it in spring as well, this is purely a winter creature, there it will be in its natural habitat where it will effortlessly cut through the cold like a hot knife through butter, and that’s exactly why it smelled so good in the boutique and not so at home.
Not familiar with Interlude Man so the comparisons here are meaningless to me, but I can tell this smells luxurious, and for a sub $40 price which is a little under a sixth of the price of a 50ml bottle of Interlude, the price to quality ratio here is so incredible that I would wholeheartedly recommend blind buying this and just keeping it away until the thick of winter, trust me, you won’t regret it..!!
I stumbled upon this fragrance by pure chance, went into a Swiss Arabian boutique to get something for my wife, and the bloody salesman refused to let me go until I got something for myself as well -and since it was cheap (about $33) I figured why not ?- so here I am.
When I tested this on a testing strip at the boutique – which was air conditioned and absolutely freezing- I smelled classy aromatic Incense, and that impression was enough at the moment to bait me into buying it.
I kept it in its box and forgot all about it for several months, since I already have several oud/leather/incense fragrances in my collection, then a week ago or so I remembered it and sprayed it again, and it was a night and day difference, I got a harsh messy spicy smoky pungent smell, and to be honest I was initially disappointed, but in about 45 minutes things got very smooth and very pleasant.
I am not going to break down the smell and the longevity aspects since folks here have already done a pretty good job of it, however I am going to say something, it is said that pretty much all fragrances of all kinds are suitable for any type of situation all year round, depending of course on the notes of the fragrance and how many sprays you do, not this one though, this is thick and very heavy, the shine from the perfume oil alone will stay on your skin for a good 15 minutes, so even one spray in the summer on your hand will have people around you giving you the creeps, I would refrain from using it in spring as well, this is purely a winter creature, there it will be in its natural habitat where it will effortlessly cut through the cold like a hot knife through butter, and that’s exactly why it smelled so good in the boutique and not so at home.
Not familiar with Interlude Man so the comparisons here are meaningless to me, but I can tell this smells luxurious, and for a sub $40 price which is a little under a sixth of the price of a 50ml bottle of Interlude, the price to quality ratio here is so incredible that I would wholeheartedly recommend blind buying this and just keeping it away until the thick of winter, trust me, you won’t regret it..!!
How is it that no one is pointing out the similarities to Toy Boy?
A not so distant cousin of Moschino's famous Toy Boy, just a slightly subdued rose note compared to the playful black bear, but just as resinous, definitely unisex, sexy ,cozy and smells absolutely divine.
Fantastic value for money, this honestly smells like a $150+ fragrance, and people would gladly pay, it is that good.
Fantastic value for money, this honestly smells like a $150+ fragrance, and people would gladly pay, it is that good.
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Animalic + powdery = not a great experience.
I do not understand the need to ruin something that has the premise to be a potentially fantastic oud fragrance by adding Iris, oud and leather are animalic by nature, and I don’t mind that, it is rugged and masculine, right up my alley, and there are ways to balance a formulation or sweeten it if it’s too woody or too animalic, vanilla, tonka, rose, flowers and fruits are all common in that regard but not Iris, with the animalic note up front five minutes in the iris and mastic kick in and everything turns metallic, powdery and very bitter to my nose, very repulsive.
The whole experience left me heartbroken because I really wanted to like this, but I just couldn’t.
The whole experience left me heartbroken because I really wanted to like this, but I just couldn’t.
Cuir Intense + Ambre Eternel
For people to understand Intensely animalic fragrances like these two, something must be understood,
you have got to wait for at least 2 minutes before even thinking of smelling them if you are testing (assuming of course that you have enough intelligence not to buy them blind).
The animalic note is right in the front of everything you are going to smell, and I think that was a smart move by Thierry Wasser, instead of ending up smelling like chewed up shoe after 8-9 hours, the animalic note is right at the beginning, intense and unapologetic, naturally as time goes by it starts to fades away slowly and in the process covering everything else in a layer of class and sophistication that stays until everything dries down completely.
The fruitiness of Ambre Eternel makes it a bit more feminine than Cuir Intense, both perform admirably, smell divine and would challenge even the most seasoned fragrance collector.
Well Done Guerlain, well done.
you have got to wait for at least 2 minutes before even thinking of smelling them if you are testing (assuming of course that you have enough intelligence not to buy them blind).
The animalic note is right in the front of everything you are going to smell, and I think that was a smart move by Thierry Wasser, instead of ending up smelling like chewed up shoe after 8-9 hours, the animalic note is right at the beginning, intense and unapologetic, naturally as time goes by it starts to fades away slowly and in the process covering everything else in a layer of class and sophistication that stays until everything dries down completely.
The fruitiness of Ambre Eternel makes it a bit more feminine than Cuir Intense, both perform admirably, smell divine and would challenge even the most seasoned fragrance collector.
Well Done Guerlain, well done.
Cuir Intense + Ambre Eternel
For people to understand Intensely animalic fragrances like these two, something must be understood,
you have got to wait for at least 2 minutes before even thinking of smelling them if you are testing (assuming of course that you have enough intelligence not to buy them blind).
The animalic note is right in the front of everything you are going to smell, and I think that was a smart move by Thierry Wasser, instead of ending up smelling like chewed up shoe after 8-9 hours, the animalic note is right at the beginning, intense and unapologetic, naturally as time goes by it starts to fades away slowly and in the process covering everything else in a layer of class and sophistication that stays until everything dries down completely.
The fruitiness of Ambre Eternel makes it a bit more feminine than Cuir Intense, both perform admirably, smell divine and would challenge even the most seasoned fragrance collector.
Well Done Guerlain, well done.
you have got to wait for at least 2 minutes before even thinking of smelling them if you are testing (assuming of course that you have enough intelligence not to buy them blind).
The animalic note is right in the front of everything you are going to smell, and I think that was a smart move by Thierry Wasser, instead of ending up smelling like chewed up shoe after 8-9 hours, the animalic note is right at the beginning, intense and unapologetic, naturally as time goes by it starts to fades away slowly and in the process covering everything else in a layer of class and sophistication that stays until everything dries down completely.
The fruitiness of Ambre Eternel makes it a bit more feminine than Cuir Intense, both perform admirably, smell divine and would challenge even the most seasoned fragrance collector.
Well Done Guerlain, well done.
