Bandit (1944)
by Robert Piguet

It is indeed potent. To say that one spray would be an overkill is not an understatement. Opens with a extremely "Sharp & Dirty" accord of Jasmine and Rose absolute spilled over used leather and grease. It''s powdery to the core and it shouldnt surprise you if it reminded you of Knize Ten as it contains the "exact" same accord of florals, Tar & leather, especially towards mid to drydown. Where it smells different to Knize is, Knize Ten always came across as a "green, powdery floral with a powerful leather accord" whereas, Bandit comes across as a "oriental, powdery floral with a powerful leather accord" define Oriental? well, think of it as a Knize Ten caught making out with CK Obsession Pour Femme EDP. It has tht Golden, Warm texture to it. But make no mistake, this is "The" leather fragrance. piece of advise, buy only decants. a 10 ml decant will last a life time coz 1 spray of this gem is all you need for 2 days in a row.

I bought this with my sister in mind. She is younger, bolder and maybe braver than I am. For me, Bandit is too strong (did I say that?), too green at the start and way too "perfumey" at the finish. I can't believe young people like this stuff. I hate it and it gives me a headache... and I know that my sister will LOVE it! PS Having said all of that, I tried Bandit again. While it is not a leather fragrance that suits me, I have learned to respect what it is...an unapologetic leather perfume of depth & quality.

I have only tried the reformulated EdP version, but I love Bandit. My skin seems to pick out white florals in most fragrances, so with Bandit I get a beautiful combination of jasmine and leather, mixed with tuberose and patchouli. It is the perfume equivalent of wearing a pretty floral dress with a vintage leather jacket. I don't get any of the sweaty, ashtray smells that other reviewers did, just a fragrance that is beautiful and reckless.

Oh my!!!!! What the f*^/# !!!! Can you believe this fragrance????
Bandit is horrific.
I've never smelled a perfume like this before.
A green soapy opening blast, then long lived (about 3 hours on my skin) more soap and shearer's dirty underpants.
Middle notes I clearly get are Lanolin and Urine. Seriously.
The base is strong fresh sweat. Sweat precisely on the cusp of turning nasty; and soap, lots of it.
There is a pleasant smooth creaminess to the base.
Almost inexplicably (I suspect it contains pheremones) I am strangely compelled to go back and sniff this awful fragrance again and again...and again
There is something so intensely sexual, mysterious and addictive hiding under all the nasty stuff here...
Worse still; the dirty bastard is making me horny.
I feel so ashamed!!!!
I don't think i could wear this as it smells exactly like sweat, soap, wool and nasty stuff, raw and brutal with no attempt whatsoever to prettify itself; but i definitely think Bandit is extremely unusual, strangely sexy, shocking and amazing.
Maybe a tiny amount layered with something loud and pretty could work???
I'm glad to have experienced it's awesome power.
I'm giving it a neutral for now....

Generally, I don't want to smell like smoker's cough and climbing ivy. I don't want to smell like black leather gloves sprinkled with gasoline and gardenia perfume. I don't want to smell like dirty underwear, and I don't put in orders for burnt tar and orange juice. Nonetheless, a few years ago I ordered Bandit pure parfum unsniffed, and this is what I received. Thankfully, I was able to return it and live to tell.

I am removing my review and will re-edit once I get a new bottle of EDP.