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    Bulgari Man by Bulgari

    Very shrill, thin, unclothed Bulgari Homme Soir. Fits in the same category as Bleu de Chanel, which was also launched around this time. A 'smells nice in the office' woody-violet scent. Very safe, very middle management.

    Prefer Bulgari PH by a mile.

    31st October, 2010.

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    Blu Mediterraneo Tuscan Cypress / Cipresso di Toscana by Acqua di Parma

    Acqua di Parma's mainstream aquatic line with a niche twist. Cipresso di Toscana is very agreeable.

    A fresh, aquatic light oriental, with a dash of wood (cypress they say, but could be a synthetic with the impression of cypress) and a fresh, slightly minty smell on top of it. Mix in some lightly spicy floral component, and you got this product.

    14th August, 2010.

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    Allure Homme Sport by Chanel

    Citrus - synthetic woody with a slight sweet vanillic aftertaste in the white musk bottom. Smells pleasant, like a mid-level manager.

    1st August, 2010.

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    Allure Homme Edition Blanche by Chanel

    A creamy lemon on a synthetic sandalwood base. Very Chanel Allure Homme-series. Smells like a mid-level manager in a multinational.

    31st July, 2010.

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    L'Eau de L'Artisan by L'Artisan Parfumeur

    Light inoffensive floral (synthetic) muskyness. Dries down to a slightly feminine base. Way overpriced, but if you got the budget and want to complete your L'Artisan collection: why not.

    10th July, 2010.

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    Idole de Lubin by Lubin

    Very mellow, mild woody oriental with a saffron twist.

    It's not loud at all, just a woody, slightly-slightly medicinal heart with saffron. More formal than fun. In the beginning there is some tartness, but this subsides quickly when moving into the middle notes.

    It's okay, I suppose.

    9th June, 2010.

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    Fierce for Men by Abercrombie & Fitch

    Big 'meh' after finally trying this one out. Not that it's a bad fragrance for teenagers or young adults, it's just that this theme, a woody aquatic, has been done before.

    I can imagine a lot of teenage girls swooning for this one.

    9th June, 2010.

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    Live Jazz by Yves Saint Laurent

    Aromatic, woody-citrus with a spearminty twist.

    Dries down to a Bond No 9 Riverside Drive-kinda thing, minus the obviously more expensive Ambergris-part in Riverside Dr.

    Not bad at all.

    23rd May, 2010.

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    Eau des Baux by L'Occitane

    A vanilla-woody-almost gourmand. The cypress is featured prominently here, being a woody note that you haven't smelled that often before in other scents.

    I find the base a bit cloying though, lots of sweet amber and vanilla.

    Could wear this as a clubbing scent, but not sure how the wood will be interpreted by the people around you.

    It's not a bad scent - certainly not for this price - but I'm not raving about it as some others.

    15th May, 2010. (Last Edited: 21st June, 2010.)

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    Rose 31 by Le Labo

    Very light, transparant, soft woody-rose. I picture a rose in a sterile clean room when I smell this scent. Very different than the roses found in Hammam Bouquet, C&S No. 88 or Floris No 89 and the likes.

    Very wearable, not so much original, and quite expensive. Oh and, I'd say this is perfectly unisex, and a summery floral scent.

    9th April, 2010.

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    Bleecker Street by Bond No. 9

    Yeah, I don't know about Bond No. 9. They pump out fragrances that are barely more exciting than offerings from Axe/Lynx, but somehow when you smell it, you do detect layers and some form of complexity in it.

    Riverside drive is a light green woody oriental, but the base reminds me of Bulgari PH (pepper) mixed with Bond's Riverside Drive.

    9th April, 2010.

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    Dans Tes Bras by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle

    Moderately high pitched, slightly sweet, powdery floriental. Feminine, would be attractive when paired with the right woman / outfit.

    3rd April, 2010.

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    Bois d'Iris by Different Company

    Very sterile woody/iris/honey scent, like a high end store freshner.

    3rd April, 2010.

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    A Scent by Issey Miyake

    Starts off very soapy. Dries down to a powdery synthetic floral. Meh.

    11th March, 2010.

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    Steam Aoud by Montale

    I like this one, though I don't really care for most of the Montale line. It starts off with the smell that you know from freshly dried clothing out of your dryer. A bit of powdery detergent, and fabric softner.

    I like the drydown though: it reminds me of something between Timbuktu and Dzongkha. A slightly spicy woody dry white musk.

    28th January, 2010.

