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Stephen Jones by Stephen Jones

This is an odd one. The opening is actually exactly as described. I get a strong hit of violets with something soapy and metallic underneath, but this is almost instantaneously overwhelmed by a strong hit of cloves. The clove overdose reminds me of CdG's Carnation fragrance, which also plays this little trick sometimes, with the cloves completely washing out the buttery floral underneath.

The clove dissipates on my skin around 15 minutes in, at which point I only get the smell of a high-end bar of soap. If i bring my wrist up to my nose, I can smell a slight tingle of spice. I'm a little off-put by the fact that the opening seems to be composed of two competing smells, the soap and the cloves, that don't really mesh at all and just seem to duke it out. I suppose it is a testament to the power of that soap accord that it can stand up to cloves.

I get no metal at all after the initial whiff. Then, unfortunately, the high end soap morphs into baby wipes, and then back into soap. Then it fades completely.

15th November, 2010.

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Armani Privé Cuir Améthyste by Giorgio Armani

The opening for me is the exact wet dirt and green shoots of Patchouli Patch, which I greatly enjoy. Cuir Amethyste then segues into a slightly less bright and fruity version of Daim Blond's apricot suede; a stage that persists for several hours while fading slowly into a greenish hum. I appreciate both Patchouli Patch and Daim Blond, but I find Cuir Amethyste muddled for seemingly combining these disparate fragrances. Overall, it's nice, but derivative. Highly over-priced for something this derivative.

11th November, 2009.

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Ultraviolet by Paco Rabanne

HORRIBLE! cloying, synthetic, loud, and it goes on forever! one of the few fragrances I can recognize instantly, not least because it induces gagging, coughing, and a splitting headache.

9th September, 2008.

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Cool Water by Davidoff

Unequivocally cheap smelling and very synthetic. It (unfortunately) lasts forever on my skin, which is a whole new reason to complain about its lasting power.

7th September, 2008.

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Cabochard by Grès

Down to a last few precious drops of vintage Cabochard. Undoubtedly the best leather chypre in my mind. The woods give it a feeling of expansiveness that I have not encountered anywhere else.

7th September, 2008.

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