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    Acqua di Giò pour Homme by Giorgio Armani

    Armani describes Acqua di Gio as a fresh, woody/aquatic... but when the clean citrus top notes flee this scent, all that remains is the lingering odor of barnacles and musk.

    4th November, 2011.

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    V pour Homme by Valentino

    A warm, brandy opening laced with spun sugar, that rapidly transforms into a mysterious, masculine, after dark aroma of smooth woody sweetness with a noticeably synthetic tone.

    16th October, 2011.

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    Allure Homme by Chanel

    A sophisticated, sweet oriental scent whose clean citrus and soft, warm spices ultimately wane, revealing a conspicuous "antique wooden perfume drawer" note in the drydown.

    14th October, 2011. (Last Edited: 17th December, 2011.)

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    Chanel Pour Monsieur by Chanel

    Antediluvian "eau de CLOVE" scent accompanied by some powdery woods and spices, that conjures a nostalgic image of a barbershop quartet.

    3rd October, 2011. (Last Edited: 17th October, 2011.)

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    Prada Amber pour Homme by Prada

    A sweet opening of gum balls and powdered florals, takes an unexpected turn for the bizarre when it abruptly degrades into an enduring laundry starch and shampoo aroma.

    29th September, 2011. (Last Edited: 16th October, 2011.)

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    Infusion d'Homme by Prada

    A liquid laundry starch and shampoo aroma that is better suited for collectors of strange odors, rather than practical cologne wearing gentleman.

    29th September, 2011.

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    St James Collection by Taylor of Old Bond Street

    A fine range of citrus, florals, herbs and dry fruited notes appear to suggest a classic cologne, but when the imposing fog of bestial musk overwhelms the scent, all splendor is erased.

    29th January, 2011. (Last Edited: 30th January, 2011.)

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    Azzaro pour Homme by Azzaro

    Broad shouldered and assertive, AZZARO Pour Homme dries down to a rugged, well blended leather and musk scent for the aspiring Indiana Jones type... the fedora and bull whip are optional.

    29th January, 2011.

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    L'Eau D'Issey pour Homme by Issey Miyake

    A caustic, synthetic floral/citrus perfume with a venomous bite, whose intrusive odor pierces the psyche.

    28th January, 2011.

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    The Baron by LTL

    An eccentric, cloying perfumed soap scent that is the very definition of clownish.

    25th January, 2011.

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    Jaïpur Homme by Boucheron

    At first glance, this sweet, exotic powdered scent is befitting royalty... but Jaipur's late stage dry down reveals prominent, raunchy undertones that mimic the fumes emanating from a befouled rug the morning after a swinger's cocktail party.

    24th January, 2011. (Last Edited: 31st January, 2011.)

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    Tsar by Van Cleef & Arpels

    A lavish, spicy/green scent pickled in cloying perfume, whose overbearing aroma portends of the Tsarina's approach.

    24th January, 2011.

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    Adventurer by Eddie Bauer

    After the mellow, sweet coniferous/citrus opening has run out of momentum, this adventure turns into an ordeal when its rancid, woody core is exposed.

    24th January, 2011.

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    Brooklyn by Bond No. 9

    An adolescent, sweet and spicy fruity/wood scent shrouded in paraffin, whose masculinity is highly questionable.

    19th January, 2011.

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    Givenchy Gentleman by Givenchy

    Refined, burnished leather and fragrant, oily wood scent, that smells more of the ambient furnishings of a private gentleman's club, than cologne.

    18th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 19th January, 2011.)

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    No. 89 by Floris

    A chalky, floral, with soft feminine flair, that smells eerily similar to vintage, powdered cosmetics.

    18th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 18th January, 2011.)

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    Bulgari Aqua pour Homme by Bulgari

    A tenuous opening of aquatic and citrus notes, is unequivocally supplanted by a drab woodsy, perspiration aroma, that casts a squalid shadow upon its wearer.

    18th April, 2010.

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    Dunhill Edition by Alfred Dunhill

    Tart citrus and cloves top off this retrospective corporate scent; which also features a panoply of boardroom aromas, that include: "smokey clothing", "vintage lacquered-wood furniture" and "leather briefcases".

    18th April, 2010.

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    Dunhill for Men by Alfred Dunhill

    Antique, spiced florals, woods, leather and herbs attempt to meld into a sophisticated eau de cologne, but in the end, the gamy aroma of an "oily scalp" appears most predominant.

    18th April, 2010.

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    1818 by Brooks Brothers

    Geriatric, clove and musk scent, that wears with the grandeur of economy after shave.

    29th March, 2010.

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    Vintage by John Varvatos

    Grungy, herbaceous, body odor scent akin to a ripe armpit, that offends with keen efficiency.

    29th March, 2010.

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    Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent

    Institutional, clean, soapy top notes, lull the unsuspecting into a false sense of freshness... but the colonic basenotes are a sobering reminder that KOUROS is not the aroma of civilized man.

    20th March, 2010.

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    Brooks Brothers for Men by Brooks Brothers

    The essence of affordable leather shoes, generic wooden shoe trees, cheap carpeting and musk are hastily merged to form a scent that instantly transports one's nose to the local haberdashery.

    4th March, 2010. (Last Edited: 18th January, 2011.)

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    Mugler Cologne by Thierry Mugler

    Grimed soap and musk cologne that accurately recreates the unpleasant aroma of tepid, soiled bath water.

    4th March, 2010.

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    Jockey Club by Caswell-Massey

    An unforgiving lilac and musk stinker, wafting from the depths of a "mature woman's boudoir".

    11th January, 2010. (Last Edited: 19th January, 2011.)

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    Brioni by Brioni

    Expectations of elegance quickly evaporate as the cloying citrus/floral opening debuts then is usurped be a dense, earthen base which is pedestrial at best and quite an unworthy representative of this prestigious men's clothing label.

    11th January, 2010.

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    Green Irish Tweed by Creed

    Egregiously expensive, informal, earthy/green garden scent... whose lackluster aroma dispels the notion that all highly priced colognes must be extraordinary.

    11th January, 2010.

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    Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert by Bulgari

    Suffocating, cloying, Rose dominant perfume, whose 'unisex designation' is simply a veiled euphemism for 'unabashedly feminine'.

    11th December, 2009. (Last Edited: 12nd March, 2010.)

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    Bois de Cédrat by Creed

    Sweet citric fruits, eclipsed by brash, woody earthiness... that entirely lives up to its name, Bois de Cedrat (wood of citruses).

    11th December, 2009.

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    Himalaya by Creed

    An invigorating opening of frosty, mountain breezes quickly descends from its summit into a totally forgettable musky, macho cliche.

    10th December, 2009. (Last Edited: 12nd March, 2010.)

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