Animale Animale for Men (1994)
by Animale Parfums

I'm not sure why I passed this one by over the years. I'm glad I've found it. Animale Animale is a gourmand I really enjoy. The fruity/chocolate/mossy top and mid notes in Animale Animale are very appealing. While fragrances like Animale Animale can be cloying and even intimidating (A*Men, for example), I find this one to have just the right blend of sweet and dry accords. The chocolate, vanilla and amber notes in the drydown help Animale Animale avoid an excessively arid accord, especially given the early emergence of the moss note, followed by the patchouli note in the base. I find Animale Animale to be a much more versatile fragrance than A*Men and Rochas Man. Longevity is adequate and the sillage varies from strong upon application to a close-to-the-skin scent in the drydown. If you are a fan of gourmands, give this one a try. If you are not a fan of gourmands, give this one a try.

6th August, 2011.

As far as gourmands go, this is a good deal and apparently something of a trailblazer. I'll add nothing by saying that it is an Angel Men predecessor - the noticeable chocolate note up top really makes the connection clear. In my opinion this isn't the classiest genre so I can't get too poetic. It is a pleasant surprise, however. The cheap plastic Shazam bottle doesn't hold promise, the pedestrian double name doesn't entice and the low price would, if mainstream opinion were true, promise a drugstore yawner. Instead, we get Animale Animale's James Brown to Angel Men's Prince: the latter has made a lot more cash but couldn't have existed without the former.

4th August, 2011.

i'll never understand...A* men? this is a givenchy very irresistible clone,only with dirt.mint and chocolate and musk[hence the dirt]. its super cheap and even more awesome! if you like very irresistible,but not the price,get this! this is just more "darker".get the set on ebay,balm,shower gel+100ml .one of the best kept secrets in the frag world.on second thought,forget i said anthing!

30th July, 2011.

I agree with some of the reviewers about the comparison between A*man and Animale Animale. The last is a more complex and less brash, sugary and outrageous kind of fragrance that lacks the tar temperament of the Mugler one, the metallic-icy, oversinthetical and bit watery discontinuity and the strong patchouli roaring note. Animale is indeed rounded, creamier, less pungent, with a more prominent changeability of spices, a mossy stableness, the chocolate-pineapple starting detectable notes and a final base of sandalwood, vanilla and resins with the undertone of tobacco. While underlining that these are not my current choices, personally i prefer A*Man for its boldness and borderline appeal ideal for the dirty game of the seduction.

7th July, 2011.

This is fantastic smells like Thierry Muglers Pure Havane minus the outrageous asking price for Havane.

27th March, 2011.

Take A*men, get rid of the nasty tar notes and some of its cloying sweetness, make it creamier and toss a little fruity notes and voila, you got Animale Animale.
But wait, Animale Animale predates A*men by two years, so scratch that and take Animale Animale, get rid of that wonderful creamier notes and most of the fruit, add some nasty, pungent awful tar and throw piles and piles of sugar on top of that mess and voila, you have A*men.
I can not figure it out, but how come pucking inducing A*men is so popular and gets raving reviews while this gem goes practically unnoticed. It beats me.
It is not only better than A*men, it was launched before A*men and it costs less than one fourth of A*men. Get this instead, it just makes sense.

18th March, 2011.