Fragrance Reviews
Fragrance Reviews by Mr.Opoponax
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Euphoria Men by Calvin Klein
To me, its has some marginal reminiscences of Polo Black mixed with tons of Crave.. First impressions smelled like woody. Once dried down it´s becomes Crave citric typical notes. So this is an improved Crave edition to be true. Calvin Klein has no actual inspirational direction in its fragrances but tons of advertising do the rest.. There´s the same direction of opinion in some circles, Eternity here.. Euphoria there.. and it´s seems like if Calvin Klein would be the best parfum maker..
19 December 2006
Dior Homme by Christian Dior
This one is to remind me when I open the back cavity of my electric guitars.. It´s smells like wet wood, so nice and exact that would believing you´re sanding a wood blank or similar.. Maybe a bit stronger compared to other branches but this a rule of thumb when you´re talking about Dior. Middle and Heart notes are slightly different. You can assume this is a dry one..
19 December 2006
Very Irrésistible for Men by Givenchy
First impressions of this fragrance are green notes and a touch of fresh acid apple. Few minutes after pouring you can perceive a mild choco/milk sensation with tons of mint. So this goes to After Eight popular chocolates lovers.. Very Irresistible is done for you! Someone told me not to pour generous amounts on me because it´s a strong one parfum, but after giving some walks I truly believe this vary from skin to skin. Overall, you have the impression of a sunny Spring day going for mountains and cascades, with chocolate, mints, and hazelnuts in your plastic rucksack to spend the day... Beautiful fragrance! Maybe a unisex target if you desire. Applause too for the package and bottle designer. Cold sober but ellegant.
19 December 2006
Burberry London for Men by Burberry
London 2006 is like being in a couple of countries at the same time, it has a very distinctive Commonwealth sensation.. Asia-Africa-Mediterranean very well defined and balanced. The first impression is like crawling your nose in a cloud of fresh citric leaves with lots of black pepper and wet grass after giving a rub, what a fantastic sensation! And suddenly it comes the state of the art, the light spicy vanilla tone with pinches of cynnamon. It kicks your ego with a touch of class: light tobacco, leather and strong musk. All of that without loosing a memory of herb freshness. London has the power of being radically different in its three notes but linking one to another way too natural. Like a young boy who plays the role of becoming a young man with class. Make a trial pouring some of this scent while watching "Macht point" by Woody Allen. Definitively.. this is the number one of my top five fragrances! Praise to Mr. Antoine Maisondieu for keeping his nose tight and fit doing a magnificent job with this parfum. So does the packaging, very personal and original.. May Burberry will keep this quintaessential parfum in their arsenal for centuries..
19 December 2006
Angel by Thierry Mugler
Definitevely not for shy girls.. It reminds me pink sugar cotton you can buy in Fairs and local parties.. Strong and invassive but enigmatic as well. Like a bad nightmare.. You assume a lot of ego pouring this scent on you although you get no distinction because lot of girls use it.. Thierry Mugler has become the number one on statistics type "you can love it or hate it" For girls assuming the idea of being distinctive as well as sweet I´d better try Gucci´s Rush or Rush 2
19 December 2006
Allure Homme Sport by Chanel
I owned Allure Sport months ago and I ended up very quickly due to the great equilibrium that offers. Polo Black (RL) has something in common with this fragrance, maybe citrics very well mixed up with that point of edgy spicy sensation that Chanel does so well. I have to be some criticist with packaging design, it has some of the worst ideas put together: a cheap silvered plastic wrap all around, a bad cap.. etc. In the end, I really think this an all around scent, you can pour it on every day of the year.
19 December 2006
M7 by Yves Saint Laurent
Way too aged to me.. I really like the woody notes but this is as invassive as Dior´s Eau Sauvage.. Definitevely not for young boys unless you need to demonstrate that your father is an YSL fan. Mention apart, the design is sober and brilliant.. a lot of class!
19 December 2006
Kenzo pour Homme by Kenzo
Well, at first it smells like a big amount of Pine resin with tons of lemon, but once it´s being evapourated, you can perceive a lot of armony through all the notes: citrics, herbs, fresh sea foam.. And there is one thing that you can take in mind.. is oriental as a scent should be, but more of a far East. You can say this is obvious, we´re talking of Kenzo.. but maybe the overall impression of this scent is that you can transmit serenity, equilibrium and zero complexity, totally Zen. You can bet that this the opposite parfum that you would use to look for being a ´Here I am´. That makes Kenzo the ideal couterpartner for other fragrances in your wardrobe to do other moments.
19 December 2006
Black XS by Paco Rabanne
Very very sweet as well as incissive.. It has notes of chocolate or something like cherry sirup. Once you pour some on your body, you can be floating in this scent for hours.. Undoubtably masculine, invassive and agrassive in terms of feromones. My girlfriend says it "turns her on" so you can be well concerned of what you want.. It reminds me a similar sensation of A·Men (TM). I agree with some opinions saying this is not for the aged man, yes.. maybe is for the boy that seeks a little bit of ego display. All in all I like it, so does my baby! It last for hours and hours, even a day or half and a day without loosing notes.
19 December 2006
Polo Black by Ralph Lauren
I´ve just bought it after long time testing. It´s very well balanced in all his notes, and first impression is that you´re really prepared to display amounts of charm. To me, this scent has some exotic fruits very well combinated with some lighter noble esences without being invassive, it´s more like a good companion to freshness.. This is the reason because I find it very irresistible. It´s as if you were needed of being actual, class touched as a young man should be. Once you take a shower pour some Polo Black scent on you and breath fondly. No need to explain that this one is a "must have" if you want to stay in tune with modern combinations reminding exotic influences and inspire ellegance without loosing youth. One of a kind in terms of ingredients balance.
19 December 2006











