B*Men (2004)
by Thierry Mugler

This is really excellent. I hate gourmand fragrances and I hate A*Men. B*Men, though similar to A*Men, however doesn't have the awful chocolate pudding accord that bogged down AMen, and it's a hell of a lot more masculine smelling than AMen. Although it has a slight cherry pie-like gourmand feel to it, there is a dry sharpness to it that makes me want to call BMen a "fruity fougere". That's right, BMen to me smells a lot like Rive Gauche PH with a gourmand touch. In conclusion, AMen haters shouldn't be afraid to sample (and like) BMen. It's a truly unique, quality fragrance.

So what does B*Men have in common with A*Men? The sweet intensity? Mostly. The patchouli? Certainly. The tremendous sillage and projection? Still there. The chocolate? Hey! Where’s the chocolate!!?? For that matter, where’s the mint?

Yup, B*Men smells a bit like A*Men without the more outlandish gourmand elements. What’s left is a very sweet, spicy, patchouli-dominated woody oriental scent. Which is to say, nothing special. The drydown, which sets in after an hour or two and persists forever, is a dense, sweet accord of powdery vanilla, patchouli, cedar, and a raspy woody amber. It is at once very loud, heavy, and shapeless, and leaves me with the impression of being smothered under heaps of fallen velvet drapery.

As a scent B*Men is neither here nor there. It lacks its predecessor’s outrageous elements, its eccentricities, and hence much of its originality, yet retains the crude bulk that makes A*Men feel so oppressive to some noses. (Mine included.) I’m not surprised it’s gone.

I don't really get the heavy caramel people seem to mention. I find this scent very spicy and woody and not in a food type of way that is being described here. The rhubarb and fruit notes do not last long on me (20-30 minutes). The heart notes remind me of Burberry London. However, this fragrance has a cleaner finish and it lasts much longer on me.

I can understand how some of you don't like this scent, especially those who bathe in it. But, if applied lightly, this is a very pleasant scent for fall or winter weather. Also, I have never tried nor smelled angel men, so my review has nothing to do with this fragrance's relationship with it's "big brother".

THIS ONE OF thierry mugler line of SUPER HERO scents is kinda sharp when first put on it ,its better when i also use the shower gel to the drydown is very nice, at my place of work im in close contact with clients all day and what realy matter is how it smells to them and so far they like it so this one i will keep.

A*Men induces the same nausea for me that the women's Angel does, but B*Men is just right. It's drier and more masculine, with just enough gourmandy sweetness to make it a romantic scent. I really like this on my man.

whoa whoa, stop it, please stop! This is tremendously vile, vulgar and tenaciously difficult to wash off unfortunately. 1 spray on the wrist produced an overwhelming feeling of nausea, simply not the sort of thing you spend hard earned money on a cologne for. This is a big big big NO!!! Meanwhile can someone stop this concoction from pursuing this nauseous siege on my olfactoro-limbic system, i cant take it anymore, sob sob, please please ....stop ...