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    Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d'Orange

    Oh I like. I own L'Occitane's Thé Vert au Jasmin, and Etat's Jasmin et Cigarette is the more mature, more indolic, slightly sweeter, slightly more oriental version of the L'Occitane.

    The jasmin used in Jasmin et Cigarette is the indolic kind, so you might smell a bit poopy at first. The drydown is very, very nice. The scent becomes warm (instead of cool, which is the case with the L'Occitane), and the indolic part retreats a bit to make way for the sweet tobacco accord and the soft, powdery jasmin.

    Not bad at all. Longevity is poor, sillage is okay.

    23rd January, 2010.

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    White Aoud by Montale

    Sweet, soft white musk. Very sensual, and would look better on a woman than a guy. Maybe some synthetic, non-indolic, powdery jasmine in the middle?

    22nd January, 2010.

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    Aoud Lime by Montale

    This one smells like how cleaner used to clean household utilities shops should smell. Or maybe something to freshen up the airconditioning in the shop. Very citrussy, and a slight, light oriental twist in the middle. Guess it's the aoud.

    22nd January, 2010.

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    Citrus Bigarrade by Creed

    Creed's version of the Aqua di <insert Italian city name> -like scents.

    Its citrus is sharper and edgier than Aqua di Genova, and it lacks the rose + woods of Aqua di Parma Colonia.

    I'd rate it behind the aforemented two scents. If you're a Creed fanatic, you might like this as your summer Eau de Cologne. Might also repel some bugs, as it contains a lot of citral and stuff.

    21st January, 2010.

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    Baie de Genièvre by Creed

    I like it. You gotta smell this one on the skin, as it's a heavy scent. The basenotes of orientals don't seem to come off of paper that wel.

    It actually smells like a slightly toned down Serge Lutens, with sweet woods similar to the ones used in Santal Blanc or Miel de Bois. It's not as bombastic as Lutens scents though

    Not bad.

    21st January, 2010.

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    Vocalise by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier

    Fruity floral with winegum aspects. Nice if you like fruity florals and have the snobbery to go to niche for that.

    Depending on how pretty a girl is, I'd hit Vocalises.

    9th January, 2010.

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    Paestum Rose by Eau d'Italie

    Fresh, slightly sweet rose. Light woody, light balsem support. Nice for a summer or spring day.

    22nd December, 2009.

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    Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta by Acqua di Parma

    Lemon, neroli, woody base. Some sprinkles (salicylates?) in the background. Refined. Summer scent. Lacks the rose of the original.

    22nd December, 2009.

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    Japon Noir by Tom Ford

    Except for the opening Ginger note, this is heaven. Very, very good oriental.

    It's smokey, spicey, sweet, incensey in a Tom Ford way. If you know the Private Blends, you know they share a similar base. Japon Noir is an eastern oriental based on that... um... base.

    10th December, 2009.

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    LP No.9 for Men by Penhaligon's

    A variation on Chanel's Platnum Egoiste. It's a minty, medicinal, vaporubby, spicy, woody oriental. I don't particulary care for it, but it's not vile either. I can see myself wearing this once or twice a year.

    30th November, 2009.

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    Bluebell by Penhaligon's

    Flower in a bottle!

    To all of you who seem to want to liquify a flower and have the 'most natural smelling floral' in a bottle, this is it.

    The top notes and mid notes have the same dense, natural, pungent aroma that you smell when you press your nose inside a flower. Very natural, but I don't think that's what most people are after, when it comes to it.

    The drydown is better, with woods, white musk and a floral component.

    I would rate it unisex to the feminine side.

    30th November, 2009.

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    Un Jardin sur le Nil by Hermès

    Hmm, the tartness of an unripe green mango in a bottle, on a bed of white musk. Very unisex, very summery.

    28th November, 2009.

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    Riverside Drive by Bond No. 9

    Peppermint, soft woods, white musks. Smells delightfully synthetic to me.

    28th November, 2009.

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    Amyitis by Mona di Orio

    Smells like warm fresh plastics. Child toys. Transformers that have been left on the heating maybe?

    26th November, 2009.

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    Blu Mediterraneo Capri Orange / Arancia by Acqua di Parma

    Reminds me of Chanel Allure Cologne Blanche, because it has a very unusual citrus note in the sense that the longevity is remarkable. This places it into synthetics territory, as the normal aldehydes of natural citrus will evaporate much quicker.

    This one is orange/creamy musk though, while Cologne Blanche is lemon/creamy musk. The AdP is tad softer and sweeter.

    26th November, 2009.

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